Didn't expect to officially launch this today, but what the hell: I now have a newsletter! This will give you a monthly round-up of blog posts, En Prise Press (my public domain imprint) news, and other sundry bullshit. All delivered straight to your inbox, so you'll never miss a thing!

RETURN OF THE BLOG. The blog returns with a special post, MY DAD AT THE MOVIES, right here... nuts4r2.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-d...

You know the drill.... Some samples from my latest website update here. The rest on the website. corkglamourphotography.com/2025/12/06/i...

Finished listening to the entire run of ROCKY FORTUNE with Frank Sinatra. True, only 25 episodes but given how rarely I manage to finish an Old Time Radio show, it's worth a mention.

Boris Brosowski, my partner in Krimi, has just released the first part of his absolutely monumental ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KRIMI MOVIES, covering the years 1958-1964. It's available in a variety of different formats via e.g. Amazon US: amzn.to/49URPQh Amazon UK: amzn.to/4pUkF88

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Italian film poster for DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972 - Dir. Robert Feust) Cast: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Peter Cushing, Beryl Reid, Terry Thomas

This week has seen the release of the FANTÔMAS RETURNS box set from Eureka that also contains an article by me in the accompanying booklet.

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LIPS OF BLOOD (1975) Whenever I am under the weather, ideally feverish, I always turn to either Jess Franco or Jean Rollin. Today it was Rollin's turn. Doctor's orders.

It's about that time.... Let's slash open a Plot of Fear 4K and see what's inside! Get your copy here: 4K tinyurl.com/bdfkfdpm Blu-ray tinyurl.com/bdfn94n8

Watched DIABOLIK, CHI SEI? Proof that it is still possible to direct stylish thrillers in 2025. Gotta loves me some split screen miracles. And any films that casts not just Monica Bellucci but also Barbara Bouchet is an instant classic for me.

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Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) is on your timeline...

Larry Cohen! His screenplay HEADHUNTER & memoir I KILLED BETTIE DAVIS now available in both hardcover & paperback! I edited both & wrote intros. The hardcover Cohen has color and black & white images, the softcover has black & white images. Buy direct from SPB for BIG discount!

It's been about three decades since I first watched ZARDOZ for the one and only time. I have now upgraded my opinion from "utter disaster" to "fascinating folly". Give me one two more rewatches and I may declare this a masterpiece.

I've always thought that WEEDS ripped its premise from BREAKING BAD but today noticed that it premiered three years prior to that show so that it was in fact the other way round.

I think I'll be starting a petition for a moratorium on any mention of Occam's Razor in crime film or fiction of any type. It's become such a tired cliché.

Saw Gabriel Byrne last night at the Cork Film Festival. In actual fact sat right behind him when DEFENCE OF THE REALM was shown.

And the true cinematic discovery in 2025 for me... is a film from 1973: HOLLYWOOD 90028

Really enjoyed guesting on yet another podcast episode so close after the last one and continuing the Simulacron-3 discussion. linktr.ee/cultconnecti...

Just fyi though, Samhain is November 1st. Tonight is just Oíche Shamhna.

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Great choice of films. I have never managed to finish a single LB challenge as my viewing habits are way too scatterbrained and I seem to lack the discipline to stay the course.

I am months behind with updating my photography website but am slowly catching up again. These are from a steampunk shoot at an abandoned railroad track in April. I also started experimenting with medium format. Some samples here; the rest on my website: corkglamourphotography.com/2025/10/29/s...

My new fummetti haul courtesy of a generous colleague. If I'm not fluent in Italian after reading all those....

Vincent Price handing out Dodger dogs at Dodger Stadium 1965 #Dodgers #TCMParty

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Back on Ian's podcast and first time discussing Fassbinder! The episode can be found on any of those links (or wherever you usually get your podcasts from): linktr.ee/cultconnecti...

The Diabolical Dr. Z. 1966. Terrific fusion of gothic horror and sci-fi thriller from an era when Franco put style before sleaze. Strikingly shot, utterly unique. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #jessfranco #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

SCARLET STREET Kitty March: Now you go on and paint. Christopher Cross: Can I paint you? Kitty March: Well, I was going to do this myself, but, uh... [hands him toenail polish] Kitty March: Paint me, Chris!... They'll be masterpieces. (They just don't write kink coded dialogue like this anymore.)

Guess I just found my movie to watch for tonight.

If you (like me!) were under the impression that Bryan Edgar and Penelope Wallace were the only illustrious Edgar Wallace descendants, then you're in for a big surprise. krimifilm.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-ty...

It's Fritz Lang Friday:

Looking through the program of the Cork Film Festival.... They have a little John Boorman retrospective. Yay! Also with EXCALIBUR. Yay! Boorman will be present at one event. Yay! For.... ZARDOZ. Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!

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This 10-disc set of Spanish horror films from @severinfilms.bsky.social looks mouthwatering good.

Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.

Happy #FenechFriday

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KRIMI! 1 is officially out today! Not available in digital format (ever!), it can be purchased in softcover or hardcover from the following places. Amazon US: amzn.to/4mKYXRL Amazon UK: amzn.to/4mKYXRL Check out this blog post for a full content overview krimimagazine.blogspot.com/2025/09/krim...

BLACK FRIDAY (1972) Raw. Violent. Even gory and socially conscious! This is not the kind of film you'd expect from a German movie of the time. It's more reminiscent of something Italians like Fernando Di Leo would direct (or two years later Mario Bava with RABID DOGS).

Happy #FenechFriday

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Very proud of Wrack and Ruin: The Rubble Film at DEFA. It collects some of the earliest and most important East German films, all made in the immediate aftermath of WWII. Producing this box involved many, many hours of digging through the DEFA / PROGRESS Film archives – all of them worth it.

Absolutely fascinating read

Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard starring Anna Karina, Eddie Constantine (1965)

Sorry for being MIA but had better things to do in Madeira. (None of the two is me in case you were wondering.)

Never heard of it but the calibre of talent involved warrants every single exclamation mark. Great find!!!!!!!!

Just posted some Louis Weinert-Wilton book covers. Four of his books had been adapted to Krimis. krimifilm.blogspot.com/2025/09/loui...