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Hammer Glamour cover girl Madeline Smith
Hammer horror films were an essential part of my childhood and one of my favorite things about Hammer films was the glamourous female stars. While growing up I thought that the women in Hammer movies were incredibly beautiful and I still do. Big hair and ...
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This November marks the 75th anniversary of Hammer Films. In 1934 the failed comedian and wealthy jeweler William Hinds (stage name Will Hammer) formed Hammer Productions Ltd. which would later be known as The Studio That Dripped Blood. I’ve decided to postpone Modern Mondays and all other ...
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Christopher Lee
This month marks the 75th anniversary of Hammer Films. In November of 1934 the failed comedian and successful jeweler William Hinds (stage name Will Hammer) formed Hammer Productions Ltd. which would later be known as The Studio That Dripped Blood. I’ve decided to postpone Modern Mondays ...
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Christopher Lee
cinebeats.blogsome.com - 19 hours ago
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Frankenstenia is celebrating the life and career of
one of my favorite actors next week with The...
Boris Karloff Blogathon taking place Nov. 23-29th. I didn’t sign-up to participate because I couldn’t commit to anything. My current blogging ...
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
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I grew up in the video age and I’m still in awe of the technology that first allowed me to watch thousands of movies in the privacy of my own home. Call me sentimental and nostalgic, but when I first got wind of Jacques Boyreau’s upcoming book Portable Grindhouse: The Lost Art of the ...
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Grindhouse
In 1962 Alain Resnais’ film Last Year at Marienbad aka L’année dernière à Marienbad (1961) debuted in America and apparently made quite a splash with film critics as well as fashionistas. As the following fashion article from ‘62 makes clear, women were obviously inspired by ...
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“Ours is a culture notoriously uncomfortable with death. We’ve minimized and sterilized our rituals for processing it; we pack it away in Styrofoam and plastic wrap at the grocery store; we worship our children and pour our resources into the fantasy of postponing old age. Yet it ...
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Gus Van Sant
If you’ve been reading Cinebeats for awhile you’re probably well aware of my fascination and fondness for spies. From the smart and sophisticated Prisoner to the ridiculously silly Last of the Secret Agents?, I never seem to get tired of watching spy movies or television shows as ...
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Marianne Faithfull
Horror film lovers and Marianne Faithfull fans can rejoice! Stephen Weeks’ spooky British thriller Ghost Story (1974) is finally coming to DVD on November 16th from Nucleus Films in the UK. Unfortunately it will only be available in Britain as a Region 2 PAL disc but if ...
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One of my favorite Japanese actors turned 72 yesterday so I thought I’d make some time to wish Akira Kobayashi a very happy belated birthday. Earlier this year I had planned on paying tribute to Kobayashi during the Japanese Cinema Blogathon but at the last minute I decided to write about ...
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Live in the Southern California? Still in the Halloween spirit? Looking for a fun way to celebrate the Day of the Dead aka El Día de los Muertos or All Souls’ Day? Consider stopping by the Hyaena Gallery located in Burbank California Nov. 1-15th and you can enjoy a display of art by my net ...
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Grindhouse
Nicolas Cage
Howard Trevor, Ursula Howells, Vanessa Howard & Pat Heywood
in Freddie Francis’ Girly (1969)
Creepy families with murderous intentions have become a staple of horror cinema. Most recently directors like Rob Zombie have attempted to cash in on this long standing tradition with films ...
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I make no apology of my deep appreciation
for British director Danny Boyle. Since I first sat...
through a late night showing of Shallow Grave back in 1994 I’ve been impressed with his frenetic and edgy directing style as well as his ability to get ...
Modern Mondays: 28 Days Later (2002)
