At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their “Watching the Rainbow” film series with the color gray! “Before you dismiss gray, think about all it can represent: ambiguity, aging sadness, life-giving rain, sublime and enduring stone, mysterious or cooling shadows, or even the […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins focus on the color purple! “Wherever could we find purple prose in Hindi cinema??? The Dirty Picture (2011), that’s for sure. 💜 💜 💜 We also discuss the lavender marriage in the lovely queer rights film […]
This week, Guest Star Allan Mott writes about a Hindi adaptation of The Parent Trap! ~~~ There are a lot of things to love about Bollywood cinema, but for me its chief appeal has always been the irony of how its impulse to be as commercial and audience-friendly […]
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins consider the Bengali and Hindi versions of the same film. “We travel to colonial Bengal and encounter the idle rich, a bejeweled beauty, a perennially bemused bumpkin, and a sparkly, sprightly lady–and of course a crumbling haveli […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins focus on the career of Urmila Matondkhar! “This amazing all-rounder required looking at different kinds of films: of course Rangeela (1995) and Ek Hasina Thi (2004), but also Khoobsurat (1999), Dillagi (1999), and Pyaar Tune Kya […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue “Watching the Rainbow” with the color brown. “Brown is so beautiful: natural and warm and sturdy, it reminds us of coffee and tea, trees and stones, antique furniture, fine leathers, furry friends, and, in the […]
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