#GETTHECUSHION! 'THE SUIT' : ASYLUM

#GETTHECUSHIONITSCUSHING: Bruno (Barry Morse) delivering the suit to the mysterious Mr Smith (Peter Cushing) who soon reveals the true purpose of the suit.

THIS AGAIN IS ONE OF THOSE many performances that Peter drew inspiration from his own experience of losing someone as he had lost his beloved wife Helen only the year before.

IT'S A PERFORMANCE that is often over shadowed by his performance as Grimsdkye in Tales From Crypt but in my opinion it stands up there with it, as one of his most emotional performances.......

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HE IS NO DUMMY OTTO LIVES!! #MONSTER MONDAY

THIS WEEKS #MONSTERMONDAY features what is maybe not the fastest monster on two legs, but he's pretty effective at squeezing the living daylights out of Barry Morses, Bruno thread bare tailor! Without giving too much away, 'The Weird Tailor' story in Amicus films, 'Asylum' is a sort of spin on the old  chestnut of W.W.Jacob's ghost story, 'The Monkey's Paw', but with that extra 'Amicus' twist.

ONCE AGAIN, Peter Cushing gets to play a grief stricken and bereaved individual for Amicus, Mr Smith. This was the second 'a role too close to life?' for Cushing on the  big screen in as many years, with his Grimsdyke in 'Tales from the Crypt', being the first. His Dr Lawrence in Tyburn's 'THE GHOUL' would be the final performance, with cast and crew witnessing fragile Cushing's emotional melt down on set, it may have been a bridge too far.

AGAIN MAKE UP ARTIST Roy Ashton, provided the monster make up. In an interview with us in 1984, Ashton admitted that coming up with a convincing make up for Otto, was a challenge. As with the majority of assignments with amicis, ashton found himself with little to nothing for developing a make up, and even less in the way of time on the studio floor, after applying the make up to actually maintain it. Otto's appearance isn't the best of Ashton's work, but along with actor Daniel Johns efforts, it does the job.

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DICKEN'S TALE OF TWO CITIES COMES TO BLU RAY AND DVD VIA SHOUT

Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities comes to blu ray in a lavish 1980 adaptation of the literary classic set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Fright Night) takes on a dual role as French aristocrat Charles Darnay and London lawyer Sydney Carton, both of whom are in love with the beautiful Lucie (Alice Krige, Star Trek: First Contact, Thor : In The Dark World, Ghost Story).

The film also features Peter Cushing as a superb Dr. Alexander! David Suchet and Barry Morse also feature in this Golden Globe and Emmy nominee. This widescreen Blu Ray  from SHOUT was released yesterday, 12th April , is available only as a US release at the moment , has a 162 minutes duration and no extras. Retailed at $16.99 for BLU RAY - $33.53 DVD, from various suppliers, though it's worth shopping around!

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AMICUS FILMS: ASYLUM: PETER CUSHING AS MR SMITH (1972)

Peter Cushing as Mr Smith in 'Asylum' (1972)

PETER CUSHING AS JUDGE GAUTIER: THE ZOO GANG EPISODE FIVE SERIES ONE1974

 

Peter Cushing as JUDGE GAUTIER in 'The Counterfeit Trap' an episode of ITC' s 'THE ZOO GANG' The programme was episode five of the first series and was broadcast in the UK on May 3rd 1974

PETER CUSHING RARE PHOTOGRAPH: A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1983)