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‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’: box office bob-omb yet modern cult classic
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Written by Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall Directed by Edgar Wright USA, Canada, 2010 If a big-budget blockbuster opens, and nobody goes to see it, does it make a noise? In the case of 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, an ambitious adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s cult favorite graphic […] More
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Video of the Day: The Cornetto Megamix
We here are Sound On Sight are all huge fans of director Edgar Wright, and so I felt I should take a minute and spotlight this great video montage. Editor Mike Relm put together this tribute using sounds nd clips from all three films; Shaun of the Day, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End. Enjoy! […] More
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The Once and Future Kings: ‘The World’s End’ is a triumph for Pegg, Frost, and Wright
To exit a film directed by Edgar Wright is to be reinvigorated by the state of modern cinema. He’s now made his fourth feature-length film, The World’s End, and it’s tempting to rate it as his best work yet. But when you consider his others—Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World—the challenge becomes differentiating these by how many slight nitpicks may crop up from story to story. Like most directors of his generation, Wright’s work is heavily influenced by the pop culture of his childhood. Unlike many of his peers, though, Wright is able to translate that affection and hyper-literate awareness into something fresh, exciting, and intelligent. As such, The World’s End is as peerless as a mainstream film gets. More
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Video of the day: 16-year-old Edgar Wright on ‘Going Live!’
Now in its 25th year, Red Nose Day is the home of amazing events, epic fundraising, funny sketches and touching stories, an event which has raised £75,107,851 so far, and put to supporting various charities. Back in 1991, a 16 year old Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), participated by […] More
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When Comedy meets Horror
Before getting into the penultimate edition of when comedy meets horror, let’s get into the honourable mentions. Treevenge is a Canadian short film about Christmas trees getting revenge that has an Evil Dead attitude to gore, from the director of Hobo with a Shotgun. Feast, a siege movie starring Henry Rollins as a group of […] More
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12 Incredible Movie Related T-Shirts
The Tumblr round-up is a compilation of images, links, posters, stories, videos and so on, taken from the Sound On Sight Tumblr account. We simply do not have the man power nor time to write articles on every interesting movie related goody we find, so this is our way of still promoting some of the […] More
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Tumblr Round-Up: ‘Hunger Games’ – Edgar Wright Triple Bill – ‘The Avengers’ – Green Arrow – ‘John Carter’ and more
The Tumblr round-up is a compilation of images, links, posters, stories, videos and so on, taken from the Sound On Sight Tumblr account. We simply do not have the man power nor time to write articles on every interesting movie related goody we find, so this is our way of still promoting some of the […] More
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25 Days of Christmas: ‘Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale’ balances scares with whimsy
Throughout the month of December, TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Film Editor Ricky D will review classic Christmas adaptions, posting a total of 13 each, one a day, until the 25th of December. The catch: They will swap roles as Rick takes on reviews of television Christmas specials and Kate takes on Christmas movies. Today […] More
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Greatest Horror Comedies
The latest list in sound of sights month long look at the greatest horror films ever is taking a different look on the horror genre. There is a very narrow line that divides finding something funny and scary, which is exactly the sort of film this list is celebrating. As a genre there is […] More
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