Tag: Cosmopolis
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David Cronenberg Has a Movie Idea for Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson: ‘Might Be Problematic’
David Cronenberg confirmed in a recent interview with World of Reel that it was Robert Pattinson who first introduced him to Kristen Stewart, one of the stars of his latest body horror shocker “Crimes of the Future.” Pattinson was a Cronenberg muse for a brief period after leading the director’s movies “Cosmopolis” and “Maps to…
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Why Robert Pattinson Was Scared While Working On David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis
“Cosmopolis” is an odd movie. Most of the film is spent in 28-year-old Wall Street wizard Eric Packer’s (Robert Pattinson) stretch limousine on his way to an unnecessary haircut. As he sits in bumper-to-bumper traffic, he is losing millions of dollars on the stock market, but he doesn’t seem to care. In fact, throughout the entire film, Packer…
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Terry Gilliam Suffers Stroke While Awaiting ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Cannes Verdict
French newspaper Nice-Matin reports that a minor stroke prevented director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Terry Gilliam from attending May 7 court arguments on whether his “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” will be permitted to close the Cannes Film Festival. A source in Cannes confirmed to IndieWire that Gilliam had “a kind of stroke” and “was…
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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…
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‘American Exit’ joins Spotlight Pictures slate
Exclusive: Dramatic thriller from Cosmopolis Entertainment joins European Film Market slate.Spotlight Pictures has acquired worldwide sales rights to American Exit and is introducing the dramatic thriller to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin.Written and directed by Ingo Vollkammer and Tim McCann and based on a true story, the film centres on a dying…