The Danish String Quartets love of traditional Scandinavian folk music is becoming as well known as the quartets masterly approach to the classical repertoire. Now the renowned ensemble, at present house quartet at both New York’s Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society and BBC Radio 3, is releasing the vinyl version of Wood Works, presenting their favorite melodies …
Championed by everybody from John Lennon to Peter Gabriel and decried by ”Establishment” critics ranging from Vincent Canby to Gene Siskel, El Topo remains one of the most controversial movies ever made. Director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s bizarre, blood-soaked blend of spaghetti Western, druggy surrealism, Christian allegory, Zen Buddhist themes and avant-garde sensibilities gave rise to the entire ‘Midnight Movie’ …