Rachel Talalay talks about how bad shots happen and, in particular, how the Freddie explosion shot from Freddie’s Dead: The New Nightmare (1991) happened. “A tweet told me this is the worst shot allowed on screen. I discuss how these things happen and what went wrong here. This […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden joins friends of the Gutter Mike White and Emily Intravia to discuss Kevin Costner’s post-apocalyptic celebration of the postal service, The Postman. “Sci-fi month concludes with one of the great cinematic boondoggles of the ’90s. Kevin Costner directs and stars in The Postman […]
At The Projection Booth Podcast, friend of the Gutter Mike White, Rob Spencer and Rob St. Mary discuss Alex Proyas Dark City. “The conversation covers the film’s three screenplay stages and two finished cuts, the studio-mandated voice-over that Proyas spent a decade trying to undo, and Roger Ebert’s […]
PBS has the documentary When Giants Walked Here. “Raleigh’s Dorton Arena is famed the world over for its groundbreaking architecture. Its greatest untold legacy, however, is its place in the history of a Southern mainstay: pro wrestling. This documentary chronicles the rise and fall of pro wrestling at […]
I’ve had a cruddy day, so please indulge me in a visit to my favorite micro-genre of mainstream Indian cinema: people looking for things in Calcutta.I love a mystery. I love characters on a quest for knowledge that is ultimately used for resolution or even justice. I am […]
At Roger Ebert.com, Marya E. Gates has a great conversation with John Waters. Read it here.
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