David Cronenberg News

he Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the continuation of a summer tradition of showcasing great genre classics to beat the heat. Following the tradition of last summer's popular "Midnight Movies" series, each film in the new "Freaky Friday" series will kick off the weekend at 11pm and have the same weekly blend of mind-melting, gross-out horror as well as some rarely screened classic cult favorites in glorious 35mm, curated by Film Society programmer and Film Comment Editor Gavin Smith.

Carol Becker, Dean of Faculty of Columbia University School of the Arts, announced today the appointment of two acclaimed playwrights to the faculty of the Arts: David Henry Hwang, Associate Professor of Theatre in Playwriting and director of the Playwriting Concentration, and Lynn Nottage, Associate Professor of Theatre in Playwriting.

FESTIVAL PLAYERS OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY present TEST DRIVE at Rosehall Run Vineyards, and an intimate reading by Test Drive playwright Dave Carley coinciding with the official opening of the festival Players seasonal box office tonight, June 10, 2014.

FESTIVAL PLAYERS OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY is happy to announce the casting for TEST DRIVE at Rosehall Run Vineyards, and an intimate reading by Test Drive playwright Dave Carley coinciding with the official opening of the festival Players seasonal box office on June 10, 2014.

Oscar-nominated actor and founding Wooster Group member Willem Dafoe and legendary performer Mikhail Baryshnikov are a dapperly dressed odd couple, forced to deal with the most inconsiderate of corpses in this surreal melding of absurdism, pitch- black comedy, and vaudeville from iconic director Robert Wilson, THE OLD WOMAN.

Pacific Symphony's critically-acclaimed American Composers Festival (ACF) continues for the 14th year with 'From Screen to Score: New Concert Music by Famous Film Composers'-who happen to be four of today's biggest Hollywood heavy-hitters: John Williams ('Star Wars,' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' 'E.T., the Extra Terrestrial'), Howard Shore ('Lord of the Rings,' 'The Hobbit,' 'Hugo'), James Horner ('Titanic,' 'Star Trek,' 'Apollo 13') and Elliot Goldenthal ('Alien 3,' 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman and Robin'). Together, these iconic composers boast 11 Oscars and countless billions of box office dollars. They also hold the ironic position of simultaneously being the most-heard orchestral composers ever (the soundtrack for 'Titanic' sold 30 million copies), yet their music is the least performed.

Pacific Symphony's critically-acclaimed American Composers Festival (ACF) continues for the 14th year with "From Screen to Score: New Concert Music by Famous Film Composers"-who happen to be four of today's biggest Hollywood heavy-hitters: John Williams ("Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "E.T., the Extra Terrestrial"), Howard Shore ("Lord of the Rings," "The Hobbit," "Hugo"), James Horner ("Titanic," "Star Trek," "Apollo 13") and Elliot Goldenthal ("Alien 3," "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin"). Together, these iconic composers boast 11 Oscars and countless billions of box office dollars. They also hold the ironic position of simultaneously being the most-heard orchestral composers ever (the soundtrack for "Titanic" sold 30 million copies), yet their music is the least performed.

The Canadian Screen Awards honour outstanding achievement in the Canadian television, film and digital media industries and are administered by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Each year, the awards bring together, over the course of several award galas, more than 3000 craftspeople, producers, and decision-makers from across Canada to honour, celebrate and promote the talent and accomplishments of the Canadian film industry.

Variety reports that Tony Award winner Jeremy Irons has signed on to co-star in THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY, the biopic of renown Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

On Thanksgiving weekend, Museum of the Moving Image gives thanks to Julianne Moore, one of the most accomplished and compelling screen actresses of our time, with a six-film retrospective.

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zeke Zelker is taking his latest movie project in a bit of a different direction. He will be staging a theatrical production of his web series that acts as a companion piece to his latest movie 'Billboard an Uncommon Contest for Common People!' tonight, November 7th , 7:30 PM at the State Theatre in Easton, PA.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center's annual horror fest Scary Movies returns for its 7th edition featuring several U.S. and New York City premieres among its lineup of highly anticipated horror films and thrillers

The Museum of Modern Art honors Dante Ferretti (Italian, b. 1943) with a large-scale multimedia installation comprising a 12-screen labyrinth featuring projected scenes from his work; original set pieces from the films that earned him three Academy Awards; and a six-month retrospective of 22 films featuring the production designer's career-defining work. DANTE FERRETTI: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CINEMA, on view from today, September 28, 2013 through February 9, 2014, features large-scale, original set pieces recovered from sets designed by Ferretti, including the chandeliers from Pier Paolo Pasolini's SALÓ, or THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (1977) and the massive, illuminated clock from Martin Scorsese's HUGO (2011), as well as sculptural objects created for the Venice Film Festival.

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zeke Zelker is taking his latest movie project in a bit of a different direction. He will be staging a theatrical production of his web series that acts as a companion piece to his latest movie "Billboard an Uncommon Contest for Common People!" on November 7th , 7:30 PM at the State Theatre in Easton, PA. The staged production is titled, "The Great WTYT 960 Billboard Sitting Contest Live!". Imagine what happens when four people who don't know each other, live on a catwalk ten feet wide, by forty feet long, twenty feet in the air, in front of a billboard to win a mobile home and "nine-sixty" thousand dollars. This will interactive event where the audience will be able to correspond with the characters via social media affecting the story outcome. This will be unlike anything that people have experienced before.

The Museum of Modern Art has announced its exhibitions and events for September 2013. Details below!

The Toronto International Film Festival just kicked off in Toronto, Ontario, where it runs through September 15. Check out photos from the photo cal for The Cronenberg Project below!

The Gala Tribute to Cate Blanchett will take place on Wednesday, October 2, and the Gala Tribute to Ralph Fiennes will take place on Wednesday, October 9

According to Variety, the final films have been added to the Toronto International Film Festival and some of popular music's most popular artists will be represented on screen.

Shout! Factory and Morgan Creek Productions officially announced today a strategic distribution alliance to bring Clive Barker's classic horror film NIGHTBREED extended director's cut to the home entertainment marketplace in the U.S and Canada and on digital entertainment platforms next year.

The Museum of Modern Art has announced its exhibitions and events for September 2013. Details below!