Cronenberg's Maps To The Stars (merged)

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

From the article here:

Another of Cronenberg's projects, Maps To The Stars, finally appears to have found the financing that has eluded it up to now. A script Cronenberg first attached himself to back in 2006, it's described as an "acerbic" look at fame in Hollywood.

"You could say it's a Hollywood film because the characters are agents, actors and managers, but it is not a satire like The Player," Cronenberg told Variety in 2009."Hollywood is a world that is seductive and repellent at the same time, and it is the combination of the two that makes it so potent."

[Robert W Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Robert W]

Go, Dr. Decker, go!

[The Silly Swede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Silly Swede]

Speaking of Cronenberg, I saw "A Dangerous Method" tonight and felt it was very very well made. I had almost given up hope on him after the turd that was cosmopolis, but he has swayed me back.

[Tom Clark Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom Clark]

Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars (2014)

Anyone see the trailer for Cronenberg's new one?

I'm sure those that hated Cosmopolis will be hesitant to check this one out but its still Cronenberg so its bound to be more interesting that what most have going on. Cronenberg has even said that this was almost as hard a sell as Cosmopolis was so it'll probably be just as dividing.

[The Silly Swede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Silly Swede]

I didn't really hate cosmopolis now that it has settled with me, I just didn't like it very much either. It was just.... meh. This however looks very intreaguing. Cusack is also a favorite of mine, and depraved assholes in Hollywood is a topic I feel Cronenberg can do wonders with.

[Tom Clark Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom Clark]

Didn't know there was already a thread for this. My bad.

I was one of the few that loved Cosmopolis. To me it kind of felt like eXistenZ by way of Naked Lunch and Crash. I loved how it seemed to occupy its own little self contained universe and found it oddly hypnotic in a way and the dialogue which everyone seemed to hate played a big part in that.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

It's all good. I didn't know there was a trailer out for this either, so I'm glad you started it.

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

Looks like a Cronenberg movie. That's all I ask of a Cronenberg movie these days. That doesn't give away much but its enough to get me to the cinemas.

[paul h. woly boly Find all posts View Profile Close paul h.]

Looks good, I'll watch this one.

[sukebanboy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sukebanboy]

Oh dear...TWITCH review in one sentence...

For the second film in a row, David Cronenberg has made a stinker.

http://twitchfilm.com/2014/05/cannes...g-the-way.html

But I guess from this review ...if you LIKED COSMOPOLIS.....then u wil probably like this one too....Me?...Not seen either yet?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

New UK trailer.

[The Silly Swede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Silly Swede]

Still intreagued!

and I admit, I Watch John Cusack in anything.

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

Cosmopolis was interesting but felt sabotaged by Robert Pattinson (the man cannot act). This doesn't look too interesting and I'll wait and see what the consensus is before checking it out.

A shame he never got to do Painkillers.

I just want to see one more real body horror film by the man. Along with Evil Dead 4 (and not a fucking TV show), one more Peter Jackson gorefest, a genuinely good Argento film, a new Michelle Soavi horror film, and... fuck it, a good Punisher movie.

Oh, and David Lynch to film Ronnie Rocket. That about covers it.

[Tom Clark Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom Clark]

Really good review from Mark Kermode:

Too bad this probably wont see a Stateside release until next year but I'm so in when it makes its way over here. Someone on another board said it had TIFF audiences squirming in their seats. I haven't been this excited for a new film since Killer Joe.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Some cool video from the NYC premiere here.

Nice to see this getting some good press.