“Tamiya Iemon is the Worst”
At Teleport City, the Gutter’s own Carol writes about The Ghost Story of Yotsuya in its film adaptations and its villain, Iemon, who is the absolute worst.
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
Cursed Rocks and Petrified Wood Thieves
Criminal podcasts looks at theft from Petrified Forest National Park and the letters people write when they return their stolen petrified wood. There is also a link to photos of the “conscience letters.”
“Worldweird Cinema’
Behold, the Gutter’s own Keith discovered a list of swell, “worldweird cinema” at Mubi.com. Enjoy them all!
“Graphic, Novel”
Emily Nussbaum writes about Jessica Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and modern times for The New Yorker. “While the fact that Jessica Jones is Marvel’s first TV franchise starring a superpowered woman—and that it was created by a female showrunner, Melissa Rosenberg—amounts to a pretty limited sort of […]
Star Wars Shadow Puppet Play
Al-Jazeera reports on Fusion Wayang Kulit’s production of Star Wars as a shadow puppet pla, “Peperangan Bintang.” in Malaysia. Here’s more about Fusion Wayang Kulit. And here is their Facebook page, which has swell pictures of all the puppets. (Thanks, Beth!)
20 Films Directed By Women
The Decider has a swank list of movies directed by women all of which are available on Netflix right now. (via The Muff Society)
The Cultural Gutter 