David Cronenberg
- Biography
- Like Tobe Hooper and George Romero, David Cronenberg sprang into public consciousness with a series of low-budget horror films that shocked and surprised audiences for their sheer audacity and intelligence.
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- Born
- March 15, 1943
Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best British Film Eastern Promises |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Director A History of Violence |
Genie Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Genie Awards |
Best Director Eastern Promises |
Golden Satellite Award
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Director Eastern Promises |
Toronto Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Director Eastern Promises |
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Cinematical Seven: Directorial Double Whammies
10/13/09 Reading about movies, you hear stories of some films shot in five days and other films shot over three years. | Cinematical.com -
David Cronenberg May Remake 'The Fly' Again
09/24/09 David Cronenberg is a filmmaker who knows how to properly employ gore. | MTV Movies Blog -
David Cronenberg takes on 'Cosmopolis'
07/24/09 Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg will bring Don DeLillo's novel "Cosmopolis" to the big screen, the film's producer said Friday. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Brit director Edgar Wright brings movie influences to Toronto rep theatre
07/24/09 British director Edgar Wright takes over a downtown repertory theatre this weekend to present two of his favourite films with cinematographer Bill Pope. The shaggy-haired auteur of the indie hits "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," has been in the city for the past four months shooting "Scott Pilgrim Versus the World" with Michael Cera. But he puts the spotlight on some of his more obscure cinematic influences in the next instalment of a screening series he calls The Wright Stuff at the Bloor Cinema. | JAM! Showbiz -
Weeky Ketchup: Wall Street, Videodrome, Roger Rabbit -- The 80s Are Back!
05/01/09 Earlier this year, Oliver Stone was quoted as saying that he had given up on Money Never Sleeps , the sequel to Wall Street , but the Los Angeles Times now reports that 20th Century Fox has signed the director back on to the project, which is now known as the more obviously sequel title, Wall Street 2 . | Rotten Tomatoes -
Hollywood Taps David Cronenberg’s ‘Videodrome’ For Remake
04/27/09 Moviefone Today, the honor goes to David Cronenberg as his gory and terrifying film "Videodrome" is being eyed for a remake. | MTV Movies Blog -
David Cronenberg On What It Would Take To Bring Him Back To Horror
04/23/09 David Cronenberg has moved away from the genre in which he made his name. | MTV Movies Blog -
EXCLUSIVE: David Cronenberg Making Plans For ‘Eastern Promises’ Sequel
03/30/09 Moviefone The big twist at the end of 2007's "Eastern Promisesthat Viggo Mortensen's character, a Russian gangster named Nikolai, is really working for a British intelligence service—raised as many questions as it answered. Now director David Cronenberg is looking to explore those open possibilities as he dives back into the world of the Russian mafia with an "Eastern Promises" sequel. | MTV Movies Blog