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An Interview with Actor Tadanobu Asano

There’s a nice interview with actor Tadanobu Asano up at The Hollywood Reporter. He talks a lot about his craft, so even if you aren’t interested in Shōgun, you might be interested! “A survey of Asano’s filmography features starring roles in projects from many of Japan’s most acclaimed […]

Filmi Ladies: Amar Singh Chamkila

At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss “the Filmi Jodi of Amar Singh Chamkila and his singing partner and wife Amarjot. This Netflix biopic is a meeting of three genius minds: director Imtiaz Ali, music composer A R Rahman and actor/singer Diljit Dosanjh.” […]

“Ripley on the ‘Flix”

Friend of the Gutter and Patricia Highsmith scholar Kate Laity has some thoughts about the new Netflix adaptation of Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, and on Ripley himself. “I had equal parts of anticipation and dread for this new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith‘s The Talented Mr Ripley especially […]