A History of Violence
| release date | September 30 2005 |
| studio | New Line Cinema |
| director | David Cronenberg |
| writer | Josh Olson |
| starring | Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt |
| rating | R |
| site | ahistoryofviolence.com |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
San Diego Comic-Con ’11: WED., July 20/THURS., July 21 Complete Schedule!
I love standing firm on a promise, having kept our San Diego Comic-Con news leading up to the July 20th event to an absolute minimum. But reader beware: Bloody Disgusting’s front page is going to be a gooey explosion, an absolute onslaught of coverage come that Wednesday. READ MORE
San Diego Comic-Con ’11: WED., July 20/THURS., July 21 Complete Schedule!
I love standing firm on a promise, having kept our San Diego Comic-Con news leading up to the July 20th event to an absolute minimum. But reader beware: Bloody Disgusting’s front page is going to be a gooey explosion, an absolute onslaught of coverage come that Wednesday. READ MORE
TV: Trailer for SyFy’s Werewolf Flick ‘Red’!
SyFy has released the trailer for Red, their first of many horror-themed fairy tales. Red puts a new spin on a classic fairy tale with Felicia Day (“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog”, “The Guild”) starring as a modern descendant of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ who brings her fiancé home to meet the family for him to discover that his bride-to-be’s ancestral business is hunting werewolves. When he himself gets bitten by a werewolf, “Red” is forced to try and save the wolfman she loves from her very own family. Stephen McHattie (Pontypool, A History of Violence) and Kavan Smith (“Stargate: Atlantis”, “The 4400″) co-star in the Syfy original from director Sheldon Wilson (Mothman, Screamers: The Hunting) and Syfy scribe Brook Durham (Mammoth, Showdown at Area 51). (more…) READ MORE
Update: Official One Sheet For ‘Downloading Nancy’
When it premiered as an official selection at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Downloading Nancy (trailer) became one of the most controversial films ever to premiere at the festival. Set at the dawn of the Internet explosion, the film is inspired by a true story of one woman’s deadly desire to journey on the Internet to satisfy a dark psycho sexual need. While we’re unsure about how dark the film gets, some attendees of the festival told us that we should definitely be telling you dear reader about this forthcoming release. Beyond the break you can check out the official one sheet for Pamela Cuming & Lee Ross’s project arriving in limited cities on June 5. (more…) READ MORE
The Winners From this Year’s Saturn Awards!
Last night B-D reporter Vapor Rub was on the scene of the 32nd annual Saturn Awards in California. After hitting the red carpet for a bit (you’ll find a few pics inside) he attended the ceremony and sent in a list of the winners, which can be found inside. Leading the pack is George Lucas’ genre epic “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” with 10 nominations. “Batman Begins” follows closely behind with 9 nominations while “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” receive 8 nominations each. But who won? Read on and see… (more…) READ MORE
David Cronenberg’s Making Human Masks!
Tonight we’ve been pointed in the direction of some fantastic news regarding David Cronenberg’s next film. After the success of his film A History of Violence over at New Line this past year, projects have finally been getting off the ground for the legendary director- and his next will be I Kill, which is based on a disturbing novel by Giorgio Faletti. Read on for details… (more…) READ MORE
Cronenberg’s ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘Fields’ Get Rollin’
The news was broke a month or so ago around the time of the LA screenings for Doom that David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers may be headed to TV as a new series. Tonight this fantastic news was confirmed as A History of Violence helmer David Cronenberg is teaming with HBO on a series adaptation of his 1988 cult thriller Dead Ringers, according to Variety. The success of Violence may have had something to do with the deal being finalized (finally). In addition, it was reported that David is attached to helm and produce London Fields, based on Martin Amis’ 1991 novel of the same name about a promiscuous psychic troubled by disturbing premonitions.bRead on for the news… (more…) READ MORE
Disney’s ‘Flightplan’ prevails over animated Corpses
In the battle for the top of the box office Walt Disney Studios’ distribution unit scored big with Flightplan as the movie took the #1 spot with $24,646,000. Warner Bros. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (review #1, #2) did fantastic as well pulling in $20,130,000 is it’s first full week of release for the #2 spot. New Line Cinema’s A History of Violence (review), pilled in a nice $504,000 in only 14 theaters, the movie opens wide next weekend. Fox Searchlight’s Roll Bounce opened in the #4 spot with $8,000,000. Read the full box office report here. (more…) READ MORE
Review: David Cronenberg’s ‘A History of Violence’
If you head on over to FDM you can read our review for New Line Cinema’s A History of Violence, which hits select cities this Friday and rolls out wide September 30th. David Cronenberg’s (interview) film tells the story of an ordinary family’s life after the father receives unwanted national attention for a seemingly vigilante-style self-defense killing at his diner. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris and William Hurt. (more…) READ MORE
First Images from John Fawcett’s ‘The Dark’ Mesmerize
Today the first images from John Fawcett’s (Ginger Snaps) newest horror film The Dark appeared online, and they’re dazzling! The UK-Release for the movie is the 28th of October (Momentum Films) and the German release is the 27th October (Constantin Film). Miramax holds the US rights, so we’ll probably never see it. The book and movie are about a couple mourning the loss of their young daughter, Sarah. They are visited by a girl named Ebrill, who claims to have died over 60 years previous…and bears a frightening resemblance to their dead child. The film stars Maria Bello (A History of Violence), Sean Bean, Richard Elfyn and Maurice Roëves. Read on for the pics… (more…) READ MORE
Cronenberg’s Back in a Major Way with ‘Painkillers’
He’s finally back with his own material! David Cronenberg, who is in Cannes with his In Competition film A History of Violence, will next direct Painkillers, a futuristic thriller that reteams him with producer Robert Lantos, who is repped at the festival by Atom Egoyan’s “Where the Truth Lies,” ccording to the Hollywood Reporter. The producer and director on Friday confirmed the project, which has been in development for several years. Based on Cronenberg’s first original screenplay in eight years, “Painkillers” is budgeted at $35 million and is being readied for release in late 2006. (more…) READ MORE
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