Tag: filmmaking

The Bobby Diamonds Story: Commentary!

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 […]

Interview with Mike Cheslik!

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 […]

(Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock

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 […]

Interview with Gary Farmer

At The Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz interviews Gary Farmer! “Much like Uncle Brownie, the shambling, warmhearted eccentric he played for three seasons on Sterlin Harjo’s Reservation Dogs, Gary Farmer takes the long view of things and rarely turns down the chance to be funny about it. Even when […]