Tag: A History of Violence
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Why Red Is The Most Underrated DC Adaptation
The quality of DC comic book adaptations that aren’t based on Batman or Superman has improved greatly in the last few years, but the possibilities for DC Films is much more than just the Justice League characters. In the last two decades, there have been many brilliant adaptations of graphic novels from DC’s larger brand…
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13 Underrated Movies Recommended by David Cronenberg
Body horror master David Cronenberg is one of the most creative directors at work today. For more than five decades, he’s been cranking out intelligent, boundary-pushing thrillers like Videodrome and Spider. His more dramatic features, especially A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, are also excellent and see him taking his razor-sharp observations to issues…
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David Cronenberg Approaches Directing In The Most Cronenbergian Way Imaginable
Watching a David Cronenberg film can be a visceral experience. Though Cronenberg’s three previous collaborations with Viggo Mortensen, “A History of Violence,” “Eastern Promises,” and “A Dangerous Method,” have seen him working in a more mainstream mode, their latest, “Crimes of the Future,” has the 79-year-old director returning to his body horror roots, having lost none…
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Vincent Cassel Starring in David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds,’ FilmNation and CAA Launching Sales in Cannes (Exclusive)
Vincent Cassel will reunite with David Cronenberg for “The Shrouds,” a new thriller from the director of “A History of Violence” and “Dead Ringers.” The film, which Cronenberg will write as well as direct, centers on Karsh (Cassel), an innovative businessman and grieving widower, who builds a device to connect with the dead inside a…
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Neon Brings David Cronenberg’s Stomach-Churning ‘Crimes of the Future’ and Electric David Bowie Film ‘Moonage Daydream’ to CinemaCon
David Cronenberg dared CinemaCon attendees to sleep well tonight.The director, an architect of the body horror genre with “A History of Violence,” “Dead Ringers” and “The Fly,” made his first-ever trip to Las Vegas to showcase his next grisly film “Crimes of the Future,” testing the stomachs of movie theater owners across the nation.“It seems…
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Viggo Mortensen Recalls Why He Turned Down The Wolverine Role In ‘X-Men’ & Took His Young Son To The Meeting
Despite having appeared in one of the biggest franchises of the ’00s, Viggo Mortensen has never appeared in a superhero movie (though the fantastic “A History of Violence” is based on a comicbook). That being said, it’s not for a lack of offers. During a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Mortensen recalls…
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Viggo Mortensen on choosing projects, working with David Cronenberg and moving behind the camera
”’I’m a bad poker player; it would show if I didn’t believe in what I do.”Viggo Mortensen accepted the honorary Donostia award with a speech in perfect Spanish at the San Sebastian International Film Festival this week. The award was presented to him by Agustín Díaz Yanes who directed Mortensen in Alatriste in 2006. The…
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David Cronenberg: Directing Franchise Films Like ‘Star Wars’ Is Not Creative Enough, More Like Playing ‘Traffic Cop’
David Cronenberg is famous for crafting body horror nightmares like “The Fly” and “Scanners” and hard-hitting dramas such as “Eastern Promises” and “A History of Violence,” but one thing the director has never done is join a franchise behind the camera. Cronenberg got close when he received a call from Lucasfilm for the directing gig…
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Venice Film Festival to Honor David Cronenberg With Lifetime Achievement Award
Director David Cronenberg will be honored by the Venice Film Festival with its Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.The Canadian horror auteur, known for a wide range of edgy films such as “Videodrome,” “Dead Ringers,” “A History of Violence,” “Cosmopolis,” and “Maps to the Stars,” was last on the Lido in 2011 with psychological thriller “A…