Search Results by tag: David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg in conversation with Mark Kingwell

In what might have been a scene straight out of Videodrome, filmmaker and novelist David Cronenberg spoke to philosophy professor Mark Kingwell about sex and violence, the mind-body problem, and the influence of Toronto at a ... Read More »

October 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

Q&A: Bill Brownstein on the legacy of filmmaker John Dunning

By Julie Baldassi

Behind some of the most celebrated Canadian filmmakers is John Dunning, a producer from the Montreal borough of Verdun who helped to kickstart the careers of David Cronenberg, Denys Arcand, and Ivan Reitman. Dunning and his longtime ... Read More »

September 8, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Guy Gavriel Kay, Chris Hadfield given Order of Canada honours

By Dory Cerny

Lauded author Guy Gavriel Kay was one of several members of the Canadian literary community appointed to the Order of Canada on Monday. Recognized "for his contributions to the field of speculative fiction as an ... Read More »

July 2, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

NSFW: David Cronenberg’s new book trailer

By Sue Carter

It's rare (if ever) that Q&Q posts a link considered not safe for work, but we'll make an exception for David Cronenberg. A trailer for the filmmaker's debut novel, Consumed, has appeared on the website of ... Read More »

April 15, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

15 TIFF films for the literary-minded

By Sue Carter

You're not going to get close to Brad Pitt, in town this weekend for the premiere of Moneyball, the adaptation of Michael Lewis's baseball book of the same name, but if you're attending the Toronto ... Read More »

September 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Stanza acquired by Amazon, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: It looks like Shortcovers, Indigo's downloadable e-book application for mobile devices, has some new competition: Lexycycle, the start-up behind the popular iPhone e-book reader Stanza, has been acquired by ... Read More »

April 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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