June & July at the Movie Morlocks

I haven't been online much the last few months for a number of reasons. First and foremost, I've been having some medical problems with my left eye and spending lots of time on my computer reading, watching vids and writing can often be problematic. My eyes get easily irritated and I'm prone to headaches, etc. …

Jacqueline Susann’s Love Machine (1971)

I recently got the chance to review the Warner Archive DVD release of THE LOVE MACHINE (1971) based on Jacqueline "Valley of the Dolls" Susann's book and naturally I jumped at the opportunity. I've mentioned the film at Cinebeats before during my farewell post to John Phillip Law, which was written after he passed away …

End of the Summer Reading

Summer is coming to an end and I thought I'd make mention of a couple of new and upcoming book releases that I'm looking forward to reading. First up is John Phillip Law: Diabolik Angel written by Carlos Aguilar and his wife Anita Haas. They worked closely with John Phillip Law on the book before …

John Phillip Law 1937-2008

John Phillip Law as the sexy silent super thief, Diabolik. One of my favorite actors and one of the most beautiful men to ever appear in movies has passed away at the age of 70. It's mind-boggling to consider how many terrific and entertaining films that John Philip Law appeared in. He may not be …

The Terrorists Are Coming, the Terrorists Are Coming!

I recently had the opportunity to revisit Norman Jewison's extremely silly and very smart 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming for the first time in 20 years. When I was a kid it was one of my favorite comedies for reasons I can't fully explain. But it seemed to portray adults …

A Spaghetti Western Top Ten

I love Spaghetti Westerns. The best ones are what I would call "gothic westerns" since they combine some of the best aspects of Italian gothic horror films and literature with classic American westerns and western novels. They are filled with high drama but laced with subtlety. They offer romantic views of the west but they're …

The Eurotrash Pinnacle Project

David Zuzelo who runs the terrific blog Tomb it May Concern started what he refers to as The Eurotrash Pinnacle Project. It's an effort to bring together a list of favorite Eurotrash films from every genre imaginable including eurohorror, giallo, eurospy and spaghetti westerns. I recently contributed my own list of Top 10 Eurotrash films …