Tom Jolliffe looks at the finest in ambiguous cinema, and asks ‘how do you pull it off?’… Often in the law books of screenwriting there’s a section which might tell the studious aspiring writer that a film must have clarity. Plot threads must lead to resolution. Each act and your central character arcs should be […]
David Cronenberg expects Crimes of the Future walkouts at Cannes, new poster released
Having spent much of the past few decades straying from the subgenre he pretty much defined with his films of the 70s and 80s, David Cronenberg looks to be back in full-on body horror mode with his latest offering, the Cannes-bound Crimes of the Future. Speaking to Deadline about the hotly-anticipated film, which stars Viggo […]
David Cronenberg’s next film The Shrouds will star Vincent Cassel
Ahead of the theatrical debut of Crimes of the Future next month, director David Cronenberg has announced his next feature film, The Shrouds, will reunite him with Vincent Cassel. The Shrouds, which will be written and directed by Cronenberg, “centres on Karsh (Cassel), an innovative businessman and grieving widower, who builds a device to connect with the dead […]
Red band trailer for David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future starring Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart
Neon has released a red band trailer for Crimes of the Future, the upcoming body horror from legendary writer-director David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart; check it out below, along with a teaser poster and selection of new images… As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body […]
David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future rated R for “strong disturbing violent content and graphic nudity”
As a surprise to no one, director David Cronenberg’s upcoming body-horror film Crimes of the Future has been officially rated R for “Strong disturbing violent content and grisly images, graphic nudity, and some language.” The synopsis for the film reads: “As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. […]
Léa Seydoux, Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart star in teaser for David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future
Following the news that David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future was to play in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Neon have released an intriguing teaser that’s full of the directors signature blend of technologically infused body-horror. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart, Crimes of the Future takes place in the not-so-distant […]
October Horrors 2021 – Scanners (1981)
Scanners, 1981. Directed by David Cronenberg Starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O’Neil, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane and Michael Ironside. SYNOPSIS: A man with extraordinary psychic powers is recruited by a secretive agency to hunt down others with powers similar to his own. Mind readers, mediums and mystics, the world is full of people claiming to possess […]
David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future begins production with Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart
David Cronenberg’s return to the director’s chair has begun as Cronenberg’s latest film Crimes of the Future has started production in Athens, Greece. The film stars Viggo Mortensen (Green Book), Léa Seydoux (No Time to Die) and Kristen Stewart (Happiest Season). This will mark the fourth time Mortensen and Cronenberg have worked together after Mortensen […]
Second Generation Directors: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at directors following in their parents’ footsteps… Undoubtedly the influence of your parents plays a big part in shaping you as a person. In the almost surreal world of cinema and movie-making, there will be a kind of magical allure at the power a film director can wield. Offspring of […]
David Cronenberg to direct Crimes of the Future starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart
Deadline reports that David Cronenberg is getting back behind the camera for the first time since 2014’s Maps to the Stars with a new sci-fi feature film entitled Crimes of the Future. According to the trade, Crimes of the Future takes “a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to […]