Tag: musicals

Exorcist-ish: Jadu Tona

Halfway through my rewatch of Jadu Tona (Black Magic, 1977), I said to my cat, who was also most definitely watching it with me since it has a kitty on some of its promotional material and was not just curled up on the sofa for no other reason, […]

Film Ladies: The Kapoors: Shammi!

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their look at the Kapoor film dynasty with an episode devoted to Shammi Kapoor: “We discuss the second son of Prithviraj Kapoor–Shammi, a giant superstar who brought flamboyance, giddy delight and uninhibited, joyous dancing to […]

“A Distinctly Zendaya Screen Energy”

At Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz writes about Zendaya: “Denis Villeneuve’s two Dune films are bookended by Zendaya’s face. It’s her voice as the Fremen warrior Chani that you see and hear in the opening flash-forward of the first movie, introducing viewers to the universe of 10191 wherein the […]

Filmi Ladies talk Sridevi!

At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth are joined by Amrita from the Khandaan podcast to pay tribute to Sridevi! “Today’s episode celebrates the greatest of Indian superstars: the brilliant Sridevi! In a career spanning 50 years, she did 300 movies in 5 languages. Truly […]