Mexican cinema has been a very important part of each Masacre en Xoco edition and 2013 is no exception: curators Mauricio Matamoros and José Luis Ortega have ready two films by Juan López Moctezuma, a homage to Rafael Corkidi and a couple of Lex Ortega short films (Contra Natura and Mother's Blessing). Talking with Matamoros, Ortega and Jorge Grajales (who joined the interview to my pleasant surprise) was a great opportunity to discuss Mexican horror cinema beyond the movies that have been part of Masacre en Xoco. In the second part of this interview, these cinema experts discuss the current Mexican genre scene, evoke past times and eventually name which are the essential Mexican horror movies of all time. Enjoy! Twitch: Tell me about Lex...
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- 12/23/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Masacre en Xoco is Cineteca Nacional's annual gift to fans of genre cinema and, actually, the one and only opportunity in Mexico City to watch 35mm prints of both classic and cotemporary horror films. Curated by José Luis Ortega and Mauricio Matamoros Durán, the fourth edition of Masacre en Xoco is this year's last film event in Mexico, taking place from December 26 to 29. Masacre en Xoco 2013 is dedicated to the Panic Movement, paying special homage to El Topo and The Holy Mountain cinematographer Rafael Corkidi, who sadly passed away in September. Also, South Korea is the guest country and, as previously announced, the genre festival Feratum will share a couple of its titles: Thanatomorphose and Visceral: Between the Ropes of Madness. Mexican...
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- 12/3/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Photo: Abkco Movie: El Topo Release Year: 1970 Studio: MGM Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky as El Topo, Brontis Jodorowsky as young son of El Topo, Mara Lorenzio as Mara, David Silva as The Colonel, Bertha Lomeli as Gypsy, Mother of Master #2, Juan Jose Gurrola as Master #2, Victor Fosado as Master #3, Agustin Isunza as Master #4, Jacqueline Luis as Small woman and Robert John as elder son of El Topo Cinematographer: Rafael Corkidi (The Holy Mountain) Photo: Abkco Photo: Abkco Photo: Abkco Photo: Abkco This is one of my favorite shots in the entire film.Photo: Abkco Photo: Abkco I'd never seen any of Jodorowsky's films before El Topo, but the clear influence his films have had on a number of filmmakers from Nicolas Winding Refn to David Lynch are visible, but one I hadn't heard many discuss was Tarsem Singh (The Fall). Singh's The Fall seems like it's almost a...
- 6/18/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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