Professional wrestler Orange Cassidy is informed about the existence of Paul Rudd in Hot Wet American Summer (2001). He is also asked about his favorite imaginary animal and interviewed at Esquire Middle East. Even if you don’t like wrestling, it’s a good interview. Read it here.
Once you finish listening to Podcast on Fire‘s “What’s Korean Cinema” episode on Lee Hyun-seung’s Il Mare (2000), you can listen to the special website exclusive episode on the American remake of Il Mare, Alejandro Agresti’s The Lake House (2006). Featuring Kenny B and Paul Quinn. Il Mare […]
At Vulture, Brandon Streussnig memorializes the legendary filmmaker Albert Pyun. “He pored over the low-budget possibilities of three dozen movies, earning a reputation for making cheaply made sci-fi and apocalyptic stories sing with mesmerizing martial arts–kickboxing combos and audacious stunts. The Pyuniverse pulled in big names like Jean-Claude […]
Abigail Nussbaum writes about the ennui of the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s Phase 4. “There’s a void at the heart of the franchise, and while new characters may eventually come to fill it, right now feels not at all unlike where we were during phase one, still trying to […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts about Hou Hsien-Hsiao’s Millennium Mambo at Monstrous Industry. “Millennium Mambo is very much a film of 2001. The cinematography, the techno, the fashion, the decor, the liminality, the settings, the drugs, the raves, the clubs, the ennui–all very much of […]
The Gutter’s own Carol has some thoughts on Li Xiaofeng’s neo-noir, Back To The Wharf! She has additional thoughts on censorship and Chinese crime films. “Back To The Wharf is one of a wave of Chinese crime dramas in recent years. These films make up for the bloated, […]
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