Director Ryan Coogler explains Aspect Ratios
Ryan Coogler explains aspect ratios and different film formats here. There are white boards, drawings, and clips from Sinners (2025)! (Thanks, Michelle Kisner!)
The Feminine Critique: Bystanders Special!
At the Feminine Critique Podcast, friends of the Gutter Emily Intravia and Christine Makepeace have two special episodes focusing on Bystanders (USA, 2024). Listen to an interview with director Mary Beth McAndrews here. “On this very special interview, Christine and Emily chat with director Mary Beth McAndrews about […]
“License to Shill: Inside Amazon’s 007 Takeover”
At The Hollywood Reporter, Benjamin Svetkey writes about Amazon’s acquisition of and plans for James Bond. “‘Don’t let anybody else screw it up,’ Cubby Broccoli warned his children before he died. ‘You can screw it up if you want to, but don’t let other people screw it up.’ […]
“Jane Schoenbrun’s Energy: Hello, Fellow Trans Kids”
At Bright Wall Dark Room, Ari Lisner interviews filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun. “So much of [I Saw The TV Glow] is reflecting back on all of the ways in which I clung to media, fiction, music, and television as coping mechanisms for that lack of a real life or […]
Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou’s first narrative short film!
Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou are back with a new narrative short film they’ve made, The Second, starring Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Ethan Hwang. “In an alternate version of today’s world where dueling is still acceptable, Philip, a man of tradition, must perform the role of ‘Second’ on […]
Bitches On Comics: “The future is indie featuring Vera Drew!”
Bitches On Comics talks to filmmaker Vera Drew about her film, The People’s Joker! “Vera Drew joins us to discuss her indie feature film The People’s Joker! We get into using comic book characters to tell autobiographical stories, the film’s unconventional path to distribution, and turning a personal […]
