“A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m A Lesbian”
Enjoy A.J. and Carmela’s award-winning, stop-motion short film, “A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian” right here. It has an accurate depiction of Lesbian flirtation.
“I’m A Whatever!”
At their blog, Tom Alberta writes about the Great Gonzo, Queerness and Jean-Francois Lyotard: “It’s not exactly a secret: Queers are sneaky. Traditionally deprived of role models who think and act like us, we have become experts in the art of subverting characters in nominally ‘wholesome’ media. Everybody’s […]
“Making The Muppet Christmas Carol”
Hey, you can watch a little documentary about the making of The Muppet Christmas Carol right here. It includes interviews with the Great Gonzo, Michael Caine, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Brian Henson, Frank Oz, and more.
10 Things I Liked in 2024
This year, I have actually received “for your consideration” emails from publicists. They are emails asking you to add a particular film to your year end lists, or if you are fancy enough, to vote for the films in various awards. All these emails were promoting Hundreds of […]
“A Grand Yuletide Theory: The Muppet Christmas Carol is the Best Adaptation of A Christmas Carol”
At Bright Wall / Dark Room, Ethan Warren discusses the excellence of The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). “Only one work of cinema has ever managed to effectively recreate that uniquely Dickens magic, achieving it not so much through adaptation in the traditional sense as through the more precarious […]
The Gutter’s Own Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2024!
My friends in film, Fantastic Fest 2024 is over. The awards have been handed out. The writers at more reputable outlets are sharing their thoughts. And here at the Gutter, even though I attened remotely, my brain is tired from watching movies, thinking about movies and writing about […]
The Cultural Gutter 