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1. 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.

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

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   Feb 12, 2020 · 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’.

3. 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.

4. criterionforum.org › Review › videodrome-theVideodrome Review - Criterion Forum

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   Nov 3, 2023 · When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new material for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called “Videodrome.” His attempts to unearth the program’s origins send him on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CitytvCitytv - Wikipedia

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   This, along with the 'hide away' place on the UHF dial formed the basis of fictional station "CIVIC TV" (Channel 83, Cable 12) in David Cronenberg's Videodrome, which is set in Toronto. Citytv was one of the first television stations in Canada to implement a diversity policy in hiring its on-air staff, actively seeking out people of colour ...

6. 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.

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   Why is Videodrome called Citytv?

   • In the 1983 film Videodrome, a television station in Toronto which broadcasts sensationalistic programming is named CIVIC-TV; the name is in reference to flagship station CITY-TV. Additionally, a business partner of the station president in the film is named Moses, a possible reference to Citytv cofounder Moses Znaimer.

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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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   How did Citytv get its name?

   • The Citytv brand name originates from its flagship station, CITY-TV in Toronto, a station that went on the air in September 28, 1972, in the former Electric Circus nightclub in which became known for an intensely local format based on newscasts aimed at younger viewers, nightly movies, and music and cultural programming.

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   What is Videodrome about?

   • With its emphasis on Max’s grotesque bodily transformations, Videodrome can be seen as a natural extension of Cronenberg’s early career in exploitation filmmaking. However, Videodrome also anticipates the new, overtly philosophical turn that characterises Cronenberg’s later work.

   Videodrome (1983): Synopsis & Analysis | Jotted Lines

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   When did Citytv start?

   • The licence of the original Citytv station, granted the callsign of CITY-TV by the CRTC, was awarded in Toronto on November 25, 1971, and began broadcasting for the first time using the "Citytv" brand on September 28, 1972, under the ownership of Channel Seventy-Nine Ltd. with its studios located at 99 Queen Street East near Church Street.

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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.

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8. bloody-disgusting.com › editorials › 3566895The Influence of Television in David Cronenberg’s ‘Videodrome’

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   Jun 25, 2019 · Through the character of Max Renn and his discovery of a channel broadcasting a snuff film called Videodrome, Cronenberg takes influence from Marshall McLuhan to illustrate that technology is...