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Evil Twins, Doubles and Doppelgangers

From "Superman III" to "Mulholland Dr.," a look at the movies' love affair with dark doubled personalities and separated-at-birth twins.

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Posted January 04th, 2010, 6:01 PM by Alison Willmore

We know that evil lurks within all of us… usually taking the form of an imagined alter ego, or the occasional wicked separated-at-birth twin. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at the movies love affair with doppelgangers, from Superman’s junkyard brawl with Clark Kent to David Lynch’s wistful dream of starting from scratch.

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Tags: Hide and Seek, Mary Reilly, Mulholland Dr., Myra Breckinridge, Sisters, Spider-Man, Superman III, The Bourne Identity, The Dark Half, The Long Kiss Goodnight, total recall, Youth In Revolt

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