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Toronto Readers! Join Edgar Wright This Sunday For Cronenberg's THE BROOD And McKellar's LAST NIGHT!!!

The Brood by gavdiggity	Apr 10th, 2009 01:19:02 PM
is some good shit!
second by El Cimarron	Apr 10th, 2009 01:19:46 PM
dammit
My favorite Cronenberg by starmand	Apr 10th, 2009 01:21:57 PM
The Brood is a goddamn masterpiece. Such an underrated film.
Last Night is a fantastic film by Lovecraftfan	Apr 10th, 2009 01:33:34 PM
Punched me in the gut the first time I saw it. Wonderful wonderful film.
Last night is truly great... by notspock2	Apr 10th, 2009 02:04:33 PM

by kurtisaurus	Apr 10th, 2009 02:13:13 PM
Makes me want to go back and watch Last Night again, I got caught off guard and got all emotional when I saw it quite by chance on cable one night. Made me a fan of McKellar after that.
I know it's Edgar Wright by The_Man_Behind_The_Curtain	Apr 10th, 2009 02:38:41 PM
But I'd be Edgar Wrong not to suggest you pop over to mymavra.com where, amongst other things, you can find out why Xiphos hates Adventureland and listen to the voice of Mr Zeddemore himself!
All Hail The New Flesh!! by skimn	Apr 10th, 2009 02:44:27 PM
Even though History Of Violence and Eastern Promises fall outside the safety zone of most of mainstream Hollywood product (do you think he would ever direct a thriller like State Of Play..methinks not), it would be nice for one more "out there" flick from Mr. Cronenburg. It's great that he's still putting out quality films though.
And makes me want to find a copy of Nightbreed by skimn	Apr 10th, 2009 02:45:34 PM
to rent, although its not all it could be.
Vintage Cronenberg by Incandenza	Apr 10th, 2009 02:48:08 PM
Cronenberg is one of the only truly interesting working American filmmakers at the moment, and The Brood stands as an early glimpse of his profound cinematic vision. Last Night = Interesting idea, Poor execution. Not a fan of this one at all.
THE BROOD - Cronenberg's worst film by LoneGun	Apr 10th, 2009 02:49:52 PM
But the man is still a genius - an amazing and consistent visionary, from his first short films until this very day.
The Broodwich!!!!!! by YackBacker	Apr 10th, 2009 02:56:51 PM
The most evil sandwich ever created. Forged in darkness from wheat harvested in hell's half acre. Baked by Beelzebub. Slathered with mayonnaise beaten from the evil eggs of dark chicken force-fed to dogs by the hands of a one eyed mad man. Cheese boiled from the rancid teat of fanged cow. Layered with 666 separate meats from an animal which has maggots for blood.
As much as I love by Cpt. Arnoldo	Apr 10th, 2009 03:12:30 PM
Eastern Promises, I'd do anything to see Cronenberg go back to his roots and make something akin to Videodrome. I just can't cope with the freaky stuff...
Last Night is great... by Fireball XL-5	Apr 10th, 2009 03:15:19 PM
...and a similar film with some of the same themes is the largely overlooked "Miracle Mile." Great double feature.
Eastern Promises was the only truly by Incandenza	Apr 10th, 2009 03:25:39 PM
mediocre film Cronenberg has ever made. Well, actually Spider bordered on mediocrity as well, but the performances saved that one. But I was thoroughly unimpressed with EP, especially considering the standard I hold for Cronenberg. He needs to embrace his roots ala Lynch and start churning out some fleshy masterpieces.
Didn't like Naked Lunch or Crash... by Kief_Ledger	Apr 10th, 2009 03:28:52 PM
Other than that Cronenberg is great. Dead Ringers is another one of his films that is really underrated.
Incandenza by Nice Marmot	Apr 10th, 2009 04:37:24 PM
You meant NORTH American, right?
LoneGun by paulrichard	Apr 10th, 2009 05:15:51 PM
Cronenberg's worst film is Fast Company.
ahhh yes...nightbreed by robamenta	Apr 10th, 2009 06:48:05 PM
i think the concept for that film is great...and execution, pretty damn great too. i think it would make a kick ass tv series
A top ten by bottombrick	Apr 10th, 2009 08:50:58 PM
1. Videodrome 2. Naked Lunch 3. Dead Ringers 4. The Fly 5. The Brood 6. M. Butterfly 7. Scanners 8. Rabid 9. eXistenZ 10. Eastern Promises Arranged by personal resonance and adoration
Greatest Canadian Film Director. by T-Dog	Apr 10th, 2009 10:10:48 PM
Here's a question for all of you? Who is the greatest Canadian born director of all time? Cronenberg gets my vote. But what about Norman Jewison? He's Canadian. Guess what, so is James Cameron but he doesn't really make "Canadian" films. Atom Egoyan is sure to get some votes. What about Denys Arcand? He made The Decline of the American Empire. It's an interesting subject, at least if you're Canadian I guess, which I am. Discuss.
BottomBrick - Canadian directors by DonnaDarko	Apr 10th, 2009 10:31:33 PM
Cronenberg is certainly #1, but Atom Egoyan, Guy Madden, Don McKeller, Sarah Polley, Carl Bessai, Daniel MacIvor, Lynne Stopkewich, Paul Gross, and Bruce McDonald ALL deserve more attention. Do yourself a favor and track down the best Canadian film you've never seen: Bruce McDonald's "Hard Core Logo".
Fast Company was interesting... by TheLastBoyScout	Apr 10th, 2009 10:51:17 PM
And I just love that Cronenberg is a race car fanatic. It just seems so odd that he'd be into fast cars and shit. Crash is his masterpiece, what an amazing film. 1. Crash 2. The Fly 3. Camera (brilliant short film he created for the Toronto Film Festival, available as an extra on the Videodrome Criterion disc 4. Dead Ringers 5.eXistenZ 6. The Brood 7. Videodrome 8. Scanners 9. Stereo 10. Spider Eastern Promises was merely okay, History of Violence was a truly awful film and made me start to worry about him.
"You meant NORTH American, right?" by Incandenza	Apr 10th, 2009 11:45:08 PM
Of course. I mean I think that goes without saying. My personal top 10: 1) Videodrome 2) Crash 3) Scanners 4) eXistenZ 5) The Brood 6) Naked Lunch 7) The Fly 8) Dead Ringers 9) Rabid 10) M. Butterfly Eastern Promises and A History of Violence were, as a few have already noted, wholly underwhelming entries into the Cronenberg catalogue. Spider I am just really indifferent on. And yes, Camera from the Videodrome Criterion is sublime.
NAKED LUNCH - his most acclaimed film by LoneGun	Apr 11th, 2009 09:09:01 AM
Truly a masterpiece.
This Screening is Obviously a Bait & Switch.. by MST3KPIMP	Apr 11th, 2009 09:38:27 AM
You know good and well the films going to "malfunction" and then a mysterious figure will appear on stage. The figure will pull back the hood to reveal it's Zack Efron who will introduce an exclusive screening of "17 again". I'm not falling for it!
Incandenza by TheLastBoyScout	Apr 11th, 2009 10:28:51 AM
I love that at least one other person here has not only seen Camera, but recognizes what a beautiful little film it is.
Last Night is a fantastic flick. by Royston Lodge	Apr 14th, 2009 01:58:39 PM
I heartily recommend all you 'mericans check out Last Night if you ever get a chance. It was sort of like Canada's answer to Deep Impact or Armageddon. Essentially: There's an astronomical phenomenon that's going to destroy the Earth (Exactly what is never specified. The only clue is that there's bright daylight at midnight.) We cannot stop it. It's gonna happen. Sorry folks, no space shuttles delivering nukes to no asteroid. The movie takes place during the last night on Earth, following what people are doing in Toronto while they wait for ... whatever ... to smash things up. Best character: David Cronenberg plays the president of the local gas company, calling every customer personally to thank them individually for their years of patronage. I loved loved loved this flick.
DonnaDarko: I'm very happy you didn't mention . . . by Royston Lodge	Apr 14th, 2009 02:04:04 PM
. . . Guy Maddin. So overrated. But you coulda send out some props for Lee Demarbre, director of such classics as Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter, and Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace. He's the best no-budget director out there, hands-down. And I do mean NO-BUDGET. When Harry Knuckles leaps into his secret, high-tech hovercraft and the thing has "Gananoque Hovercraft Tours" stenciled on the side of it, you really see what no-budget really means. Hehehe.
Oh crap... by Royston Lodge	Apr 14th, 2009 02:04:54 PM
... you did mention Guy Madden. Oh well... My bad.

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