"Though I wait for thee a thousand years, through waiting will I love thee yet the more. And though I fill an ocean with my tears, my joy will thus be greater than before. And this my prayer for evermore will be, that in the end thou will come back to me."- from A PLACE OF … Continue reading Something Is Always Left Behind: A PLACE OF ONE’S OWN (1945)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Spiral Staircase (1946) is a longtime favorite of mine and it has been hailed as a prototype for many of the best giallo films. With thoughts of murder and black-gloved killers running through my mind it seemed like a good time to revisit this classic thriller that features an Academy Award-nominated performance by Ethel Barrymore as … Continue reading The Spiral Staircase (1946)
BARBIE GOES HOLLYWOOD
I have a confession to make. I like dolls. A lot. I’ve been a casual collector for many years and I’ve also written about dolls for a few publications. I usually keep my fascination with classic films and dolls separate but it’s not easy trying to compartmentalize your interests. The film fans I’ve met often … Continue reading BARBIE GOES HOLLYWOOD
Six Months of Movie Morlocks: May – Oct. 2016
It's been an interesting, busy and to be honest, an extremely stressful year due to some ongoing medical issues I'm dealing with that you can read more about here: Vertigo: Hitchcock was wrong. In turn, I've been terribly lax about updating the blog but due to looming work related developments that I'll be sharing soon, … Continue reading Six Months of Movie Morlocks: May – Oct. 2016
6 Months of Film Writing
I'm afraid I've been neglecting Cinebeats again but I've been busy with various personal projects and obligations. I've also recently started writing for Publishers Weekly but I thought I'd finally update with some highlights from TCM's Movie Morlocks. Here's some of the more interesting (in my estimation) film related writing & entertaining babble I've produced … Continue reading 6 Months of Film Writing
2013 at the Movie Morlocks
Jess Franco 1930-2013 What follows is a collection of links to some of my posts at TCM's Movie Morlocks from 2013. These are (in my estimation) the best and most interesting articles I wrote last year but you can read my entire output for 2013 at the Movie Morlocks if you peruse the archives. From … Continue reading 2013 at the Movie Morlocks
The Man of the Hour: Alfred Hitchcock
Back in May when I debuted Klara Tavakoli Goesche's video tour of VERTIGO locations at the Movie Morlocks I made note of the fact that: "Alfred Hitchcock’s name seems to be everywhere these days." It seems that my observation was somewhat premature because I had no idea that Hitchock would became a subject of daily … Continue reading The Man of the Hour: Alfred Hitchcock
On Location With Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
In my latest post at the Movie Morlocks I interview fellow film blogger and all-around groovy gal, Klara Tavakoli Goesche who manages Retro Active Critiques. Klara also makes videos and she recently produced her own short film highlighting some of the San Francisco locations seen in Hitchcock's VERTIGO. I asked her if I could debut … Continue reading On Location With Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Spy Games: The Prize (1963)
My latest installment of "Spy Games" is available to read at the Movie Morlocks and this time I'm discussing Mark Robson's sxy espionage thriller THE PRIZE (1963) starring Paul Newman, Elke Sommer, Edward G. Robinson and Diane Baker. Here's a little sample from my Morlock post: "THE PRIZE was based on a bestselling novel by … Continue reading Spy Games: The Prize (1963)
Something Is Always Left Behind
Images from A Place of One's Own (1945) Summer officially makes way for autumn this week and in celebration of my favorite season I decided to write about the classic supernatural thriller A PLACE OF ONE'S OWN (1945) at the Movie Morlocks. This unusual British film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock's cinematographer Bernard Knowles and … Continue reading Something Is Always Left Behind
Barbie Goes Hollywood
This week at the Movie Morlocks I discuss the latest classic film themed Barbie dolls from Mattel. A brief paragraph from my post: "For more than 50 years Mattel has been making pop culture history and their celebrity Barbie dolls have become highly collectible. It all started in 1967 when Mattel decided to create a … Continue reading Barbie Goes Hollywood
Alfred Hitchcock Needs Our Help
From my newest post at TCM's Movie Morlocks Blog: "This week the BFI (British Film Institute) launched a new campaign called “Rescue the Hitchcock 9” that asks the public to help them rescue 9 of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films. The original movies were shot on nitrate film, which is notorious for its incendiary properties. Nitrate … Continue reading Alfred Hitchcock Needs Our Help
Barbie has gone to The Birds
This might be old news to some, but it's new news to me. I just discovered Mattel released a Tippi Hedren as Melanie Daniels in The Birds (1963) Barbie doll in October complete with attacking birds and a mini reproduction of her fabulous green dress suit. The Birds terrified me when I first saw it … Continue reading Barbie has gone to The Birds
Paracinema #4
The new issue of Paracinema Magazine has just become available and it's a doozy! It contains a terrific indepth study of Hitchcock's Vertigo as well as pieces on Takashi Miike’s Ichi The Killer, Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song and Jacques Tourneur's The Leopard Man. There are also lengthy articles on the films of … Continue reading Paracinema #4
A few thoughts about Anthony Perkins
I've had the late great actor Anthony Perkins on my mind a lot lately. September 12th marked the 16th anniversary of his death and whenever September 11th rolls around I'm reminded of Perkins' wife Berry Berenson (and the mother of his two sons, Oz and Elvis Perkins) who was killed when the plane she was … Continue reading A few thoughts about Anthony Perkins
