Tag: 1960s

Film Ladies: The Kapoors: Shammi!

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their look at the Kapoor film dynasty with an episode devoted to Shammi Kapoor: “We discuss the second son of Prithviraj Kapoor–Shammi, a giant superstar who brought flamboyance, giddy delight and uninhibited, joyous dancing to […]

Everything In Latitude Zero Is Real

Everything is real and  everything is possible in Latitude Zero. It is both a secret utopia beneath the sea where scientists and artists work in peace, waiting for the day when humankind will be ready to embrace Latitude Zero’s wonders, and a Japanese/American science fiction spectacle directed by […]

Further Reeding: The Damned (1963)

At Further Reeding, friend of the Gutter Leslie Allenbach Hatton joins Doug Tilley to talk about The Damned (1963)! “Black leather, black leather, kill kill kill! On a brand new episode of FURTHER REEDING we’re digging into the pre-apocalyptic, sea-side pleasures of the 1963 sci-fi classic THE DAMNED […]

Filmi Ladies: The Kapoors: Raj!

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their look the first family of Hindi cinema with a look at Raj Kapoor! “When you’re talking about Indian movies, he’s a cine qua non [note from editor: stop it]: Raj Kapoor (1924–1988). We look […]

“Marion Crane in 52 Short Takes!”

Friend of the Gutter Mimi Kramer writes about they mystery of Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchock’s Psycho (1960)! “It’s become fashionable among Hitchcock fans and aficionados to dismiss the $40,000 Marion steals as a ‘McGuffin,’ the term Hitchcock invented for whatever sets the plot of a picture in […]

(Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock

This year for Switcheroo Month I thought I would doubly switch things up by writing about something reputable–the films of Alfred Hitchcock–and something I would not usually write about–the films of Alfred Hitchock. Hitchcock is a filmmaker I struggle with. I recognize the quality of his work. I […]