The Total Filmmaker

(𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐢, 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟔)

Apparatus and Hand by Salvador Dali, 1927.

The Evil Dead (1981)

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This Day in Buster… July 16, 1922 The Columbus Ledger prints an ad for Buster Keaton’s “The Playhouse,” calling it a "comedy riot."

Jurassic Park (1993)

Fellini on “Second Look,” Episode 3

Photo by Ebet Roberts via MHG

Released: May 1985

Coming together in an unlikely but harmonious collaboration under their recently bestowed Sanskrit names, Turiya Alice Coltrane and Devadip Carlos Santana recorded Illuminations as a reflection of their newfound spiritual awakening. Released in 1974, the album embodies a deliberate shift for both artists, who had edged closer to explicitly devotional compositions throughout the early seventies…

Devadip Carlos Santana & Turiya Alice Coltrane ‎– Illuminations, 1974

Personnel: Mahavishnu John McLaughlin – guitar, piano Carlos Santana – guitar Mahalakshmi Eve McLaughlin – piano Larry Young (under his Muslim name Khalid Yasin) – piano, organ Doug Rauch – bass guitar Jan Hammer – Hammond organ, drums, percussion Billy Cobham – drums, percussion Don Alias – drums, percussion Mike Shrieve – drums, percussion Mingo Lewis – percussion Armando Peraza – congas, percussion, vocals

50 years ago “Love Devotion Surrender” was released. Released on July 20th, 1973, it’s a Gold record album by guitarists Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin as tribute to John Coltrane.