A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop – Last and probably least on the list is Zhang Yimou’s remake of the Coen brothers classic Blood Simple. The film may have underwhelmed at Berlin, despite masterful visuals and committed performances. But it still is a real curiosity with its flamboyant period garb and Three Stooges style slapstick.
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 
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]
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 Directed by Mac Eldridge 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) do, and as a … [Read the Rest]
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]
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]
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]
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 (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]
Justified, Season 3, Episode 4: “The Devil You Know” Written by Taylor Elmore Directed by Dean Parisol Airs Tuesdays at 10pm on FX As a brief digression, allow me to spin a little pre-emptive Justified fan-fiction. With the welcome re-appearance … [Read the Rest]
In a welcome change, this week almost every show Simon and I watched turned in an at least above average episode. Unfortunately, there’s a rather significant exception in Downton Abbey, which we take to task. Then we spotlight Justified’s latest, … [Read the Rest]
