Posts by Ricky
South By Southwest 2012 Lineup Features 65 World Premieres
Sound On Sight will once again be covering the SXSW Film Festival this year, making it our second time attending. 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas fest taking place March 9-17, including 65 World Premieres, 17 North … [Read the Rest]
‘Breaking Bad’ RPG Video Game
If you haven’t yet watched Breaking Bad thank, you don’t know what you are missing. Created and produced by Vince Gilligan, the hit AMC series has received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its writing, cinematography, and the acting ability of … [Read the Rest]
Video Of The Day: Michael Fassbender takes it all off at age 21 in his first acting gig
Michael Fassbender, now 34, is perhaps the most sought out actor working today, landing leading roles in last year’s Shame, A Dangerous Method and X-Men: First Class. If there is one thing that has become clear, Fassbender likes to bare … [Read the Rest]
Trailer for Takashi Shimizu’s Airborne Terror ’7500′
A trailer has been released for the new film by Japanese director Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On, Marebito), the former protege of Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Thankfully the filmmamker is back with a project not related or similar to The Grudge series. 7500 is … [Read the Rest]
Watch a teaser trailer for season two of ‘Game Of Thrones’
Just about everyone I know was more than impressed with the first season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The Sound On Sight crew voted it one of the best shows of 2011, and we dedicated an entire podcast to discussing … [Read the Rest]
Check out The Seventh Art, an independently produced video magazine about cinema
We would like to bring your attention to The Seventh Art, an independently produced video magazine about cinema based out of Toronto, Canada. Each issue features a profile on an interesting aspect of the industry, a video essay and a … [Read the Rest]
Watch the first three minutes of ‘The Walking Dead‘s’ midseason premiere
HBO has released the first 3 minutes of The Walking Dead‘s midseason premiere. It’s been two months since the last episode but we have recorded a bonus episode of our Walking Dead podcast, which includes a special review of 28 … [Read the Rest]
Poster Of The Day: ‘The FP’
A completely straight-faced parody/tribute with an amalgam of pop-culture signifiers, boasting the slogan “Shit’s tough in the FP,” this certifiably offbeat campfest takes aim at many different targets -video game culture, inner city gangs, Hip Hop slang, ravers, techno music … [Read the Rest]
‘Kill List’ – a uniquely cerebral and rich horror movie
Kill List Directed by Ben Wheatley Written by Ben Wheatley and Amy Jump 2011, UK A detailed discussion of Kill List risks spoiling a singular and thrilling adventure. But if you are the type that relishes the feeling of leaving … [Read the Rest]
Poster Of The Day: Guy Maddin’s ‘Keyhole’
Canada’s very own Guy Maddin unveiled his latest, Keyhole at TIFF last September to mixed reviews. Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, the film had my colleagues divided, with some hailing it as his best work and others dismissing it altogether. We … [Read the Rest]
2012′s Great Movie Moments: January
At the end of each month, the Sound On Sight staff will band together to write an article about their favourite scenes in films released. Here are our favourite scenes from the month of January. – The Grey – In … [Read the Rest]
The Sound On Sight Twitter Animation Debate
Ricky D accidentally ignited a day-long Twitter debate about Animation and specifically whether Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin is an animated movie or not, when he was tweeting related to his article about the biggest Oscar snubs. Since the … [Read the Rest]
Sound On Sight Podcast Rewind: Episode #63 – Paul Newman Special
Paul Newman is without a doubt my favorite actor of all time. Today is his birthday and so I figured it would be fun to spotlight one of our older podcasts. In episode 63 of the Sound On Sight podcast … [Read the Rest]
Mondo’s ‘Planet of the Apes’ Poster Series
Mondo has partnered with Sideshow Collectibles and a handful of notable poster artists to produce a set of posters for each of the classic Planet of the Apes Films (Planet, Beneath, Escape, Conquest and Battle). The five prints went on … [Read the Rest]
Video Of The Day: Robin Hardy in Conversation with Richard Stanley at the 2011 Fantasia Film Festival
Last year The 15th annual Fantasia Film Festival unleashed one of it’s biggest and best slates to date. Among its 114-film lineup were gala world premieres of Robin Hardy’s long-awaited The Wicker Tree – a film which Sound On Sight’s … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D is the editor-in-chief of Sound on Sight and one of the hosts of 'Sound On Sight Radio', the 'Sordid Cinema' podcast and our videocast titled 'Front Row Center'. He also contributes written reviews when time permits.
Favorite films: 'Salo', 'Contempt', 'The Vanishing', 'Pulp Fiction' & 'La Haine'
Favorite Directors: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Quentin Tarantino, P.T. Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Billy Wilder & Stanley Kubrick 
