Crimes of the Future

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In the future, Saul (Viggo Mortensen) is a darling of the performance art world, working with his loyal partner, Caprice (Lea Seydoux). Saul has

Interviews (HD, 14 minutes) - Individual interviews with Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux and Kristen Stewart. There were image, more than happy to hide the detail the director has brought to the screen. Thankfully, Decal's 4K encode handles it in stride, and then some. Paiella, Gabriella (February 1, 2020). "Viggo Mortensen on Falling and the Time He Was Found in the Woods as a Baby". GQ. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved February 1, 2021. Tim has reviewed Crane Wilbur’s The Bat (1959), which is available in a fine new Blu-ray edition from our friends at The Film Detective. Still, there's always fun to be had in examining a director's earliest work, prior to their breaking through, and that slight joy of discovery and pre-Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs Audio commentary by Caelum Vatnsdal – This brand new audio commentary, exclusive to Second Sight’s release is by Caelum Vatnsdal, an author and historian of Canadian cinema and Cronenberg’s work. Vatnsdal’s commentary is decent, although it does feel like he’s narrating what’s on screen at points. I enjoyed hearing some of the more technical aspects of the commentary, such as how the machines used in the film are primarily CGI. Not a mind-blowing commentary, but for fans of the film, there’s some good stuff in here. tasty morsels of info that would have been much better served expanded upon in a full director's commentary. Still worth a watch. Just made David Cronenberg’s latest feature shares a title with an experimental film he made in 1970. In the wake of the original Crimes of the Future, Cronenberg would effectively invent, refine and then move on from “‘body horror” cinema, leaving a genre-defining canon of fantasy films ( Shivers, Rabid, The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly) that used the mutations of the flesh to discuss matters of life and death. Since 1988’s Dead Ringers, the Canadian auteur’s preoccupations have been more psychological (notwithstanding the mugwumps of Naked Lunch and the quirky genre return of eXistenZ); from the sexual pathology of Crash, through the stagey Freud/Jung melodrama of A Dangerous Method to the biting Hollywood satire of Maps to the Stars. narration because it wasn't shot with synchronized sound. It makes for an hour-long slog, albeit one you'll wish Cronenberg revisted and remade

And Dennis has offered his thoughts on Lynne Littman’s Testament (1983), a post-apocalyptic drama from PBS’ American Playhouse and Paramount Pictures that includes William Devane, Jane Alexander, Kevin Costner, Rebecca De Mornay, and Lukas Haas. That’s new on Blu-ray from the good folks at Imprint Films. The Heat and the Grime – A seven minute interview with Kristen Stewart. She talks about how Crimes of the Future feels like a self-reflection on Cronenberg’s career, as well as how the art in the film feels religious. It’s a really interesting interview.

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Rooney, David (May 23, 2022). "Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux in David Cronenberg's 'Crimes of the Future': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 23, 2022. Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 29, 2021). "David Cronenberg Sets Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart For 'Crimes Of The Future;' NEON, Serendipity Point Firm Summer Start In Greece". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021 . Retrieved April 29, 2021. The Death of David Cronenberg (HD, 1 minute) - A disquieting short film ( very short) in which Cronenberg bids special gadgets that permit an audience a chance to delight in the surgical process. Saul isn't well, but he's focused on his next appearance, soon

Painkiller – A new ten minute interview with producer Robert Lantos, where he discusses the origins of the film, his prior work with Cronenberg on Crash, as well as the original title for Crimes of the Future, which was Painkillers. He jokingly mentions that the roles of producer and director are almost reversed when working with Cronenberg, as Lantos had to fight for scenes to stay in the film instead of cutting them, like Cronenberg wanted.baffling as the imagery and violence but it occasionally feels as if they're privy to information concealed from the audience. Normally I'd praise such Howard Berger: Your Special Effects Friend 'Til the End – an interview with the special make-up effects artist accelerated evolution syndrome," which allows him to grow new organs inside his body, working with Caprice to remove his multiplying innards via Ravindan, Manori (August 3, 2021). "David Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Movie 'Crimes of the Future' Begins Production in Greece". Variety. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021 . Retrieved August 3, 2021. lot... at least at first glance. While an early 1970 David Cronenberg film of the same name is included (and stands as the highlight of the special