Heros de las Artes Marciales
Laurie’s Wild West brings you pulps from Franco’s Spain.
Big Damn Heroes
For all his various meanings, attributes and forms, the hero of a Romance novel is really just the male protagonist. He can be heroic in nature, of course, and he often is, but it isn’t required. Sometimes the actual heroism, should there be any, falls to the heroine. […]
A History of Tin Toy Robots
Tin Toy Robots on the march–grinding gears, throwing sparks. Collectors Weekly talks with Justin Pinchot about Japan’s post-War toy robots.
RIP, Wong Tin-Lam
Veteran Hong Kong actor, producer, writer and director, Wong Tin-Lam has died. His work in tv and film spans the 1950s through the 2000s. Gutter readers are probably most familiar with Wong’s work for Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai like The Mission and Election (as well as comedies […]
RIP, Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis has died at 91 after a long and incredibly varied career directing and producing movies such as Danger: Diabolik, Barbarella, Death Wish, Serpico, La Strada, Conan the Barbarian, Flash Gordon, Blue Velvet and Army of Darkness. The Guardian has an obituary and overview of his […]
The Grave of Bela Lugosi
Today is Bela Lugosi’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Bela! J. W. Ocker writes about Bela’s perfection as a vampire and about the sadness of his grave.
The Cultural Gutter 