Posts tagged "david cronenberg"
Nightcrawler - a film by Dan Gilroy Jake Gyllenhaal really nails it this time. He plays Lou Bloom, a controlling maniac with a strong dose of OCD, who turns to filming crime scenes in downtown Los Angeles and then sells his bloody offerings to a local TV news show. This modest budget film noir is Dan Gilroy’s first stab at directing and I could sense some influence from the controversial...
Maps to the Stars - a film by David Cronenberg Watching Maps to the Stars is like reading American Psycho - the horrific book by Brett Easton Ellis famed for depicting a “master of the universe” banker who gets his kicks by murdering women. Both Maps and American Psycho are brutal yet also extremely compelling. In the past David Cronenberg has wowed his audiences with many works that include his...