^3rd time this has been posted
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 22 March 2012 12:09 (twelve years ago) link
Is it just me or has David Cronenberg, in an inversion of the Soderbergh formula, been making intellectually-minded critical favorites in order to gain the room in his career to produce what he REALLY loves, schlock exploitation flicks
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 March 2012 12:17 (twelve years ago) link
'cause those are what brings in bank
― Eric H., Thursday, 22 March 2012 12:19 (twelve years ago) link
man this looks sick as hell. i dont even like the book and had no expectations for this, but now...
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 22 March 2012 12:42 (twelve years ago) link
for real
― just sayin, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:29 (twelve years ago) link
daaaaaaamn
― original bgm, Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:04 (twelve years ago) link
what are the "schlock exploitation flicks"?
― Number None, Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
I like the book! This teaser video makes it look like it's going to be a lot less sedate than Delillo's prose.
― mh, Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:10 (twelve years ago) link
I finally saw A Dangerous Method and it was ok but not as great as I hoped? Really low-key for Cronenberg.
― mh, Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:11 (twelve years ago) link
but see, Spelrein's head never exploded nor did Jung ever stomp anyone's eye out.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:13 (twelve years ago) link
was hoping for more messed-up sex or sexual tension I guess
― mh, Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:20 (twelve years ago) link
my fan edit has ten minutes of Videodrome edited into the middle for no particular reason
NN - Shivers? Videodrome? Dead Ringers? Crash? OK maybe "schlock exploitation" was the wrong phrase but more like.... sensationalist genre films are what he "gets" to do after making critically lauded mainstream movies, which is like the reverse of the normal directorial jujitsu
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:45 (twelve years ago) link
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:42 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
nah, I don't see many boring horror tropes there
What?
― Walter Galt, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:01 (twelve years ago) link
<3 & lol @ DON DELILLO flashing in neon
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
^^^^
looks way more exciting than Delillo's boring books
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
Paul Giamatti as the nemesis is a little too easy, but I'll wait n' see
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 13 April 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
http://io9.com/5903396/robert-pattinson-searches-for-sex-and-a-haircut-in-the-future-hell-of-david-cronenbergs-cosmopolis-trailer
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 April 2012 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
that gunshot thru the palm is kinda almost a spoiler
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 April 2012 17:38 (eleven years ago) link
#occupythenewflesh
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 19 April 2012 17:45 (eleven years ago) link
never read the book (which a trusted friend said is one of the author's worst), but this could be great if Cronenberg's feeling up to it (based on trailer I'm hopeful).
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
Pattz goes all Croney in a photo shoot:
http://www.movies.com/movie-news/look-robert-pattinson-recreates-39videodrome39-39dead-ringers39-39scanners39-for-freaky-cronenberg-esque-photo-shoot/7874?wssac=164&wssaffid=news
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 May 2012 11:18 (eleven years ago) link
in other news, virus-laden apple does not fall far from tree
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/first-pictures-from-brandon-cronenbergs-cannes-entry-antiviral/
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 11 May 2012 14:31 (eleven years ago) link
I'm reading the book now. It's basically a piss-take on Ulysses, and it doesn't really add up to much, but DeLillo can always put a sentence together. Anyway, I don't think it matters -- remember, Cronenberg made a movie of Naked Lunch, which can only be called a book because it's available in a bound and printed format. I think he could do something brilliant with this material.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 11 May 2012 15:13 (eleven years ago) link
can only be called a book because it's available in a bound and printed format
excessively challopsy
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 May 2012 15:15 (eleven years ago) link
Well, it's certainly not filmable as-is, you have to give me that.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 11 May 2012 15:20 (eleven years ago) link
I am one of the few people who really liked Cosmopolis and if this lives up to the potential of the book/director pairing I will be thrilled
― mh, Friday, 11 May 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
Few books are filmable as is, and the only one I can think of that works brilliantly as virtual Cliff Notes is The Maltese Falcon.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 May 2012 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
First Cosmopolis clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbhW4U9dGFA
― The Painter of Blightâ„¢ (Sanpaku), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
i feel like cronenberg has this masterpiece theatre/white elephant mode that kind of lurks around some of his films and that intruded a little too uncomfortably on dangerous method. i worry that it'll come to the fore here.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 21 May 2012 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
otm. I feel like those moments really only work when they're juxtaposed against scenes that render them somewhat unreal. A Dangerous Method never really had that and it ended up very much masterpiece theatrey
― mh, Monday, 21 May 2012 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
the spanking scene was pure pbs
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 21 May 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
I didn't feel like it was that edgy, compared to other Cronenberg films! May as well have been PBS
― mh, Monday, 21 May 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
public bondage system
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 21 May 2012 21:06 (eleven years ago) link
never been crazy about Farbert's taxnomoy tbh
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 May 2012 21:08 (eleven years ago) link
*Farber
^yeah every time i hear "white elephant" used to describe a movie i just kind of tune out
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 21 May 2012 21:09 (eleven years ago) link
unless the movie is literally about elephants that are white
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 21 May 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
would watch a movie made by termites, though
not crazy abt Farber's taxidermy on white elephants
u ppl just don't like PERIOD CUSTUMES
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 May 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
i like them!
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 21 May 2012 21:13 (eleven years ago) link
is this about that photo shoot in vice magazine
― mh, Monday, 21 May 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
I liked the movie's courage in reproducing how two prodigies wrote and spoke to each other; it assumed the audience would Get It.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 May 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
exactly
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 21 May 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
oh i liked the movie fine i just feel like there was some airless fussiness hovering around.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 02:17 (eleven years ago) link
for me, dangerous method was cronenberg's least interesting - and entertaining - film to date (not seen m. butterfly, or fast company come to that), and am afraid i'll agree w/ this cosmopolis review, in time:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/25/cosmopolis-review?newsfeed=true
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 25 May 2012 13:20 (eleven years ago) link
Simon Abrams strongly disagrees
Kohn a little more tepid
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
cronenbergesque typo
trades barbs with his scowling body guard (Kevin Durand), while making vein attempts to ignore the Occupy-like protestors
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
I find the sum of these reactions encouraging
http://www.fandor.com/blog/daily-cannes-2012-david-cronenbergs-cosmopolis/
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:28 (eleven years ago) link