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The Mind-Bending Experience of Jodorowsky at Comic-Con

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My first post was about my passion for Jodorowsky. So how cool was it that when I met up with horror filmmakers Jacob Gentry (The Signal) and Adam Wingard (Pop Skull) we talked about the genius of Jodorowsky. These are the types of encounters that make for great Comic-Con moments.

Horror Filmmakers Talk About Asian Extreme Cinema

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There are a lot more people at Comic-Con than the program schedule may lead you to believe. I caught up with two young horror filmmakers at this year's Con: Jacob Gentry, one of the directors on The Signal, and Adam Wingard who made Pop Skull. We started talking about filmmakers that had impressed or influenced us. Two names that came up: Takashi Miike and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. In fact Asian Extreme Cinema in general was something we all had in common and felt the need to discuss.

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