Our Flag Means Death sails on!
David Jenkins continues telling the story of the late, lamented, canceled Queer pirate story Our Flag Means Death on Bluesky and you can read it here. (Thanks, Bolo Boffin!)
Filmi Ladies: “Love Triangles”
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins are joined by Manish Mathur from Bollywood Drafts and formerly of It Pod To Be You to discuss love triangles in film! “What could be a messier and filmier way to celebrate Valentine’s than discussing that […]
Space 1999: Aliens Are Jerks
Space: 1999 taught me two valuable lessons. The first is that space is depressing and best represented by the color taupe. The second is that, with few exceptions, aliens are jerks. At least in the first season, Space: 1999 (UK, 1975-77) captures malaise, chronic low-grade depression and inertia […]
Filmi Ladies: Saheb Biwi aur Ghulam!
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins consider the Bengali and Hindi versions of the same film. “We travel to colonial Bengal and encounter the idle rich, a bejeweled beauty, a perennially bemused bumpkin, and a sparkly, sprightly lady–and of course a crumbling haveli […]
Filmi Ladies: Superstars: Urmila Matondkhar!
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins focus on the career of Urmila Matondkhar! “This amazing all-rounder required looking at different kinds of films: of course Rangeela (1995) and Ek Hasina Thi (2004), but also Khoobsurat (1999), Dillagi (1999), and Pyaar Tune Kya […]
“Freshly Remember’d: Kirk Drift”
Friend of the Gutter Erin Horáková’s piece on “Kirk Drift” is always timely. Why do people remember Captain James T. Kirk differently than he was presented in Star Trek (1966-9)? And what are the implications of that kind of “remembering?” “Whatever gave you the idea that Kirk was […]
The Cultural Gutter 