Dropout presents the live cast reunion for a film that doesn’t exist, The Sound / Song Of The Squid. “For 25 years, the Tribeca Festival has been known for reuniting the cast and crews of some of the greatest films ever made — classics such as Taxi Driver, […]
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins watch Harishchandrachi Factory! “To mark our 200th—yes TWO HUNDREDTH—episode, we chose a film that celebrates cinematic history. Harishchandrachi Factory is a Marathi film about the making of the very first feature film in […]
Yoshihiro Nishimura started out as a special effects guru, providing gruesome make-up and props for films such as Suicide Club (2001), Meatball Machine (2005), and The Machine Girl (2008). His breakout film was Tokyo Gore Police (2008), which became a cult hit in both Japan and the West. […]
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 […]
At Roger Ebert.com, Marya E. Gates has a great conversation with John Waters. Read it here.
It’s not meteorological summer here in the Northern Hemisphere yet, but it’s June. It’s hot and my a/c is on. I have been sticky with sweat and sunscreen. I have had my first Arnold Palmer of the season.(And my first Dinah Shore—lemonade with seltzer). It is summer as […]