The earliest known stories to feature doppelgängers -- a German word that literally means "double walkers" -- first appeared in print in Jean Paul's 1787 novel commonly known as "Siebenkäs." The novel was a satire about a bourgeois man who was advised by his own duplicate to fake his own death and remarry under a new identity. The idea of doppelgängers, of course, was incredibly tantalizing to writers of fiction, and mysterious doubles have appeared throughout fiction ever since. What would you say to yourself, if you met a new version of yourself with their own agency? The philosophical implications are fraught.
In modern sci-fi parlance, doppelgängers have become common, usually thanks to advanced technology like cloning, time travel, or rifts leading into parallel universes. In comic book cinema, "the multiverse" recently became a buzzword, and already Loki, Spider-Man, Kang the Conqueror, and Doctor Strange have met their own doppelgängers...
In modern sci-fi parlance, doppelgängers have become common, usually thanks to advanced technology like cloning, time travel, or rifts leading into parallel universes. In comic book cinema, "the multiverse" recently became a buzzword, and already Loki, Spider-Man, Kang the Conqueror, and Doctor Strange have met their own doppelgängers...
- 3/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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Scott Hamilton is facing another health scare.
Earlier this year, the Olympic figure skater received a brain tumor diagnosis for what will be the third time. The diagnosis â. a benign pituitary tumor â. comes after Hamilton, 58, overcame testicular cancer in 1997 and battled two previous brain tumors in 2004 and 2010.
“I have a unique hobby of collecting life-threatening illness,” the Stars on Ice cofounder tells People exclusively. “It’s six years later, and it decided that it wanted an encore.”
Hamilton learned of the tumor at a routine check-up and is currently exploring...
Scott Hamilton is facing another health scare.
Earlier this year, the Olympic figure skater received a brain tumor diagnosis for what will be the third time. The diagnosis â. a benign pituitary tumor â. comes after Hamilton, 58, overcame testicular cancer in 1997 and battled two previous brain tumors in 2004 and 2010.
“I have a unique hobby of collecting life-threatening illness,” the Stars on Ice cofounder tells People exclusively. “It’s six years later, and it decided that it wanted an encore.”
Hamilton learned of the tumor at a routine check-up and is currently exploring...
- 10/21/2016
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
There has been some news regarding the upcoming WWE films project The Chaperone. Recently, Kevin Corrigan (American Gangster), Annabeth Gish (The West Wing), and Ariel Winter (Modern Family) have signed on to star alongside wrestler Jean Paul Leveque (better known as wrestler Hhh) in the film. Also, Stephen Herek, best known for Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and The Mighty Ducks, has agreed to direct the film from a screenplay by playwright S.J. Roth. The film began principal photography in New Orleans yesterday.
The press release describes the plot of the film in this manner:
Ray Bradstone (Paul “Triple H” Levesque) is the best “wheel man in the business,” but he is determined to go straight and be the best parent he can be to his daughter, Sally (Ariel Winter), and make amends with his ex-wife, Lynne (Annabeth Gish). As Ray struggles to find honest work, his old bank-robbing crew,...
The press release describes the plot of the film in this manner:
Ray Bradstone (Paul “Triple H” Levesque) is the best “wheel man in the business,” but he is determined to go straight and be the best parent he can be to his daughter, Sally (Ariel Winter), and make amends with his ex-wife, Lynne (Annabeth Gish). As Ray struggles to find honest work, his old bank-robbing crew,...
- 6/8/2010
- by Seaberry
- FusedFilm
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