Free Chapter of Tokyo Vice
“Bury Me In A Shallow Grave: When The Yakuza Come Calling,” a free . pdf chapter from Jake Adelstein’s book, Tokyo Vice.
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
“The Fabulous World of Karel Zeman”
At Teleport City, Keith reports on his visit to the Film Special Effects Museum / Muzeum Karla Zemana, writes about Zeman and five of Zeman’s films: “If you took special effects film pioneer Georges Melies and combined him with stop motion animation genius Ray Harryhausen and surreal fantasist […]
“The Six Male Characters Women Never Get To See In Movies”
“[T]hink about all those roles that women selfishly hog up (e.g., passive victims requiring rescue, femmes fatales, joyless nags) that are off-limits to even the most talented male actors. It’s time to stop this woman-centric hand-wringing on how to make female characters better and focus on helping the […]
Vic Armstrong on Buster Keaton
Stunt performer Vic Armstrong talks about the stunt work of Buster Keaton. (via Graham Wynd)
Interview with Lady Pink
Tim Maughan shares the transript of his interview with Lady Pink. “It was mainly inspired by a visit to the press preview of The Museum of New York City’s City as Canvas exhibit, where I was lucky enough to get to talk to a few bona fide legends […]
Noir City XII Dispatches
Odienator collects all of his dispatches from Noir City XII, San Francisco’s film noir festival, in one place and you can find them here.
The Cultural Gutter 