Luis Buñuel Blog-a-Thon.

"Few filmmakers have held my attention, respect and admiration for as long or as deeply as Luis Buñuel," writes Flickhead, introducing Buñuelathon '07. "A surrealist, a wandering spirit, a cynic, a recovering Catholic... Buñuel used the cinema to explore these areas and took special delight in society's inexorable draw to the seven deadly sins—especially pride, lust and greed. Among the very few masters capable of channeling elevated social and cultural criticisms into popular cinema, he took aim at the whole of humanity, recognizing the folly of our desires."

In preparation for the linkage that'll be appearing later in the day, Flickhead reviews the odd double feature recently released on DVD, Gran Casino and The Young One; posts a nice shot with Oscar and another with a few friends; a shot snapped by Dalí; a huge poster gallery; and a sort of bibliography.

Posted by dwhudson at September 24, 2007 2:01 AM