David Cronenberg is unwell.
Im in the middle of a cold, says the director over the phone.
So if I start hacking and coughing, youll understand why.
Hulu and Shudder
Ill go back to L.A. and well have some fun!
Honestly, I havent really done a genre-focused event for many, many, many years.
So the ones who are there for those movies will beveryhappy to see four movies, I think!
What do you remember about working with Debbie Harry onVideodrome?What do I remember?
I remember absolutely everything!
What do you want to know?
I cant remember who suggested her, or whether I came up with her as an idea myself.
I certainly knew the music of Blondie and so on.
And so I guess I lied when I said I remember everything.
That was a long time ago.
Beyond Fest is also screeningThe FlyandNaked Lunchtogether.
Obviously, they could be described as your two insect movies.
Do you think they have things in common beyond that?Oh, definitely.
I think the programmers have been very clever in programming movies that have a kind of cross-talk between them.
Theyre a great double bill.
Of course, its not just the insect stuff, its the body stuff and everything else.
Those two movies really will talk to each other, I think, quite well.
Do you see yourself ever returning to straight horror?Probably not.
Ive never really resisted that.
But you never know, you never know.
Graham Skippers recent horror filmSequence Breakwas described by many, including myself, as Cronenbergian.
And I think, even inThe Shape of Water, you have a woman and a monster.
and you have that inThe Flyas well.
But in general, I cant do that.
More information about the Cronenberg retrospective can be found atthe Beyond Fest website.
