February & March at The Movie Morlocks

I've been neglecting Cinebeats again. Having a hard time getting back into the swing of things around here and other endeavors are keeping me from the blog. But I thought I'd finally update with a quick list of some highlights from my February & Mach contributions to TCM's Movie Morlocks. You can read all the …

Happy Valentine’s Day!

"There's something about my shaggy-dog eyes that makes people think I'm good." - Steve McQueen

Spies, Frankenstein & . . . Sports?!

I'm afraid that I've been too busy and preoccupied with home renovations, family matters and work to updated Cinebeats regularly. Most of my film writing is done at The Movie Morlocks now so it often seems redundant to re-post links to everything here. If you want to keep track of my weekly activities on a …

Buggin’ Out with Buggies

I’ve been thinking a lot about dune buggies lately. It all started a few weeks ago while I was watching HEAD (1968) on TCM starring The Monkees.

Vidal Sassoon 1928-2012

The British hairdresser who helped define the look of the swinging sixties has died. He's probably best remembered for giving Mia Farrow her pixie cut during the making of ROSEMARY'S BABY, which she wore for years but the stylist also created signature looks for '60s super model Peggy Moffitt, designer Mary Quant and actresses like …

Happy Halloween!

My final October music collection is simply called "Halloween Party Mix" and it contains all kinds of horror and Halloween themed songs that didn't fit on any of my other mixes, including a couple of songs from some of my favorite horror films.

Our Primal Fear of the Primordial Ooze

Yumi Shirakawa in The H-Man (1958) This week at the Movie Morlocks I discuss our primal fear of the primordial ooze and highlight some of the slimy scares to be found during TCM's Drive-In Double Features tonight. Some of the movies being played during this evening's line-up are personal favorites and include THE BLOB (1956), …

Celebrating Father’s Day

Steve McQueen in THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963) Me and my dad (1972) From my latest at the Movie Morlocks: "I recently became an aunt again so I’ve been thinking a lot about family lately and with Father’s Day right around the corner I thought I’d share some thoughts about my own dad and how the …

Mini Monday #1

Steve McQueen and his 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S 1275

Summer Under the Stars: Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971) On Tuesday, August 3rd, Turner Classic Movies is continuing its annual Summer Under the Stars event and devoting the entire day to the work of another one of my favorite actors, Steve McQueen. They'll be running many of my favorite McQueen films including his 1971 film Le Mans and …