“Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse: Anatomy of a Scene”
The New York Times has a nice video breakdown of a scene in Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.
“The Fear of Losing Faith: On M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs”
Friend of the Gutter Leslie Hatton writes about Signs at Vague Visages. “In 2002, after having watched multiple seasons of The X-Files, I felt secure in the certainty that I was not afraid of aliens. Thus, walking into the theater to watch M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs elicited no […]
“Anamorphic Adventures in Hong Kong”
David Bordwell writes about Shaw Brothers Studios particular use of the widescreen format in film. “The Shawscope blazon opens onto a world of one-armed swordfighters, beautiful woman warriors, and kung-fu masters with very long white eyebrows. Without denying the peculiar pleasures of these sagas, we can peer behind […]
Interview with Sterling K. Brown
Sterling K. Brown talks about working on Black Panther. “Sterling K. Brown is better known for his small-screen roles, such as Emmy-winning performances in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and This Is Us than for films, but this year his role as N’Jobu in Black […]
Horror Noire!
Get the skinny on impending documentary on Black Horror, Horror Noire, co-written and produced by Ashlee Blackwell of Graveyard Shift Sisters. “Horror Noire is based on the book of the same name by Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman and takes a critical look at a century of genre films […]
“Cinema of Fire: The Top 5 Films of Director Ringo Lam”
Friend of the Gutter Colin Geddes shares his 5 favorite Ringo Lam films. “Lam originally started out with hopes of being an actor, but ended up studying filmmaking at Toronto’s York University. When he returned to Hong Kong he was steered into directing comedies that were trendy at […]
The Cultural Gutter 