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Best Movie Trailers of 2014
Making a trailer is never an easy feat, regardless of the film being promoted. Nearly everyone has a story of a flawed trailer that does the opposite of its job, whether it’s by giving away the entire story of the film being promoted, or by poorly using a song. However, a memorable trailer can detach […] More
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Sound On Sight Podcast, Episode 393: ‘The Double’ ‘Coherence’ and ‘The One I Love’
Simon Howell returns to the Sound On Sight podcast after taking some time off and on this episode we review three great films, all of which share a common theme. First is Richard Ayoade’s dark and heady dystopian-noir cocktail The Double, adapted from 1846 novella of the same name. After we sit down to discuss […] More
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Waiting for Godard: The French New Wave and Music Videos
The French New Wave, that cinematic movement from the 1960s that essentially defined iconoclasm for film, has undoubtedly had its impact on nearly everything, from film to music to style. And given its indelible impact on cultural history, it’s one of the easiest artistic movements to pull from, as demonstrated from three key music videos […] More
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Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 2
15. Stranger by the Lake Directed by Alain Guiraudie Written by Alain Guiraudie France Though Stranger by the Lake premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival (and appeared on Sound On Sight’s best of 2013 list), it finally reached North American audiences in January of this year. Alain Guiraudie’s stunning noir-tinged thriller is […] More
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Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 1
Picking the best movies that come out in any given year is no easy feat. For film fans, a quality feature can come out at any time, from any one, and discovering an enjoyable and well-crafted feature is truly a pleasure. As we reach the halfway point of the year, many excellent films have already […] More
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‘The Double’, with Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska, releases a new trailer
Over the course of his career, actor Jesse Eisenberg has garnered a number of fans for a range of performances, from comedies such as Zombieland to more dramatic fare such as Adventureland and The Social Network. Many fans were thus excited to learn that he has formally signed on to star in filmmaker Richard Ayoade’s […] More
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Terrific new trailer released for Richard Ayoade’s ‘The Double
Ahead of its UK theatrical run in April, an enthralling full trailer has been released for Richard Ayoade’s The Double, much of it set to the ever distinct sound of Rade Serbedzija’s voice; according to IMDb, the actor plays Frightening Old Man in the film. Based on the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel, this is a dark […] More
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Sundance 2014: Photoset
Read Sound on Sight’s review of The Double. Read our Sundance review of Infinitely Polar Bear Ten unacquired Sundance 2014 films we hope to see someday. Read our review of Rudderless Read the Sundance review of Frank Read our Sundance review of Hellion. More
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‘The Double’, Richard Ayoade’s adaptation of Dostoevsky, releases a new trailer
As a castmember of shows such as Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and The IT Crowd, Richard Ayoade has garnered numerous fans for his onscreen work. His feature filmmaking debut, however, revealed a new set of skills, and left many interested to see what he would pursue next. That turned out to be an adaptation of Fyodor […] More
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Best Movie Trailers of 2013 (Part One)
It’s not easy making a great movie, but it’s even harder making a great trailer. Like all advertising, movie trailers have evolved in the last few decades to become a genuine pop culture event. An effective trailer can do wonders for a film, especially for a film that doesn’t come with a built-in audience. […] More
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TIFF 2013: ‘The Double’ crams three films’ worth of ideas into 93 minutes, for better and worse
Better to have an ungainly surplus of ideas than none at all; that seems to be Richard Ayoade’s philosophy behind The Double, a wild, uneven, but never dull sci-fi black comedy that purports to tackle Dostoevsky’s novella of the same name, but is at least as interested in pilfering visual ideas from films gone by while marrying them to Ayoade’s winningly dry comic sensibility. More