Things in 2024!
Hey, it’s some things Carol Borden did in 2024! See them here.
Sinister Visages: Paintings in Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films
I have long wanted an ancestral portrait painted in a German Expressionist style hanging in my entry when I greet weary travelers seeking shelter from a ferocious storm. They would evince surprise at the unnerving resemblance between that sinister visage and my own features or perhaps those of […]
BFI Interview with Roger Corman
“Previously unpublished stories and reflections on the changing movie industry from Roger Corman, the legendarily resourceful producer, director, career-launcher and ’King of the B’s’ who has died aged 98.” Read more here.
Overlook 2024: Blackout (USA, 2023)
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden is fortunate enough to be (remotely) attending the Overlook Film Festival 2024 and has some thoughts on Larry Fessenden’s new werewolf movie, Blackout: Charlie (Alex Hurt) is trying to escape Talbot Falls but can’t quite get out. A town with that name is […]
Imaginary Creature Competition: Face Off and Golden Age VFX
Ever since I was a kid, I remember waiting impatiently for the monsters in the movie to appear. I was always moving around, doing head stands or jiggling my knees, but whenever there were strange creatures, shaggy beasts, alien beings, or puppets on the screen they had my […]
Spooky Criterion Closet Picks!
Udo Kier and Roger Corman share their Criterion picks! Kier shares adorable stories, too. You can watch them here and here.
The Cultural Gutter 