“Black Horror is far from a new phenomenon, as demonstrated by last year’s documentary Horror Noire, based on the book by Robin R. Means Coleman, which unpacked the deeper meaning behind a century of African American history in frightening screen stories—from the silent era to 1968’s Night of […]
Screen Editor alex MacFadyen has gone undercover on a Gutter mission of vital importance. He’ll be back soon. In the meantime, please enjoy this essay on Don Draper, Marty Hart and willpower. ~~~ Awhile back I had one of those moments where I read something that made all […]
This essay has some plot details and some swears in it. Proceed accordingly, my friends. ~~~ “I don’t know what I should have done. I never had to save the world before.” ~ Rita Farr Somewhere in west central Ohio, Black drag diva Maura Lee Karupt (Alan Mingo, […]
The Internet Archive has uploaded and more than 20,000 VHS recordings and you can watch them all, if you have the time, at the VHS Vault. (via Lifehacker).
Smithsonian Magazine interviews Julie Newmar about her role as Catwoman in the 1960s Batman tv series and the iconic costume she wore.
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century looks at some of Laura Dern’s most iconic roles in the Lynchverse. “By the time her Blue Velvet ‘audition’ rolled around in 1986, Dern was only 16 but had been acting since childhood, accompanying her mom (acclaimed actor Diane Ladd) on films […]
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