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“CRIMES OF THE FUTURE” INTRODUCES NEW CONCEPT: BODY HORROR

Here’s a movie guaranteed to make you forget YOUR problems. David Cronenberg’s NAME kinda gives me the creeps, and his new sci-fi horror film Crimes of the Future, which just premiered at Cannes, had people walking out, gagging, after the first five minutes at the “body horror!” One audience member even had a panic attack. The story takes place in the eerie future when the human species is adapting to a synthetic environment, (some have developed the art of digesting plastic) and bodies are starting to mutate. It’s the next stage of human development where humans can grow new organs – in odd places. Despite the walkouts, the film had a standing ovation also. Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart (above) star. Back to the present – Kristen looks like she’s wearing that unflattering skirt backwards – doesn’t a bustle belong in the rear?

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

By Janet / May 23, 2022

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CAPTAIN FANTASTIC: DON’T LET THE TITLE SCARE YOU OFF!

If the movie title “Captain Fantastic” repels you, you are not alone. We imagined another one of THOSE superhero movies and almost skipped seeing it. That would have been a HUGE loss. The story summation – about a father raising and teaching his six kids to live off the grid in the remote Pacific Northwest, isn’t all that inviting either, but the film is EXCEPTIONAL. It’s a well-written family drama with humor and abundant life lessons. Inevitably the family clashes with the real world and everyone comes out wiser. Fans of Viggo Mortensen are in for a real treat – he’s never been better as the self-reliant dad. This movie is hard not to like.

By Janet / July 6, 2016

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WHY WE RARELY SEE VIGGO MORTENSEN AROUND ANY MORE

We were particularly fond of Viggo Mortensen in “The Road” and it seems a lot of women are interested in his love life. He’s been pretty much off the market for five years with minimal publicity. That’s because his girlfriend is Spanish actress Ariadna Gil (she appeared with him in “Appaloosa”) and they live mostly in Spain. Viggo, 53,speaks fluent Spanish and he bought a place in Madrid where he spends most of his time with Ariadna and her child. Viggo is careful about choosing his movies because he feels that promoting them around the world is an exhausting and time consuming commitment.

By Janet / December 22, 2011

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“THE ROAD” IS A MOVIE YOU SHOULD NOT MISS

“The Road” is NOT just another post-apocalyptic thriller. Far from it. This might be the most profound and heartbreaking movie of the year. A masterpiece of morality – it’s agonizing to watch because we can so easily picture ourselves in the same hopeless situation. Viggo Mortensen plays one a few hungry survivors left after a worldwide disaster never clearly explained, but apparently almost all animals and plants are dead or dying, the climate is gradually freezing, and skies are increasingly gray. Ten years have passed, food is gone, and Mortensen and his son forge ahead in this desolate barren landscape, scrounging for sustenance and shoes, trying to stay alive as they walk “south” hoping for a warmer climate. It’s the breakdown of civilized society and everyone seems to be a bad guy. (In one scene, a cannibalistic gang of men corralled women and children to kill and eat.) Life is so brutal and terrifying – is it worth the struggle? Many choose suicide and others question if THEY have become the “bad guy.” This movie will not only make you think, it will make you instantly grateful for every little thing you have.

By Janet / October 25, 2009

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VIGGO MORTENSEN COULD USE A BARBER

This is definitely a bad hair day for Viggo Mortensen, who’s currently in Venice at the Film Festival promoting his new movie “The Road.” It’s a sci-fi drama opening here next month – he plays a man crossing what’s left of the country with his son in a post apocalyptic world. We liked his look a whole lot better as a sexy Russian with slicked back hair in “Eastern Promises.” The t-shirt is cool, however.

By Janet / September 3, 2009

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STALLONE WANTS VIGGO TO PLAY EDGAR ALLEN POE

Sylvester Stallone has been TALKING about doing a movie on the life of Edgar Allen Poe for decades and it looks like he’s finally going to pull it off. Sly wrote his own script on the American writer’s madly tortured life and mysterious death in 1849, and he plans to direct the movie, but NOT star in it. First, Sly considered Robert Downey Jr for the lead. But he ended up offering it to Eastern Promises star Viggo Mortensen. Viggo DID ask for a few script changes, but it looks like it might happen.

By hoodlum / April 22, 2008

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OSCAR HAIR DISASTERS: VIGGO AND TRAVOLTA

Oscar fashion is certainly being talked to death so we thought we’d point out some Oscar hair problems. John Travolta showed up with an odd new hairdo that resembled a black swim cap. This is the best photo we could find but there will surely be more revealing ones later. And Viggo Mortensen, who was SO sexy in Eastern Promises, appeared with this salt and pepper beard that really turned us off. He’s covering all his cuteness. And Denzel only appeared briefly on the show but his facial hair did nothing for him either.

By hoodlum / February 24, 2008

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EASTERN PROMISES : LEAVES YOU WANTING MORE!

If you’re planning to go to the movies this weekend – you’re in luck because there’ s a fabulous new movie well worth your time and money. It’s Eastern Promises, and we can’t say enough good things about it. We loved David Cronenberg’s “A History of Violence” for it’s original concept – we’d never seen a movie like that before – how refreshing! And he’s done it again! Eastern Promises offers a peek into the Russian mafia (similar to the Italian mafia – but without any evident code of honor) and it’s utterly fascinating. Viggo Mortensen plays one of the hot mafia guys and he has a shocking nude scene where he’s in a steam room and attacked by two clothed killers. They roll around on the tiles for five bloody and agonizing minutes. Wow! This enlightening and gripping movie ends too soon and leaves you hoping for part II. Don’t miss it!

By hoodlum / September 13, 2007

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