Surreal Noir celebrates Black History Month! “This episode shares a variety of Black women and centres on Paris, of course the city at the centre of Surrealism, but also with a long history drawing people of colour for art, music and more. Neo-noir comes in the shape of […]
Our friends at the Feminine Critique watch Valentine (2001) and The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015), a film formerly known as February! “Hello lovers! We’re diving into February with, well, a movie formerly titled February and one set on the month’s most famous day. Up first is the ‘I Can’t […]
Our friends at the Projection Booth watch Black Moon (1975). “French month continues with a look at Louis Malle’s Black Moon (1975). The film tells the story of Lily (Cathryn Harrison), a girl on the brink of womanhood who’s on the run from a war between men and […]
Robin Pogrebin writes here about the conflict over rights to Henry Darger’s work. “When the janitor-turned-artist Henry Darger died in Chicago at 81 in 1973, leaving a single room crammed with his colorful illustrations, a 15,000-page book and no immediate surviving relatives, Darger’s landlord began showing, sharing and […]
The Gutter’s own Angela will be back next month. In the meantime, please enjoy this essay from the vault. Romance Editor Emeritus Chris Szego suggests two winter romances! ~~~ This week, I thought I saw the first snow of the season. Turns out it was actually sleet, which […]
The Japan Foundation is holding it’s annual Japanese Film Festival online this year and it is free! Check out the films here. (Thanks, G. G.!)
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