What you wear to the funeral when your butch girlfriend killed your abusive husband, and she’s casually leaning against a tree with a flannel shirt chewing a stalk of grass until you’re done with the formalities and you all can run away.

Yes.

BEST FILMI SUBTITLE OF ALL TIME (Mem Sahib, 1956)

between Godzilla x Kong and Abigail I think Dan Stevens could be arrested for stealing entire movies

WHAT'S CINEMA'S BEST SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATION? Secret Movie Club nominates two. Second, Akira Kurosawa's 1960 THE BAD SLEEP WELL. Kurosawa's HAMLET adaptation attacks society's immorality for almost always choosing money over the soul. What movie do you nominate?

WHAT'S CINEMA'S BEST SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATION? Secret Movie Club nominates two. First, Orson Welles' 1965 CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT which he adapted from several plays to tell the bittersweet story of how close relationships change with money and obligation. What movie do you nominate?

Great Cultura (@culturalgutter.bsky.social) article by Carol Borden on Kurosawa's 1960 underrated Shakespeare inspired masterpiece THE BAD SLEEP WELL:

culturalgutter.com/2023/04/13/its…

'Batman: The Silent Motion Picture' Thanks, Mark! culturalgutter.com/2024/04/23/bat…

I wrote about Merchant-Ivory’s Heat and Dust. Is it an emotionally effective story within significant socio-political settings? Yes. Is Shashi Kapoor in period drama nawab-y finery? Also yes. 💎

Now that I have seen (and loved) #BundalBaaz , the existence of #Ajooba makes so much more sense.

Not that its curious existence has ever made me love #Ajooba any less; exhibits A bethlovesbollywood.com/2008/08/ajooba… and B bethlovesbollywood.com/2010/03/why-yo….

Blanche positions Trump's attacks against Cohen as a broader swipe at the justice system:

'It's attacking the People, and the system, for not prosecuting Mr. Cohen for lying.'

He says Trump's criticizing the 'two systems of justice in this courtroom.'

Justice Merchan: Don't turn it around on me. It's almost 10:30 am, and I'm bringing in the jury at 11. We're only on exhibit 2 of 10. Tell me what attacks he was responding to.
Trump's lawyer Blanche: He's attacking the system, he can do that

Harris Dang aka Critic Name was about to go off about how a netflix exclusive knight's tale sequel would have been bad, and while that's true its also not the point. algorithms shouldnt be making those decisions and the people who let them should be fired into the sun

Wishing a very happy birthday to genius filth maestro himself, John Waters! 💋 🎞️ 💜

Happy Passover to all our friends observing!

I feel confident in saying that the Gutter is in the running for at least the top 3 Hundreds of Beavers fansites going today.

So it occurs to me that with Hundreds of Beavers available for rent now, we should promote @flashymcflash.bsky.social piece on Hundreds of Beavers through a gaming lens and Carol Borden's interview with beaver stunt choreographer Jon Truei! culturalgutter.com/?s=hundreds+of…

Other than Junglee, what film would you say is essential to understanding #ShammiKapoor 's persona and/or stardom?

Also of interest: do you recommend any of his films post 1970?

#Cinemon Monday night at 10E, we're spending a little more time with the great M. Emmet Walsh because he's an integral part of what we do. We hope you'll join us for his classic appearances on The Twilight Zone and The Hitchhiker. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

For Switcheroo Month, the Gutter's own Beth Loves Bollywood watches Merchant-Ivory's Heat And Dust, starring Shashi Kapoor, Julie Christie and Greta Scacchi! culturalgutter.com/2024/04/18/hea…