David Cronenberg

[MysteryWho]

Got my tickets today for the Exhibit, a special Videodrome screening, and the Dangerous Method movie/panel discussion. Also, got to see the Bowie Exhibit today.
Folks, if you can, see it. It is incredible.

[hedrap]

The special panels are amazing.

Opening night was a retro on Dead Ringers with Cronenberg and Irons, then the next night there was an evening with Irons also in the city.

[samurainoir]

Also, got to see the Bowie Exhibit today.
Folks, if you can, see it. It is incredible.

Caught that last week, I'm only a fan of certain eras of Bowie, but man was it a great retrospective. Wednesdays are cheap nights to see it, but probably worth the extra $$$ to not have to fight crowds. Given the upcoming exhibitions, I opted to get an AGO membership.

bummed I missed Shivers tonight.

[J.B.]

I'm a big fan of his movies and was very impressed that he was brave enough and capable of putting Naked Lunch on the big screen. Beautifully disturbing.

[cjefferys]

Yesterday I attended this exhibit with Samnoir and Brazoo. It was awesome! Very well laid out with knowledgeable guides leading us through each Cronenberg film, from STEREO (1970) to COSMOPOLIS (2012). Memorbilia (props, costumes, promotional material, script pages, etc) were displayed for each film, with a special separate section that had tons of props from NAKED LUNCH. My favourites were an actual teleportation pod prop from THE FLY (if I were rich, I'd want one of these in my house) and original audience preview survey forms from a test screening of VIDEODROME with comments like "IT SUCKED!" and "Absolutely disgusting!" Hey, that's my favourite Cronenberg film they were talking about!

Cronenberg was also doing a book signing that day (looong line!). Didn't get a book, but we got to gawk at him from afar. Unfortunately they didn't allow photography inside the exhibit (apparently they are thinking of touring this, and didn't want anyone to "ruin the surprises") or I would have grabbed some shots. I'd highly recommend this exhibit to anyone who is a fan of at least some of his films.

[Brazoo]

Oh man - that was GREAT!

The transportation pod from "The Fly" was absolutely stunning. That was a real highlight for me too!

One really interesting detail was the fact that Cronenberg wanted the pod design to be inspired by the Ducati motorcycle engine design. They had an engine on display along with the pod to show that off - (these aren't images from the show, but it should give you an idea):





I'm so glad I got to see it with cjefferys and samurainoir, geeking out with you guys made it a lot more fun!

[samurainoir]

and the man himself was there signing books...

[cjefferys]

Awesome, Ed comes through with some pics. If I still had an infant child, I would have totally bought one of those "Long Live the New Flesh" onesies (sp?) for the baby to wear. Should have bought a Civic TV t-shirt (probably way over priced though)

I'm so glad I got to see it with cjefferys and samurainoir, geeking out with you guys made it a lot more fun!

Absolutely sir, had a great time!

[samurainoir]

It was fun watching RABID afterwards. I forgot how funny that Santa scene was. and Marilyn Chambers was actually pretty awesome in this movie.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rabid-1977-Original-Movie-Poster-Horror-Sci-Fi-/321217344134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aca0bb286

watching Scanners now.

[cjefferys]

Oh yeah, that exhibit made me want to revisit a lot of Cronenberg's films. That's when I realized I only have two of his on DVD or Blu-ray, I have to remedy that.

Marilyn Chambers was really good in Rabid, hell I was a fan of hers since I first found my dad's VHS of Insatiable when I was a teenager. She was awesome, I was sad to hear that she passed away a while back.

[isaacbradly]

David Cronenberg has made many types of films, but all of them are unmistakably Cronenberg. From B-horror movies to a beat literature adaptation to a film about the working relationship between Freud and Jung, the Canadian filmmaking veteran’s oeuvre exhibits a versatility of subject matter that somehow maintains consistency in style..