Many Ghost Stories for Christmas
The Internet Archive has a cache of the BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas from 1971-2024. See them all here. (Thanks, Toffph!)
Filmi Ladies: Bollywood for Beginner, Part 5!
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins conclude their Bollywood for Beginners series! In our last pair of recommendations for the Bollywood-curious, we go back in history again for 1971’s Sharmeelee–a film that many seasoned Bollywood fans somehow haven’t […]
Filmi Ladies: Helen!
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins consider the career of filmi superstar, Helen! “This episode is NOT a countdown of our favorite Helen songs–where would you even start?!? Instead, we focus on Helen as an all-around actor and […]
The Feminine Critique: Slashers!
At the Feminine Critique Podcast, friends of the Gutter Emily Initravia and Christine Makepeace discuss slasher movies! “It’s the episode where Emily and Christine discuss everything they know about slashers and even more things they don’t! We go over the rules, our favorites, our controversies, and much more.” […]
From the Archives: (Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock
Hitchcock gets a lot of credit for his mystery and suspense films, rightfully so, but sometimes that credit goes as far as erasing the writers who came up with the mysteries, twists, dark jokes, thrills and stories Hitchcock built his films on. Hitchcock himself gave credit where it was due. He put writers’ names on screen for everyone to see. But if film history has taught us anything, it’s that credits, dedications and acknowledgments are not enough to keep women both trans and cis, genderqueer and nonbinary people from disappearing from memory and history.
BBC Archive: The Making of The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
BBC Archive has a segment on the making of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). “Film Night catches up with Richard O’Brien, Tim Curry and director Jim Sharman, who are hard at work on the movie adaptation of their cult stage musical, The Rocky Horror Show for 20th […]
The Cultural Gutter 