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Criterion Channel Spotlights Director David Cronenberg in April
Next month brings the release of The Shrouds, the latest from legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg. The Criterion Channel is celebrating accordingly with a director’s spotlight of his audacious work.
Cronenberg’s The Shrouds will open on April 18 in New York and Los Angeles, before expanding nationwide on April 25, 2025. But you can begin streaming the “Directed by David Cronenberg” titles on Criterion Channel beginning April 1.
The programming selection includes a mix of classic Cronenberg body horror and underseen gems, including racing action movie Fast Company and early sci-fi works. The programming section includes the Criterion Collection Edition of Dead Ringers, in which Jeremy Irons delivers a impressive double performance as twin gynecologists who spiral into a into a dizzying madness exacerbated by drugs and sexual confusion. It’ll include an audio commentary by director David Cronenberg, Irons, and other crew members as well as other supplemental materials.
Read on for the full director’s spotlight details and lineup.
“Gooey, splattery, fleshy nightmares of contagion and transformation, the audacious cinematic transgressions of David Cronenberg—whose latest film, The Shrouds, infects theaters this April—are not so much watched as experienced in a visceral, full-body wave of can’t-look-away revulsion and fascination. These definitive body-horror classics—including the killer-kiddo shocker The Brood, his head-exploding commercial breakthrough Scanners, and the doubly diabolical psychological puzzle Dead Ringers—suggest that perhaps nothing is more terrifying than our own selves.”
Stereo, 1969
Crimes of the Future, 1970
Rabid, 1977
The Brood, 1979
Fast Company, 1979
Scanners, 1981
Dead Ringers, 1988
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Euro-Schock Cult Classic ‘Der Fan’ Gets First U.S. Theatrical Release With New 4K Restoration
Fun City Editions is bringing a rare ’80s Euroshocker to U.S. theaters for the very first time, thanks to a new 4K restoration.
The restoration of 1982’s Der Fan, aka Trance, will premiere at the Metrograph theater in NYC on August 28.
In the film, “The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.”
Der Fan, written and directed by Eckhart Schmidt, stars Désirée Nosbusch as Simone and Bodo Staiger as “R”, the object of Simone’s desire.
Staiger, as frontman for new wave group Rheingold, also provided the film’s score.
Without giving anything away, it’s the shocking third act that sets Der Fan apart and earned its cult status. Much like Takashi Miike’s Audition, it’s an assuming feature that hides its visceral horror side until a jaw-dropping finale.
Fun City Editions announced the restoration’s premiere on socials, with promises to reveal further details closer to its August date.
That also includes additional theatrical screening locations, so stay tuned.
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