“Hedy Lamarr: An Incredible Life”
Behold William Roy and Sylvain Dorange’s lovely comic featuring Hedy Lamarr’s 1957 appearance on What’s My Line. (Thanks, Mark!)
“Guidelines For Female Protagonists In Hallmark Christmas Movies”
“She must do that thing her town has done every year since its founding. The thing could potentially be a tree lighting ceremony, an ice skating rink for people who knew each other in high school, or a pie-making contest hosted by a charming old man who keeps […]
Creepy and Fascinating Victorian Christmas Cards!
The BBC has a look at creepy and fascinating Victorian Christmas cards. Smithsonian Magazine writes about the history about the history of Christmas cards. And the Lilly Library has an online exhibit of Victorian Christmas cards.
“The Existential Angst of Captain America?”
Friend of the Gutter Mark D. White writes about Captain America’s struggles with identity at Psychology Today. “When people think about Captain America, whether from the comics or the movies, they might think of his rock-solid ethics, based in virtue and duty, or his patriotic devotion to the […]
The Feminine Critique watches Christmas In The Smokies!
The Gutter’s own Carol joins The Feminine Critique‘s Emily Intravia to talk about Christmas In The Smokies. Listen their discussion of Christmas movie tropes, chickens and even a little Werner Herzog!
“Why I love doing Hallmark Movies”
At the Hollywood Reporter, Kristoffer Polaha writes about why he loves doing Hallmark movies. “Hearts of Christmas, then Rocky Mountain Christmas. Pearl in Paradise filmed in Fiji. Yes, Hallmark sent me to Fiji. Finally, A Small Town Christmas is a movie in which Hallmark Channel CEO Bill Abbott, exec […]
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