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January 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Andrew Hewitt: The Double [OST]

Andrew Hewitt The Double [OST] Milan Records One of the selling points of Richard Ayoade’s recent film, The Double (and there are many, it’s a great movie) is Andrew Hewitt’s terrific score. Opening with Kyu Sakamoto’s Sukiyaki (also a feature of the Inherent Vice score) Hewitt’s music is punctuated by the psychedelic-kitsch of Jacky Yoshikawa […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Andrew Hewitt, Jacky Yoshikawa & His Blue Comets, John Carpenter, Kim Jung Mi, Kyu Sakamoto, Richard Ayoade, Score, Soundtrack, Sukiyaki, The Double, Trent Reznor ·

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December 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Richard Ayoade: Ayoade on Ayoade

Ayoade on Ayoade Richard Ayoade Faber & Faber You know Richard Ayoade from, most likely, The IT Crowd, as a staple on British comedy panel shows, for appearances on The Mighty Boosh or maybe going back to Garth Marenghi’ Darkplace. He’s also made one of my favourite films of this year – The Double – […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Ayoade on Ayoade, Book, Book Review, Comedy, Comic, Film Director, Humour, Parody, Richard Ayoade, Submarine, The Double, The IT Crowd ·

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December 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stanley Donwood: Humor

Humor Stanley Donwood Faber & Faber Stanley Donwood is an artist – known in pop-culture terms for his work with Radiohead, creating their album covers and posters across the last 20 years. This book takes pieces he first wrote 20 years ago and places them all in a line (where previously they’d been distributed by […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Artist, Book, Book Review, Bukowsi, Carver, Dreams, Humor, Irvine Welsh, Kafka, Radiohead, Short Stories, Stanley Donwood, The Double, Writing ·

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October 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Double: DVD

The Double Director: Richard Ayoade Alcove Entertainment/Madman Based on the Dostoevesky novella of the same name here’s The Double, new to DVD, and one of the best films I’ve seen this year – an enjoyable head-fuck of a film, helmed by Richard Ayoade (a man whose CV grows ever more impressive and interesting) and featuring […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Chris O’Dowd, Christopher Morris, DVD, DVD Review, East Jesus, Film, Harmony Korine, J Mascis, Jesse Eisenberg, Madman, Mia Wasikowska, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Richard Ayoade, The Double, Wallace Shawn ·

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