At DVD.com, friend of the Gutter Jay Patrick dives into the history of Italian giallo film. “I put Opera in the VCR and experienced my first proper giallo. I hadn’t yet incorporated the term giallo into my lexicon because it was, to my eyes, just a very stylish […]
Watch in wonder as Golgo 13 creator and gekiga innovator Takao Saito draws and discusses his process with mangaka Naoki Urasawa on Urasawa’s show, Manben. There will be drying white-out with a cigarette.
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes about Predator comics for Comic Book Herald! “Foregoing the larger world building that the Aliens franchise has explored in novels and comics to focus on repeating the format that makes the Predator movies so great, it’s easy to forget about the […]
“The science fiction author Isaac Asimov engaged in forms of unwanted touching with countless women. It set the tone for the entire genre.” More from Alec Nevala-Lee here.
“Put on your best Givenchy sheath dress and most comfortable (but stylish) flats: we’ve got three hours to chat! Christine and Emily are joined by the one and only Jason ‘Fozzie Bare’ Nelson to tackle a pair of twisty, joyous genre hodgepodges. After an extended round of what […]
At Film Comment, Shonni Enelow writes about a new style of acting in American film. “But something else is brewing. [Jennifer] Lawrence’s characters in Winter’s Bone and The Hunger Games don’t arrive at emotional release or revelation; rather than fight to express themselves, her characters fight not to. […]
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