“Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens”
Sign up for a free online course on Hong Kong cinema led by Hong Kong University professor Gina Marchetti! The course starts on Sep. 10, 2018.
“Bhoot, Pari, Stree: Then, Now and the Future of Bollywood Horror”
Friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen writes about horror in Bollywood at The Quint. “For a long time, haunting had a very defined pattern in Hindi cinema. Old mansions, deep woods, ruins, old forts – spooks always occupied spaces away from mainstream life. It was Ram Gopal Varma’s […]
Happy Birthday, Mary Shelley!
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes a history of Mary Shelley in pop culture for SyFy. “There’s no denying that Mary Shelley led a fascinating life. She was the child of two prominent political writers, one of whom was a renowned proto-feminist who died shortly after childbirth. […]
Beach Party!
At the Royal Ocean Film Society, Andrew Saladino looks at the beach party film! (via Pornokitsch)
Spectres in Cinema
At The Hindu, friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen writes about ghosts and Bollywood. “Hindi cinema has not used ghosts much outside the realm of horror films, and when it has, the theme hasn’t worked very well. For example, despite the star cast of Shah Rukh Khan and […]
The Bad News Bears on Cinema Shame!
Friend of the Gutter Will McKinley appears on the Cinema Shame not only to answer the Old Movie Weirdo Hotline, but to discuss The Bad News Bears. (You can find a ringtone of Will answering the Old Movie Weirdo Hotline here).
The Cultural Gutter 