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).
“A Million and One Places to Go!
At Loser City, friend of the Gutter writes about the art of the hustle in Susan Seidelman’s Smithereens. “Do you have a picture in your head of New York? Does it come from real life? Or the memory of art? I know the New York I see when […]
From the Archives: Hell Hath No Fury
Horror Editor Angela isn’t available this week for her regularly scheduled shot of sweet horror analysis. We assume she’s spelunking with her friends in an old, creature-infested cave system or perhaps even taking a tour of hell. Though she’s most likely watching all the 12th Doctor episodes of […]
“The Willow That Wasn’t”
At Tell Forward, Shanth Enjeti shares a gallery of Moebius’ art for the fantasy film, Willow. “Moebius shows himself to be a master of understanding George Lucas’ influences for this film, which included Akira Kurosawa’s Noh influenced samurai films. His use of a Noh theater mask for the […]
The Cultural Gutter 