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‘A Dangerous Method’: Cronenberg’s sly, devious take on the period piece

A Dangerous Method Written by Christopher Hampton Directed by David Cronenberg Canada / Germany / UK / Switzerland, 2011 David Cronenberg’s first film since 2007’s uneven mob thriller Eastern Promises, A Dangerous Method seems destined to confound and divide nearly both seasoned fans and casual moviegoers. Considerably more austere and literary than any of his …

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‘A Dangerous Method’ showcases an uncomfortable biological essentialism

A Dangerous Method Directed by David Cronenberg Written by Christopher Hampton 2011, Canada At the press conference immediately following a screening of David Cronenberg’s latest, A Dangerous Method, the director was asked how the film relates to the rest of his work. “I don’t really think about my other movies,” Cronenberg replied. It is a …

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55th BFI London Film Festival: ‘A Dangerous Method’

A Dangerous Method Directed by David Cronenberg Starring Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassell When judged against his peers over recent years Canadian horror maestro David Cronenberg is the film maker who has undergone the most compelling metamorphosis. Where George Romero has suffered in a shambling quagmire offering increasingly putrid returns, where Wes …

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NYFF 2011: ‘A Dangerous Method’ showcases an uncomfortable biological essentialism

A Dangerous Method Directed by David Cronenberg Written by Christopher Hampton 2011, Canada At the press conference immediately following a screening of David Cronenberg’s latest, A Dangerous Method, the director was asked how the film relates to the rest of his work. “I don’t really think about my other movies,” Cronenberg replied. It is a …

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Telluride 2011, Day 2: ‘Into the Abyss’, ‘A Dangerous Method’, ‘The Forgiveness of Blood’, and attempting to humanize your heroes

Telluride 2011, Day 2 The most perilous and difficult aspect of attending Telluride – whether you’re a passholder, a guest, a sponsor, or a ticketholder – is going to the bathroom. Really. Because the great majority of the fest’s venues are assembled specifically for the event, some of its facilities are ill-equipped to deal with …

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NYFF2011: Cronenberg and Almodóvar Added to This Years Lineup

This year’s New York Film Festival is shaping up to be a strong one at that. Recently My Week with Marilyn, directed by Simon Curtis, has announced it’s world premier at the festival on October 9th as the Centerpiece at Alice Tully Hall. Added to the list are the highly anticipated films, A Dangerous Method …

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David Cronenberg’s Next Film Is Not The Follow Up To ‘Eastern Promises’ But Something Else

David Cronenberg has two new films in the can and at least one heading to TIFF and now we have news of his upcoming project. Personally Cronenberg is my favourite director of all time, one of the reasons why our podcast was originally titled The Naked Lunch. While some people were a bit disappointed with …

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Re-Introducing…Body Count

Body Count: Volume 1 Horror. The much maligned, hard partying, estranged uncle of cinema. Being the reasonably presentable professional that I am by day, it often shocks people that I, a man in his thirties of above-average intelligence devotes such a large portion of his free time mentally cataloguing some of the worst movies ever …

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The 100 Best Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009 (part 6)

Before I get to number 49 I feel the need to list fifty honorable mentions. This is a very personal list and I am confident that I could have easily chosen 100 foreign language films or 100 independent art house films and skipped out on all the Hollywood flicks, but I decided to go with …

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The 100 Best Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009 (part 3)

79–  Divine Intervention (2002) Directed by  Elia Suleiman Genre: Dark Comedy, Drama Palestinian writer-director Elia Suleiman has rightfully been compared to Charlie Chaplin with his talent to create such brilliant deadpan black out sketches in the midst of his long slow-paced moments of expressive silence. Divine Intervention is his second feature, best described as the …

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News: Concept Art for Avatar, Tom Cruise confirmed to star in Action comedy Wichita, Dream Works Reveals its Slate Through 2012.

Concept art for James Cameron’s Avatar is in and it’s further upping the anticipation factor.  The art was released by the website Market Saw.  They are a part of their forthcoming book “The Art of Avatar James Cameron’s Epic Adventure.” And what can I say they look “EPIC.”  These pictures have been confirmed by Fox …

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Introducing…Body Count

Body Count: Volume 1 Horror. The much maligned, hard partying, estranged uncle of cinema. Being the reasonably presentable professional that I am by day, it often shocks people that I, a man in his thirties of above-average intelligence devotes such a large portion of his free time mentally cataloguing some of the worst movies ever …

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Top 5 Horror movie remakes

5 – The Ring (2002) Considering I didn’t find the original scary, it’s impressive that I was thoroughly creeped out by the nearly shot-for-shot remake. There is always something a little more interesting in the exploration of the unknown, so if your senses have been dulled by the formulaic slasher film, then its quieter take …

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