Eloy de la Iglesia’s Murder in a Blue World (1973)

My first Blu-ray essay will be published with the limited slipcover edition of Eloy de la Iglesia’s magnificent mondo Kubrick-inspired … More

Another Friendly Public Health Reminder . . .

I recently gave Cinebeats a makeover. I’ve also begun the arduous task of moving 7 years of film writing for TCM/FilmStruck … More

The new blog redesign is now live. I’m still working out some bugs and you can expect a few more … More

To celebrate Shocktober & the upcoming 10th anniversary of this blog I decided to create an extension of Cinebeats called … More

I was recently honored to be contacted by an employee of the Library of Congress who told me that my … More

Links to my December 2014 posts at the TCM’s Movie Morlocks: Holiday Greetings from The Ghost of Christmas Yet To … More

I was disappointed to learn that H.R. Giger has died at age 74. He was a brilliant man and one … More

“When men die, they enter history. When statues die, they enter art. This botany of death is what we call … More