Asian Cinema Digest #54!
A piece on Ghost Story of Yotsuya / Yotsuya Kaidan by the Gutter’s own Carol Borden gets a nice little shout at Asian Film Digest, the magazine of the Asian Film Archive in Singapore! Read more here.
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 […]
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 […]
Filmi Ladies: “Watching the Rainbow: Brown.”
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 […]
Filmi Ladies: New Beginnings!
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins “discuss movies that discuss new beginnings. Beth chose Queen (2014) and Pitu chose Bend It Like Beckham (2002). So many lovely things to say about these films that celebrate believing in yourself […]
The Cultural Gutter 