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The Fly tickets are now available to be purchased or sold online at Stubhub.com. Where does high art and low art meet? You’d best pose that question to David Cronenberg, the famed cult film director whose visions of insect and flesh-inspired horror have influenced movies for decades now. But while he’s made his name in the world of cinema, he’s branching out into an entirely new field. An opera adaptation of Cronenberg’s best known movie, The Fly, will premiere in September 2008 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Cronenberg directed the opera, and the music was composed by Howard Shore, who was also responsible for the film’s score (as well as many others he’s collaborated on with Cronenberg). There’s a good chance the opera crowd might not be familiar with the gory special effects Cronenberg’s fan base appreciates. For them, this series of articles will be helpful. Each article briefly examines one of the films from the director’s extensive canon. Cronenberg hasn’t generated his own material during his career. His filmography is dotted with adaptations of literature and films—though he does lend a very unique and distinctive look to each of the productions he works on. The Dead Zone is interesting because it’s a very commercial work, and features the least of Cronenberg’s affects. But if you’re a fan and you’ve seen enough of his work, you can still see his ideas shining through. Coming off of Videodrome, about technology—and television in particular—controlling thought, and thoughts in turn altering reality, it kind of makes sense that Cronenberg would segue into a project like the sci-fi, Stephen King inspired Dead Zone. Starring Christopher Walken, the film is about a man who gains psychic powers that allow him to see tragedy, and inspires him to prevent accidents from happening. While it’s a fairly conventional sci-fi/horror film, it explores ideas about the mind and thoughts changing reality. Admittedly, it doesn’t have the depth (or delightful weirdness) of Videodrome, but it proves entertaining with Christopher Walken in the lead, hamming it up a bit in places. While not a very "Cronenbergesque" film, it’s still an entertaining one. Written by Andrew Good and sponsored by StubHub.com. StubHub sells sports tickets, concert tickets, theater tickets and more to just about any event in the world. Don't miss this Cronenberg classic with The Fly tickets.
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