Tag: 1940s

RIP, Nora Ephron

Writer and director Nora Ephron has died.  The New York Times has an overview of her life and career and Marsha McCreadie has a memoriam at Movieline.  “Ms. Ephron’s collection I Remember Nothing concludes with two lists, one of things she says she won’t miss and one of […]

Ramsay International Horror

“The ‘Ramsay Brothers,’ as they are called, have in these films, and in India’s first horror show on television, featured ghosts, ghouls, monsters, zombies, witches, vampires and every conceivable version of things that go bump in the night. Mostly, they’ve been the first to do so.”  More on […]

RIP, Ray Bradbury

Author Ray Bradbury has died.  Neil Gaiman writes a lovely memorial to him at The Guardian.  The Kirkus Review has an obituary. Anne Thompson writes about his impact on movies. And at the dawn of the Gutter, our own James Schellenberg wrote a piece on Fahrenheit 451. (Thanks, […]

Let There Be Light

John Huston’s rarely seen and controversial documentary about what was called “shell shock,” “psychoneurosis,” and “neuropsychosis” among returning World War II veterans, Let There Be Light, is now available for free online viewing. Read more about the film and its history at Keyframe and view it at the […]

RIP, Kaneto Shindo

Director and screenwriter Kaneto Shindo has died. He lived past 100 and made masterpieces including Onibaba, Kuroneko, Children of Hiroshima, Lucky Dragon No. 5 and The Naked Island. He also wrote the screenplays for Seijun Suzuki’s Fighting Elegy, Yasuzo Masumura Irezumi, Kinji Fukasaku’s Under the Flag of the […]

The Cinementals

The Cinementals podcast  kindly invited the Gutter’s own Carol to talk with them about classic film, Richie Rich comics, Robert Osborne’s rec room, Fredric March’s “package” and her picks for this week on Turner Classic Movies. Make sure to visit their site for an amazing array of classic […]