The episode of Wtf Happened to This Movie? covering Videodrome was Written by Jake Dee, Narrated by Matthew Plale, Edited by Diane Baldwin, Produced by Chris Bumbray and Ben Cantler, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Have you ever considered how a movie becomes a bona fide cult classic? While many factors play a role, the phenomenon usually begins with a high-quality product that fails to resonate among the masses during its initial release due to ungraspable material ahead of its time, yet through its own undeniable merits, finds its passionate fanbase that grows over time and allows the film to become far more popular after the fact than it was in the present tense. In the case of David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror opus Videodrome, the film has overcome its notorious box-office failure to ascend as one of the most revered movies of Cronenberg’s illustrious career.
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Have you ever considered how a movie becomes a bona fide cult classic? While many factors play a role, the phenomenon usually begins with a high-quality product that fails to resonate among the masses during its initial release due to ungraspable material ahead of its time, yet through its own undeniable merits, finds its passionate fanbase that grows over time and allows the film to become far more popular after the fact than it was in the present tense. In the case of David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror opus Videodrome, the film has overcome its notorious box-office failure to ascend as one of the most revered movies of Cronenberg’s illustrious career.
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- 4/6/2023
- by Jake Dee
- JoBlo.com
When Canadian specialty station MuchMusic launched in August 1984, founders John Martin and Moses Znaimer had about two hours of planned content to fill six hours of airtime. Their strategy? Pack the place with notable faces, create a party atmosphere in the control room “stage,” and let inaugural VJs Christopher Ward and J.D. Roberts figure out the rest as they went along.
Thus, the iconic “Nation’s Music Station” was born.
It was a scrappy, wild atmosphere in which inexperienced but music-loving kids stepped in front of the cameras with free reign to experiment and play the videos they loved. There were no rules and even less structure, but it worked. At the height of its popularity, MuchMusic was the global destination for artists of all genres. And it was led by a diverse and history-making group of hosts who connected those artists with fans in a new way—through the legendary studios at 299 Queen St.
Thus, the iconic “Nation’s Music Station” was born.
It was a scrappy, wild atmosphere in which inexperienced but music-loving kids stepped in front of the cameras with free reign to experiment and play the videos they loved. There were no rules and even less structure, but it worked. At the height of its popularity, MuchMusic was the global destination for artists of all genres. And it was led by a diverse and history-making group of hosts who connected those artists with fans in a new way—through the legendary studios at 299 Queen St.
- 3/13/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
The most populous city in Canada has appeared on-screen in many different ways over the years.Enemy (2013)
There are many ways in which cities are portrayed in cinema. Sometimes cities are anonymous and nameless, and sometimes cities become characters in the films they are portrayed in. Cities can be merely incidental settings, or the specific locations within a city can be incredibly important both narratively and visually. The people within a city tend to represent the place itself: how they act, how they dress, where they work, how they speak, and what they eat. All of these things can be related to the place they live. Cities are home to an infinite multitude of experiences — people from different places, with different families, different wants and desires and identities.
There are cities that are frequently remembered as being iconic within the world of cinema. Paris, Rome, New York, Venice, Chicago, and London have all received loving portraits in...
There are many ways in which cities are portrayed in cinema. Sometimes cities are anonymous and nameless, and sometimes cities become characters in the films they are portrayed in. Cities can be merely incidental settings, or the specific locations within a city can be incredibly important both narratively and visually. The people within a city tend to represent the place itself: how they act, how they dress, where they work, how they speak, and what they eat. All of these things can be related to the place they live. Cities are home to an infinite multitude of experiences — people from different places, with different families, different wants and desires and identities.
There are cities that are frequently remembered as being iconic within the world of cinema. Paris, Rome, New York, Venice, Chicago, and London have all received loving portraits in...
- 4/13/2017
- by Angela Morrison
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Toronto – It turns out those combative British TV news interviews last fall by fallen Canadian media mogul Conrad Black were just a warm-up. Black, who was freed from a Florida prison in May 2012 after serving time for fraud and obstruction of justice charges, is to co-host a weekly Canadian TV show produced by Moses Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia. The talk show is slated for 26 episodes to air on Vision TV in Canada from March 2013. Story: Mark Cuban: Live TV Remains the Most Important Platform The Canadian talker, being shopped to international buyers at Napte in Miami
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- 1/28/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The start of year-long programming @ Toronto's Tiff Bell Lightbox, will include a live appearance from Toronto-based director David Cronenberg, Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 9:15pm and Friday, September 24, 2010 at 9:30pm, introducing a special screening of his 1983, science fiction thriller "Videodrome".
"Videodrome", written/directed by Cronenberg, was loosely-inspired by Moses Znaimer's 1970's soft-core 'Baby Blue' porno programming @ Toronto's City-tv (before Znaimer declared himself a genius, programming music videos supplied free of charge by MTV).
The Toronto-lensed "Videodrome", starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry, followed the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal that causes brain damaging hallucinations. As 'Max' gets closer to discovering the origins of the signal, he gets sucked into a world of sadomasochistic sex, left-wing conspiracies and physical transformations.
"...'Max Renn' (Woods) is the president of Civic-tv, a sleazy Toronto Uhf television station specializing in exploitation programming. Displeased with...
"Videodrome", written/directed by Cronenberg, was loosely-inspired by Moses Znaimer's 1970's soft-core 'Baby Blue' porno programming @ Toronto's City-tv (before Znaimer declared himself a genius, programming music videos supplied free of charge by MTV).
The Toronto-lensed "Videodrome", starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry, followed the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal that causes brain damaging hallucinations. As 'Max' gets closer to discovering the origins of the signal, he gets sucked into a world of sadomasochistic sex, left-wing conspiracies and physical transformations.
"...'Max Renn' (Woods) is the president of Civic-tv, a sleazy Toronto Uhf television station specializing in exploitation programming. Displeased with...
- 9/22/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Often disguised as somewhere else, Toronto has been a popular filming location for years, as Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World points out. Here’s Jeff’s tribute to the geekiest location in cinema...
"They film movies in Toronto?" one character says, rather incredulously, in the recent Edgar Wright extravaganza, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. They certainly do.
Toronto is the cinematic equivalent of Cinderella: although it hosts one of the world's biggest film festivals and is often seen in movies and TV, it's usually dolled up to look like some other North American metropolis, say New York or Chicago, a fact the recent Scott Pilgrim makes sure to satirise.
The city's most iconic piece of architecture, the Cn Tower (formerly the world's tallest freestanding structure) is often hidden away, lest cinemagoers ever identify the city's skyline by its giant phallus.
Toronto so often represents other cities, or any city, that...
"They film movies in Toronto?" one character says, rather incredulously, in the recent Edgar Wright extravaganza, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. They certainly do.
Toronto is the cinematic equivalent of Cinderella: although it hosts one of the world's biggest film festivals and is often seen in movies and TV, it's usually dolled up to look like some other North American metropolis, say New York or Chicago, a fact the recent Scott Pilgrim makes sure to satirise.
The city's most iconic piece of architecture, the Cn Tower (formerly the world's tallest freestanding structure) is often hidden away, lest cinemagoers ever identify the city's skyline by its giant phallus.
Toronto so often represents other cities, or any city, that...
- 8/18/2010
- Den of Geek
Toronto -- Former Chum CEO Jay Switzer has resurfaced as head of a local consortium bidding to run four new Canadian cable channels.
Switzer, head of Canadian broadcaster Chum Ltd. until it was acquired by Rogers Media in 2007, has applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Crtc) for a broadcast license to operate two action-adventure-themed niche channels, Velocity and Adventure.
Switzer, with backing from former THINKFilm founder Jeff Sackman and former Salter Street executive Catherine Tait, is also looking for two additional broadcast licenses for the female-skewing romance services Kiss and The Love Channel.
The Crtc will consider the license applications in April.
Switzer's 2007 exit from Chum came at the height of Canadian industry consolidation where sector leaders Canwest Global Communications Corp., CTVglobemedia and Rogers Media were buying up TV assets as others with less tolerance for risk in an increasingly digital environment looked to cash out.
Now the...
Switzer, head of Canadian broadcaster Chum Ltd. until it was acquired by Rogers Media in 2007, has applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Crtc) for a broadcast license to operate two action-adventure-themed niche channels, Velocity and Adventure.
Switzer, with backing from former THINKFilm founder Jeff Sackman and former Salter Street executive Catherine Tait, is also looking for two additional broadcast licenses for the female-skewing romance services Kiss and The Love Channel.
The Crtc will consider the license applications in April.
Switzer's 2007 exit from Chum came at the height of Canadian industry consolidation where sector leaders Canwest Global Communications Corp., CTVglobemedia and Rogers Media were buying up TV assets as others with less tolerance for risk in an increasingly digital environment looked to cash out.
Now the...
- 3/2/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Yahoo Canada said Thursday that it will target the 50-plus demographic with content from 50Plus.com, launched by veteran Canadian broadcaster Moses Znaimer last year.
The lifestyle content will come from magazines and Web sites associated with the Canadian Association for Retired Persons in which Znaimer, a co-founder and former head of Citytv-branded TV stations across Canada, is a controlling shareholder.
Yahoo Canada hopes the content deal will help advertisers better target older consumers online.
The lifestyle content will come from magazines and Web sites associated with the Canadian Association for Retired Persons in which Znaimer, a co-founder and former head of Citytv-branded TV stations across Canada, is a controlling shareholder.
Yahoo Canada hopes the content deal will help advertisers better target older consumers online.
- 5/15/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian broadcaster Chum Ltd. on Tuesday said it had completed a deal to pay CAN$32 million ($25.8 million) in cash and equity for a 40% stake in Learning and Skills Television of Alberta that it did not already own (HR 2/8). Toronto-based Chum paid CAN$8 million ($6.5 million) and the rest in Chum stock for LTA, which operates four specialty channels, Canadian Learning Television, ACCESS Television, CourtTV Canada and BookTelevision. Among the minority shareholders that tendered their LTA stakes is former Chum executive Moses Znaimer, and currently chairman and executive producer of LTA, and Jay Switzer, Chum president and CEO, who held a 4.5% stake in LTA. Chum sought 100% ownership of Alberta-based LTA after completing the friendly takeover of Craig Media Inc., a Calgary-based conventional and specialty channel broadcaster.
- 2/16/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After 30 years with the Toronto TV station he founded, Moses Znaimer said he is stepping away from creative control at Chum Ltd. to manage its educational divisions. The move is part of an ongoing management restructuring at Chum as it adjusts to growing competition in its core Toronto and southern Ontario TV market. Under the new arrangement, Znaimer will give up his positions as vp corporate development at Chum and president and executive producer of the broadcaster's 17 TV stations. He will instead serve as chairman and executive producer of Learning and Skills Television of Alberta Ltd. "I'm aiming to do a few things I've not done before, such as producing movies, maybe doing that book that everyone's been urging me to write," Znaimer said, signaling his semi-retirement.
- 4/26/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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