There is an excellent piece on Christopher Nolan by Will Lloyd at The New Statesman. “Everyone knew the pecking order at Haileybury and Imperial Service College. The hierarchy was built into the boarding school’s dormitories. Long wooden-floored barracks, under low ceilings, without any decoration. Two parallel rows of […]
Every Frame A Painting takes a look at the films and filmmaking of Billy Wilder. “In the annals of filmmaking, we have great writers and great directors, but then there is Billy Wilder – one of the greatest who did both.” Watch here.
Friend of the Gutter and Soldier of Cinema Robert Mitchell interviews the director and cast of the horror comedy, Ick (USA, 2024)! He talks to director Joseph Kahn here. And Brandon Routh here. He talks to Mena Suvari here. He talks to Harrison Cone here. He talks to […]
“Previously unpublished stories and reflections on the changing movie industry from Roger Corman, the legendarily resourceful producer, director, career-launcher and ’King of the B’s’ who has died aged 98.” Read more here.
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their look the first family of Hindi cinema with a look at Raj Kapoor! “When you’re talking about Indian movies, he’s a cine qua non [note from editor: stop it]: Raj Kapoor (1924–1988). We look […]
This year for Switcheroo Month I thought I would doubly switch things up by writing about something reputable–the films of Alfred Hitchcock–and something I would not usually write about–the films of Alfred Hitchock. Hitchcock is a filmmaker I struggle with. I recognize the quality of his work. I […]