About Ricky

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

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New Column: Miniseries Series: An Introduction

Published on February 9, 2012 by Tope

Speaking to Michael Ciment about his 1975 masterpiece Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick reveals that he had once been interested in adapting another of Thackeray’s novels, Vanity Fair, for the screen. This idea was ultimately abandoned by Kubrick who felt that … [Read the Rest]

SXSW Midnighters Line-Up Announced

Published on February 8, 2012 by Ricky

Sound On Sight will once again be covering the SXSW Film Festival this year, making it our second time attending. We’ve already posted news that 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas fest taking place March 9-17, including … [Read the Rest]

Best Found Footage Movies (Not Horror)

Published on February 8, 2012 by Ricky

There are various ways in which the found footage genre uses the camera to tell the story. Some let the camera do all the work while others provide interviews, commentary, and other narrative features. The former consists of films like … [Read the Rest]

The Oscars: The ‘Least Worst’ Formula

Published on February 8, 2012 by Scott Patterson

Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. With the biggest night of the cinematic year coming up on the 26th February, the nominations are all set and confirmed, … [Read the Rest]

‘Blood on the Plain’ packs ample promise into a short runtime

Published on February 8, 2012 by Wiliam Bitterman

Blood on the Plain Directed by Mac Eldridge Written by Angel Esparza 2012, USA Film school can be a rough place. Everybody is working to try and show off what they can (or at least what they think they can) … [Read the Rest]

Video of the Day: 2011 YoungCuts Film Festival

Published on February 8, 2012 by Young Cuts

  2011 YoungCuts Film Festival Courtesy of the YoungCuts Film Festival www.YoungCuts.com What’s It Called?  2011 YoungCuts Film Festival Who Made It?  Directed and Edited by Phil Lubenskyi Where Is It From?   Canada (Quebec) Who Is the Director? There he stood, … [Read the Rest]

Sundance 2012: ‘The Surrogate’ a film about sex for romantics

Published on February 8, 2012 by Lane Scarberry

The Surrogate Directed by Ben Lewin Screenplay by Ben Lewin 2012, USA John Hawkes (of Deadwood and from last year’s Martha Marcy May Marlene) portrays Mark O’Brien, a real life poet and advocate for the physically disabled who decides at … [Read the Rest]

Why Can’t An Oscar-Winner Look More Like A Hit?

Published on February 8, 2012 by Bill Mesce

 Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Whether one of the major studios takes the top prize at the Academy Awards or not, they have no squawk this … [Read the Rest]

First Trailer and Poster for ‘The Bourne Legacy’ Starring Jeremy Renner

Published on February 8, 2012 by Ricky

The first trailer and poster for the fourth entry in the eponymous Bourne film series, have gone online. Based on the Jason Bourne novels by Robert Ludlum and Eric Van Lustbader, the story sets off after the conclusion of The … [Read the Rest]

‘Impardonnables’, despite some admirable qualities, is a bit of a mess

Published on February 8, 2012 by Edgar Chaput

Impardonnables (English title: Unforgivable) Directed by André Téchiné Written by André Téchiné and Mehdi Ben Attia France, 2011 French director and screenwriter André Téchiné has had a long and illustrious career, earning critical acclaim for a great variety of films. … [Read the Rest]

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