It’s been four years since Karsh lost his wife. It probably feels less, considering Karsh (Vincent Cassel) owns both the graveyard where she is buried and the restaurant next door. That’s where he takes dates and discloses that his beloved … Continue reading THE SHROUDS
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Neptune Frost and Crimes of the Future—two tales of techno-futures that feel perfectly lived-in and broken down. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 … Continue reading
Plastics. They’re everywhere. They’re in our homes, our cars, our food and waste streams. They’ve formed islands in the middle of the Pacific and infiltrated every last habitat on Earth. If you’ve had a knee or hip replacement, you’ve got … Continue reading CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
When we talk about violence, we’re talking about the destruction of the human body, and I don’t lose sight of that. In general, my filmmaking is fairly body-oriented, because what you’re photographing is people, bodies. You can’t really photograph an … Continue reading Born On This Day — March 15, 1943
My dentist said to me the other day: I’ve enough problems in my life, so why should I see your films? —David Cronenberg Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, June 10, 2013
As filmmaker, I ask questions but don’t have answers. Movie making is a philosophical exploration. I invite the audience to come on the journey and discover what they think and feel. —David Cronenberg Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, April 11, 2013
I have no rules. For me, it’s a full, full experience to make a movie. It takes a lot of time, and I want there to be a lot of stuff in it. You’re looking for every shot in the … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, March 15, 2013
I think of horror films as art, as films of confrontation. Films that make you confront aspects of your own life that are difficult to face. Just because you’re making a horror film doesn’t mean you can’t make an artful … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they’re whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever they’ve got. I can’t possibly manipulate all of that, nor do I want to. —David … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, September 7, 2012
Michael J. Cinema 