At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins consider the career of filmi superstar, Helen! “This episode is NOT a countdown of our favorite Helen songs–where would you even start?!? Instead, we focus on Helen as an all-around actor and […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins talk about the life and career of filmi superstar, Preity Zinta! “She’s the fun, flirty girl next door but also spunky, defiant and strong. Preity Zinta is almost as well known for […]
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins conclude their look at the Kapoor film dynasty with a discussion of Ranbir! “We conclude our Kapoor series with the heir of the Kapoor dynasty–Ranbir. We discuss his versatility, his chameleon like ability to get into his […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their look at the Kapoor film dynasty with an episode devoted to Shammi Kapoor: “We discuss the second son of Prithviraj Kapoor–Shammi, a giant superstar who brought flamboyance, giddy delight and uninhibited, joyous dancing to […]
At Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz writes about Zendaya: “Denis Villeneuve’s two Dune films are bookended by Zendaya’s face. It’s her voice as the Fremen warrior Chani that you see and hear in the opening flash-forward of the first movie, introducing viewers to the universe of 10191 wherein the […]
When trying to decide what to write about this month, I realized director/producer Ram Gopal Varma has yet to appear on the Cultural Gutter—and that simply will not do. Some people reading this essay will assume I might write about one of his thrillers, since horror is a […]