She Who Must Be Obeyed
Ursula Andress in She (1965) My favorite moment in She (1965) occurs about 90 minutes into the movie when Ursula Andress glides by Peter Cushing playing Professor Holy and Bernard Cribbins as his aspiring man servant Job. Cushing declares “By Jove!” at the sight of Ursula and Cribbins turns to his costar and utters the line, [...]

The First Leading Lady of British Horror
Barbara Shelley in Quatermass and the Pit (1967) 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. Barbara starred in no less than eight [...]

Me Loana. You Tumak.
I love Raquel Welch. She’s not a great actress but she did appear in some good films and when she’s given the right material to work with she can be very funny. I’ve always thought that Raquel’s natural appeal as a comedic actress had been overlooked due to her overwhelming sex appeal. There’s just no [...]

The Glamour of Hammer
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 big busts seemed to be [...]

Hammer Glamour November 24-30th
This November marks the 75th anniversary of Hammer Films. In 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 and all other activity at Cinebeats to spend the rest of [...]