Videodrome (1989) Monday 6/12 @theknockoutsf
Smash in your CRT for fear of Cronenberg’s hardcore new flesh vision: Videodrome. Meet Max Renn, a shock-TV station magnate whose lust for cutting edge sadism demolishes reality. Right-wing conspiracies, satellites and sci-fi horror/gore collide in this prophetic thriller-satire. Influenced by the ideas of Marshall McLuhan, Videodrome becomes one long media hallucination-- textured so viscerally, it hurts to watch. Long Live the New Flesh! Featuring James Woods, Debbie Harry, Not Professor Mcluhan, and the VHS or Beta wars. Directed by David Cronenberg
Videdrome was first shown at Cyberpunk Cinema in 2014! The movie is now 40 years old! As always, we’ll watch one episode of cowboy bebop before the feature!