David Cronenberg, aficionado of the unnerving, won’t let his feelings about a creator get in the way of a creation. “I still love my Tesla,” says the filmmaker, seated in a dimly lit conference room at the Criterion Collection’s Manhattan office. “My relationship with my Tesla has nothing to do …
Read More »'The Shrouds' Is David Cronenberg's Most Personal Movie Since 'The Fly'
David Cronenberg would like to have a few words with you about death. There have, of course, been an abundance of folks who’ve shuffled off this mortal coil within the Canadian filmmaker’s nearly six decades’ worth of movies, often in the most baroque, grotesque manner possible. (Who could ever forget …
Read More »Caitlin Cronenberg Goes Her Own Dark, Dystopic Way With 'Humane'
Walk into the room where Caitlin Cronenberg is sitting, idly checking her phone and chatting with a friend, and you will be greeted by: CHAOS. The 39-year-old filmmaker already cuts an imposing figure, courtesy of a mane of dyed red hair in maximum tousled mode, some impressively art deco nailwork …
Read More »Rachel Weisz Doubles Down in 'Dead Ringers'
Once upon a time, there were two real-life identical-twin gynecologists. The brothers worked together at one of the finest hospitals in New York City and were a prominent part of Upper West Side high society. One of them, Cyril, was characterized as slightly more socially awkward than his sibling, Stewart; …
Read More »David Cronenberg Returns to Body Horror in 'Crimes of the Future' Trailer
David Cronenberg‘s new film, Crimes of the Future, will premiere at Cannes as part of the film festival’s official competition and a new teaser trailer hints at a return to the director’s formative body horror. The trailer features Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, and Viggo Mortensen as characters who are living …
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