“Strong Women in Film: The 1930s, 40s, and 50s”
At Lioness, friend of the Gutter Kerry Gately Fristoe suggests Classic Hollywood films featuring great female characters!
“Dracula’s Daughter and Lesbian Erasure”
At the Bite, BJ Colangelo writes about Dracula’s Daughter (1936). “One year after the success of The Bride of Frankenstein, Universal Pictures tried their hand again with another femme facing monster movie sequel, Dracula’s Daughter. Unlike The Bride, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden) is a legitimate leading performance […]
“The Ultimate Underdog: On the Legacy of Apollo Creed”
At Roger Ebert.com, David Moses writes about Apollo Creed. “[Rocky] was never truly an underdog—that is the fantasy of the Rocky movies, a series that plays in a vacuum breathing off the air tube of white victimhood, while shutting out real world complications and well … facts. Facts […]
An Elegy for Stephen Chow and Mo Lei Tau
It’s an older piece on Stephen Chow and Hong Kong by Daphne K. Lee at Popula. “As a filmmaker, Stephen Chow is not responsible for the helplessness that has permeated Hong Kong, but he is the symbol of a nostalgic era. The king of comedy, who shaped and […]
“259 LGBTQ characters in cartoons”
Insider created a searchable database of queer characters in children’s cartoons! Take a peek here.
New Horror!
Friend of the Gutter Sachin Hingoo recommends some new horror for you! “To say that this week’s horror news is eclectic is an understatement. I’ve got some new photos from Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho, Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo’s The Deep House, and trailers from The […]
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