Sara Century, Student of Poe
At Manor Vellum, Sara Century looks at Edgar Allan Poe’s work adapted on film. This week she’s all about giallo Poe. Read more here.
“Amityville, Hollywood: Looking Back at the Amityville Franchise”
At Manor Vellum, friend of the Gutter Sara Century looks at the Amityville Horror franchise. “In November of 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murdered his six immediate family members, including both parents and four younger siblings. The specific details, in this case, have been disputed, but DeFeo, Jr. appears […]
Interview with Guillermo Del Toro and More!
Director Guillermo Del Toro and “key collaborators” talk about making Nightmare Alley (2021) . “We spoke to del Toro and some of his key creative collaborators about how it all comes together: from the earliest moments of conception, right through to completion.” (Thanks, Kate!)
On Imperator Furiosa
Hear that rumbling? Furiosa is coming down the road. Not in 2022 or in 2023, but everyone’s favorite imperator returns in 2024. Furiosa (2024) is a prequel to George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). I am ambivalent because I am tired of origin stories, and particularly the […]
The Design of Nightmare Alley (2021)
Nightmare Alley (2021) production designer Tamara Deverell talks about making the film. “Tamara Deverell, the film’s production designer, says that Del Toro didn’t use CGI (except for falling snow and flying bullets) because he wanted all the sets to have real architecture and props. ‘We created a contemporary […]
BBC Radio 4: “Howl’s Moving Castle”
It’s the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Diane Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle and you have 18 days left to listen to it! Click through here. (Thanks, Ian!)
