Things in 2024!
Hey, it’s some things Carol Borden did in 2024! See them here.
Filmi Ladies: “Snowy Films!”
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins take a look at some snowy films! “Let it snow!! Snow conjures up visions of giddy delight, snowball fights, hijinks, romance, hushed wonder but also eerie, claustrophobic scenes invoking dread. We discuss two movies where being […]
“The Infinite Supply of BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas”
At Precast Reinforced Concrete Heart, Ray Newman has suggestions for when you’ve run out of official BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas eeriness. “The short films and television episodes listed below aren’t all ghost stories. And they weren’t all produced by the BBC. Some are lighter, some are darker. […]
An Exotic Gem from the 1970s Bollywood Treasure Chest: Shalimar
The fact that I have to start a discussion of Shalimar (1978) by specifying that this is the English-language version of the film, which is only 60% as long as the Hindi and therefore almost automatically makes less sense than the fuller work, tells you that we are […]
“Charles Schulz’s Funny Things: An interview with Francesco Matteuzzi and Luca Debus”
The Comics Journal has an interview with Francesco Matteuzzi and Luca Debus. “In 2023, a comics biography of Charles Schulz was published by Top Shelf, written and drawn by two Italian comic book artists: writer Francesco Matteuzzi and artist Luca Debus. The book was published directly in the […]
“A Voice from the Great Unconscious: Tony Todd (1954-2024)”
At RogerEbert.com, Matt Zoller Seitz remembers the legendary Tony Todd. “Tony Todd was an elegant, six-foot-five, broad shouldered man, graceful and imposing. But he led with his voice. Hear it once, and it would echo in your mind forever. It was magnificent. And he was magnificent.” Read more here.
The Cultural Gutter 