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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › VideodromeVideodrome - Wikipedia

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   [10] The film's fictional station CIVIC-TV was modeled on the real-life Toronto television station CITY-TV, which was known for broadcasting pornographic content and violent films in its late-night programming bloc The Baby Blue Movie.

2. www.rogerebert.com › features › a-vision-of-theA Vision of the Future: On David Cronenberg’s Videodrome

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   Feb 2, 2023 · Videodrome is a no-frills S&M and torture show on a pirate cable channel in Cronenberg’s film, discovered by what appears to be an accident by indie program director Max Renn (James Woods), who becomes obsessed with it despite of, or perhaps because of, its lack of character, dialogue, sophisticated production value nor, indeed, plot. Always ...

3. screenrant.com › the-new-flesh-interesting-factsLong Live The New Flesh: 10 Interesting Facts About Videodrome

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   The fictional and even supernatural television channel that haunts James Woods throughout the film is actually loosely based on a real television station. It was called City TV, and started in Toronto, quickly becoming infamous for showing soft-core porn late at night.

4. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleVideodrome - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Sep 23, 2009 · Max Renn (James Woods), part-owner of Civic TV, which broadcasts porn, is hooked on Videodrome, a TV snuff show that his technician "accidentally" zaps from the airwaves. Renn begins to have violent, sexual and murderous hallucinations.

5. www.artofthetitle.com › title › videodromeVideodrome (1983) - Art of the Title

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   The CITY-TV channel ident compared to the CIVIC-TV channel ident from Videodrome. Despite the largely American cast, Videodrome is a Canadian film to its core. The setting and even some of the characters will be familiar to anyone from Toronto, Cronenberg’s hometown and backdrop for the action.

6. www.denofgeek.com › movies › looking-back-at-davidLooking back at David Cronenberg's Videodrome - Den of Geek

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   Dec 3, 2012 · Called Videdrome, the show offers up nothing more than a procession of violence and abuse; men and women are hauled in front of the camera, chained to a red clay wall and killed – and...

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   Is Videodrome a Canadian film?

   • The CITY-TV channel ident compared to the CIVIC-TV channel ident from Videodrome. Despite the largely American cast, Videodrome is a Canadian film to its core. The setting and even some of the characters will be familiar to anyone from Toronto, Cronenberg’s hometown and backdrop for the action.

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   What is Videodrome based on?

   • From Cronenberg's original story, Network of Blood, and a screenplay that he continually revised up to the final day of shooting, the film Videodrome meditates on sadomasochism, violence and pleasure in our age. Cronenberg's film Crash shook up the Cannes Film Festival in May 1996, as Videodrome had in 1980 (courtesy Maclean's).

   Videodrome | The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Will Videodrome be fought on TV?

   • In the first half of 'Videodrome', the battle for control is fought on the television screen. The detective story unfolds with the protagonist trying to solve a mystery and uncertain about whom he can trust.

   Looking back at David Cronenberg's Videodrome | Den of Geek

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   When did 'Videodrome' come out?

   • After a breakthrough hit with the science fiction ultraviolence of “ Scanners,” David Cronenberg ’s last Canadian tax shelter film “Videodrome” dropped with a whimper in 1983, under-served by distributors unnerved by its transgressive images and genre-busting approach.

   A Vision of the Future: On David Cronenberg’s Videodrome - Roger Ebert

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   What happened to Videodrome?

   • It topped the Variety box-office chart in the first week but then disappeared from the theatres. Videodrome brought the first of three Best Director Canadian Genie awards to Cronenberg. It exists in several versions, including one which was sanitized and sold through a toll-free number.

   Videodrome | The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Is City TV in 'Videodrome' based on a true story?

   • City TV, as depicted in 'Videodrome', was based on a real-life Toronto station. It was known for showing soft-core porn late at night. The real station's name was taken and its story was given a twist in the film. Even the real station's founder, Moses Znaimer, is referenced in the film through a character named Moses.

   Long Live The New Flesh: 10 Interesting Facts About Videodrome

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8. jottedlines.com › videodrome-1983-synopsis-analysisVideodrome (1983): Synopsis & Analysis - Jotted Lines

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   Feb 12, 2020 · Synopsis: Videodrome tells the story of Max Renn (Woods), the sleazy programmer of a soft-core television channel who discovers a mysterious signal broadcasting a snuff TV show called ‘Videodrome’.