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 […]
Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou have returned with a new video essay at Every Frame A Painting! “What do you do when you’ve got two actors, a bunch of dialogue, and only enough time to get one camera angle? Consider one of the oldest tools in the filmmaking […]
Friend of the Gutter Robert A. Mitchell has a new commentary available for his award-winning short film, The Bobby Diamonds Story! “Underground poker player Bobby Diamonds steps into the spotlight in this hallucinatory, hilarious and heartfelt documentary.” (There’s a nice shout out to the Cultural Gutter, too). Watch […]
Movie Mindset has an interview with Mike Cheslik, director of Hundreds Of Beavers! “We sit down with Mike Cheslik, the director of the new(ish) silent comedy action farce Hundreds of Beavers. We discuss his Wisconsin influences, ultra-DIY approach to filmmaking, making your film exactly as stupid as it […]
“Previously unpublished stories and reflections on the changing movie industry from Roger Corman, the legendarily resourceful producer, director, career-launcher and ’King of the B’s’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.
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 […]
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