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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Poster Of The Day: ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ 30 Year Anniversary Poster

Published on February 7, 2012 by Ricky

Both a classic movie for kids and a remarkable portrait of childhood, E.T. remains one of Spielberg’s most beloved sci-fi fables even thirty years after its initial release. In celebration of the film’s anniversary, artist Scott Hopko of Hopko Designs … [Read the Rest]

Oscars 2012: Best Picture Nominees – Alternate Movie Posters by Neven Udovičić

Published on February 7, 2012 by Ricky

This Sunday, The Academy Of Motion Arts and Sciences will hold their yearly ceremony and hand out those highly desirable golden statuettes. In anticipation of the event, Artist Neven Udovičić created these nine posters for this year’s Best Picture nominees. … [Read the Rest]

Sketchy Episode 1 – The Iron Giant

Published on February 6, 2012 by Ryan Clagg

  For the inaugural episode of Sketchy, we discuss The Iron Giant. Directed by Brad Bird, the 1999 film follows the relationship between a boy and an alien robot that crash lands into the coast of his hometown in Maine. … [Read the Rest]

Tumblr Round-up: More Super Bowl Ads By Filmmakers, ‘Fargo’ – ‘Kill List’ – ‘The Help’ and more

Published on February 6, 2012 by Ricky

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 … [Read the Rest]

Tumblr Round-up: ‘Alien’ – ‘Amazing Spiderman’ – ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and Super Bowl Ads By Filmmakers

Published on February 6, 2012 by Ricky

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 … [Read the Rest]

Chuck Ep. 5.12, “Chuck Versus Sarah” is a heart-wrenching, wonderfully touching surprise

Published on February 6, 2012 by Dan Heaton

Chuck Review, Season 5, Episode 12, “Chuck Versus Sarah” Written by Rafe Jenkins and Lauren LeFranc Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar Airs Fridays at 8pm (ET) on NBC As Chuck’s final season nears its conclusion, it’s been difficult not to compare … [Read the Rest]

Catherine Breillat Retrospective: Honing Her Craft

Published on February 6, 2012 by Erik Bondurant

The twentieth year of Catherine Breillat’s directorial career marked a shift. While her thematic focus and bold vision remained true, her skills as a filmmaker and storyteller began showing strong signs of improvement beginning with 1996′s Perfect Love. It opens … [Read the Rest]

Sound on Sight Podcast #307: ‘Chronicle’ and ‘The Woman In Black’

Published on February 6, 2012 by Ricky

Two notable new releases go on the SOS chopping block today: first up is James Watkins’s follow-up to the truly vicious killer-kids flick Eden Lake, the Daneil Radcliffe vehicle The Woman In Black; after that, we assess the worth of … [Read the Rest]

Luck, Ep.1.02: Hoffman and Nolte earn their stripes, but the writing blossoms too

Published on February 6, 2012 by Simon Howell

Luck, Season One, Episode Two Written by John R. Perrotta Directed by Terry George Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on HBO “The Ace is back in place.” To Luck‘s credit, it goes to great lengths to put all of its … [Read the Rest]

Capsule Reviews: ‘Salt White’ / ‘Policeman’ / ‘Here Without Me’

Published on February 6, 2012 by Zornitsa

Salt White Written and directed by Ketevan Machavariani 2011, Georgia Salt White is a moody, bleak first feature by Georgian director Ketevan Machavariani. Set in a post-communist Georgian Black Sea resort, Salt White is at first glance an unpretentious chronicling … [Read the Rest]

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