Shattersnipe has some smart things to say about the problem with fanservice. “This isn’t just an argument about unrealistic portrayals of women (though that’s certainly a parallel concern), but of what happens when you draw beautiful girls for the sole purpose of sexually objectifying them – and worse, […]
Cracked presents 10 deleted scenes–with video clips–that would have ruined movies, from the very good, Alien, to the very bad, Revenge of the Sith.
“The only reason that we cannot make genre movies is the barrier that censorship sets.” Jia Zhangke says more here. Meanwhile a leaked diplomatic document gives some insight as to whose taste is being served in recent Chinese historical epics. Xi Jinping admires American World War II dramas: “Some […]
Here at the Gutter we like our podcasts. We especially like Infernal Brains and The Projection Booth. At Infernal Brains, Todd and Tars discuss Thai pulp hero, Insee Daeng and Wisit Sasanatieng’s recent screen adaptation, Red Eagle. Meanwhile, at The Projection Booth, Mike and Mondo Justin report on […]
Today on “Romance Fiction, Romance Fact,” Linda Holmes takes apart a recent hand-wringing essay in which Susan Quilliam fears for the sexual health of woman who read romance. “Quilliam discusses a bunch of research, some of which indicates that reading romance novels is correlated with happy relationships, and […]
Twilight and True Blood have an animated Barbie off. (via Cinema Junkie)
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