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...films of David Cronenberg, including “Videodrome,” “Scanners,” “The Fly,” and “Naked Lunch,” burst with scathingly visceral imagery; and yet the man himself is a quiet and introspective intellectual with a sly, engaging charm...
...Cronenberg embodied this fascinating dichotomy in an interview with The Crimson, where he rhapsodized on his new movie “A History of Violence,” his horror-filled past, and the differences between his native Canada and the United States...
...Cronenberg, a born-and-bred Canadian, looks at these questions without the didacticism and detachment of Lars Von Trier’s “Dogville,” Warner Herzog’s “Grizzly Man,” or Wim Wender’s upcoming “Don’t Come Knocking”—all recent examinations of America’s culture of violence and masculinity from foreign-born directors...
...History of Violence: that might be the title of a sociological treatise on America and its films. Actually, it's the name of a smart new melodrama written by Josh Olson (from a well-known graphic novel) and made by director David Cronenberg. The movie sees gunplay infecting a series of peaceful small-town settings: a quiet motel, a friendly diner, the home of the most honorable citizen in Millbrook, Ind. He is Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen), and he enjoys an idyllic life with his lovely, loving wife (Maria Bello) and their two kids. When Tom uses some surprisingly expert...
...this a movie with a Hitchcockian "wrong man" theme? Or is it a takeoff on countless westerns (like The Gunfighter) about a retired gunman trying to outlive his old notoriety? Suffice to say that Cronenberg both criticizes the poison of violence and acknowledges its lure as a way of solving problems. Beyond that, it turns a hot topic into a pretty cool entertainment--one that satisfies the viewers' need for righteous revenge while leaving them a queasy little question on the way out: Does gun diplomacy make sense only in movies? Or do Americans want it to play...