crash is a 1996 british-canadian psychological thriller film written and directed by david cronenberg based on j. g. ballard 's 1973 novel of the same name .

it tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car crashes , a notable form of paraphilia .

the film stars james spader , deborah kara unger , elias koteas , holly hunter , and rosanna arquette .

the film generated considerable controversy upon its release and opened to mixed and highly divergent reactions from critics .

while some praised the film for its daring premise and originality , others criticized its combination of graphic sexuality and violence .

it premiered at the cannes film festival , where it won the special jury prize , considered the third-most prestigious prize of the festival .

it won six genie awards from the academy of canadian cinema and television , including awards for cronenberg as director and screenwriter ; the film was also nominated in two further categories , including producer .

crash ( 1996 film )

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paul haggis ' ' crash ' vs . david cronenberg ' s ' crash '
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not the oscar bait film , but the good - very good cronenberg film about sex and car crash fetishists .
one of the film ' s creatures on the cover of the july 8 , 1996 issue of time .
between 1996 and 1997 , crash ( canada , 1996 , d . david cronenberg ) , based on j . g . ballard ' s celebrated novel , became the focal point of one of the most hysterical furores that british film censorship had seen to date .
james spader as james ballard and elias koteas as vaughan . crash , 1996 photographer : michael gibson
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gabrielle ( rosanna arquette ) in steel - reinforced leg and hip braces . crash , 1996 photographer : jonathan wenk
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revisit the shock of symphorophilia with will self and chris beckett , editor of a new edition of crash . their discussion is followed by a rare chance to see the uncut version of david cronenberg’s 1996 film adaptation on the big screen . cronenberg’s film of crash ( 1996 ) , which ballard greatly admired , was awarded a special jury prize at its premiere at the cannes film festival . the film introduced a second generation to ballard’s unsettling vision , and sparked a censorship controversy that led to the film being banned by westminster city council . the film will be introduced by its producer , jeremy thomas . full details
not long after the release of kids in 1996 , there were calls for the banning of david cronenberg ' s film , crash . once again , the bbfc considered the film very carefully - including screening the film for lawyers and for a group of disabled people - but found that there was no case to answer . the film was rated 18 uncut .
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this crash is a fascinating film , rather than a good one . i think is difference is important . the other crash is a fine film , in a very different way . i wasn ' t at all unhappy when it won the oscar .
director david cronenberg and james spader ( james ballard ) inspect the hip and leg braces worn by rosanna arquette as gabrielle . crash , 1996 photographer : jonathan wenk
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- i’m watching a david cronenberg film . - i don’t know what that is . - he is a director known for his body horror and themes of sex and death . he made the fly , videodrome , crash , and scanners . - oh , crash is good . - nope , you’re thinking of the crash that came out in 2004 and was about racial tension and how our lives intersect , cronenberg’s crash from 1996 is about people who get sexually aroused by car crashes . - weird - yep
crash is a mutant work of art - - a bracing splash of ice water .
never has a film turned me on as much as crash . yes , that was a shitty car joke . i will not apologize .
david cronenberg said during his promotional run for the film crash :
i see technology as being an extension of the human body .
crash is difficult to watch because of the moral chaos it portrays , but it is best film i have seen in a long time .
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independence day ( 1996 ) also known as :
id4
.
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for the record , based on j . g . ballard ' s novel , writer - director david cronenberg ' s 1996 crash stars james spader , holly hunter , elias koteas , deborah kara unger , rosanna arquette , and peter macneill .
a top quality film that follows the lives of varied people over 24 hours and how they
crash
into each other . quite original idea as well .
although it had generated some controversy when premiered at the cannes film festival in may 1996 , it was not until the first british screening at the london film festival in november that the film became a tabloid cause celebre , with the daily mail and evening standard in particular attacking it on a regular basis , often on the front page .
aberly , rachel and volker engel . the making of independence day . new york : harperpaperbacks , 1996 . isbn 0 - 06 - 105359 - 7 .
bobenko said the lancaster desert area is highly recommended to film companies because of its remote site . employees of a company making a rap music video nearby witnessed the crash .
when
crash ' ' premiered in may , 1996 , at the cannes film festival , some people fled the theater . the movie has played in canada and europe to widespread controversy , inspiring polemics both pro and con . ted turner , whose studio , fine line , is distributing the film in the united states , has said he hates it . certainly it will repel and disgust many viewers .
the film had its official premiere held at the now - defunct mann plaza theater in los angeles on june 25 , 1996 . [ 37 ] it was then screened privately at the white house for president bill clinton and his family [ 38 ] before receiving a nationwide release in the united states on july 2 , 1996 , a day earlier than its previously scheduled opening . [ 39 ]
the city’s famous babelsberg film studios , now a theme park dedicated to film ( and a good one ) , was once a powerhouse of european film production . this was where fritz lang shot ‘ metropolis ’ . this was where marlene dietrich began her film career .
toronto has long been a favourite for filmmakers who opt to head north in an effort to slash budgets . while some films made here feature the city like scott pilgrim vs the world ( 2010 ) , and crash ( 1996 ) , others use toronto to double for us settings .
this ain ' t your grandma ' s crash movie . it ' s fabulous ! james spader at his best .
the film was scheduled for release on july 3 , 1996 , but due to the high level of anticipation for the movie , many theaters began showing it on the evening of july 2 , 1996 , the same day the film begins . the movie ' s combined domestic and international box office gross is $ 816 , 969 , 268 , which at one point was the second - highest worldwide gross of all - time . it holds the 25th highest worldwide gross of a movie all - time .
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as for the controversy surrounding paul haggis ' generally well - received crash , that ' s a direct result of the fact that the ensemble drama shares the same title – but not the same plot – as the 1996 david cronenberg movie about car crashes , mutilations , and kinky sex . according to the toronto star , those behind cronenberg ' s work are now threatening to take legal action against the producers of the new crash .
the crash controversy was significant for the way it publicly revealed the often conflicting structures of british film regulation , and the supremacy of local government over the bbfc and national government , neither of whom had any real powers when it came to preventing the release of a film .
by the way , crash director and co - screenwriter paul haggis also wrote clint eastwood ' s million dollar baby , starring eastwood , hilary swank , and morgan freeman , and which opens later this year . haggis ' crash screenplay collaborator was bobby moresco .
naked lunch ( 1991 ) , based on william burroughs ' s novel of the same name , was thought by many to be unfilmable . a long - cherished project of cronenberg ' s , it was a cinematic success . m . butterfly ( 1993 ) was based on the play by david henry hwang , and cronenberg ' s most controversial film , crash ( 1996 ) , was based on the novel by j . g . ballard . crash , which won a special jury prize at the cannes film festival for
originality , daring and audacity ,
ran into censorship problems in some countries .
woody allen’s midnight in paris ( 2011 ) was not his first film about the city and followed his 1996 movie everyone says i love you . richard linklater’s before sunset ( 2004 ) was possibly more of a love story about paris than it was about the characters .
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new york is also the home of some of the world’s leading film festivals like tribeca and the new york film festival . it’s also the home of some of the world’s leading film schools at columbia , nyu and new york film academy . with so much creativity in the city , it’s no surprise that new york remains one of the most important cities for film production in the world .
for a movie obsessed with the connection between sexual intercourse and car accidents , david cronenberg ' s crash could hardly be more stationary .
propaganda films had no permit from the federal aviation administration or the film office to use a helicopter in the scene , said officials from the two agencies . the faa is also investigating the crash , a spokesman said .
in creating the prosthetics and scars for the injured characters in crash , the production team turned to real - world inspirations . hear from stephan dupuis as he discusses constructing the braces , body armour , and scars for the film .
katherine dieckmann’s film is beholden to a studiously weird narrative that’s governed by formula screenwriting .
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this is a great film and much better than the one of the . . .
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while promoting stargate in europe , emmerich came up with the idea for the film when fielding a question about his own belief in the existence of alien life . he and devlin decided to incorporate a large - scale attack when noticing that aliens in most invasion films travel long distances in space only to remain hidden when reaching earth . principal photography for the film began in july 1995 in new york city , and the film was officially completed on june 20 , 1996 .
truly a one of a kind film that can never , and will never be replicated .
, which some critics described as ' child pornography ' . the bbfc considered the film very
advertising executive james ballard and his wife catherine lead complex , if hollow , sexual lives . following a near fatal crash with dr . helen remingto . . .
robert altman’s fascinating and divisive psychological horror film receives a top - notch transfer from arrow academy .
powell , anna . deleuze and the horror film . edinburgh : edinburgh university press , 2007 .
propaganda films , a subsidiary of polygram filmed entertainment , got its start 10 years ago producing music videos and at one time produced 40 % of the videos aired on mtv . the company also is very active in commercial production and has in recent years moved into feature films . the firm produced the 1996 film
barb wire
with pamela lee , the horror film
candy man
and the madonna documentary
truth or dare .
based on the novel by j . g . ballard , crash tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car accidents . highly controversial when first released ( banned in britain ) this psychological thriller won the special jury prize at cannes for its “originality , daring and audacity” and was voted one of the top ten films of the year for 1996 by the prestigious french cinema journal cahiers du cinema .
marks , laura u . the skin of the film . durham : duke university press , 1999 .
and forest gump is an amazing film ? i ' m not a huge fan of avatar but it ' s the highest grossing film of all time ! this writer doesn ' t have a clue .
finally saw this film . so beautifully executed . the rips on cronenberg that this film is too cold is off to me . it ' s just insanely focused . i love the attention to physical details .
) . upon its very first screening , the film became instantly controversial because of one specific scene towards the end of the film , when sevigny performs unsimulated fellatio on gallo and swallows his semen . sevigny’s agency
despite this , the movie won the academy award for visual effects , [ 69 ] beating twister and dragonheart . it was also nominated for an academy award for best sound but lost to the english patient . [ 70 ] composer david arnold won a grammy award for his work on the film . [ 71 ] the movie also won an amanda award for best foreign feature film . [ 69 ] viewers voted for independence day to receive an mtv movie award for best kiss , [ 72 ] a people ' s choice award for favorite dramatic motion picture , [ 73 ] and a kids ' choice award for favorite movie . it received saturn awards for saturn award for best director , best science fiction film , and best special effects . [ 74 ] the film was awarded best film editing and best visual effects at the inaugural golden satellite award ceremony . the film received a golden raspberry nomination in 1996 for worst written film grossing over $ 100 million but lost to twister . [ 69 ]
if anything , cronenberg ' s films have revealed more about their audience than their director . look at the way britain lost its head over crash , back in 1996 : the reaction of the press in this country to the film ' s vehicular eroticism was so disproportionately hysterical , it looks comical in retrospect .
ban this car crash sex film ,
frothed the daily mail , until the matter was taken up by politicians and councillors .
crash surprised me totally , the reception ,
cronenberg says now .
it was a 20 - year - old novel , well accepted as part of jg ballard ' s canon . i really didn ' t think this movie that was fairly faithful to the tone of the novel would be so shocking to people here .
ballard described the furore as
little england at its worst
, symptomatic of a
strange , nervous nation
. there was no crash controversy in france or canada , cronenberg points out .
different countries have different reactions . some films are successful in some places ; some not . i think shivers played in glasgow for three years non - stop . why was that ? i have no idea .
crash
doesn ' t extend beyond its most immediate sensationalism . when the movie does attempt to find a theme , it slams into a brick wall of mumbo - jumbo .
[ crash ] is familiar enough that it slips easily into our film - watching faculty without any fuss , yet [ haggis ' ] handling of it - - his muscular belief in what he is doing - - makes us hope that his next screenplay will be a bit less safe .
in my opinion , this film is a masterpiece by cronenberg . features a frightening performance from elias koteas .
top ten : most shameless uses of product placement in film urltoken . retrieved on july 8 , 2008 .
eastern promises a review of david cronenberg ' s masterful film
eastern promises
from rogerebert . com .
loved it . the scene with holly hunter early in the film is one of the sexiest things in movies .
kingsley said the production company was not trying to avoid faa or film office approval review of the helicopter shots .
i definitely liked cronenberg ' s version of crash better . classic creepy movie with a stellar cast . roles like this were made for james spader . i thought holly hunter was terrific too .
crash
was directed by paul haggis , whose screenplay for
million dollar baby
led to academy awards . it connects stories based on coincidence , serendipity , and luck , as the lives of the characters crash against one another other like pinballs . the movie presumes that most people feel prejudice and resentment against members of other groups , and observes the consequences of those feelings .
the philistinism of ted turner in initially refusing to release ' ' crash ' ' thus becomes a lot less surprising than it ought to be . this film ' s graphic , macabre sex scenes are staged as literally as ordinary pornography , without enough of a directorial viewpoint to expand their meaning . and after the film has achieved its initial shock value , it simply lingers on a plateau , with new sexual permutations among the characters doing little to enhance what has already been seen . yet ' ' crash ' ' is so fastidious and schematic that it clearly intends a more complex vision than the one it reveals .
so the creepy rituals and joyless couplings of ' ' crash ' ' do amount to a form of daring . or they would have , if the film had had more passion of its own . but mr . cronenberg , for once oddly inhibited by brazen subject matter , has made a meticulously stylized and controlled film that leaves many of its characters ' ideas muffled and lacks the true audacity its material demands . a film that shows its characters in such a debased and disturbing light had better also show the courage of its convictions .
david cronenberg lives and works in toronto , where he was born and where he began making films in 1966 .
something of a dream
( pevere 138 ) for critics because he writes as well as directs many of his films , 1 cronenberg’s thirteen feature films have won over forty international and national critical awards ( including four canadian genies as
best director
) . in 1990 , he was honored with france’s prestigious chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres . the cannes film festival and the berlin film festival each awarded him a special jury prize : in 1996 to crash for its
audacity , daring , and originality
and in 1999 to existenz for
outstanding artistic achievement .
crash remains the penultimate example of this parallel genre . it is extraordinarily beautiful and everything , including the road , seems to come alive . cronenberg has discussed the set of crash as one that was highly sexualized , where even the city itself had a sexual quality , but perhaps we can replace sexual with vibrant or , to use another bennett term , evanescent . bennett asks where evanescence lies , as property of stuff or of people ? in crash it oscillates between the two entities , and the elaborate braces facilitate the sexualized agency of these strange hybrids , bridging the relationship between humans and machines .
but just give us ' electric boogaloo ' . us fellow kinky film - lovers need to be given another bone .
1 . of his thirteen feature - length films , five are adapted from his own stories ( for which he also wrote the screenplays ) : shivers ( 1975 ) , rabid ( 1976 ) , the brood ( 1979 ) , scanners ( 1980 ) , and videodrome ( 1982 ) . he wrote the screenplays for naked lunch ( 1991 ) and crash ( 1996 ) , and co - wrote for fast company ( 1979 ) , the fly ( 1986 ) , and dead ringers ( 1988 )
since a road accident left him with serious facial and bodily scarring , a former tv scientist has become obsessed by the marriage of motor - car technology with what he sees as the raw sexuality of car - crash victims . the scientist , along with a crash victim he has recently befriended , sets about performing a series of sexual acts in a variety of motor vehicles , either with other crash victims or with prostitutes whom they contort into the shape of trapped corpses . ultimately , the scientist craves a suicidal union of blood , semen , and engine coolant , a union with which he becomes dangerously obsessed .
a psycho - sexual journey into oblivion in this controversial film from acclaimed director david cronenberg . james spader is a bored film director who explores new realms after a near - fatal car accident introduces him to a world of sexually obsessed car cra
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since a road accident left him with serious facial and bodily scarring , a former tv scientist has become obsessed by the marriage of motor - car technology with what he sees as the raw sexuality of car - crash victims . the scientist , along with a crash victim he has recently befriended , sets about performing a series of sexual acts in a variety of motor vehicles , either with other crash victims or with prostitutes whom they contort into the shape of trapped corpses . ultimately , the scientist craves a suicidal union of blood , semen , and engine coolant , a union with which he becomes dangerously obsessed . written by matt a . knapp
the scenes and settings of crash are stunning ; industrial landscapes , metallic and concrete country sides . the script is the real gem . it is a monstrous concept that possibly only cronenberg could have handled so well .
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in the uk the daily mail newspaper led the calls for the film to be banned with a front page headline reading
ban this car crash sex film
. to cover themselves against possible prosecution the bbfc consulted a qc to determine whether the film contravened the obscene publications act , a psychologist to see if it could potentially incite copycat behavior , and a group of disabled people to see if the character played by rosanna arquette would be considered offensive to them . after all 3 consultations proved to be successful and the bbfc were able to pass the full unrated version completely uncut . see more »
after getting into a serious car accident , a tv director discovers an underground sub - culture of scarred , omnisexual car - crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they . . . see more »
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sonic details that supply information about the concrete materiality of sound production in the film space
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berlin’s artistic side was shown on film in berlin : symphony of a city ( 1927 ) and in rainer werner fassbinder’s epic berlin alexanderplatz ( 1980 ) , but the city’s film scene struggled through two wars and recovery was slow . the berlinale was set up in 1951 and is now one of the leading film events in the world , but it took decades to build its reputation .
in order to figure out what about car wrecks so excites them , james and remington make their way to a secret exhibition run by vaughan ( elias koteas ) , whom we met earlier posing as a medical photographer taking loving pictures of james ' leg brace . vaughn restages
classic
car crashes such as james dean ' s death for a small but dedicated crowd of crash enthusiasts sitting in bleachers hollering as if nascar fans got turned on by all the wrecks they hope to see . james and remington immerse themselves fully into this sub - section of society , and soon they peruse photographs of crash sites and view crash test footage as if viewing pornography .
its fiftieth anniversary offers an occasion to challenge some of the commonplaces about the film and to show that there remains much to be clarified about its character . an attention to location in the film and a focus on its little - discussed coda can resituate battle as a film that , going beyond its well - recognized revolutionary narrative , deals with the end of the french empire and represents the first in a line of banlieue cinema—that is , as a film that presciently anticipates postcolonial conditions on the territory of france itself .
a month after the film ' s release , jewelry designers and marketing consultants reported an increased interest in dolphin - themed jewelry , since the character of jasmine in the film wears dolphin earrings and is presented with a wedding ring featuring a gold dolphin . [ 55 ]
if you ' re aged 16 to 25 , you can get £3 cinema tickets at bfi southbank to any film , any time .
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an inconsistent but nonetheless beautiful restoration makes for the best - looking home - video release yet of alfred hitchcock ' s most underrated film .
in reply to accusations that zev asher ' s documentary glorifies the killers , toronto film festival co - director noah cowan defended the film ' s screening , stating : “people who have viewed the film – and that includes several toronto journalists and our curators – indicate that it certainly does not allow room to sympathize with the actions of the convicted criminals portrayed in the documentary and shows them to be morally bankrupt . ”
if there ' s anything worse than a film with no point , it ' s one that ' s all point and nothing but .
' ' crash ' ' has the nc - 17 rating ( no one under 17 admitted ) that it fully deserves . it includes frontal nudity , many sexual encounters and coolly grotesque situations linking sex and violence in graphic , sickening ways .
some film historians presume that robert bresson ’s final film , l’argent , was booed because audiences had simply had enough of bresson’s decisively understated style . me ? i’ll never grow tired of bresson’s minimalist charm , but to each his own . shame , though , that l’argent — a rather remarkable film concerned with the ways in which forged money can ruin a man’s life — proved to be bresson’s final film . maybe he had run out of creative steam , maybe it’s because his age caught up with him , or maybe he’d simply had enough with the critical jeers .
' ' crash , ' ' which is disturbing in both its initial recklessness and ultimate timidity , still deserves to be taken seriously as part of mr . cronenberg ' s bravely idiosyncratic career . at the very least , it is quite literally a striking oddity . when not orchestrating strangely impersonal human couplings , the film maker stages scenes in traffic , which called for the wrecking of 25 automobiles . according to elinor galbraith , the film ' s set director , ' ' we discovered why everyone should drive a volvo . ' '
] i myself shall play the role of dean ' s racing mechanic rolf voudrich , sent over from the porsche factory in zuffenhausen , germany . now , this mechanic was himself fated to die in a car crash in germany 26 years later .
cronenberg ' s films have won many genie awards . dead ringers ( 10 genies ) and naked lunch ( 8 genies ) were both named best picture and earned cronenberg best director awards . he also received best director awards for videodrome , crash and spider . a history of violence received numerous accolades and awards , including oscar nominations for best adapted screenplay and supporting actor ( william hurt ) , a bafta ( britain ) nomination for best adapted screenplay , a césar ( france ) nomination for best foreign film , 5 directors guild of canada ( dgc ) awards , 2 golden globe nominations , and best director and canadian film from the toronto film critics association . eastern promises received an oscar nomination for best actor ( viggo mortensen ) , 2 bafta nominations , a césar nominaton for best foreign film , 5 dgc awards and 8 genie awards . it was nominated for 3 golden globe awards and won the prestigious people ' s choice award at the toronto international film festival .
berlin is just a cool location for a film . probably the coolest city in europe , it inhales creatives . among them , young and exciting filmmakers , writers , performers and artists focus on creating rather than on the commercial elements of filmmaking . it’s a haven for low budget and indie film production . dreams of filmmakers are made even more attainable when you look at the many financing options available for visual media and film production .
the film should have been nominated for best picture , but was robbed by doctor doolitle , probably the worst best picture nominee of all time .
independence day ( also known by its promotional abbreviation id4 ) is a 1996 science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of earth , focusing on a disparate group of individuals and families as they coincidentally converge in the nevada desert and , along with the rest of the human population , participate in a last - chance retaliation on july 4 – the same date as the independence day holiday in the united states . it was directed by roland emmerich , who co - wrote the script with producer dean devlin .
crash doesn ' t represent the zenith of cronenberg as far as great films go , i believe his ultimate tome is eastern promises , but it does i believe represent his zenith when it comes to tackling the idea of sexuality and the various triggers that our sexuality has that we try and deny . because of this i understand why so many didn ' t like crash or couldn ' t stand it , but i also think a great majority of them are simply being short sighted and allowing their prudish nature to stop them from seeing the truths that cronenberg seeks . maybe i ' m wrong , i often am , but all i know is that crash spoke to me like the best cronenberg works do and i ' m happy for that .
after getting into a serious car accident , a tv director discovers an underground sub - culture of scarred , omnisexual car - crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife .
1967 - thoroughly modern millie over in cold blood - quincy jones ' music embodied the film and should have won best music score . in fact ,
but crash isn’t about urban alienation . after smashing up his car driving home from work , ballard quickly discovers an underground community of crash addicts . he begins with dr . helen remington ( holly hunter ) , who collided with him while they were both on their way home from work . their crash was like ferocious quickie sex : a moment of impact , all shattered glass and busted fenders , followed by a long , slow breath and a reveal of her scarred breast when she tears off her seatbelt . the perversity is made more sinister when her husband is hurled through ballard’s windshield and immediately killed—something neither the shell - shocked survivors nor cronenberg call attention to afterwards . it’s the cold survival logic of darwin , where libertarians leave their past behind as if it were dead .
while the film was still in post - production , 20th century fox began a massive marketing campaign to help promote the film , beginning with the airing of a dramatic commercial during super bowl xxx , for which fox paid $ 1 . 3 million . [ 30 ] the subsequent success of the film at the box office resulted in the trend of using super bowl air time to kick off the advertising campaign for potential blockbusters . [ 31 ] [ 32 ]
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
dennis fischer . science fiction film directors , 1895 - 1998 . jefferson , nc : mcfarland , 2000 . viii + 759 pp . $ 175 hc .
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james spader plays a character called james ballard , a sexual adventurer who explores new realms after a car crash introduces him to dr . helen remington ( holly hunter ) . mr . spader plays this role as if he fervently believed in the film ' s ideas , and as if he were game for anything ; that is the best that can be expected . left unsatisfied by marriage to the equally kinky and unabashed catherine ( deborah kara unger , a canadian actress with a haunting intensity ) , james pursues an erotic connection linking cars , sex and injury . eventually he meets vaughan ( elias koteas ) , who savors crash data and presides over a cult of like - minded fetishists .
crash
is about the strange lure of the auto collision , provoking as it does the human fascination with death and the tendency to eroticize danger . most motorists will slow down to stare at the scene of a collision ; they may feel their pulses quickening and become aware of the fragility of their own bodies . the characters of
crash
carry this awareness a step further , cherishing and nurturing it . for them , a car collision is a sexual turn - on , and a jolting life force they come to crave .
besides matt dillon , ryan phillippe , don cheadle , sandra bullock , and brendan fraser , crash also features jennifer esposito , terrence howard , thandie newton , michael peña , loretta devine , tony danza , chris ' ludacris ' bridges , william fichtner , and shaun toub .
ultimately , crash succeeds in spite of itself . its color war starts to feel obvious and schematic . its coincidences and cliches become like a pileup on the 405 freeway , but there it is - - you find yourself rubbernecking and can ' t manage to look away .
i seem to have been the only person who hadn ' t seen this movie so i decided to give it a watch and at the end of it , i kinda wish i had remained a crash virgin for the rest of my life . don ' t get me wrong , i love gratuitous sex on many levels but this film just didn ' t deliver any real plot to me . so they were in a car crash , then they became nymphs ? if there is any poetry in this movie it was lost on me . half a star for the idea , which was original , half a star for the cronenberg name and then one massive star for the tattoo sucking scene between spader and koteas .
the movie originally depicted russell casse being rejected as a volunteer for the july 4 aerial counteroffensive because of his alcoholism . he then uses a stolen missile tied to his red biplane to carry out his suicide mission . according to dean devlin , test audiences responded well to the scene ' s irony and comedic value . [ 7 ] however , the scene was re - shot to include russell ' s acceptance as a volunteer , his crash course in modern fighter aircraft , and him flying an f - 18 instead of the biplane . devlin preferred the alteration because the viewer now witnesses russell ultimately making the decision to sacrifice his life , [ 7 ] and seeing the biplane keeping pace and flying amongst f - 18s was
just not believable
. [ 29 ] the film was officially completed on june 20 , 1996 . [ 10 ]
rented it years ago and loved it . i found it extremely disturbing and erotic at the same time . it was the audition tape that made me cast holly hunter in some fantasies , as well . i also liked the 2004 crash , for what it ' s worth .
author stephen molstad wrote a tie - in novel to help promote the film shortly before its release . the novel goes into further detail on the characters , situations , and overall concept not explored in the film . the novel presents the finale of the film as originally scripted , with the character played by randy quaid stealing a missile and roping it to his crop duster biplane . following the success of the film , a prequel novel entitled independence day : silent zone was written by molstad in february 1998 . [ 40 ] the novel is set in the late 1960s and early 1970s , and details the early career of dr . brackish okun . [ 41 ] molstad wrote a third novel , independence day : war in the desert in july 1999 . the novel is both a midquel and sequel to the film . set in saudi arabia on july 3 , it centers around captain cummins and colonel thompson , the two royal air force officers seen receiving the morse code message in the film .
on its scandalizing surface , david cronenberg ' s ' ' crash ' ' suggests exploitation at its most disturbingly sick . adapting the cult novel by j . g . ballard ( the ' ' empire of the sun ' ' author who will never again be thought of as that nice little boy growing up near steven spielberg ' s shanghai ) , mr . cronenberg explores a newly pornographic realm of screen sex . the characters in ' ' crash ' ' are aroused by violent car crashes , and their fetishism extends up to and even beyond the point of death .
purwin , a pilot and tamburro ' s partner in west coast helicopters , a company based at van nuys airport , was in the rear seat of the aircraft . he suffered a broken left wrist in the crash . it was not known whether he was wearing a harness or helmet .
fletcher , a woodland hills stuntman who was standing on the ground near the crash site , was hit by flying debris . both men were released wednesday afternoon from the antelope valley medical center hospital . reached by telephone , fletcher said he had cuts on his legs but was feeling better .
crash ' ' is about characters entranced by a sexual fetish that , in fact , no one has . cronenberg has made a movie that is pornographic in form , but not in result . take out the cars , the scars , the crutches and scabs and wounds , and substitute the usual props of sex films , and you ' d have a porno movie . but
crash ' ' is anything but pornographic : it ' s about the human mind , about the way we grow enslaved by the particular things that turn us on , and forgive ourselves our trespasses .
this friday david cronenberg and robert pattinson are coming on the 5 live show to talk about their new film cosmopolis . here i reveal my favourite cronenberg films . . .
the film ' s plot deliberately and closely follows the plots of classic alien invasion fiction , most notably the war of the worlds by h . g . wells and its 1953 film adaptation . whereas the premise of the film bears little resemblance , there are many elements from war of the worlds , including the aliens ' resistance against nuclear weapons ( on a related note , the same scene shows , in the wreckage , a lamp post twisted into the shape of the heat ray from the 1953 film ) , and the aliens defeat via a virus ( however , wells ' aliens were killed by a biological virus ) . independence day has also been an influence on later fiction .
winnipeg free press pop culture and film writer alison gillmor returns to host our book to film discussion and screening series . following each screening , alison will moderate a discussion of how the book compares to its screen adaptation . participants who sign up for the discussion are encouraged to read the book in advance ( available at mcnally robinson ) . please register in advance ( 204 - 925 - 3456 , ext 106 ) . please note there is no fee for the discussion group , only for admission to the film .
oh dear , who wrote this . it is pretty obvious that the oscars don ' t often don ' t reflect what are the best films and performances , however there are some strong contenders on this list . the ' sounds of music ' is a beautiful directed film and ' forest gump ' is an incredibly witty and powerful film .
20 . a comparison could usefully be made of the coda of battle and the exuberant crowd scenes that close the italian empire film bengasi ( augusto genina , 1942 ) .
strip away the abstract concept of love and what’s left is primal desire fueled by need . but human beings don’t like being told they’re animals , so they allow their imaginations to construct fantasies to help them justify those needs . j . g . ballard’s novel crash was pornography for philosophs , with technology as the illusion of choice . a secret society indulges in car sex , leading to accidents as erotic set pieces . the novel and david cronenberg’s film adaptation implicitly state that crashing cars during intercourse allows us to feel genuine sensations as opposed to the numbness of society , jobs , and conversation . it’s a far out , all or nothing premise . what’s disturbing to audiences isn’t that crash condemns such amorality , but that its characters are stretching their battered and scarred bodies into something new . very little is discovered about these people besides their extreme proclivities . to give you an idea : the character named ballard ( james spader ) winds up sticking his dick into the serrated leg wound of a crash survivor ( rosanna arquette ) and walks away happier for it .
bill pullman as president thomas j . whitmore : a former persian gulf war fighter pilot and current president of the united states whose approval ratings early in the film indicate the nation ' s dissatisfaction with his performance . to prepare for the role , pullman read the commanders by bob woodward and watched the documentary film the war room . [ 4 ]
43 . homi k . bhabha , the location of culture ( london : routledge , 1994 ) ; jonathan rutherford , “the third space : interview with homi bhabha , ” in identity : community , culture , difference , ed . jonathan rutherford ( london : lawrence and wishart , 1990 ) , 207–21 ; edward soja , thirdspace : journeys to los angeles and other real - and - imagined places ( oxford : blackwell , 1996 ) .
also . gone with the wind is the only film from that era that almost anyone could name - which means it has stood the test of time and deserved the oscar .
the aftermath : the film was released in a post - columbine climate during which films that depicted extreme violence were taken to task by moral watchdogs in a way that just doesn ' t happen anymore . american psycho might even be considered tame by today ' s standards , but thanks to the controversy generated by the bret easton ellis novel on which the film was based , the filmmakers were threatened with lawsuits before it was even released , while the news of the world deemed it
the most disgusting film of the year .
the atlanta film industry generated $ 6b in the city’s economy last year . the state of georgia has the 3rd largest film production industry in the us and it looks like things are set to continue . the state easily offers the best tax incentives in the us to attract productions and the film industry in atlanta is known for having more of a ‘can do’ attitude than its glitzy , glossy rival cities . it also helps that a lot of georgia locations are permit - free , cutting through red - tape for producers and locations teams .
but mr . cronenberg , who will now rattle audiences even more powerfully than he did with ' ' dead ringers ' ' or ' ' naked lunch , ' ' cannot be dismissed as a twisted panderer despite the clear leanings of ' ' crash ' ' in that direction . as mr . ballard did , he envisions a work of sexually charged science fiction . the ' ' crash ' ' characters sleepwalk through this story in a state of futuristic numbness , seeking extreme forms of sensation because familiar feelings have long since failed them . it ' s a chilling , ghastly possibility that manages to exert a grim fascination .
while the director remains firmly behind the wheel for the first hour or so , he cracks up toward the end with sequences that send the film and the audience into a ditch .
that this bloated , tedious and wildly overpriced historical epic took any awards at all is disgraceful , but the one which really sticks in the craw is cinematography . not only does the film look like it’s been shot through a veneer of blancmange , but it triumphed over arguably the most visually sumptuous film ever made , ‘ the leopard ’ , which wasn’t even nominated .
in the real city you… you walk . you know ? you brush past people . people bump into you . in l . a . nobody touches you . we’re always behind this metal and glass . i think we miss that touch so much that we crash into each other just so we can feel something .
in hindsight , it’s actually kind of easy to see why carl theodor dreyer ’s final film , gertrud , was met with an immediate negative vocal reaction . the film is a painfully ( and purposefully ) slow meditation on love found and love lost , and , apparently , the cannes audiences weren’t having it . either way , despite the film’s undesirable response ( or is it because of it… ? ) , the 75 - year - old dreyer reportedly had the stones to flip the audience off as they were booing . might as well go down swinging .
it was essentially illegal ,
said michael bobenko , vice president of operations for a quasi - governmental office that issues location shooting permits for the film industry in los angeles county .
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not many films have the possibility of making their audiences better people . i don ' t expect
crash
to work any miracles , but i believe anyone seeing it is likely to be moved to have a little more sympathy for people not like themselves . the movie contains hurt , coldness and cruelty , but is it without hope ? not at all . stand back and consider . all of these people , superficially so different , share the city and learn that they share similar fears and hopes . until several hundred years ago , most people everywhere on earth never saw anybody who didn ' t look like them . they were not racist because , as far as they knew , there was only one race . you may have to look hard to see it , but
crash
is a film about progress .


chloe is a 2009 erotic thriller film directed by atom egoyan , a remake of the 2003 french film nathalie ... .

it stars julianne moore , liam neeson , and amanda seyfried in the title role .

its screenplay was written by erin cressida wilson , based on the earlier french film , written by anne fontaine .

despite its mixed critical reception , chloe made more money than any of atom egoyan 's previous films .

chloe ( film )

in chloe we see it in a series of sensual neck caresses between chloe and catherine .
chloe reminded me of fatal attraction , which was a believable and captivating film . this knockoff is not .
chloe has responsibility for all contractual matters , including film closing and sales and distribution contracts . chloe was previously a senior associate at a commercial law firm , and has had a connection with the new zealand film commission for more than 10 years .
chloe
was written by
secretary
scribe erin cressida wilson and is based on the 2003 french film
nathalie .
universal has locked in its live action film the little mermaid , and kick ass star chloe grace moretz has been cast as ariel .
chloe moretz said she hadn ' t seen the marketing and has apologised to fans .
spwag said it plans to release
chloe
theatrically in the first half of 2010 .
chloe ' s scheme ends as soon as catherine decides that she is done testing her husband . chloe has to play off of catherine ' s insecurity and arousal to keep it rolling
but chloe isn ' t happy about the way the new south korean movie was advertised .
chloe bennet in a scene from marvel’s agents of shield . photograph : justin lubin / abc
sir philip green ' s new nightmare : as tycoon ' s daughter chloe . . .
chloe zhao ' s hybrid ' the rider ' is compelling fiction made of real life drama .
it is believed that chloe met meeks while she was in cannes earlier this year with robert .
— science - fiction horror film “antibirth , ” starring natasha lyonne , chloe sevigny , meg tilly and mark webber . it’s currently in post - production .
participants are provided with a variety of film and cameras ; film processing costs are to be covered by each individual .
chloe moretz voices snow white while cocktail and showgirls actress gina gershon plays regina , the evil queen .
us actress chloe moretz says she ' s
appalled and angry
over the marketing for her new animated snow white film , red shoes & the 7 dwarfs .
: arguably , the plot of the film . perhaps also a meta - example , since many viewers of the film see
chloe is a 2010 film by canadian director atom egoyan , starring julianne moore , amanda seyfried , and liam neeson . it is a loose remake of a 2003 french film , nathalie , which starred gerard depardieu and emmanuelle béart .
editorial photographer chloe aftel is one of them , and she incorporates a variety of films and cameras in much of her professional and personal work . chloe leads this week - long exploration into the joys , serendipity , uniqueness and wonder—as well as the technical aspects—of film - based photography .
the row over whitewashing in hollywood has taken a new turn after the actor chloe bennet said she had changed her name from chloe wang because hollywood is “racist” and would not cast her in roles because of her surname .
chloe moretz has been left fuming over a marketing campaign for her upcoming animated comedy red shoes & the 7 dwarfs .
meanwhile chloe ' s father sir philip said he is ' not getting involved ' in his daughter ' s holiday romance .
once rebuked , chloe tries to get back at catherine by stalking her teenage son michael . from this point on , the film unfortunately veers into fatal attraction territory , something not exactly egoyan’s forte .
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the film goes shockingly flat when the more conventional thriller elements - - what should be the film ' s bread and butter - - kick in .
although it ' s kinda debatable on whether or not catherine , or chloe is sympathetic . it really depends on the viewer .
chloe mcloughlin is our head of business affairs . she works with conal thompson , katie baker , kate mooney and bonnie mahon .
and chloe was attacked on social media for allegedly dumping her reported beau robert , son of legendary fashion designer , roberto cavalli .
after catherine ends her affair with chloe so she could repair her marriage , chloe meets then seduces michael , catherine and david ' s son in order to gain access to the inside of catherine ' s house . while michael immediately believes chloe ' s actions as her having feelings for him as he does for her and even considered her his ' new girlfriend ' after their tryst together , chloe , on the other hand , only has feelings for catherine and was willing to seduce michael in order to get closer to his mother .
chloe ,
which had its world premiere last month at the toronto international film festival , stars julianne moore , liam neeson and amanda seyfried . erin cressida wilson (
secretary
) wrote the script .
toronto - atom egoyan says he ' s been inundated by sex thriller scripts since directing the sensual film
chloe ,
which marked the first time he ' s helmed a movie he hasn ' t written .
posters and a trailer for the film , a twist on the tale of
snow white ,
drew the attention of cannes film festival attendees last week .
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no film school caught up with zhao at last year ' s 2017 cannes film festival , where , after the film ' s premiere , werner herzog sang the film ' s praises . zhao detailed the intimate process she underwent with brady to create a film steeped in verisimilitude . she also shared the lessons she learned the hard way from her first feature , why she thinks indies should be made with commercial money , and more . the film is currently in limited theatrical release .
when we learn that chloe’s sexual encounters with david were imagined , the film dovetails into two interconnecting fantasies : chloe imagining sleeping with david , to either inflict pain on catherine or to get closer to her , and catherine sleeping with chloe as a sexual surrogate fantasy . this sexual fantasy of catherine sleeping with her husband’s lover is a variation of alma’s fantasy in persona , where she imagines sleeping with elizabet’s husband , who plays the fantasy role by acting toward alma as if she were elizabet .
david and catherine who , after everything they ' ve been through , are seen embracing each other after chloe kills herself in their house .
chloe zhao : i didn ' t feel i got everything i wanted from my first film . it was my first time [ making a movie ] . and then also i became interested in the cowboys and their lives .
sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group has acquired u . s . rights to director atom egoyan’s
chloe ,
spwag president steve bersch announced thursday .
platonic prostitution : initially , catherine pays chloe just to meet her husband at a cafe and see if he flirts with her . later subverted .
catherine manages all our accounting and financial information . she also manages the film commission ' s film income account and distributes collected film income to investors and filmmakers . she has a wide range of accounting experience in both the public and private sector . before starting at the film commission she spent five years in london where she worked for mtv .
wellington is described as the
powerhouse in feature film production in new zealand
.
chloe , katie , bonnie and conal are responsible for all contractual matters while kate manages the te ahi kā programme and provides legal and adminstraive support .
chloe was linked to the millionaire designer ' s son after he posted a number of sun - soaked pictures of them together over the past year .
but after the photos emerged of meeks and chloe together in turkey the photo was flooded with comments from instagram users accusing meeks of stealing his girl .
now more suspicious than ever that david is having an affair , catherine seeks out chloe , an escort , hiring her to test david ' s fidelity . meeting regularly , catherine absorbs the explicit details chloe shares of her encounters with david , igniting catherine ' s jealousy and awakening long - dormant sensations . soon caught in a web of sexual desire , catherine finds herself on a journey that places her family in great danger—is it too late to stop chloe ?
e1 entertainment will distribute the film in canada , expected in the first half of 2010 .
with the headline : film review : kids ; growing up troubled , in terrifying ways .
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chloe grace moretz has declared that she’s “appalled and angry” over a now - canceled marketing campaign for her upcoming animated comedy “red shoes & the 7 dwarfs . ”
jack o’connell , chloe grace moretz and josh gad are to star in us romance party of the century , based on truman capote’s infamous black and white ball .
like many other producers who wrapped the toronto international film festival without finding an american distributor , chloe ' s makers had been in talks with many interested parties , none of whom took the bait before the 10 - day event ended in mid - september .
as her mother , margaret white . the film was scheduled to be released on march 15 , 2013 , but was later moved to october 18 , 2013 . the film will be the first
we have got to be creative about where the money comes from in indie film .
during the film festival , egoyan said he was looking
for substantial money
for chloe , which went through a turbulent time late last winter when neeson ' s wife , natasha richardson , died from a head injury while on a ski trip in montreal .
montecito picture co . ' s ivan reitman , who co - produced chloe , said recently that richardson ' s death cast a pall over the production , adding
it didn ' t change the film , but changed all of us as human beings .
the camera dollies in slowly to them seated on a bench table in the bar . like alma’s , chloe’s detailed description wouldn’t be out of place in a soft - core porn movie . the scene is again intercut with visualizations of chloe and david . rather than emit anger or regret , catherine asks chloe to provide evidence she is clear of any sexual diseases ( perhaps a normal reaction considering catherine’s profession ) . it is rare for a female character to speak so frankly and explicitly about sex in a mainstream film . the only other instance of this i can easily recall is in persona ; of course that was an art film , but it was also forty - three years earlier !
hot felon jeremy meeks , who cheated on his wife of eight years with chloe green , is also accused of stealing the topshop heiress from rumoured boyfriend robert cavalli .
dominique is responsible for royalties collection , including monitoring reports and income from international collection agencies . prior to coming to the new zealand film commission , dominique worked at various arts and film organisations including three foot six ltd , film new zealand , wingnut films and the new zealand international arts festival .
this year ' s human rights watch film festival will feature 15 films - 12 directed by women . co - presented by the film society of lincoln center and ifc center , the festival runs from june 14 - 21 at new york’s francesca beale theater at the elinor bunin munroe film center .
in the run - up to cannes film festival , the couple appeared to be travelling together , with robert sharing a photo of them from monaco , enjoying a cup of tea with chloe in a pink dressing gown with the caption : ' me vs you ' .
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1 chloe’s ( implied ) suicide by falling backwards from an open window recalls , in its use of super slow motion , the opening death of lars von triers’ antichrist .
robert pulcini and shari springer berman commented : “our film is a delicate balance of worlds converging at a pivotal moment in time . jack , chloe and josh are brilliant performers who can embody these worlds while bringing the electricity and pathos required to make the story fly . ”
the next meeting between catherine and chloe takes place in the same ritzy hotel room where chloe had earlier met with david for their most recent liaison ( 47’00” ) . the setting is daytime and the lighting high - key . in this scene chloe’s description of their sex ( how she “…put him in my mouth , and then he got hard” ) again recalls alma’s similar explicitly detailed description of her casual sexual encounter on the beach in persona . chloe’s detailed description of her sexual encounter with david arouses catherine ( as chloe later says to her , “this turns you on . ” ) . this scene acts as a foreplay to their next meeting ( 58’00” ) , where they cut to the chase and have sex . this hotel room’s warmer tones and atmospheric lighting adds a sensuality lacking in the earlier locations where they met . catherine claims that she sleeps with chloe as a way for her to be closer to david , to ‘feel’ what he may have felt ( or at least this is how she describes it to david ) .
back to one podcast : keith poulson on developing as an actor in the ny indie film scene .
no film school : you made a connection with the lakota on your last film , songs my brothers taught me . why did you decide to go back and make a second movie about that world ?
brought home the art cinema award at cannes and was presented with the werner herzog film award . herzog introduced zhao’s film at the telluride film festival saying , “he , as you can imagine , is a huge inspiration for me . he said , ‘the film represents the best of the heartland . ’” dedicating the film to a now wheelchair bound rodeo cowboy in the film , lane scott , she described that not a dry eye in the audience could be found . zhao continued , “it’s incredible to see how other filmmakers that you admire for so long . . . have such big hearts and compassion for humanity . ”
one follower joked : ' he giving you that fake a * * what ' s up homie but low key he just slipped that h * * chloe his number . '
the film was first released on november 21 , 2003 in the united states . at the time of its release , gothika was the most successful film from dark castle entertainment with $ 141 . 6 million .
haigh has emerged to become one of the uk’s most interesting filmmakers . his previous film 45 years , about an aging couple — played by charlotte rampling and tom courtenay — and their faltering relationship emerged as an awards - season dark horse last year with a best actress nomination for rampling at the academy awards and a best british film nomination at the baftas . the film also took home the best british / irish film of the year at the london film critics’ circle awards along with best actor and actress of the year .
catherine stewart ( julianne moore ) is a gynecologist , a successful one , judging by the house she inhabits fresh from the cover of architectural digest . her husband , david ( liam neeson ) , is an expert on opera . the call girl she saw from her window is chloe ( amanda seyfried ) , young , red - lipped , intelligent . catherine explains to chloe that she suspects her husband of adultery and wants to test if he would try to pick up another woman . she tells chloe where her husband always has lunch .
the project won the screen international best pitch award at last year’s black nights international film festival in tallinn .
with her notable roles in film and television , amanda seyfried has quickly captured the attention of audiences worldwide .
the actress and gina gershon were announced on may 18 as the lead voices in the korean animated film .
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in clio barnard’s third feature film , following the arbor and the selfish giant , she continues her study on the impact of poverty in the u . k . with her new film dark river . like her previous film the selfish giant , the focus is squarely on the aspects of life the public tries to overlook .
chloe is so emotionally distraught by catherine ' s rejection of her that she threatens to kill herself then threatens to kill catherine with her hair pin unless she chooses to be with her .
stephen rea , colm feore , and zawe ashton have joined the previously announced cast of the thriller “ the widow , ” opposite isabelle huppert , chloe grace moretz , and maika monroe .
after what would become their final meeting chloe tells catherine that david had admitted to her that this was the first time he had ever cheated on his wife . in hindsight this makes chloe out to be a sadist , taking pleasure in evicting pain on catherine . catherine evicts her own pain back at chloe when she rebukes her in her office , telling her that the sex they had was “nice” but that their relationship has all along been strictly professional , and offers her a financial settlement to get rid of her ( chloe has not once refused payment , which corroborates catherine’s evaluation of their relationship as ‘professional’ ) . in a striking shot , chloe leaves catherine’s office and walks through the waiting room straight up to a big close - up , stops in her tracks , and stares directly into the camera , bursting with barely contained anger and pain ( the gesture of a character looking straight into the lens echoing once again persona ) .
and in the scene toward the end where chloe stalks michael from outside his house , seeing him through the glass walled room . as per vampire lore a vampire can only enter into a victim’s home if they are invited in the first time . the editing of this scene suggests this is exactly what michael does . a long shot of chloe outside the house with michael playing guitar in his room establishes the spatial setting . the shot cuts to a closer shot of chloe as she makes eye contact with michael and smiles seductively . the next edit cuts to a closer shot of michael acknowledging her presence and smiling back . as he begins to rise from his chair , the scene jump cuts to chloe already in the house with michael trailing behind her .
neeson ' s latest release is pierre morel ' s taken . in the fox film released january 30 , 2009 , neeson stars as an ex - soldier trying to track down the albanian slave masters who have kidnapped his daughter . he also debuted the bbc film five minutes in heaven to rave reviews at the 2009 sundance film festival .
atom egoyan ' s sexual thriller chloe , starring julianne moore , liam neeson and amanda seyfried , finally secured u . s . distribution friday in a deal with sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group .
playing a professional motorcycle racer , gallo spends most of the film in a cross - country road trip that seemed to include every stop to gas up his truck in excruciating detail . ( and , yes , the film also includes shots of a literal brown bunny , as gallo has confessed he is partial to the furry creatures . ) the film was subsequently trimmed by 25 minutes for the toronto film festival last fall , and its critical reception improved .
as you can tell by the above description , chloe is a more straight - forward character - based narrative than persona . there are fantasies in chloe too , but they reside within the elliptical bits of the movie left out –the meetings between chloe and david that are unseen , or seen but from her possibly skewed subjectivity– which are slowly drawn into the narrative when plot details are revealed . they are not the same kind of cinematic fantasies as those in persona , which are never tagged as being real or not . chloe has a direct beginning , middle and end , with a pat resolution ( chloe dies , possibly by suicide , [ 1 ] and david and catherine seem to have saved their marriage ) . at the end of persona the two women seem to have come to an impasse and part their separate ways , although nothing is resolved ( was there transference between them ? does elizabet really return to acting ? will alma marry her fiancée ? ) .
miranda bonds with fellow inmate and her former patient chloe sava ( penélope cruz ) . several times in sessions , chloe had claimed that she ' d been raped while in the hospital , but miranda had always attributed these stories to mental illness . one night , the door to miranda ' s room in the hospital is opened by the ghost . when she passes chloe ' s room , she can hear the rape occurring and momentarily sees a man ' s chest pressed against the window . the man ' s chest bears an anima sola tattoo . miranda realizes that chloe was not making up these stories , and apologizes to her , and the two embrace . chloe then warns miranda her attacker said he was going to target her next . miranda begins to regain some of her memories bit by bit , and slowly comes to remember herself killing her husband . she realizes that the ghost had used her body to murder douglas , thus making miranda the patsy for his murder .
actress chloe grace moretz , who lent her voice to the animated “ snow white ” parody , “red shoes and the 7 dwarfs , ” had plenty to say wednesday about the movie’s controversial marketing .
fans notice a snap robert had shared with chloe along with a heart emoji , commenting : ' u might have had a chance with her if u were a married man ' ( sic ) .
i ' m reading through the inevitable two sex thrillers a day i get sent from my agent in l . a . because now i ' m the guy who does that type of ( film ) ,
egoyan said in a recent interview to promote the release of
chloe
on dvd tuesday .
trailers for the film have included a phone number which when called results in playback of a recording simulating an encounter with characters from the film . an option is given for the caller to receive additional promotional phone calls and text messages .
money generated by new zealand film production has doubled , thanks to a bounce back from wellington ' s movie sector .
the announcement was made by lara thompson , exec vp of worldwide acquisitions and production for the company’s global film group .
reitman will have a condo in the adjoining tower complex . casting chloe was seemingly a breeze , the material a lure much as chloe is a lure to the wife . julianne moore plays the older woman , amanda seyfried the younger , while liam neeson plays the smaller but crucial role as the tempted man who becomes a cuckold . the strength of cast and material led to another surprise - studiocanal exercised its right as copyright holder to fully finance the film . montecito , says reitman , “normally co - finances its projects .
chloe has since deleted her instagram account shortly after posting a picture of her and meeks together with the caption : ' just the beginning . . . we appreciate all the love and the hate . '
what makes this fantasy more cinematically complex , or surreal , is the fact that elizabet is present throughout the exchange , simply because part of alma’s fantasy is being accepted by elizabet as a person of equal value . she clearly has an inferiority complex in face of elizabet’s star status as an actress , which is another echo in chloe , who yearns for catherine’s financially elevated / class status . egoyan introduces catherine’s class superiority in her introductory scene , where we see her sighting chloe for the first time looking down at her at street level her from her physically elevated position . egoyan cements this class desire in the scene where chloe seduces catherine’s son michael and during the sex scene is less interested in michael than catherine’s wardrobe ( we see point of view shots of chloe looking at catherine’s expensive clothes and shoes ) .
when people talk about a decline in “film culture , ” he suggests , “they’re always assessing moviegoing in relationship to film culture . what i suggest is what would it mean if we understood it in relation to a history of going out ?
mladen has overall responsibility for our financial and marketing information systems . in addition , he monitors aspects of feature film financing and budgets , manages co - production approval and film certification and has input into policy development and our interface with government .
since its inception in 1997 . totaro received his phd in film & television from the university of warwick ( uk ) , is a part - time professor in film studies at concordia university ( montreal , canada ) and a longstanding member of
chloe starts off as an intriguing psychological drama - and then veers off into b - movie territory . yet moore and neeson are such classy actors that they can ' t help but elevate the pulpy material .
with catherine who is taking a long hot shower after hearing chloe ' s explicit details of her trysts with david , and as she fantasizes about such , continues to move her shower head down . . .
there are shapes , colors and structures that are mirrored in the choice of clothing for the characters . on chloe in particular you’ll find colors and patterns that are connected to the outside environment . for example the coat she wears in the greenhouse and the coat with the embroidered leaves both reflect her exterior surroundings . you’ll notice too , though it’s very subtle , that outfits for catherine and chloe begin to echo one another
in 2005 , she starred in nine lives which screened at the sundance film festival to great acclaim . written and directed by rodrigo garcia , the film also starred sissy spacek , glenn close , holly hunter , robin wright penn and dakota fanning .
nfs : you said you lost money on the first film . were you worried about compensating the investors this time around ?
early in the film , talking with a patient uncertain about her sex life , catherine explains that an orgasm is a simple muscular contraction , quite natural , nothing to be frightened of or made mysterious . orgasms for catherine , however , involve a great deal more than muscles , and a great deal depends on who they are experienced with and why . chloe tells her about entering a cafe , boldly asking david if she can take the sugar from his table and returning to her own . david understands that chloe is not interested in sugar .
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the 19 - year - old will lead the film’s cast , which also includes tilda swinton , mia goth , and dakota johnson . variety , which first broke the news , reports that production on the film begins this october in italy and hungary .
film vs . digital . fifteen years ago , the choice was the subject of hot debate . though today ' s photographic world is located squarely in the digital arena , there is a growing community who love the unique look and feel of film .
it centres on the marital insecurities of a successful doctor , played by julianne moore , who suspects her husband of cheating and hires a call girl named chloe , played by amanda seyfried , to test his fidelity .
chloe is a movie starring julianne moore , amanda seyfried , and liam neeson . a doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband , whom she suspects of cheating , though unforeseen events put the marriage in danger .
4 ) a line of dialogue spoken by alma in persona , about the many opportunities for infidelity afforded to her as a nurse which she resisted , is repeated in spirit if not verbatim by david in chloe .
katie provides commercial and legal advice . she deals with a broad range of contractual and compliance matters including those related to film closings . katie gained experience in commercial law firms in new zealand ( including as an external advisor to the film commission ) and in the united kingdom . katie works part time and looks after her two young children when she isn’t at the film commission .
“they have attracted a truly outstanding cast and we have no doubt that jack , chloe and josh will bring this captivating love story to the screen with a tenderness and joy which will satisfy audiences around the world . ”
carol works on the management of financial information for the organisation , and to provide general assistance to film commission staff with financial administration .
wellington was the
powerhouse in feature film production in new zealand
, statistics new zealand business performance senior manager daria kwon said .
while the film production industry in new zealand was cyclical , the outlook for wellington ' s screen sector was positive , whelan said .
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the only verhoeven element that ' s missing is deliberate camp , a healthy ladling of which might have made chloe worth watching for some reason other than the prospect of glimpsing seyfried ' s and moore ' s admirably formed torsos .
and yet the scripts i get from that system , like i say , are not very interesting to me . they don ' t have the psychological complexity of a script like ' chloe ' did ,
says egoyan .
1 . why does julianne moore propose such a bad idea ? the premise of the erotic thriller chloe holds that frustrated wife catherine stewart ( julianne moore ) suspects her college - professor husband david ( liam neeson ) of cheating on her . she happens to meet a beautiful call girl , chloe ( amanda seyfried ) , and hires her to test david ' s fidelity . it hardly seems a fair temptation , however . as slate ' s dana stevens suggests
' just the beginning ' : chloe took to instagram on saturday , sharing a a photo with meeks and his manager , with the caption : ' just the beginning . . . we appreciate all the love and the hate '
throughout the week , you are introduced to her favorite aspects of this distinctive medium—from double exposures to expired film , plastic lenses to revolog film , c - 41 to holgas , and instant photography to hasselblad . participants are provided with a variety of film and cameras ( with processing costs covered by each individual ) , and while our primary subject matter is portraiture , we also explore figurative and lifestyle imagery .
putting aside certain plausibility issues , the key seems to lie less in david ' s loyalty than in catherine ' s feelings about herself . nearly the film ' s entire first act emphasize different aspects of catherine ' s mid - life crisis and self - consciousness . hiring chloe to test david seems to be just the excuse to participate in a sexually charged game .
intense at times , intriguing at others , chloe will have her audience in those who want to see , peeking as in a peep show the intimacies of a woman , her husband and her lover . [ full review in spanish ]
chloe meets with catherine to relate this encounter . chloe is good at this . she informs us early in the film that she is skilled at what she does . it ' s not a matter of renting her body . she uses her intelligence to intuit what a client desires - - really desires , no matter what the client might claim . and she knows how to provide this in a way that will provoke curiosity , even fascination . now she describes details to catherine that do a great deal more than provoke a wife ' s jealousy about her husband . they provoke an erotic curiosity about him .
in today’s film news roundup , stephen rea and colm feore join “the widow , ” 30west buys rights to the thriller “beast , ” and afi fest announces a robert altman retrospective . castings stephen rea , colm feore , and zawe ashton have joined the previously announced cast of the thriller “the widow , ” opposite isabelle huppert , chloe grace moretz , and maika [ … ]
“but the movie has a bunch of other things that are happening to it as well , ” tapscott adds . “i was invited to the berlin film festival to give the berlinale keynote in 2008 , and i talked about this thing called ‘the film 2 . 0 . ’ ”
amy adrion’s half the picture is an informative , eye - opening documentary about the startling gender imbalance that exists among film and television directors .
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this film is about a doctor who suspects her husband to be cheating . she hires a prostitute to test her suspicion , which spirals out of control beyond anyone ' s imagination . if there is a sub - genre called sexual thriller ,
chloe
would be the prototype . the plot works very well , it ' s very engaging . the sexual mystery and tension are captivating , and the copious nudity does not even come across as over the top or contrived . just as you thought you guessed the whole plot , it twists in the most dramatic way . there is so much suspense , excitement and mystery to the story .
chloe
is a very good film with a wow factor , that keeps me glued to the screen .
at the annual film independent fast track welcome dinner , film independent presented two alfred p . sloan grants to support films that explore science and technology themes or that depict scientists , engineers and mathematicians in engaging and innovative ways . film independent’s inaugural alfred p . sloan distribution grant was awarded to michael almereyda’s experimenter , produced by uri singer , fabio golombek , isen robbins , and aimee schoof . the filmmakers will receive $ 50 , 000 in funds to support the release of the film . experimenter premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival and was acquired by magnolia pictures with a release planned for fall 2015 . additionally , the sixth annual alfred p . sloan fast track grant , a $ 20 , 000 production grant , was awarded to writer / director elena greenlee and producer márcia nunes for their narrative fiction film in development , dark forest .
but now comes reitman’s perhaps strangest collaboration which , like up in the air , premiered recently at the toronto international film festival ( tiff ) - he produced atom egoyan’s chloe . however it is egoyan who is directing reitman’s baby . reitman first saw the french original nathalie at tiff in 2003 . he did not think much of the film itself but he recognised the power of the concept : a woman suspects her husband of infidelity , hires a young beauty to bait him and ends up falling for the beauty herself .
in this 29th year , an impressive 12 of the 15 features were the moving and illuminating work of female filmmakers ; 11 documentaries and one autobiographical fiction . each film screened twice between june 14 - 21 , 2018 , at the film society of lincoln center and the ifc center .
director atom egoyan finds intrigue at the edges of conventional sex .
chloe ,
like his great film
exotica
( 1994 ) , is about sexual attraction confused by financial arrangements .
chloe
centers on a powerfully erotic young woman with personal motives that are hidden . it is not blatant but seductive , depending on the ways that our minds , more than our bodies , can be involved in a sexual relationship . it ' s not so much what we ' re doing as what i ' m thinking about it - - and what you ' re thinking , which may be more complex than i realize .
ivan reitman , joe medjuck and jeffrey clifford of montecito picture company produced the film , which is the first international production fully financed by studiocanal .
it ' s in some ways , i think , a film that might be even better viewed in private ,
he says laughing .
both domestic and international film production is healthy , and we ' re seeing more and more diversity in the projects wellington business are securing .
the american film institute will present a retrospective of the work of robert altman , with screenings and discussions of 12 films at its afi fest .
: i enjoy the challenge of working within boundaries . because i write and direct my own films , often i get involved in the scripting process . i may suggest different locations that may tell the story better , or an action that could replace dialogue . most people in film recognize the advantage of allowing ideas to flow in a collaborative way . sharing ideas in the planning of the film is what i enjoy most about film making .
the mindset and process behind film capture is quite different from those of digital , and that difference is reflected in the final product . for this reason , an understanding of the technical and philosophical aspects of film will ultimately enrich your digital photography . don ' t miss a rare opportunity to slow down and let film - based photography take you on a journey to new places , where a richer understanding of the medium opens up creative possibilities .
red shoes and the 7 dwarfs producer sujin hwang has now apologised for the adverts and the film ' s first trailer , which have been withdrawn .
songs my brothers taught me is currently available on itunes and amazon . on august 2 , it will be available on dvd / blu - ray and vod . for more information , please visit the film’s website or imdb page . to learn more about film independent’s artist development programs , click here .
directed by larry clark ; written by harmony korine ; director of photography , eric alan edwards ; edited by chris tellefson ; music by louis barlow ; produced by cary woods ; released by excalibur films . running time : 95 minutes . this film is not rated . with : leo fitzpatrick ( telly ) , justin pierce ( casper ) , chloe sevigny ( jennie ) and rosario dawson ( ruby ) .
in the next scene the images of chloe and david together ( which i’ll call the “real / fantasy scenes” ) begin to assume an identity autonomous from chloe’s narrating voice , as an amorous scene of david and chloe at the allan gardens conservatory is sandwiched between catherine driving in her car at night and catherine taking a hot , steamy shower . if not real , then who is imagining this now ? this echoes persona , where the two woman seem to ( quite literally ) fuse ; here , it seems as if catherine’s fantasy is fusing into chloe’s , or they are sharing in the same fantasy object , david . as if to literalize this , the film performs an exquisite slow dissolve between the two scenes , superimposing david and chloe in the throes of passion and catherine masturbating in the shower ( the steam on the window in the allan gardens matching the steam on the shower stall glass ; and catherine’s marion crane - like hand pressed up against the shower stall glass is echoed by david’s hand pressed up against the window ) . a dissolve back to catherine superimposes their hands as if to symbolize an attempt for them to touch , to communicate ( 39’47” ) . as catherine exits the shower and enters her bedroom we are almost surprised by the presence of david in bed , somehow assuming in our minds that he is somewhere still at the allan gardens conservatory . it is a beautiful moment that demonstrates the force of editing .
still , the toronto - based auteur , whose acclaimed body of work includes
exotica
and
the sweet hereafter ,
admits there may be a prurient appeal to
chloe
that bodes well for its search for a new audience on dvd .
along the way , zhao has picked up support from just about every independent film organization around , including ifp and film independent . she attended the sundance screenwriter’s and directors lab and pitched director christopher columbus to win nyu’s chris columbus / richard vague film production fund grant of $ 100 , 000 . and , just before our conversation , significant productions and producers forest whitaker and nina yang bongiovi , who got behind ryan coogler’s fruitvale station , boarded the project .
but after four years of college zhao found herself “turned off by politics . ” tending bar , she discovered she liked “meeting people and learning about their histories . ” believing that film combined all these interests , and not knowing anyone in the industry , she enrolled in new york university’s graduate film program .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
simon is responsible for overseeing new digital initiatives , including the implementation of online application forms and overseeing the film commission ' s social media strategy . coming from a background in marketing , communications and it at film new zealand , simon applies his experience to this role in order to improve communications with the industry .
film production revenue of $ 644 million was recorded for wellington businesses in 2016 , more than double that from a relatively slow year in 2015 .
in the now - deleted trailer for the film , two dwarfs become privy to the princess ' s secret identity after watching her undress in her bedroom .
film independent selects 10 projects and 21 filmakers for 2015 fast track program and awards $ 70k in alfred p . sloan grants los angeles ( june 16 , 2015 ) – today film independent announced the 10 projects selected for the 13th annual fast track film financing market . held during the los angeles film festival , fast track is designed to help producer - director teams “fast track” their projects forward through sixty meetings with top industry executives–financiers , agents , managers , distributors , granting organizations , and production companies . during three days of intensive meetings , participants gain valuable exposure and build vital relationships as they propel their films towards completion .
the 32 - year - old convicted criminal turned model is facing a backlash from fans who are furious he dumped the wife who stood by him while he was in jail and was pictured passionately kissing 26 - year - old chloe on a luxury yacht in turkey .
: film has a very short history and the way we read and interpret film is constantly changing . technological breakthroughs and advances in film production very quickly become accepted , as the audience learn and adapts to new ways of looking . interestingly , the older technologies remind us of the past and therefore possess a power of nostalgia . technology becomes our history , it’s how we define ourselves and helps tell our personal story . our storytelling , and our fascination with light is timeless .
meeks and chloe , who is heir to her father sir philip ' s billions , were pictured sharing an intimate kiss over the weekend and snuggling up together as they waited to be taken back to their £112 , 000 - a - week yacht in bodrum , turkey .
the film was set for release on march 15 , 2013 , but by early january 2013 , the release date had been moved to october 18 , 2013 .
jasmin is responsible for the promotion and marketing of new zealand films and the new zealand film commission , in new zealand and internationally . she consults with filmmakers , international sales agents and distributors on international film festival and market placement . within new zealand , she assists distributors and filmmakers to identify and engage with their film’s audience through test screenings , audience research and distribution grants . since 2005 , jasmin has been involved with the marketing and promotion of most of the films the film commission has invested in including the world’s fastest indian , boy , the dark horse , the dead lands , hunt for the wilderpeople , pork pie and chasing great .
tim perell will produce the film through his shingle process media . bankside films will handle international sales , with caa and bankside co - representing north american rights .
production company the green - light group has launched green - light international as an global sales , distribution and financing company in advance of the american film market .
“we are thrilled to bring this group of visionary filmmakers together with such esteemed industry executives at the 2015 los angeles film festival , ” said jennifer kushner , film independent’s director of artist development . “our annual fast track finance market is a unique opportunity for filmmakers to gain critical support for their films , and for the executives to discover some of the outstanding talent that film independent curates and develops year - round through our artist development initiatives . this year’s projects are truly exceptional . ”