David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and the reviews have begun to emerge. The film follows a businessman and grieving widower who invents a controversial technology known as Gravetech that allows families to see inside the graves of their loved ones as they decompose. Although known as the master of body horror, fans shouldn’t expect too much of that as Cronenberg’s latest is a much more personal film. The Shrouds is at least partly inspired by the death of his wife, Carolyn Cronenberg, in 2017.
THR‘s Leslie Felperin said, “This fetid stew of sex, death and tech may be an aphrodisiac for hardcore Cronenberg fans, but more casual viewers are likely to find it all rather slapdash and undercooked here. Cinematographer Douglas Koch’s lighting looks drabber than usual, and many of the scenes feel like the first or second take after a long day’s filming,...
THR‘s Leslie Felperin said, “This fetid stew of sex, death and tech may be an aphrodisiac for hardcore Cronenberg fans, but more casual viewers are likely to find it all rather slapdash and undercooked here. Cinematographer Douglas Koch’s lighting looks drabber than usual, and many of the scenes feel like the first or second take after a long day’s filming,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds,” the horror auteur’s latest film about a widow who invents technology to see inside his late wife’s grave, received a 3.5-minute standing ovation at its Cannes premiere on Monday night.
The crowd showed their respect for the Cannes legend with applause after the credits rolled, but it was lackluster as audience members digested the film, which is a departure from Cronenberg’s usual out-of-the-box body horror. Instead, “The Shrouds” is a thoughtful exploration of grief and technology, and though there are several gross-out moments, the film relies on emotion more than anything.
“This is the first time I’ve seen the movie with an audience, and it’s completely different,” Cronenberg said after the clapping died down. “I’m very happy that you are all here.”
Described as an arthouse horror film, “The Shrouds” stars Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt.
The crowd showed their respect for the Cannes legend with applause after the credits rolled, but it was lackluster as audience members digested the film, which is a departure from Cronenberg’s usual out-of-the-box body horror. Instead, “The Shrouds” is a thoughtful exploration of grief and technology, and though there are several gross-out moments, the film relies on emotion more than anything.
“This is the first time I’ve seen the movie with an audience, and it’s completely different,” Cronenberg said after the clapping died down. “I’m very happy that you are all here.”
Described as an arthouse horror film, “The Shrouds” stars Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
David Cronenberg is returning to Cannes with “The Shrouds,” the story of an industrialist named Karsh, who invents a controversial technology that allows grieving families to see inside the graves of their loved ones with high-resolution cameras.
It’s a film that defies easy categorization. This being a Cronenberg production, there are elements of body horror, but there’s also a conspiracist undercurrent, as Karsh (Vincent Cassel) begins to suspect that shadowy forces are undercutting his expansion plans after his cemetery is ransacked. He has his own reasons for developing his business. Karsh’s wife died after a brutal fight with cancer, leaving him inconsolable. He begins to question if her death may be part of a larger plot by the medical establishment.
The material has personal resonance for Cronenberg as well. His wife, Carolyn Cronenberg, died from cancer at the age of 66, and the unyielding grief that he felt...
It’s a film that defies easy categorization. This being a Cronenberg production, there are elements of body horror, but there’s also a conspiracist undercurrent, as Karsh (Vincent Cassel) begins to suspect that shadowy forces are undercutting his expansion plans after his cemetery is ransacked. He has his own reasons for developing his business. Karsh’s wife died after a brutal fight with cancer, leaving him inconsolable. He begins to question if her death may be part of a larger plot by the medical establishment.
The material has personal resonance for Cronenberg as well. His wife, Carolyn Cronenberg, died from cancer at the age of 66, and the unyielding grief that he felt...
- 5/18/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The body, as any fan of David Cronenberg’s cinema knows, will betray you. Canada’s greatest gift to genre film has spent half a century exploring how treacherous the human organism can be. How our frail frames can be infected, mutated or corrupted by outside invasion — see Rabid, Shivers or The Fly — or by internal disruption, be it mental illness (Spider), addiction (Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch) or destructive desire (Crash). And technology, be it the VHS implants in Videodrome, the virtual reality of eXistenZ or the body enhancements of Crimes of the Future, will not save us, says Cronenberg, from the way of all flesh.
The body’s final betrayal, of course, is death, the subject of Cronenberg’s new film. The Shrouds, which will premiere May 20 in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Vincent Cassel as Karsh, a businessman overwhelmed with grief at the death of his...
The body’s final betrayal, of course, is death, the subject of Cronenberg’s new film. The Shrouds, which will premiere May 20 in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Vincent Cassel as Karsh, a businessman overwhelmed with grief at the death of his...
- 5/17/2024
- by Etan Vlessing and Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Cronenberg is set to release his most personal film yet with “The Shrouds.” But it won’t involve Léa Seydoux.
The supernatural drama stars Vincent Cassel as a grieving businessman who builds a state-of-the-art device that helps people reconnect with the dead, unraveling memories of his late wife in the process. Cronenberg was inspired to write and direct the film, originally conceived as a series at Netflix before the streamer passed, after the death of his own wife, film editor Carolyn Cronenberg, in 2017.
Cronenberg originally cast Léa Seydoux as the co-lead opposite Vincent Cassel. The director first worked with Seydoux on “Crimes of the Future,” where she starred as one-half of a performance artist couple who perform surgeries before live audiences, opposite Viggo Mortensen. But while the Canadian filmmaker’s 2022 production was a mix of English-speaking actors from Europe and the U.S., “The Shrouds” proved a different challenge...
The supernatural drama stars Vincent Cassel as a grieving businessman who builds a state-of-the-art device that helps people reconnect with the dead, unraveling memories of his late wife in the process. Cronenberg was inspired to write and direct the film, originally conceived as a series at Netflix before the streamer passed, after the death of his own wife, film editor Carolyn Cronenberg, in 2017.
Cronenberg originally cast Léa Seydoux as the co-lead opposite Vincent Cassel. The director first worked with Seydoux on “Crimes of the Future,” where she starred as one-half of a performance artist couple who perform surgeries before live audiences, opposite Viggo Mortensen. But while the Canadian filmmaker’s 2022 production was a mix of English-speaking actors from Europe and the U.S., “The Shrouds” proved a different challenge...
- 3/26/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Infinity Pool is a movie written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman.
You may hate it or love it, but this movie was created from an extreme and risky gamble.
Knowing where this director comes from and feeds on a tradition of risks… everything is under control.
This is a movie that knows how to penétrate into the most fascinating morbidity and fall into the excesses of grotesqueness.
Storyline
Some tourists are on vacation in an island paradise called Tolga (fictitious). They meet another couple, and accidentally run over a native of the island, which sends them into an inner nightmare.
Movie Review Infinity Pool (2023)
I already told you: You will love it or hate it. And you will even have reasons to do both at the same time, this is what is great about this movie. At times it is fascinating, grotesque...
You may hate it or love it, but this movie was created from an extreme and risky gamble.
Knowing where this director comes from and feeds on a tradition of risks… everything is under control.
This is a movie that knows how to penétrate into the most fascinating morbidity and fall into the excesses of grotesqueness.
Storyline
Some tourists are on vacation in an island paradise called Tolga (fictitious). They meet another couple, and accidentally run over a native of the island, which sends them into an inner nightmare.
Movie Review Infinity Pool (2023)
I already told you: You will love it or hate it. And you will even have reasons to do both at the same time, this is what is great about this movie. At times it is fascinating, grotesque...
- 2/16/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Infinity Pool is a sci-fi thriller written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg, and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman.
The film is scheduled to release January 27, 2023.
Premise
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror.
Director
Brandon Cronenberg
Brandon Cronenberg is a Canadian director and screenwriter. Born January 10th, 1980 in Toronto to parents David Cronenberg and Carolyn Zeifman. His debut feature film was ‘Antiviral’ (2012), and has since directed a number of films, among them the short but long titled ‘Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You’ (2019), and the feature film ‘Possessor’ (2020).
Cast
Alexander Skarsgård / James
Mia Goth / Gabi
Cleopatra...
The film is scheduled to release January 27, 2023.
Premise
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror.
Director
Brandon Cronenberg
Brandon Cronenberg is a Canadian director and screenwriter. Born January 10th, 1980 in Toronto to parents David Cronenberg and Carolyn Zeifman. His debut feature film was ‘Antiviral’ (2012), and has since directed a number of films, among them the short but long titled ‘Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You’ (2019), and the feature film ‘Possessor’ (2020).
Cast
Alexander Skarsgård / James
Mia Goth / Gabi
Cleopatra...
- 12/23/2022
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Sweet Christmas, everyone – this year’s Awesome Con was busy as all get-out and chock-full of cool things to see and do, and con season is rushing by so fast that I’m just now getting to my recap! (We can also blame the con crud for this, alas. It’s been following me around for a solid month.) As always, there were way more activities than one mere mortal could get to. And on top of that, this was the first year where I really saw multiple events surrounding the con that were either not directly affiliated with the con but inspired by it, or connected to it but not part of the main con experience.
So let’s start there. First off, I was part of a pre-con round-table interview Awesome Con set up with the inestimable Stan Lee. Stan answered many great questions. He talked about what...
So let’s start there. First off, I was part of a pre-con round-table interview Awesome Con set up with the inestimable Stan Lee. Stan answered many great questions. He talked about what...
- 8/17/2017
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
Carolyn Cronenberg has died at age 66. The wife of director David Cronenberg, Carolyn had a career in film editing and filmmaking herself. She passed away in her home on June 19 after an unspecified illness. “She was caring, kind, compassionate, loving, and by far the best person any of us has ever known,” a family obituary reads.
Read More: David Cronenberg: Why He’s Considering Retiring From Filmmaking
The pair met in 1977 while Carolyn was working as a production assistant on David’s early science-fiction horror movie “Rabid.” She would go on to have editing credits on her husband’s movies “The Brood” and “Fast Company,” while later directing behind-the-scenes documentaries “Acts of Violence” and “Too Commercial for Cannes.” The former explored the use of violence in “A History of Violence,” while the latter documented David’s trip to Cannes with the Viggo Mortensen-starring drama.
Carolyn and David have two children,...
Read More: David Cronenberg: Why He’s Considering Retiring From Filmmaking
The pair met in 1977 while Carolyn was working as a production assistant on David’s early science-fiction horror movie “Rabid.” She would go on to have editing credits on her husband’s movies “The Brood” and “Fast Company,” while later directing behind-the-scenes documentaries “Acts of Violence” and “Too Commercial for Cannes.” The former explored the use of violence in “A History of Violence,” while the latter documented David’s trip to Cannes with the Viggo Mortensen-starring drama.
Carolyn and David have two children,...
- 7/5/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
We have some very sad news to share as we’ve learned that Carolyn Cronenberg, who was known as Carolyn Zeifman, film editor and wife of David Cronenberg, passed away on June 19th at the age of 66. Per THR, she… Continue Reading →
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- 7/5/2017
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
Carolyn Cronenberg, a film director/editor and wife of director David Cronenberg, has died. She was 66.
Born Carolyn Ziefman on August 22, 1950, she passed away at home in Toronto on June 19 after an undisclosed illness. "She was caring, kind, compassionate, loving, and by far the best person any of us has ever known," a family obituary read.
Carolyn Cronenberg met husband David while working as a production assistant on one of his early films, Rabid, in 1979. She had editor credits on other David Cronenberg movies like The Brood and Fast Company.
Carolyn Cronenberg then took...
Born Carolyn Ziefman on August 22, 1950, she passed away at home in Toronto on June 19 after an undisclosed illness. "She was caring, kind, compassionate, loving, and by far the best person any of us has ever known," a family obituary read.
Carolyn Cronenberg met husband David while working as a production assistant on one of his early films, Rabid, in 1979. She had editor credits on other David Cronenberg movies like The Brood and Fast Company.
Carolyn Cronenberg then took...
- 7/5/2017
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With Sdcc 2013 kicking off soon, Preview Night details and the full schedule for Day 1 have arrived. We have some tough decisions to make as The Walking Dead comics take on "The X-Files" reunion and then the "Dexter," "Hannibal," and "Teen Wolf" panels go head-to-head.
Per usual, the abovementioned choices are just the tip of the iceberg for genre fans with panels running all day and evening on July 18th for paranormal novels, sexy steampunkers, horror gaming, horror novels, horror comics, horror journalists (including our own Heather Wixson!), composers, the ever present and popular zombies, The Goon feature film, and - in the last panel of the night - horror sitcom "Holliston." Check out our picks below, and be sure to visit the official San Diego Comic-Con 2013 website for the full lineup.
Preview Night: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
6:00pm - Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings
Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition,...
Per usual, the abovementioned choices are just the tip of the iceberg for genre fans with panels running all day and evening on July 18th for paranormal novels, sexy steampunkers, horror gaming, horror novels, horror comics, horror journalists (including our own Heather Wixson!), composers, the ever present and popular zombies, The Goon feature film, and - in the last panel of the night - horror sitcom "Holliston." Check out our picks below, and be sure to visit the official San Diego Comic-Con 2013 website for the full lineup.
Preview Night: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
6:00pm - Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings
Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition,...
- 7/5/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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