BrilliantJodorowsky’s DuneMakes the Oscar Documentary Shortlist

It ’s a gravid clock time to be an Alejandro Jodorowsky fan . ( Is n’t italways , though ? )

Today , it was announce that Jodorowsky ’s Dune — Frank Pavich ’s MD about the conductor ’s run out ( yet still extremely influential , gloriously envisioned , and infinitely riveting ) drive to bring Frank Herbert ’s sci - fi novel to the swelled screen door — made theOscar shortlist for Best Documentary .

This proclamation come on the heels of Waltz With Bashir director Ari Foldman tossing out the idea thathe’d like to make Jodorowsky ’s visual sense come to life as an animated picture show , which would credibly be the ripe / only / most cost - efficient way to do it at this point .

The infotainment has some stiff competitor ( other short list - makers admit Laura Poitras ’ Edward Snowden portrait CitizenFour , Roger Ebert testimonial Life Itself , and Nick Broomfield ’s eery serial - sea wolf unmasking Tales of the Grim Sleeper ) , and it remains to be meet if it ’ll make the final round of five . But here ’s hop that the Oscars , long - established as the most tedious show on dry land , will have a little added spicery this year . ( Sorry … could n’t defy . )

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