Ursula K. LeGuin on The Lathe Of Heaven
Bill Moyers interviews Ursula K. LeGuin about writing, her process, and the 1980 PBS adaptation of her novel, The Lathe Of Heaven (1971). It’s really good. Watch here.
“The thing is, to me, a movie is alive”
At Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz interviews Carl Franklin “on how blues and noir shaped One Final Move, and the story behind that final shot. ” Read it here.
Midnight Madness 2023!
Gaze upon the wonder of this year’s Midnight Madness line-up here. It features: Larry Charles’ Dicks the Musical (USA); Harmony Korine’s Aggro Dr1ft (USA); Moritz Mohr’s Boy Kills World (Germany / South Africa / USA); Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk’s Hell of a Summer (USA / Canada); Nikhil […]
Projection Booth Goes To Fantasia 2023!
Our friends at The Projection Booth Podcast went to the Fantasia Film Festival and have so much to share! “Mike saw a wide variety of films from the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival. Here are some discussions with filmmakers about their work including the fantastic Hundreds of Beavers. “ […]
Hundreds of Beavers: Interview with Fight Choreographer & Beaver Stunt Man Jon Truei
Hundreds of Beavers (USA, 2023) had me from the trailer. I knew I loved it from the moment when I saw a pair of rabbits—played by actors dressed in rabbit mascot suits—turn and look back at the camera. This was cinema, pure cinema. And the trailer didn’t lead […]
Black Barbie: A Documentary
Lagueria Davis’ Black Barbie: A Documentary (USA, 2023) explores “Black female respresentation through the history of Black Barbie. Through intimate access to a charismatic Mattel insider, Beulah Mae Mitchell, Black Barbie delves into the cross section of merchandise and representation as Black women struggle to elevate their own […]
The Cultural Gutter 