William Hurt is in another movie! =D>

I am so excited. The cast looks great, with Viggo Mortensen, Hurt, and Ed Harris. David Cronenberg is directing, which should make this very interesting. I haven't seen much of Cronenberg's work, just Crash, but I know he did Spider just a few years ago. IMDB and RT don't have much information yet, just that it is the story of a diner owner who supposedly kills someone in self defense. SOunds mafioso to me, but that's just speculation. The credits list two men as graphic novelists, so I guess this is based off of a comic series? Anyone read them?

RT has some photos I can post, but the definately don't feel comicbook-esque, so I'm assuming the storyline is sourced in the literature but not the visual feel of the movie. Though Cronenberg already has an oddly surreal style, so it'll be interesting to see how he approaches A History of Violence.

It has a 2005 release date, but not a definate one that I could find. I'm getting very excited because of the cast, which tends to pick very good movies, but I don't know much about the movie or the literature its based off of.

According to Variety, it will be shown in 2005 Cannes.

I would pay eight bucks to see Cronenberg vomit on a strip of celluloid, so suffice to say i'm pretty excited for it as well. I don't know much about the film yet, but I suppose that could be a good thing when dealing with Cronenberg. The less you know beforehand, the better.

Dolce, its scheduled around october or november of this year, I made a thread about it and how it got several glowing reviews on its test screening. They said it would be as gory as the Fly and Scanners. I look forward to the movie

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A return to form for Cronenberg, it would appear.

YES!!!

From BOP:



I still have never heard of the original comic series though?

Some stills:

You mean, Viggo is going to turn into a blob of goo?

"A History of Violence" Debuts at Cannes Film Festival

I saw the trailer in theatres this past week. I was going to give my insights into the film. It seems, very *straightforward* from Cronenberg. More like a drama and less surreal than I would expect. Actually, I'm surprised this is based off of a comic series, since it seems like a very defined stroy that isn't episodic at all. That being said, it did look good as a psychological thriller. Mostly because Bello starts to wonder why her husband would known how to shoot so well. She begins to get upset. And because Ed Harris has two different colored eyes. Looks good, but more like a drama than anything else. Nice to see Viggo, he looks different made up as an everyday man cook. And of course, William Hurt, whom I love. They on.ly show his face for a second, and I'm still not sure what his role really is.

ANyone else seen the trailer yet?

Yep. It looks very interesting, and the trailer doesn't exactly give an indication as to what the film is about, which is good.

Just saw the trailer. It looks really good.

Well, reviews started coming in, and they're pretty warm. But they're not at all what I expected. Over from rt:









Basically, the above are all "fresh" but they're taken aback by the lack of, well Cronenberg in a cronenberg movie. This begs the question of cross-over, which I don't necessarily mind. I have to admit I liked Mulholland Drive alot better than all the other Lynch movies, and people said it was not as inaccessable (or, more mainstream, etc) than his usual films.

It seems Cronenberg is pretty much just making an action movie, but tighter one with slightly better background build and character development than, say F4.

But here's a negative one:



SO maybe its even a bit too mainstream? I know indie directors are held to higher standards for similar fare, but I also agree with it. Mostly because that's the reputation they've built through their work, and there's no reason to pat them on the back for not pushing themselves (however I tend to emphasize that in general anyways).

So is this just going to be a sort of Long Kiss Goodnight movie with a little extra edge from the characters and directors? DOn't get me wrong, I enjoyed Long Kiss, but I was hoping for something a bit smarter here. Bello to freak out and doubt her husband the way Hayden did with Robbins in Mystic River or something. Alot more psychological probing...not just action.

Though in all fairness, with all the weak action movies out, I would probably not even mind a good straightforward one. This might have to do with the fact I still have zero idea what the comic book its based off of is about.

Saw the trailer before Dark Water last weekend. No crowd reaction, but then again there were a grand total of 7 people in the theater.

Looks good, I seriously did not recognize Viggo at first, he seems to have lost weight and aged significantly since his Lord of the Rings days. Looks good though, definately worth checking out.

Are they talking limited or semi-wide release?

From Variety also:



Again, another move by a director to provide a bit more mainstream palateable movie. Like Broken Flowers, this is turning out to be Cronenberg's attempt to be less esoteric but still keep some of his personal flair. Its a pretty warm preview, so lets hope Violence turns out to be successful both as a story and b.o. wise.

http://www.film-releases.com/

Release date pushed up a week, to Sept, 23rd (wide release will now be the original release date, Sept. 30).

This autumn looks to be the redeeming quality of the year. User comments over at imdb are high, and I just read an article yesterday about how Cronenberg likes to deny certain plot points in order to allow for suspense.

He's begged media to respect his request not to give away the "twists" and made a comparison to how the media didn't give away the gender aspects of The Crying Game. Basically, plot points that are too integral to be revealed early. Makes me wonder what's up in this film?

Apparently the big news about A History of Violence is Viggo Mortensen.

He will end up one of the final 5 I think come Oscar time.

You think he's a woman like in Crying Game?

WHAT!!

*Bwahahahahaha!*

I didn't think anyone read the threads in here, wouldn't know The Crying Game. It was a kind of double joke about "giving away" the ending that the media had been requested not to. Did I just actually screw up the twist for you Tod? I am sooooo sorry. What was the likelyhood? #-o

Hehe....no, I was joking. I've seen the Crying Game. I would just be surprised if that's what Cronenburg does because it's been done. But I could be totally wrong,,,,,

Phew! Wouldn't it have been painful if an in-joke about giving away an ending actually gave away the ending and wasn't an in-joke anymore? Good thing you knew the ending, and it can keep being an in-joke now, eh? *nudge nudge wink wink*

And no, that was a joke too. I think Maria Bello would know after so many years of marriage and a couple kids if Viggo was Vigga. Wouldn't you say?

This might be the gem of September. Looks very good, and that's saying something since I'm not all that big a fan of Cronenberg.
Anyone hears any news about William Hurt yet?

I have this really painful image of Aragorn in drag.......

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/m ... no_ads=box



Maria Bello is also on the cover of this week's TimeOut magazine. This movie is going to be huge!

Its interesting to hear Viggo talk about working with Cronenberg having just come off of the LOTR filming three years ago. He's been working with some of the best directors for a long time already, as has Harris. So to hear them say David really produced a gem is exciting.

Who mentioned Jaye Davidson?

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