Videodrome (1983)

<p>Ready for invagination? For the first week of 'Weird Sex Month,' we're returning to Canada to discuss David Cronenberg's <em>Videodrome</em> (1983), just in time for its 40th anniversary.</p><p>Expect body horror courtesy of FX master Rick Baker, communications theory courtesy of Marshall McLuhan, and oversharing about anatomy courtesy of Trace Thurman.</p><p>Plus: wanting more Debbie Harry, feminist and trans readings of Max's situation, talk of the alternate ending, Canadian history lessons, and just how many Americans have guns?</p><p>References:</p><p>&gt; William Beard. <em>The Artist as Monster: The Cinema of David Cronenberg</em></p><p>&gt; Cyrus Cohen. "<a href="https://www.thegaygaze.com/post/existenz-videodrome-and-the-panic-of-penetration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eXistenZ, Videodrome, and the Panic of Penetration</a>."<em>The Gay Gaze.</em></p><p>&gt; Willow Maclay. “<a href="http://curtsiesandhandgrenades.blogspot.com/2018/06/body-talkconversations-on-transgender.html?m=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Body Talk: Conversations on Transgender Cinema with Caden Gardner: Part Six</a>” <em>Curtsies and Hand Grenades</em></p><p>Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on <a href="https://twitter.com/HorrorQueers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/horrorqueers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV0QZBaB6yenX9xTPmCXkWg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube</a>, <a href="https://letterboxd.com/horrorqueers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letterboxd</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HorrorQueers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/978904585786037/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> to get in touch with other listeners</p><p>&gt; Trace: <a href="https://twitter.com/TracedThurman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">