David Cronenberg

Kerouac in Cannes: A Road Not Taken

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Kristen Stewart, Peter Orlovsky, On the Road Film, Sissy Spacek, Joyce Johnson, Jack Kerouac, Walter Salles, Steve Buscemi, Allen Ginsberg, David Cronenberg, Carolyn Cassady, Hettie Jones, John Heard, Nick Nolte, Kirsten Dunst, Naked Lunch, Amy Adams, Joan Vollmer, Robert Frank, Jose Rivera, Anne Waldman, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

I am pleased that the reports from Cannes about the On the Road, Walter Salles' film are mainly favorable, although I have taken note that some say there is no inner world for the characters, that the film has no discernable plot, that it is overlong.

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Cannes: The Home Edition

John Lopez | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Moonrise Kingdom, Abbas Kiarostami, John Hillcoat, Jacques Audiard, Michael Haneke, Marion-Cottilard, Cannes, Wes Anderson, Andrew Dominik, David Cronenberg, Cannes 2012, Festival De Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Los Angeles News
John Lopez

Behold: the cerulean sparkle of the Cote d'Azur, the endless waft of chain-smoked Gitanes over the Croisette, the private yachts. Cannes. And its megaton line-up has arched the eyebrow of even the most indifferent cineastes this year.

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Nicki Gostin

Viggo Mortensen Talks 'A Dangerous Method'

HuffingtonPost.com | Nicki Gostin | Posted 01.12.2012

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When you think of Sigmund Freud, you immediately think of hunky actor Viggo Mortensen, right? Well, that's whom director David Cronenberg wanted for h...

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David Cronenberg's Movies WIll Be A Giant Augmented Reality Game

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: David Cronenberg Game, Video, Videodrome, Tiff, Toronto International Film Festival, The Worlds of David Cronenberg, Cronenberg Augmented Reality Game, Cronenberg Game, Existenz, Film, David Cronenberg Augmented Reality Game, David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method, Culture News

David Cronenberg's movies will be transformed into an augmented reality game, according to Cinema Blend. The Toronto International Film Festival is...

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Keira Knightley Talks Sexual Exploration

Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Video, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method Clip, Michael Fassbender, Trailers and Clips, A Dangerous Method Trailer, David Cronenberg, Keira Knightley Michael Fassbender, Movies, A Dangerous Method, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Yes, that is Keira Knightley. And yes, that's Viggo Mortensen. The Oscar-nominated actors go early 20th century in "A Dangerous Method," fully inha...

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Ralph Fiennes likes contradictions in Coriolanus

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Neil Jordan, Hamlet, Barry Ackroyd, Ralph Fiennes Interview, Judi Dench, David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II, Marshall Fine Interview, London, Marshall Fine, Sir Laurence Olivier, Paul Scofield, Steven Spielberg, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Coriolanus, Henry V, William Shakespeare, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Ralph Fiennes heard his first Shakespeare as a child, initially on phonograph records, then in films. "I saw (Sir Laurence) Olivier's Henry V in a sm...

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Notes From Under the Red Carpet at the Gotham Awards

Erica Abeel | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Ang Lee, Charlize Theron, Entertainment News, David Cronenberg, The Gotham Awards for Independent Film, Tom Rothman, Jim Jarmusch, Entertainment News
Erica Abeel

Loosey-goosey and festive, the event not only kicks off awards season -- its awards are often a bellwether for bigger trophies down the pike come Oscar night.

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Movie review: A Dangerous Method

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Christopher Hampton, Sabina Spielrein, Marshall Fine, Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method Movie Review, Viggo Mortensen, Movie Reviews, Michael Fassbender, Movie, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Psychoanalysis, Marshall Fine Movie Reviews, David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method is about the talking cure - specifically, the kind of talk therapy pioneered by Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung at t...

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'A Dangerous Method': Should We Care If She Was His Mistress?

Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Sabina Spielrein, Deirdre Blair, Video, Keira Knightley, Coline Covington, Viggo Mortensen, Child-Psychoanalysis, Chris Hampton, Michael Fassbender, Psychoanalysis, David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method, Women News
Margaret Wheeler Johnson

In spite of all of her accomplishments, Sabrina Spielrein will now mostly known as the patient who slept with Carl Jung.

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Gazelle Emami

David Cronenberg And Michael Fassbender On The Film Originally Meant For Julia Roberts

HuffingtonPost.com | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.24.2011

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"A Dangerous Method" has been in the works for 14 years. But the film, directed by David Cronenberg and starring Michael Fassbender, began as somethin...

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Meet The Horror Movie Godfather

Moviefone | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Mel Brooks, Moviefone, David Lynch, The Elephant Man, Horror Movies, The Fly, Horror Films, David Cronenberg, Interview, Second Career, Fifty News

Horror fans are a passionate and loyal fanbase. They know their movie history and they love to champion new voices who breathe life into the thrilling...

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Republicans Channel Their Inner David Cronenberg

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: GOP Candidates 2012, Chris Christie, Scanners Movie, Herman Cain, Hypocrisy, Republican Hypocrisy, Mitt Romney, Planned Parenthood, David Cronenberg, Rick Perry, Nikki Haley, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

Republicans have shown they don't care if they're hypocrites. Or if they lie. Or about apologizing when they do. Instead, they double-down and tell you it wasn't meant to be a factual statement.

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The Best Moments From The New Yorker Festival With Arrested Development, Jonathan Franzen, Steve Martin And More

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Arrested Development New Yorker, Slideadbigshot, Arrested Development, Junot Diaz, Arrested Development Movie, Jennifer Egan, St. Vincent, Arrested Development Reunion, David Cronenberg, The National, Steve Martin, Video, New Yorker, New Yorker Festival 2011, Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker Festival, The New Yorker Arrested Development, Culture News

The New Yorker put cultural figures from across the spectrum in the hot seat this past weekend for their whirlwind festival, playing to intimate crowd...

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Media of the Month

Glen Helfand | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: San Francisco Arts Commission, Mission District, Gay Porn, Books, Matt Borruso, New York Art Book Fair, Bob Dylan, Facebook, David Cronenberg, Ipad, Paul Rand, National Book Month, Scanners, The Feminine Mystique, West Hollywood Book Fair, Nick Hoff, Soundprint, Arts News
Glen Helfand

As our intake of media becomes increasingly isolated -- downloaded rather than through interpersonal exchange -- there is equally a sense that we can create rituals that bring people together to share interests and ideas.

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Toronto Diary: Keira, Viggo and Newcomer Dee Rees

Erica Abeel | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Ewan McGregor, " Focus Features, Dee Rees, Keira Knightley, " Emily Blunt, Viggo Mortensen, "A Dangerous Method, " Madonna, Toronto Parties, David Cronenberg, Sony Picgtures Classics, "Paria, "Your Sisters's Sister, Entertainment News
Erica Abeel

Attending a film festival is not ALL about sleep deprivation, caffeine, standing on endless lines in germ-y spaces, and brainstorming to avoid cliches in reviews. There's also a raft of parties clamoring for my presence.

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WATCH: Top Euro Films Snub Hollywood At Venice Film Fest

Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Video, Keira Knightley, Venice Film Festival, Gary Oldman, Viggo Mortensen, Carnage, Venice Film, European Films, Michael Fassbender, European Film Industry, Film, David Cronenberg, UK Arts, Roman Polanski, Movies, A Dangerous Method, Arts News

The European film industry, often a minor competitor against the Hollywood machine, appears to be gathering steam with a new crop of films premiering ...

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New Yorker Festival Lineup Announced

Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: New Yorker, Aziz Ansari, New Yorker Festival 2011, Jonathan Franzen, Nancy Pelosi, New Yorker Festival, Malcolm Gladwell, David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes, Culture News

The New Yorker Festival has returned for its 12th year, and they've wrangled quite a lineup for this year's meeting of the minds. From the New Yor...

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Trifecta Interview: Michael Cuesta Directs Ron Eldard and Jill Hennessy in The Roadie: Queens, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Toronto, Bobby Cannavale, East of Eden, Jeremy Irons, Dexter, Michael Cuesta, Death of a Salesman, Broadway, Six Feet Under, Dead Ringers, Arthur Miller, Blue Oyster Cult, Biloxi Blues, Inside the Actor's Studio, Luck, Crossing Jordan, Indigo Girls, Ghost in My Mind, The Roadie, On the Waterfront, Thomas Wolfe, Lois Smith, Jill Hennessy, James Lipton, David Cronenberg, L.I.E., Doubt, Hbo, Mandy Patinkin, Leslie Hassler, Five Easy Pieces, Cynthia Ellis, True Blood, Law and Order, Dame Eileen Atkins, Lilith Fair, Claire Danes, Marlon Brando, Forrest Hills, Ron Eldard, Gerald Cuesta, Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams, Super 8, Damian Lewis, In Plain Sight, Showtime, Entertainment News
Cynthia Ellis

The adage, "You can't go home again," isn't completely true. You can go home again, but it's going to involve serious heartbreak, a coke binge, multiple altercations, confronting uncomfortable truths and your own mother slapping your just-punched face.

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HuffPost Review: Rubber

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Stephen Spinella, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Rubber, Tsa Scanners, Rubber Movie Review, Film Festivals, Meta, David Cronenberg, Quentin Dupieux, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Movies, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

There's no reason to go on at much length about Rubber, a new film by Quentin Dupieux. This is the kind of oddball entry that's popular at film festi...

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Vincent Cassel: A Q&A With the Black Swan Star

Thelma Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Best Actress, Darren Aronofsky, Natalie Portman, The Academy Awards, Viggo Mortensen, Picture, Michael Fassbender, Monica Bellucci, Black Swan, The Oscars, David Cronenberg, Vincent Cassel, Entertainment News
Thelma Adams

Vincent Cassel and I sat down to discuss his domineering ballet master in Black Swan. I found him intense, playful and every bit the French gentleman (no talking with his mouth full despite the steak on the plate before him!).

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Exclusive Q&A: Actor Koteas Handles Vampires, Car Crashes, Killers & Modern Suburban Life

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terrence Malick, Hampton Film Festival, Atom Egoyan, David Fincher, Chloe Moretz, David Cronenberg, Vampires, Let Me In, Elias Koteas, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

What makes Canadian-born actor Elias Koteas so fascinating, is that he doesn't like to play it safe

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Barney's Version: A Who's Who of Canada

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike, Barney?S Version, Paul Giamatti, Hamptons International Film Festival, David Cronenberg, Mordechai Richler. Robert Lantos, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

One of the great pleasures of Barney's Version, the opening night feature of the Hamptons International Film Festival, was the parade of Canadian film...

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HuffPost Review: Splice

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Polley, Splice Movie Review, Guillermo Del Toro, Brian DePalma, The Omen, Adrien Brody, Vincenzo Natali, David Cronenberg, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Splice is flashy and entertaining, but nothing special. It provides the kind of guilty-pleasure thrills that all sci-fi does.

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Science Fiction Double Feature: District 9 pops, Time Traveler's Wife flops

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Time Traveler's Wife, District 9, Philippa Boyens, Eric Bana, Audrey Niffenegger, Richard Taylor, Prawns, An American Werewolf in London, John Landis, The Fly, Rachel McAdams, David Cronenberg, Peter Jackson, Entertainment News
Gregory Weinkauf

What we're seeing with movies such as these is not the literal manifestation of remakes, but a sort of cinematic cannibalism, rather than invention.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Don't Frack with the Undead: Sarmiento & Harel on Deadgirl

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Candice Accola, Michael Bowen, Shiloh Fernandez, Violence, Gadi Harel, Film, David Cronenberg, Coming-of-Age-Film, Movies, Interview, Exclusive, Controversy, Noah Segan, Sex, David Lynch, Horror Movies, Marcel Sarmiento, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Deadgirl is about two teenagers who, while exploring an abandoned hospital, find a naked woman chained to a table and barricaded away in the deepest, darkest regions of the building.

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