Showing posts with label appreciation society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label appreciation society. Show all posts

Saturday 15 June 2019

HEADS UP UP ON PRIZES THAT DRIPPED BLOOD AND REMEMBERING SANDOR ELES


REMEMBERED: TODAY WE REMEMBER Hungarian born actor SANDOR ELES…. Known for a lot of work on TV he guest starred in shows such as The Saint, One Step Beyond, The Avengers, Danger Man and a regular role in the UK Soap 'Crossroads'. Eles did a lot of good and interesting work, given the chance. He made appearances in The Avengers, The Professionals Strange Report and Upstairs, Downstairs. One of his most memorable film roles was as the mysterious Paul in the Brian Clemens thriller 'And Soon the Darkness' in 1970. The screenplay was written by Brian Clemens and Terry Nation, both of whom had contributed to The Avengers, as well as to several ITC crime series made in Britain. The film was directed by Robert Fuest.


ABOVE: You can read more about SANDOR ELES and his work in #Hammerfilms 'The Evil of Frankenstein' in a feature written for PCAS by Troy Howath, at the time of it's first time release on blu ray from Final Cut. It's complete with a gallery of great publicity stills rarely seen form the PCAS archive RIGHT HERE!


ELES CO STARRED with #PeterCushing in #Hammerfilms third Frankenstein film,  'The Evil Of Frankenstein' and presented a quite different style of Baron's assistant. Sympathetic and sensitive to the Baron's plight and dedication to his work, it was an angle that didn't arrive again until Shane Briant's excellent portrayal of Simon in 'Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell' from Hammer films in 1974. 


ABOVE IS A PHOTOGRAPH is a still I thought Frankenstein and Hammer fans would appreciate! It's a never before shared or published studio photographer still during the making of the Peter Cushing and Sandor Eles Hammer films 'The Evil of Frankenstein' in 1963 at Bray studios. Cushing and Eles can be seen at the back of the marquee tent, with their mask disguises, but note the top of the still. It just shows how LOW in height the back lot buildings were at Bray studios. The lighting, the rigging and boom microphone is just a few feet from the actors heads!!! 


ELES WAS IN MANY WAYS a jobbing actor, but capable of so much more, just watching his work as Paul Ross in the UK low budget, but extremely popular almost daily soap opera, 'Crossroads' from 1982 until 1985, he gave more than any of the scripts required. A guest role as himself in the film 'Surviving Picasso' 1996, is a raw and sad exit, for an highly skilled actor, who when given the chance on screen or stage, was anyone but himself....

SANDOR ELES, sadly died on September 4th 2002, in Kilburn, London. He was just 66 years old . .   


A HEADS UP and what many of you have been waiting for! The PCASUK and SECOND SIGHT FILMS COMPETITION kicks off TOMORROW -Sunday 16th June 2019 HERE and at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE. There are FOUR COPIES of the SECOND SIGHT FILMS REMASTERED BLU RAY of Amicus films, 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Jon Pertwee and Ingrid Pitt up for grabs and MUST be won! Look out for our PCASUK COMPETITION post tomorrow, and make sure to send us YOUR ENTRY! NEXT WEEK we'll be launching ANOTHER PCASUK Competition where FOUR COPIES of Amicus films, ASYLUM BLU RAY will be up for grabs too! Here's your chance to bag some great prizes TOMORROW! Are YOU up for it??

Tuesday 3 April 2018

LOST IN THE FOG! MOMENT OF TERROR MONDAY : PETER CUSHING


#MOMENTOFTERROR MONDAY! ONE OUR MOST POPULAR uploads on our PCAS YOU TUBE CHANNEL is any uploads from the Peter Cushing Tyburn film 'THE GHOUL' considering how unpopular the film appears to have been for so many years, I find it typical of how FACEBOOK works and well this website and YOUTUBE works. So often, over the many years of managing the PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE, an often vague and really quite unsupported opinion was posted by a member of the public AGAINST a certain Hammer film or indeed CUSHING film. Within a few hours, that opinion would influence so many other posts and comments, that if challenged would go very quiet. Happily, the once negative Facebook tide about this film slowly started to change direction too in the last two years, before we parted ways with Facebook last month.


PERSONALLY, I'VE FOUND if you look down the 92 films in Peter Cushing's filmography, and look for roles the like of Dr Lawrence in THE GHOUL you won't find many. . . Cushing played many evil characters, whose reputation was either formed by other appearances in past productions like Frankenstein. The likes of roles like Sir John Rowan in 'Corruption' and Dr Nararoff in 'The Gorgon' too . . were motivated by the progress of medicine. The Ghoul's Dr Lawrence is different. In this scene, where we first meet Lawrence, we see a man who is cautious, with good reason, and helpful . . with intentions. What makes his performance so interesting and entertaining also is, for the first time, Cushing also brought in emotional factors from his own personal life. It presents us with a much more credible character. Crushed by grief and driven by a most horrendous secret. 



WHAT HELPS here too is, every cast member is very good too. John Hurt's Tom Rawling's is every females nightmare. Creepy, lusty and dangerous. The despite Rawling's totally unattractive and frightening drive, the fatal physical horror and terror will be cranked up and is really yet to come. Here in this five minute clip . . we see the traps set, the lies shared and what appears to be the charity of a new friend... become many moments of terror . . .


Monday 25 April 2016

GOODNESS ME! DOCTOR WHO ASSISTANT IS A CORKER!


FOLLOWING REQUESTS after our full colour glamour shot of Jill Curzon with DALEK yesterday...here are some more! Curzon co starred with Bernard Cribbins in the 1966 film Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD...sequel to the first Dr Who film also starring Peter Cushing, Dr Who and the Daleks in 1965. Curzon posed for several sessions of publicity photographs in order to promote the film, these pics appeared in the daily newspapers,film magazines and glamour magazines like SPAN. For the princely sum of two shillings, you could flick to the pages of delights that included Ms Curzon in glorious colour and several black and white publicity shots.



These magazines in time became much sort after items of memorabilia, the photographs represent the only time the Daleks have appeared on film, and at the time the first opportunity to see the one eyed terrors in colour!


 


JOIN US at our FACEBOOK FAN PAGE  UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES DAILY with rare photographs, news, banners and features. YOU  just CLICK HERE!

Monday 1 February 2016

PRESS AND WATCH TRAILER : PETER CUSHING APPRECIATION SOCIETY ENTERS IT'S 60TH YEAR : 1956 - 2016


This year the PETER CUSHING APPRECIATION SOCIETY enters it's 60th year. Founded by Gladys Fletcher in 1956 for Peter Cushing fans in the UK, it's presence on the internet and now at several social media sites, now makes it a truly international platform for fans and admirers, of the life and career of the late Peter Cushing. Updated daily with rare photographs, features, prize competitions, news and galleries. Regularly working with leading publications in providing visual materials, validating memorabilia and collectables at auction houses and assisting distributors like Warner Brothers and Hammer films, to give you the best prizes and the fastest news on any dvd and blu ray releases that feature the work of Peter Cushing.

 YOUTUBE VERSION: HERE

Please watch our trailer, it's also available at our youtube site. If you can, share it and help make 2016, our best year ever!

TRAILER HERE


Limited Edition Lobby Cards for the promotion of the release of Hammer films, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell Blu Ray....also incorporating our PCAS
Competition and exclusive interview with Shane Briant!


The Horror Channel has also supported our Peter Cushing promotions in conjunction with the planned releases of a Peter Cushing dvds or blu releases.


We are very proud of our relationship with dvd and blu ray distributors, major and limited releases. Warner Brothers chose the Peter Cushing Appreciation Society as one of only three outlets to sponsor with exclusive copies of their very successful recent release of HORROR CLASSIC, as prizes in our PCAS competition!

So please take a look at our short trailer and join us at our FACEBOOK FAN PAGE, our WEBSITE or follow us on OUR PETER CUSHING APPRECIATION SOCIETY TUMBLR ACCOUNT  or on TWITTER

Friday 29 January 2016

FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY CONNECTION : GIF FEATURES AND VINTAGE LOBBY CARDS


Action Cushing: Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) swinging into action from Hammer's THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (1964)…. Peter loved doing his own stunts, but he did get scorched while filming this scene…. #FrankensteinFriday


MORE on THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN and it's female co stars KATY WILDE and CARON GARDNER HERE  and VERONICA CARLSON in FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED : HERE 


GALLERY AND FEATURE ON  'THE EVIL OF FRANEKNSTEIN ' HERE


FRANKENSTEINFRIDAY: A poor ol smouldering Freddie Jones gets gets the 'flaming sheaf of papers' in the face treatment from Peter Cushing's, nastier than usual Baron Frankenstein in Hammer films, knock out 'FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED' (1969) Tis a pity they spend the whole film trying to retrieve these sacred notes, only for the Baron to set fire to them...and then drop and forget them... in the climax of the film!




OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE IS : HERE

Sunday 24 January 2016

JON PERTWEE AND INGRID PITT AT THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD : RARE PHOTOGRAPHS


Here's TWO great promotion photographs just posted as requests over at our Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page. The requests from Christopher Stephenson are the first in our REQUEST SUNDAY weekly feature, where we invite our friends and followers to request photographs and memorabilia from their favourite Peter Cushing film, tv show, theatre production. It gives us the opportunity to share some of the lesser seen items from the PCASUK archives and collection. Now in our 60th year as a 'fan club', we have amassed a collection of Peter Cushing material that is often called on by television, radio, dvd and blu ray distributors, for vintage Peter Cushing photographs, media and printed materials. Over the next 12 months, we'll be hosting several events at this website and our other PCASUK internet outlets.


There are more rare photographs in our feature on ''THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' elsewhere on this website.


CLICK THIS LINK TO ENTER THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD 
FEATURE AND GALLERY


NOW IN OUR 60TH YEAR AND AT OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE JOIN OVER
20,000 OTHER FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS : HERE

Thursday 26 November 2015

FOUR COPIES TO BE WON OF DEFINITIVE AMICUS FILMS DOCUMENTARY


THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENTER OUR EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION! SEE THE BANNER BELOW, GET THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION AND EMAIL IT TO US AT THEBLACKBOXCLUB@GMAIL.COM


Three of MANY competition winners from our OCTOBER competitions where we gave away two fabulous Hammer Horror Classics Box Sets from WARNER BROTHER. Steelbook copies of Dr Terrors House of Horrors Blu Ray from SCREENBOUND. SIX copies of Scream and Scream Again from TWILIGHT TIME, TWO box sets of Hammer Horror Classics from WARNER BROTHERS . THREE copies of The Skull from EUREKA and THREE copies of The Man Who Could Cheat Death blu rays from EUREKA.... It's good fun to set new competitions and help everyone  to get a chance to build up their Cushing Blu Ray and DVD collection! As always many thanks to our sponsors.

Join by CLICKING : HERE

Saturday 22 November 2014

MONSTER FROM HELL AND HAMMER HORROR SHOCK BOX SET WINNERS


We love to offer you great prizes in our competitions. We love it when you win. We love it even more when you message us to tell us how please you are with your prizes! Here are two pics and messages from recent PCASUK Competition I received this morning, that I thought you'd like to see...

JOHN COOPER (top pic) John was one of two winners of our PCASUK Halloween Competition..who bagged Shock Entertainment's 13 blu ray box set of Hammer Film Classics! Here's what he says, 'HAMMER TIME. A big thank you to Marcus and Shock Entertainment for this fantastic prize. Anyone who does not have these as individual titles should buy this as it is beautifully put together. You can just see behind my model of Cushing and Lee fighting to the death over who gets to watch the films with me !'

BENJAMIN ROSTANCE was first prize winner of our 'Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell' competition which we launched with the help of Hammer films, The Horror Channel and Fetch Publicity. Ben won an exclusive set of lobby cards personally signed to him from co star SHANE BRIANT and a copy of the Hammer film blu ray, starring Peter Cushing, Shane Briant and Madeline Smith.. Here's what Ben said this morning: ' MY PRIZES! THEY HAVE ARRIVED!!!!!! And they are AWESOME! Haha! I'm super chuffed with these lobby cards! Now I need to get some cool frames and have these on display amongst my film collection! THANK YOU!!!'

YOU TOO can be a winner! There is just over THREE HOURS to go before our 'ISLAND OF TERROR' competition closes. There are TWO copies of Odeon Entertainment's superb blu ray release up as prizes. So, get your entry in now! Good Luck!

UPDATE : OUR COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

Saturday 26 July 2014

NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT BLU RAY COMPETITION : WIN YOURSELF A COPY!


Have you entered our competition yet? There are THREE copies of ODEON ENTERTAINMENT'S 'NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT' BLU RAY  up for grabs...and just one question between you and the chance of owning this Terence Fisher classic! Here's a link to the competition. Good Luck! COMPETITION HERE!

WIN PETER CUSHING AND CHRISTOPHER LEE BLU RAY 'NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT'


COMPETITION NOW LIVE!
Here's your chance to win one of THREE copies of the Odoen Entertainment blu ray NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT!



HOW DO YOU ENTER?
All you have to do is answer the competition question, and EMAIL your answer to us HERE at PCASUK! EMAIL your answer to: theblackboxclub@gmail.com



DEADLINE:
ALL entries must be in by the closing date of this competition: 9PM GMT SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST 2014. The winners names will announced here on the pcasuk website, the UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page and the Odeon Entertainment Facebook Page on SUNDAY 10th AUGUST 2014 at MID DAY! GOOD LUCK!


Odeon Entertainment's Region Free NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT BLU RAY IS RELEASED ON MONDAY 28th JULY 2014. You can purchase your copy HERODEON ENTERTAINMENT


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