The Fifth Austen Sister
Eleanor Morton shares the experience of fifth sister in a Jane Austen novel. Watch here.
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
Conversation with Filmmaker Johnnie To
Subtitled interview with filmmaker Johnnie To at Art & Piece magazine. “To talks about what informs his filmmaking, the influence of Akira Kurosawa, comparisons with Takeshi Kitano, his love of widescreen and film, his relationship with fellow director Ringo Lam, and his latest project Septet: The Story of […]
“Easter Eggs” and Corporate Rebellion
At The Hustle, Mark Dent writes about the history of “Easter eggs” at Atari. “Clayton had picked up a dot, a secret key, in a black castle and carried it back to an earlier room where the dot granted him access to a door. Inside the door was […]
Saying Farewell to Shaw Brothers’ Movietown
SCMP has a nice piece on the history of Shaw Brothers’ Studio’s Movietown as it is slated to become apartments and “villas.” “Shaw Brothers’ Movietown studio complex in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung district is being transformed into a residential enclave, a decade after production ceased at the birthplace […]
“Timothée Chalamet replaced by Elmo in Dune“
Elmo faces the Gom Jabbar! Watch here.
“The Funeral Parade of the Stardust Brothers”
Our friends at the Feminine Critique podcast watch Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) and Macoto Tezuka’s The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985). “There will be rock zombies!” Listen here.
The Cultural Gutter 