14 July

Cronenberg and Fiennes discuss Spider on Charlie Rose

There is an interesting 20-minutes interview on Google Video, of Charlie Rose talking to David Cronenberg and Ralph Fiennes about the movie Spider. The interview was broadcasted on 17 February 2003. In this program Rose first interviews Alan Parker, Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet and Laura Linney about The Life of David Gale, so if you want to skip to the Spider interview, it's found between the 31:45 and the 52:22 marks. Charlie Rose (17/2/03)

The Fountain Review

The Fountain will premiere in October in the US, but CHUD.com has already written a review about it and they confirm that the waiting was worth it. They give a very positive review and describe the movie as brilliant, wonderful, moving and stunning.

11 July

Cronenberg Explores Andy Warhol's Dark Side in an Exhibition

An art exhibition named Andy Warhol/Supernova: Stars, Death and Disaster, 1962-1964 has opened on Saturday at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The exhibition was put together by David Cronenberg and it presents more than 25 paintings and seven films by Warhol, many of which highlight the dark side of the American pop artist. They include disturbing images of car crashes, suicide and the electric chair, as well as more familiar icons like brightly-colored portraits of Jackie Kennedy and Elvis Presley. Read more about it here: David Cronenberg Talks Andy Warhol Canadian show focuses on Warhol's darker side Cronenberg explores Warhol's dark side in show