Category: Terence Fisher

Actresses, British Cinema, Frankenstein, Hammer Glamour, Hammer Horror, Horror, Movie Reviews, Terence Fisher

FRANKENSTEIN CREATED SUSAN DENBERG

Susan Denberg (aka Dietlinde Ortrun Zechner) was blond, beautiful, and unapologetically curvaceous. A German-Austrian Kim Novak look-alike with strong sex appeal and an endearing screen presence. Like Novak, Denberg dated Sammy Davis Jr. while some of her other romantic conquests included Stuart Whitman, Sidney Poitier, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, and director Roman Polanski. Following a few television appearances and a role in the Oscar-nominated film AN … Continue reading FRANKENSTEIN CREATED SUSAN DENBERG

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actresses, British Cinema, Dirk Bogarde, Hammer Horror, Horror, Movie Reviews, Oliver Reed, TCM, Terence Fisher

Sept. & Oct. at The Movie Morlocks

It’s that time again. Time to collect & share links to the writing I’ve published on TCM’s Movie Morlocks blog in the past few months. In September I spent a lot of time obsessing over TCM Star of the Month Susan Hayward. I reference her in at least three of the pieces I wrote that month and I refer to her again in my first … Continue reading Sept. & Oct. at The Movie Morlocks

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, Alain Delon, Ava Gardner, Books, British Cinema, Clint Eastwood, Directors, Eli Wallach, Ennio Morricone, Francois Truffaut, French Cinema, Giallo, Hammer Horror, Horror, Italian Cinema, James Dean, Jean-Paul Belmondo, John Phillip Law, Mario Bava, Modern Mondays, Movie Reviews, Nicolas Roeg, Oliver Reed, Romance, Sergio Leone, TCM, Terence Fisher, Thrillers, Warner Archives

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. The other reason is simple net fatigue, particularly on social … Continue reading June & July at the Movie Morlocks

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, Actresses, Alain Delon, Alfred Hitchcock, Bette Davis, British Cinema, British New Wave, David Lean, Elizabeth Taylor, Francois Truffaut, Gay Interest, Gene Tierney, Horror, James Dean, Japanese Cinema, Jess Franco, Jon Finch, Julie Harris, Klaus Kinski, Lee Marvin, Lon Chaney Jr., Modern Mondays, Natalie Wood, Oscars, Peter Lorre, Richard Johnson, Roger Corman, Roman Polanski, Sidney Poitier, TCM, Terence Fisher, Vincent Price

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 this point onward on I’ll be collecting links to my … Continue reading 2013 at the Movie Morlocks

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, British Cinema, Directors, Dirk Bogarde, Hammer Horror, Movie Reviews, Terence Fisher, Thrillers

Oh dear! What can the matter be?

“Oh dear! What can the matter be? Dear! Dear! What can the matter be? Oh Dear! What can the matter be? Johnny’s so long at the fair.” – Author unknown, 1793 British director Terence Fisher is best known for his work with Hammer Films but before he started making movies for the studio that dripped blood, Fisher edited and co-directed a number of films for … Continue reading Oh dear! What can the matter be?

Kimberly Lindbergs
Comic Books, Hammer Horror, Oliver Reed, Terence Fisher

Comic Book of the Week: Curse of the Werewolf

The House of Hammer (also known as Hammer’s Halls of Horror) was a British film and comic magazine published between 1976 and 1978. The following pages are from issue #10, which featured a wonderful cover painted by artist Brian Lewis depicting Oliver Reed in Terence Fisher’s Curse of the Werewolf (1961). The following sample pages are from Part I. & II. of the Curse of … Continue reading Comic Book of the Week: Curse of the Werewolf

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actresses, Barbara Shelley, British Cinema, Hammer Glamour, Hammer Horror, Terence Fisher

The First Leading Lady of British Horror

Like many of my fellow Americans, I’m enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday so I’ve been distracted by family, good food, and drink. But I wanted to take a moment to shine a spotlight on the First Leading Lady of British Horror. Barbara Shelley (who happens to share her name with one of my favorite poets) starred in no less than eight Hammer films that I’m aware … Continue reading The First Leading Lady of British Horror

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Actors, British Cinema, British New Wave, Dirk Bogarde, Gay Interest, Jack Clayton, News, TCM, Terence Fisher

Spend Your Day With Dirk Bogarde

All summer long Turner Classic Movies is celebrating various actors with their ongoing “Summer Under the Stars” series. But August 10th is truly something to celebrate. Today TCM will be running films that feature one of my all-time favorite actors, the extraordinarily talented and incredibly handsome Dirk Bogarde. This would be worthy of mention no matter what films they were showing, but TCM has gone … Continue reading Spend Your Day With Dirk Bogarde

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1968, Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Comedies, Crime, David Hemmings, Elizabeth Taylor, Giallo, Girl On a Motorcycle, Hammer Horror, Horror, Jess Franco, Joseph Losey, Julie Christie, Klaus Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, Mario Bava, Marisa Mell, Mia Farrow, Peter Sellers, Richard Burton, Richard Lester, Roman Polanski, Stanley Kubrick, Steve McQueen, Terence Fisher, Terence Stamp, Westerns

My Top 20 Favorite Films of 1968

At the Britannica blog Raymond Benson has finished listing off his Top 10 Favorite Films of 1968 so if you’re interested in the final results stop by and give them a look. I’ve mentioned on numerous occasions how much I dislike making lists of favorite films myself since they’re limited by what I’ve seen and are subject to change at anytime. Roger Ebert recently asked … Continue reading My Top 20 Favorite Films of 1968

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