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We have a report from the Paris premiere of David Cronenberg and Howard Shore's THE FLY OPERA!!!

McCain is old, doddering garbage. by Mostholy	Jul 5th, 2008 04:23:37 PM
And he knows nothing of insect politics.
noooooo by TheDark0Knight	Jul 5th, 2008 04:30:09 PM

i want creepy fly creature fx by seabiscuits	Jul 5th, 2008 04:34:59 PM
this sounds awesome though. finnaly an opera for meee!
Insect operas are the new black by pleasebanme	Jul 5th, 2008 04:38:55 PM
Let's hope this one is better than whatever's happening with that Spiderman anomaly.
DAMN YOU M NIGHT SHYAMALAN! by --- Emperor ---	Jul 5th, 2008 04:52:34 PM
Damn you to hell!!
Next up: A History of Violence: The Musical by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 5th, 2008 04:56:14 PM
Music by: oh hell pick any heavy metal death rock group. April Fool's Day was a while ago. Is this stuff for real?
The Abduction of the Seraglio by maxsummertime	Jul 5th, 2008 05:00:43 PM
but for entomologist's. To be fair I watched Cronenberg's Videodrome on HD the other week ( thanks SkyHD ) and James Woods is just a fucking legend in that. I just wanted to say it is all.
"Kids are dying in Africa"... by sorking	Jul 5th, 2008 05:13:59 PM
...yet you have time to post dismissals on AICN. Get on a plane and go help some starving children why dontcha?
Interesting Mel Brooks Connection by psychedelic	Jul 5th, 2008 05:24:04 PM
Brooks was also responsible for giving David Lynch the chance to do The Elephant Man. It's cool to know of this different side of the wacky zany funny man.
I hate every chimp I see... by Christopher3	Jul 5th, 2008 05:30:08 PM
From Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z. How much longer till Julie Taymor's Spider-Musical?
I want to see this by Gwai Lo	Jul 5th, 2008 05:37:21 PM
Cronenberg you treasonous bastard bring this show to Canada! Just kidding, I love you, you're not treasonous
I'd actually love to see this. by Psyclops	Jul 5th, 2008 06:00:08 PM
I'm a huge fan of Cronenberg's version of THE FLY, it was the one movie that truly scared the shit out of me when I was a kid, and I love the idea of taking this concept and having it evolve into a musical. From what I read it sounds like they kept a majority of the movie's story intact, I'm curious to see how they handle the special effects and the actual music for this project.
I'm sure Shore's score is sensational...... by pleasebanme	Jul 5th, 2008 06:05:24 PM
...but the rest of this sounds awful. Too bad. The movie is fucking amazing. Also, try saying my subject line five times fast.
I have a mental image by smackfu	Jul 5th, 2008 06:59:05 PM
of a big fat snobby woman during the frontal nudity scene blurting out 'EGAD!!' then passing out, the girth of her body still holding her head safely in place, while her opera glasses stumble to floor of the balcony, illiciting shushes from the dark depths of the audience below. While backstage, Cronenberg gently taps his upper lip through a thin smile, wondering if the woman may have also defecated. 'yes' he reassures himself, 'I'm certain she did'.
You think the fool would know by CerebralAssassin	Jul 5th, 2008 07:22:29 PM
...after spending all the time, money and thought about the opera, you think this nerd would know that the book was written by David Henry Hwang, not Shore nor Cronenberg.
CerebralAssassin by ThePsychotronicMan	Jul 5th, 2008 07:53:11 PM
I didn't put Hwang into the review as A) I'm not familiar with his work and could not have written something substantial about his involvement and B) I consider this opera as team work. Of course the libretto was written by Hwang, but so was the orchester conducted by Placido Domingo and the singers were also some big stars (but that's were I'm completely lost, as I am not an opera fan in general). However, the name on the poster regarding the music was Shore's, so I abbreviated that, just the way I would do when talking about a movie as a Cronenberg film, while it was actually the offspring of a whole armada of creative people. No offense.
Great article, thanks for the info by Mullah Omar	Jul 5th, 2008 10:09:33 PM
German Institute For Psychotronic Studies: This was thoughtful, informative, and well-written. I wish all AICN contributors from the top down gave their submissions this level of care before clicking "send". To AICN: I especially like reports about this sort of wacky, non-mainstream news from around the globe - this beats the hell out of, say, a 7th post-release review of HANCOCK or something else that anyone can check out at will. Dig up more of this type of "I had no idea" stuff. All in all, thanks a lot, German Institute For Psychotronic Studies.
Does Brundle sing like Goldbloom? by kurdt420	Jul 5th, 2008 10:12:38 PM

smackfu by clan_rewired	Jul 5th, 2008 10:24:19 PM
I love you....
Quite is spelled... Well, quite. by RawShark13	Jul 5th, 2008 10:27:57 PM
I can allow misspelling with the excuse of being tired... Up until you spell the same word wrong over and over again.
Weird by Series7	Jul 5th, 2008 10:44:28 PM
Just saw a trailer for the new Kelsey Grammer School movie Swing Vote and I totally thought it was a real commercial for some political campaign. Anyways this Fly Opera sounds really cool. Good to see Dave is back to doing interesting things again, I haven't cared for crap like History of Violence and History of Violence 2: Russian, nor Spider or Exesteinz. Between this and the Jerry Springer opera, whats the deal with opera people making cool sounding opera's? I haven't been this excited for an opera since I first heard about Carmen.
GIVE ME THE AMULET, YOU BITCH!!!! by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET	Jul 5th, 2008 11:07:03 PM

Interesting piece, thanks GIPS by BenBraddock	Jul 5th, 2008 11:11:05 PM
Wish I was in Paris
Haven't seen the film in 20 years? Bullshit. by JackLucas	Jul 5th, 2008 11:22:24 PM
Then what the fuck was he watching when he did the commentary for the 2-disc DVD that came out three years ago? His masterful performances in Nightbreed and Jason X? Sorry, but I fucking hate it when these artsy cocksmokers try to act like they're too good to re-visit their past works. You mean to tell me he didn't do ANY research when working with Shore on this "opera"? What a load of horseshit. Don't get me wrong... the guy is wicked talented and I own just about every one of his films on DVD. I just hate it when creative people, especially WRITERS, who spent a good portion of their time in the midst of creating a work, only to many years later act as if they vaguely remember doing so. Just stinks of pretentious (and I so hate that fucking term, but it applies here) shit. Forgive me.
I want eXistenZ on PS3!!!! by Gorgomel	Jul 6th, 2008 12:13:38 AM

Silence of the Lambs by merricks14yearoldson	Jul 6th, 2008 12:13:41 AM
Would make a great opera except it's already a musical.
Also CARRIE the musical by palimpsest	Jul 6th, 2008 01:37:48 AM
wasn't that the biggest Broadway flop ever?
A Robocop musical by Project424	Jul 6th, 2008 02:32:43 AM
would be more rad... just my $0.02
Good ones, Pondscum! Top marks all around! by Uncapie	Jul 6th, 2008 02:48:57 AM
How about, "Damn,Zombies," or "Butch and Sundance Meet Frankenstein" to go along with that entourage? "'Cause you've got to have hearrrt, arrgh..."
Stop The Planet of the Apes, I Wanna Get Off. by otm shank	Jul 6th, 2008 02:51:53 AM
Troy McClures finest work.
Gus Van Rant is so classy by La Frog	Jul 6th, 2008 03:08:27 AM
tell me little boy, where is that you live so you can so proudly insult foreigners?
Mullah Omar / RawShark13 by ThePsychotronicMan	Jul 6th, 2008 04:45:59 AM
Mullah: Thanks, you're welcome! RawShark: To be precise, I was a tired as hell non-native speaker while writing this. Some chronically spelling errors come back in this state of mind. For those who would like to listen to Cronenberg's presentation from Thursday, I uploaded the movie I made with my cell phone. Picture quality is bad, but the sound is quite okay. Get ready for a lot of French: http://tinyurl.com/6x4e28
JackLucas: by zool43	Jul 6th, 2008 04:57:51 AM
You hit the nail on the head. I also thought of the commentary track, which was great btw, Cronenberg recorded for the dvd when reading that intro. You're right when you say he's pretentious.
Boognes was the shit! by TheBloop	Jul 6th, 2008 07:04:10 AM
The best songs in the Boogens musical are "You let them out: Reprise" and the big closing number "there is a little Boogen in all of us".
Miller's Crossing The Musical by Stollentroll	Jul 6th, 2008 09:08:14 AM
Featuring the number one hit song "Look in your heart"
DIRTY HARRY- The musical by Uncapie	Jul 6th, 2008 09:27:17 AM
"Alright, Scorpio I'm comin' to get get ya, with six shots or five. You do the countin' and that's no jive. I'm Dirty Harry; the man with a star, see you later at the bar. Hot dogs."
I'm waiting for the BATMAN opera myself by Mr Incredible	Jul 6th, 2008 09:35:00 AM
Danny Elfman, make it happen!
ROBOCOP: The Musical by LaserPants	Jul 6th, 2008 10:46:56 AM
The rousing show stopper, "Bitches, Leave!" was the highlight of the evening.
The Texas Chainsaw Opera by LaserPants	Jul 6th, 2008 10:48:06 AM
The saw is family... so sing along all ya backwoods inbred cannibal cretins! YEEEHAW!
There Is A Batman Opera - Die Fledermaus by LaserPants	Jul 6th, 2008 10:50:47 AM
Bitch ass Bruce Wayne was too scared to finish watching it, though. See what happens when you walk out on an opera? Your parents get killed and you grow up to be a super-ninja with severe emotional issues (and maybe a little latent homosexual pedophilia depending upon who you ask).
Star Wars: The Space Opera by LaserPants	Jul 6th, 2008 10:51:48 AM
He's a sister kisser! And a whiny bitch too boot! Can he save the universe, or are we all just moot?
OPERA: THE MUSICAL! by LaserPants	Jul 6th, 2008 10:53:20 AM
DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!! BADOIOIOIOIOING!
MUSICAL: THE OPERA! by LaserPants	Jul 6th, 2008 10:54:16 AM
AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
"The Mummy Mia" by Bobo_Vision	Jul 6th, 2008 11:05:16 AM
Good one.
As much as I usually don't like title spamming by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 6th, 2008 12:55:53 PM
LaserPants has me rolling at Opera: The Musical, and vice versa. Such a simple juxtaposition, but packed with so much wit.
How To Succeed In Saw Series- the Musical by Uncapie	Jul 6th, 2008 12:58:50 PM
Where the audience decides who lives with clues and scorecards with a new cast every night. Direcetd by William Castle.
Well smackfu, that was like by Proman1984	Jul 6th, 2008 01:18:23 PM
A good pig fucking Well done mate.
Megaforce: The Rock Opera by TheBloop	Jul 6th, 2008 02:51:32 PM
Seeing Ace Hunter fly take off from the stage on his flying motorcycle while the orchestra plays "we are the champions".......chills.
Who was asking for a Fly musical? by The7Returns	Jul 6th, 2008 04:35:53 PM
And what genius decided to give it the thumbs up? Crickets.
Cop Rock the.. by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 6th, 2008 04:39:41 PM
Oh, wait..
Silence of the Lambs the musical by Die_Hardest	Jul 6th, 2008 04:53:44 PM
It's real, featuring songs such as "If I could smell your cunt," "I'd fuck me," "Put the fucking lotion in the basket," and "Are you about a size 14?"
BOWERY BOYS MEETS THE MONSTERS... by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 6th, 2008 06:37:34 PM
The "musical" remake has been in the French pipeline for years, w/ Joe Pesci as "Slip" Mahoney and Judd Hirsch as "Sach".
smackfu by Chicken Thunder	Jul 6th, 2008 07:26:18 PM
Good fucking work, mate. More please.
BAD LIEUTENANT-THE MUSICAL by Uncapie	Jul 6th, 2008 09:58:42 PM
"Ooooohhhh-ooooooooowwwwwweeeh hhhh." CHORUS: "Ooooooohhhh-oooooowwwwweeeehh hhh."

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