24 Frames: The Brood

Here is one second worth of frames from The Brood (1979). Directed by David Cronenberg. Cinematography by Mark Irwin.

Probably NSFW.

Posterized: David Cronenberg in the 70s and 80s

Unlike my last Posterized recipient, Dario Argento, David Cronenberg has made more than his share of quality films after 1989, however, without a doubt, 1975-1988 is the era that has and probably will always define the crazy Canadian! Also, I had no idea he directed an episode of the Friday the 13th television series, I have the slimmest of recollection of that show, I know they're on DVD now, anyone a fan?

Shivers (aka They Came From Within aka The Parasite Murders) (1975)




Rabid (aka Rage) (1977)






Fast Company (1979)


The Brood (1979)




Scanners (1981)




Videodrome (1983)




The Dead Zone (1983)



The Fly







Dead Ringers

Trailer of the Moment: Videodrome

Remember in my Trailer of the Moment entry on Suspiria, how I mentioned that when presented with the difficult task of presenting to the audiences a completely original vision in trailer format that studios tend to either a.) de-emphasize the originality by editing the footage in a way that makes the viewer think they are about to watch something within a genre they are already comfortable with? or b.) embrace the new concepts. Well, Videodrome went all the way to option C.) fuck y'all, you will submit to the powers of our film whether you like it or not, fucker!


Any footage from the film itself is relegated to still images as the trailer for Videodrome, produced by Universal Studios by the way, is a minute plus of pop art imagery featuring state of the art (for 1983) computer graphics.

And, I am not sure if my ears are working properly, but that sure sounds like our pal Percy Rodrigues narrating, if so, it's a somewhat subdued voice-over for him. Though there is the wonderful line "Television can change your mind, Videodrome will change your body!"