This essay by Mark Harris deserves a way better title, but it’s about the new Paul Reubens documentary, Paul Reubens decision to go back in the closet and the history of the closet. “Early in the biographical documentary Pee-wee as Himself, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at the career of filmi superstar, Tabu! “We love Tabu! And so does everyone else apparently. What’s not to love? She’s strong, fearless, complex, talented and plays complicated characters with an […]
At PBS’s It’s Lit, Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes talk about the Grand Dame of Science Fiction, Octavia Butler. “If you are a fan of science fiction a name you should be familiar with is Octavia E. Butler (cough especially if you watched our telly award-winning Afro-Futurism video […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins are joined by Vikas Raheja to talk about NRI films, or “Non-Resident Indian” films about people in the Indian diaspora. “Special guest Vikas Raheja from the Let’s Talk, Melbourne podcast joins us […]
The first article I ever wrote for the Gutter was about an innovative video game called The Indigo Prophecy (Quantic Dream, 2005). It was described as “a breakthrough in interactive narrative”, which may have been an attempt to dissociate it from the short-lived interactive movie genre of the previous […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their “Watching the Rainbow” series with Hyderabad Blues and Blue! “Blue is so many things: it’s clear blue skies and the ocean, the excitement of tropical holidays, but also the snobbery […]