Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the U.S. is excited to announce “Cronenberg with Cronenberg: A Retrospective of the New Flesh” – an exhaustive, 13-film celebration of the legendary auteur’s career. Returning to Los Angeles for the first time in a decade, David Cronenberg will be in attendance for three, special event screenings at the legendary Egyptian Theatre where he will be joined by actors, collaborators, and guest moderators.
Co-presented by Telefilm Canada, the American Cinematheque’s partner for the annual Canada Now film festival, and with the support of the Consulate General of Canada, Cronenberg on Cronenberg opens on Saturday, September 29th with The Shaping of Rage, an all-day marathon of David Cronenberg’s early films, “Shivers,” “Rabid,” “The Brood,” and “Scanners,” presented sequentially and on 35mm. That evening, Cronenberg will be joined by long-time collaborator Howard Shore for a 30th Anniversary screening of “Dead Ringers” with director Mick Garris moderating a post-screening Q&A.
A spotlight shines on giant bugs on Sunday, September 30th with a double bill of “The Fly” and “Naked Lunch” where Cronenberg will be joined with “The Fly”’s Geena Davis and the composer of both films, Howard Shore.
Cronenberg’s groundbreaking approach to the distorted world of virtual reality is examined on Monday, October 1st with a double bill of “Videodrome” and “Existenz.” Cronenberg will be joined in person by composer Howard Shore and his two lead actresses, Debbie Harry and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Director Leigh Whannell will moderate the Q&A between films.
“David Cronenberg has been a visionary master of the art of cinema for over four decades,” said Beyond Fest Co-Founder, Christian Parkes. “Screening these iconic films here in L.A. with his collaborators and partners is an absolute dream. Unless Kubrick is in hiding, we will probably quit after this.”
In addition to the screening events at the Egyptian Theatre, there are two double bills at the Aero Theatre: “A History of Violence” & “Eastern Promises” and “Crash” & “Spider.” All 13 films screened during “Cronenberg with Cronenberg: A Retrospective of the New Flesh” will be on 35mm film.
To commemorate Cronenberg’s presence at Beyond Fest, renowned artist Alan Hynes has created an exclusive print and industry-leading collectibles brand, Mondo, have created a series of Cronenberg-related products that will be exclusively available at the festival.
Tickets for “Cronenberg with Cronenberg: A Retrospective of the New Flesh” will be made available for purchase through Fandango and the American Cinematheque at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 1st.
The remaining slate for Beyond Fest 2018 will be announced shortly.
“Cronenberg With Cronenberg: A Retrospective Of The New Flesh” Program:
Egyptian Theatre:
- SHIVERS
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canada
Runtime: 87 min.
Year: 1976 - RABID
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canada / USA
Runtime: 91 min.
Year: 1977 - THE BROOD
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canada
Runtime: 92 min.
Year: 1979 - SCANNERS
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canada
Runtime: 103 min.
Year: 1981 - DEAD RINGERS
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min.
Year: 2017
GUESTS: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore - THE FLY
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: USA / UK / Canada
Runtime: 96 min.
Year: 1986
GUESTS: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, Geena Davis - NAKED LUNCH
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canad / UK / Japan
Runtime: 115 min.
Year: 1991
GUESTS: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, (Geena Davis) - VIDEODROME
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canada
Runtime: 87 min.
Year: 1983
GUESTS: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, Debie Harry (Jennifer Jason Leigh) - EXISTENZ
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canada / UK / France
Runtime: 97 min.
Year: 1999
GUESTS: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, Jennifer Jason Leigh (Debbie Harry)
Aero Theatre:
- A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: USA / Germany / Canada
Runtime: 96 min.
Year: 2005 - EASTERN PROMISES
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: UK / Canada / USA
Runtime: 101 min.
Year: 2007 - SPIDER
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canada / UK / France
Runtime: 98 min.
Year: 2002 - CRASH
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: Canada / UK
Runtime: 100 min.
Year: 1996
