At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins begin an exploration of adaptations of the novel, Parineeta. “How many Parineetas are too many Parineetas? Apparently 4! In these two consecutive episodes, we explore film adaptations of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1914 […]
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate Pride in filmi style! “To close out Pride month, we look at 3 Indian films that feature LGBTQIA+ characters: Fire (1996), Nil Nirjane (2003), and Arekti Premer Golpo (2010).” Listen / watch […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate filmi dads! “We would be remiss if we only talked about MAAs in Bollywood and ignored the PITAJIS. We bring two very different movies that depict different aspects of fatherhood–father as […]
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 […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue “Watching the Rainbow” with the color brown. “Brown is so beautiful: natural and warm and sturdy, it reminds us of coffee and tea, trees and stones, antique furniture, fine leathers, furry friends, and, in the […]
Celebrate Diwali with Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins with a special filmi Q&A! “If you get together with cinematically-minded loved ones in the festive season, whatever your festivities are, these questions can make for great conversation!” Listen here.
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