The Odyssey is one of the most influential works of literature ever created, and yet its origins remain ambiguous and widely debated. It started as an oral tradition, passed along by aoidos, or singer-poets, and later transitioned to written form; the timeframe of this transition isn’t agreed upon […]
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins watch Bhooth Bangla! “We watched Priyadarshan and Akki’s latest venture–Bhooth Bangla (2026) and had several thoughts about bhoots, haunted havelis, bad wigs, demons, bats and horror comedies as a genre.” Listen/watch here.
Rachel Talalay talks about how bad shots happen and, in particular, how the Freddie explosion shot from Freddie’s Dead: The New Nightmare (1991) happened. “A tweet told me this is the worst shot allowed on screen. I discuss how these things happen and what went wrong here. This […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden joins friends of the Gutter Mike White and Emily Intravia to discuss Kevin Costner’s post-apocalyptic celebration of the postal service, The Postman. “Sci-fi month concludes with one of the great cinematic boondoggles of the ’90s. Kevin Costner directs and stars in The Postman […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins launch a new filmi series, Retro Ladies! “It’s a new series, fully embracing the RETRO LADIES we are at heart! (Some of these people should have been in our superstars series the […]
At The Projection Booth Podcast, friend of the Gutter Mike White, Rob Spencer and Rob St. Mary discuss Alex Proyas Dark City. “The conversation covers the film’s three screenplay stages and two finished cuts, the studio-mandated voice-over that Proyas spent a decade trying to undo, and Roger Ebert’s […]
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