I’ve been writing for Gutter for about three and a half years now I feel the need to perhaps branch out a bit from just plain old film reviews. Granted, this isn’t going to be anything drastic and I doubt any of you will notice the change but it’s time to throw in some different things to spice up my little Gore Whore world. That being said, I would like for you all to give a standing ovation for one of my favorite film directors out there--- who happens to have a new film out entitled Bluebeard which is available on Netflix--- Ms. Catherine Breillat!

         I was first introduced to the works of Ms. Briellat 5 years ago when I was at the young and impressionable age of 21. You see, I was working at the Starbucks in Barnes & Noble at The Inner Harbor at the time when a fellow employee of mine informed me that we were being gifted with a lurvely Employee Appreciation discount and everything in the store was fair game. This shouldn’t come to as a surprise, but I immediately skipped over to the DVD section and got my peruse on. After being there for what felt like ages, I finally settled on a  film which I was utterly unfamiliar with Fat Girl:

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You wouldn’t guess this from the trailer posted above, but as the credits rolled I was most certainly taken aback; I had seen many a film by that time in my young life but never one so graphic and dark directed by a woman--- yes, I was profiling someone based upon their gender--- and I fell instantly in love with her, her style of storytelling, and her style of filmmaking.
                She was a hero(ine) to me.
                Since that faithful day I have watched many of her magnetic films. Never one to shy away from sex or the sexual awakening of females most were wonderful:

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But one or two may have made me squirm a little in my seat:

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        Either way, this woman has got to be one of the most powerful and amazing filmmakers of the last 35 years and I happen to find it a pity that more people aren't familiar with her work. Therefore I implore you, ladies and gentlemen, to hop on your internets and watch her films as soon as you have a spot of free time. You shan't be disappointed!

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      As many of you out there know---because you've listened to me whine about it--- over the past month I have been dealing with having to find a place to live, losing my job, getting a new job, and moving into an area of town which just doesn't feel like home. Because of these reasons I have become lax at updating you with the extremely important words I have to say on the world of cinema. On the plus side though, I have been catching up on some really great meuvies and you know what that means: Trailer parade with new and improved blurbs!
(Read more after the jump!)