Catching up with Cronenberg
Posted on November 6, 2008
I’m not too proud to admit that I’m far from a genre authority. Five years ago I was a just beginning to discover a world of horror after a decade spent reading comics and watching Comedy Central. I hadn’t heard of writers who are some of my favorites today. As a consequence, I’m constantly playing catch up with the genre I call home.
It’s not just books, either. The amount of classic genre films I haven’t seen hovers somewhere between “Quite a few” and “Fucking staggering.”
So this week I’ll be watching Cronenberg movies. My Cronenberg experience stops at The Fly, A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, and about half of Scanners. I think I fell asleep during Naked Lunch once. Really, that’s not enough when you’re talking about such an incredible director.
Well, I’ve decided to fix that. At home I currently have copies of Videodrome and The Brood. Tonight, I’ll start catching up on Cronenberg’s body of work. Should be a blast. Later, I’ll watch Scanners and Dead Ringers and all the rest.
So tell me, what are some genre classics you haven’t experienced yet?
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Nate, Dead Ringers is a treat. Jeremy Irons is freaking weird, not that the role was difficult for him. There is so much psychological going on in that movie at once. And, I love Videodrome. Once again very weird, but we have James Woods and Debbie Harry.
Nate, Dead Ringers is a treat. Jeremy Irons is freaking weird, not that the role was difficult for him. There is so much psychological going on in that movie at once. And, I love Videodrome. Once again very weird, but we have James Woods and Debbie Harry.