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Doppelgängers: ‘It Follows,’ ‘Hereditary’ and ‘In the Mouth of Madness’
Posted in Doppelgängers, Favorite Films, Features with tags Ari Aster, David Robert Mitchell, Hereditary, In the Mouth of Madness, It Follows, John Carpenter on 01/31/2023 by Kurt OrzeckWoods Of Ypres’ David Gold And Crash Test Dummies’ Brad Roberts: Doppelgängers
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Brad Roberts, Crash Test Dummies, David Gold, Woods of Ypres on 03/21/2012 by Kurt Orzeck
Since David Gold is no longer alive, we’ll never get to hear him sing Crash Test Dummies’ “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm.”
But that shouldn’t stop Brad Roberts of fellow Canadians CTD from tackling Woods of Ypres at some point.
Long live the bass-baritone.
Berkfinger (Of Philadelphia Grand Jury) And Rob Bell: Doppelgängers
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Berkfinger, MC Bad Genius, Philadelphia Grand Jury on 02/09/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Philadelphia Grand Jury’s Berkfinger already has a partner in MC Bad Genius, his childhood friend who makes up the other half of the pop duo. But from a visual standpoint, Berkfinger seems to have more in common with an unlikely personality: Christian motivational speaker Rob Bell. Continue reading
Axl Rose And GW Bush: Doppelgängers
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Axl Rose, Guns N' Roses, Living Colour on 02/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
After Obama’s rather unanimous KO of the GOP during that already-legendary Q+A on Friday, it’s easy to forget that just a little over a year ago, someone else was occupying his seat in the Oval Office. Continue reading
Mastodon’s Brent Hinds And Actor J.C. Quinn: Doppelgängers
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Brent Hinds, Mastodon on 12/30/2009 by Kurt Orzeck
If the name “J.C. Quinn” actually rings a bell, then you’ve probably seen “Turner and Hooch” way too many times. Which is to say, even once. The poor dude – he died in a car crash in 2004 – also appeared in “The Abyss” (pictured to the right), “The Prophecy” and “Barfly.” Plus he was slated to appear in the subsequently scrapped TV pilot “How I Met the Mother of Mastodon’s Brent Hinds.”
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Brad Penny And Barney Gumble: Doppelgängers
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features on 12/30/2009 by Kurt Orzeck
The Bad Penny (beta) 