Classic Cronenberg that still holds up and prophetic in some ways long before reality television. James Woods plays a TV executive looking for cutting edge programming when he finds Videodrome, a pirate reality show that changes those who watch it along other symptoms. Deborah Harry (Blondie) stands out in a supporting vamp role with a taste for S&M. The film is as edgy as you would expect from Cronenberg who went to make The Fly, Dead Ringers and Crash. Cronenberg currently enjoys a revival of his career thanks to the smashing success of A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Videodrome
Classic Cronenberg that still holds up and prophetic in some ways long before reality television. James Woods plays a TV executive looking for cutting edge programming when he finds Videodrome, a pirate reality show that changes those who watch it along other symptoms. Deborah Harry (Blondie) stands out in a supporting vamp role with a taste for S&M. The film is as edgy as you would expect from Cronenberg who went to make The Fly, Dead Ringers and Crash. Cronenberg currently enjoys a revival of his career thanks to the smashing success of A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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