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First Images from Terminator 3
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Aitn't it Cool News has published the first 3 images from
the set of Terminator 3.
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All Work and no Play makes DonkeyKong a Dull Boy
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Working from early morning to late night nowadays (14 hours - work and studies), it's a little hard to find the time (and
strength!) to keep the site updated daily, like I managed to do during the last month and a half. I'll do my best
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Carlsberg + Cronenberg = Crolsberg
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The last pic concluded the Cronenberg Beer series (which I nickname Crolsberg). I hope you liked
it.
As you noticed already (duh!), they were all actual Carlsberg pics that I heavily retouched. Go to the
Crolsberg vs. Carlsberg Page to see a comparison between the original images
and the resulting ones.
Why did I do that? Quite a few people asked me "What is Cronenberg", so the temptation was too big. The inspiration
came to me when drinking Carlsberg, thinking it was very close to Cronenberg and would be a good answer to
the question above. When working on the logo, I noticed Carlsberg's tag line is Probably the Best Beer in the World
- well, it fitted just right and there was Probably the Best Dir in the World. Too big of a coincidence, you
say? You decide...
Needless to say, every picture had its own challenge. For example, notice the special lighting of the logo on the first
Bottle image and the Window image. The Table image was naturally tough to handle too. All in all, I think most of them came
out quite good and realistic (some, like the Window, look even more "natural" then the originals).
All is left for you is to vote for your favorite one!
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Car Wreck Kills Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, member of hip-hop R&B group TLC, was killed in a car accident in Honduras. She
was 30 years old. See report on CNN.
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Willem Dafoe on Spider-Man
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Coming Soon! published a small
section of Willem Dafoe talking about one of the more dramatic and emotional scenes in Spider-Man,
which opens May 3.
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Minority Report
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The new Steven Spielberg movie, Minority Report opens June 21. DarkHorizons.com has published
the poster for the movie that you see on the right.
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New Pic from Crash
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Added a new pic to Behind the Scenes of an alternate take from Crash.
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Cannes and Spider News
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As already mentioned, the 55th Festival will take place in Cannes, 15-26 May 2002. The official list of movies showing
there was published today.
The Feature Films Jury consists of 9 persons, including directors David Lynch (president) and Bille
August, and actress Sharon Stone. The Short Films and Cinefondation Juries consists of 5 persons,
including director Martin Scorsese (president).
Now for the good news: Cronenberg's Spider is IN the competition. The running time of the movie is 1:38.
Here are the phone numbers of the movie, intended for the press:
France: 0143188000/06 (fax: /09)
Intl.: (207) 4943478 (fax: (207) 2928381)
Other films of interest:
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| Hollywood Ending
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| by Woody Allen
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| All or Nothing
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| by Mike Leigh
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| Sweet Sixteen
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| by Ken Loach
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| The Pianist
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| by Roman Polanski
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| Kedma
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| by Amos Gitai
| - From Israel
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| Out of Competition:
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| Ararat
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| by Atom Egoyan
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Cronendrome Updated, Spider News
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The Cronendrome has been updated, and published 3 new images of
a double-sided flyer for the upcoming Spider. Read more about it on the site's News section.
Don't forget to check out the site's Spider page, which includes
Cronenberg's comments on Spider and past "On the Set" reports.
I added 4 new Spider pics to Behind the Scenes - all are taken from
Cronendrome.
Oh, and the site has finally discovered The Plasma Pool. Too bad it only mentions the name and doesn't have a link,
ha?
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New Pic from Videodrome
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Added a new pic to Behind the Scenes, which shows Cronenberg and his son,
Brandon, on the set of Videodrome.
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6 Woody Allen Movies
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I added a new section, Others (in the bottom of the menu) for all kind of non-Cronenberg
issues. Currently it contains 6 movies by Woody Allen, which is one of my favorite directors. I wish to have more of
his movies in DivX, so if you know or can rip any, please let me know. The same
goes for movies by Atom Egoyan.
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DK's Recommendation: Requiem for a Dream
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Requiem for a Dream (2000) is, in my opinion, the best movie made in the
last several years. Someone said that you don't watch the movie - you experience it. I totally agree.
It's a difficult movie to take. It deals with drugs and puts it in your face without any mercy (somebody described it as
being smacked on the head for 100 minutes). It follows the stories of 4 different people, each escaping reality and getting
deteriorated by his own addictions: To drugs, to pills, to alcohol, to TV, to his dreams of a better life. I haven't seen
in years such an amazing and effective combination of acting, photography, editing, lighting, music, writing, makeup and
costume design. This movie is "perfect" in each of these fields. The entire cast is fantastic, but Ellen Burstyn is
extraordinary, giving the performance of her life. It's unbelievable that Julia Roberts got the Oscar instead, that year.
This movie, made for $4.5m, is only Darren Aronofsky's second
feature (after the fantastic Pi). He handles it like its his 20th on a
budget of $45m. It didn't take him long to become one of my favorite directors, and I can't wait for his next movie.
Don't forget to check out the fantastic official site for a taste of the
movie. Also, try to get the trailer, which is one of the best I've seen, and the great
soundtrack by
Clint Mansell
(of Pop will Eat itself).
DK's rating: 10/10
Requiem for a Dream - 102 min, NC-17 (this is the uncut version)
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Alice in Chains Singer Layne Staley Presumed Dead
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According to MTV, a
body believed to be that of Alice in Chains' Layne Staley was found in the Seattle home of the singer Friday
evening. The cause of death was undetermined. An autopsy is scheduled for 7 a.m. PT. See also an article in
CNN.
(Thanks to scorcho)
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Transcript to The Fly fixed
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Chris Foster from The Fly Film Archive,
completed all the 15 scenes missing from the transcript to The Fly and added
location headers. I myself did some formatting and proofing. The new, fixed version is in RTF format.
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One more "Regular"
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Added Ronald Mlodzik to the Regular Cast. Credit goes to Bill.
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Contribute to the Site
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If you too have something to contribute (news, info, pic, etc. - no matter how minor it is),
please inform me by mail or using the board. You'll be credited for that, don't
worry
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Fixing the Videodrome Sync Problem
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Added to the Movies section a solution to the audio sync problem in the
Videodrome rip. It worked great for me.
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Transcript to The Fly
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This is gonna make some of you very happy. It's quite rare, I think - the transcript to The Fly is in the
Scripts/Books section. 5 small parts are skipped, but it's nothing serious. I have no
idea who wrote the transcript, so I can't credit him. sorry.
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Panic Room Soundtrack Released
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Howard Shore's soundtrack to Panic Room is officially released tomorrow. You
can buy your copy at Amazon for $15.
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Geena Davis is a Mom
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Congratulations to Geena Davis (45) who gave birth this Thursday to her
first baby girl (what did you expect, a maggot?). She is married to surgeon Reza Jarrahy, who is 15 years younger than
her. This is her fourth marriage, after being married to Richard Emmolo, Jeff Goldblum and Renny Harlin.
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News Archive Split
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The News Archive is now split by months (so it's no longer one huge file). Older months are
listed at the bottom of the "current" News Archive page.
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Red Dragon's Trailer
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The trailer to Red Dragon (the prequel to Silence of the Lambs/the remake to
Manhunter). will be seen in front of The Bourne Identity and Windtalkers. Both
films are scheduled for a June 14 release. I have to admit that I have absolutely no expectations from this movie.
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No More Annoying Banner on the Top!
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Noticed something different? I bet you do. I managed to get rid of the banner on the top. Shhhhh... don't tell eSmartWeb
You'll still get pop-ups from time to time, but very rarely. Please report errors on the page if you get any.
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Futurama on Star World
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The Indian channel Star World is finally starting to broadcast
the great Futurama series,
on Sundays (11:00am GMT) and
Saturdays (01:00am GMT),
starting April 14.
Most of you don't have this channel; those of you who live in the following countries, are getting this
on cables/satellite:
Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kazahstan, Korea, Macau,
Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, PNG, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan,
Thailand, Vietnam.
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5 New Pics from The Fly
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Added 5 new pics from The Fly to Behind the Scenes, including 2 tiny but
worthy pics of Goldblum in makeup for the deleted stage 4-b.
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Today's Poll on the IMDB
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Check out today's Poll on the IMDB - Director most likely to have pursued
moviemaking on the advice of his therapist. Guess who's there? twice!
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DK's Recommendation: Buffalo '66
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Since I forgot to mention Vincent Gallo's birthday (40) yesterday,
I'll make it up by recommending this movie:
Buffalo '66 (1998), an excellent idnie, made for $1.5m.
Vincent Gallo not only stars in it, but he also directed it, wrote the script and the music, and sings 8 of the background
songs. Gallo is a very talented artist, and this is obviously one of his most personal projects. Very quiet and sensitive
drama/comedy, with excellent cast: The highly talented and sexy
Christina Ricci stars alongside Gallo; Anjelica Huston and Ben Gazzara are amazing and hilarious as his indifferent
parents; Kevin Corrigan as the stupid best-friend; And guest appearances by Rosanna Arquette, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Pollak
and the voice of Gallo's father (singing Fools Rush in).
DK's rating: 8.5/10
Buffalo '66 - 1:50, 640x352
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Naked Lunch VHS Rip Released
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A huge thanks to podulator for getting and sharing
Naked Lunch.
This one is a VHS rip in good quality, and it's the closest you're gonna get, since they haven't released an English DVD
for the movie yet - there's only a German-dubbed DVD, hard to get and in bad quality.
Image is 512x380 and audio is in OggVorbis format. Go grab this gem now.
P.S.: Of course, you want a DivX cover too . Well, I haven't made one yet. You'll get
it as soon as I do.
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3 New "Regulars"
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Added Ivan Reitman (the known director), Joe Silver and Norman Snider to the Regular Cast and Crew.
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New pic of Cronenberg and the film crew of Cronenberg en Chair et en Os
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The clip added yesterday is from the offical site of Jose Gerel, who
photographed this documentary, amongs others. On the same site there's a nice pic of Cronenberg with the film's crew
(added to Behind the Scenes).
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2 existing pics recognized
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2 of the pics on the Behind the Scenes "Misc" section were recognized as belong to
Stereo and The Fly shootings and were moved to their right place.
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The Plasma Pool is 1 month old
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That's right, boys and girls. This site, which began it's life as a small page with several links is celebrating 1 month in
its current form (namely, as a site). I really had no idea it would develop into the thing you're seeing in front of you.
It's a really tough work to keep it updated on a daily basis, believe me. I'll do my best
to keep it that way, although I'm
expecting to be a lot busier. What I need from you is enthusiasm and participation to keep me going, that's all. I refer
you to The future of this site in the FAQ.
Some statistics about the site and its visitors:
• The site had visitors from at least 30 countries.
• It currently has about 40 different visitors daily.
• Most of the known (that also means excluding US) visitors are from (in order): Canada, France, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands,
Germany, Finland and Japan.
• 96% of the visitors are using Windows and 96% are using IE
(so who said you hate Micro$oft?)
You can take a look at the News Archive (link is always at the bottom of this page) to see some
of the site's short history.
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Short Cronenberg Clip
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Added to Misc a short clip (2 min) in RealPlayer format, from the 45 min
Cronenberg en Chair et en Os ("Cronenberg in Flesh and Bone")
by Frederic Benudis, broadcasted on 24 November 2000 on the French TV channel Canal+ (500K).
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2 New Pics
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Added 2 very interesting pics:
The first one is a shot of the joined twins from Dead Ringers. This might be from
the nightmare seen in the movie, but might also be from the first nightmare, which was deleted (or could it be an alternate
ending?)
The second one is a shot from The Fly, not seen in the film.
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Rare Soundtracks
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If you're a soundtrack freak, you should check out
Rare Soundtracks. This site is full of information
about unreleased scores, bootlegs, promos and regular releases that are considered "hard to find" or "out of print".
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April 9: Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. There will be no updates to the site.
Today I dedicate this site to most of the members of my family, who were murdered in the holocaust by the Nazis. I'm also
sending my worm love to my two grandmothers who survived these unimaginable hardships, suffering and killing of their
brothers, sisters, parents and relatives, and who are still with us and relive the horrors every day (I wish I could offer
you comfort and better health).
I'm sure you can find many sites dealing with the Holocaust on its different aspects. Here are just a few:
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Megadeth Disbanding after Nearly 20 Years
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Heavy metal group Megadeth is breaking up after Dave Mustaine (founder, vocalist, lead guitarist) announced
his departure from the band, due to serious injury in his left arm and hand.
Read Mustaine's message to the fans right here.
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Spider release dates
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According to IMDB, Spider is to be released on October
4 (UK) and November 6 (France).
Of course, if you live in France, you can watch it much earlier, in next month's Cannes Film Festival.
See the FAQ.
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LOTR SE DVD and Shore's Music
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There's some interesting info about The Lord of the Rings Special Edition DVD and Howard Shore's job for it in
particular, on filmmusic.com: He's going to write new music,
expand current cues, and record previously written music. He has also been adapting the score into a concert suite, which
will be performed this August by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. That piece will also be expanded into an hour-long concert
version, to be performed in February 2003 in London.
If you can't wait to get the expanded score released sooner than 2004, feel free to add your name to
this petition. There are already 1150 signatures there.
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New Howard Shore pics
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4 new Howard Shore pics added to the Regular crew.
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Jason X opens April 26
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After being postponed for almost a year, Jason X will open in the US and
Canada on April 26 (the movie was already released in Spain on November 2001).
Cronenberg about his character, Dr. Wimmer: "I basically play a stupid doctor who deserves to die."
A few interesting things about the movie:
• This was the world's first movie to be shot completely digitally (using no film, whatsoever). It beat Star
Wars: Episode II to this honor by nearly a full year.
• It had 4 different US release dates before final release.
• The movie is set in the year 2455 because they didn't want to mess up the Freddy vs. Jason
timeline.
• Screewnwriter Todd Farmer based much of the movie on Alien.
• International versions are uncut. Reportedly, the version scheduled for US release had to be edited to get an
R rating instead of an NC-17.
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Cannes Film Festival
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The 55th Film Festival will take place in Cannes from 15th to 26th May 2002. The president of the jury this year is
director David Lynch. For more info, visit festival-cannes.fr.
You should already know (from the FAQ) that Cronenberg's Spider will
premiere there.
Woody Allen has accepted an invitation to attend the festival. That would be his first appearance there (much like
his first appearance in last month's Oscar awards). His new movie, Hollywood Ending, has been selected as the
festival opener on May 15. Allen: "The French people have been so supportive and nice to me over the years, and I've been
invited so many times that I wanted to give something back to them by coming... Particularly since I felt this film was so
right for the occasion."
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Jodie Foster to Concentrate on Kids
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Jodie Foster has closed her production company, Egg Pictures, and has vowed to scale down her acting
commitments to one film every two years in order to raise her two sons.
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Felicia's Journey rip reshared
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ununun is resharing Felicia's Journey (1999) by
writer/director Atom Egoyan. Although I haven't seen the movie yet, I'm
sure it's great. It has got wonderful reviews when released and when shown in Cannes. You can read more about the movie at
IMDB and get more details about the rip at
isonews.
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Regulars updated
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The Regular crew and cast has been updated with Friday the 13th: The Series (First
Season, Episode 12: "Faith Healer") (1988) cast and crew.
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A different Cronendrome
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A Cronenberg fan site called Cronendrome was added to the
Links. Notice this is not the Cronendrome site you saw earlier on the Links
page, but rather a different site with the same name. It's got lots of great stuff and lots of images. So check it out.
Oh, and this site has discovered The Plasma Pool 3 days ago
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Lining up for Star Wars Episode II
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This may sound like a joke, but it's not. liningup.net is the official site for
participating in the line up for Star Wars Episode II, outside the Gruaman Chinese Theater. Members of this site
began yesterday to mark the days until the opening of Episode II - yes, a 7 weeks (!) waiting. At least 20 people
are already confirmed to be there.
Now, I love movies, but these people should be committed, stat!
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Star Wars Episode II Soundtrack
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John Williams's soundtrack to Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones will be released on April 23. You can
pre-order it on Amazon for $14.
Naturally, it already leaked to the net. And some say it's the best Star Wars sountrack since The Empire Strikes
Back.
SoundtrackCinema.com is giving away 5 copies of the score - one of
them is signed by Mr. Williams himself. The contest is eligible for residents of the US and Canada only.
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Some Dead Ringers info
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There's some interesting info about Dead Ringers on
Criterion's official page for the DVD:
First, you should know that this DVD release is out of print and unavailable. Since many consider it to be much better than
the other DVD release, you should grab if you get the chance.
Second, the movie was filmed in full frame (1.33:1) and was designed to be masked for various theatrical aspect ratios. The
Criterion DVD is 1.66:1, which is Cronenberg’s preferred framing. I guess filming in 1.33:1 and masking into 1.66:1 is
Cronenberg's usual method: I'm almost certain he did the same in Crash and eXistenZ (and see the
comparison page for eXistenZ for a slight difference in masking).
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Spider-Man 2 in the making
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Spider-Man will premiere in the US in exactly one month. So what if it's
not even out yet? According to Dark Horizons and
Coming Attractions, they are already working on a
sequel (pre-script stage). Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst will be there.
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Exotica rip released
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Another huge thank you to Schubi for releasing this amazing movie.
Exotica (1994), written and directed by Canadian
Atom Egoyan, is one of my favorite movies. I rate it 10/10, so if you're
familiar with my taste already, you know what it means, for good or for worse. Don't let the name (or the silly description
on the VHS cover) confuse you - this is not a porn or even an erotic movie. It's a slow-paced drama with a very special
"atmosphere", close to the one in Crash (incidently, Elias Koteas plays in both).
Excellent direction, script, cast (especially Don McKellar as Thomas Pinto), music (Mychael Danna) and photography (Paul
Sarossy) make this indie (budgeted at 2 million Canadian Dollars) no less than a masterpiece. Simply a must.
Exotica (English, 608x336, 2-pass DivX 5.0, AC3 2.0 - same as source) {Schubi}
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DK's Recommendation
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
An experience. See more details on April 20.
DK's rating: 10/10
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DK's Recommendation
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Vincent Gallo's personal and sensitive drama/comedy. See more details on April 12.
DK's rating: 8.5/10
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DK's Recommendation
Exotica (1994)
A masterpiece. See more details on April 2.
DK's rating: 10/10
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