NEWS: Scream Factory have announced they are putting out Hammer's
Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell on blu-ray details below
SCREAM FACTORY PRESS RELEASE BELOW:
**NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT**
YESTERDAY, we announced an upcoming Hammer Films Blu-ray In May with
Frankenstein and with Peter Cushing. Well, today we have yet another
one! 1973's FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL makes its Blu-ray
debut in North America on May 19th 2020. YOU can PRE-ORDER HERE!
'Is Baron Frankenstein truly dead? That's precisely what he wants the
world to think. He's had it up to here with a public that doesn't
appreciate the trouble a mad scientist goes through to snatch good body
parts. To carry on his work, he holes up in a place where the
possibilities are utterly maddening: a home for the criminally insane! A
hand here. A brain there … true to form, the Baron (Cushing) keeps his
gruesome creation (David Prowse, known for his portrayal of Darth Vader)
in stitches in this sixth and final fright fest in Hammer Films'
Frankenstein cycle.'
EXTRAS are in process and will be announced on a later date.
NEWS: Scream Factory is releasing Hammer's 'The Evil Of Frankenstein' staring Peter Cushing on blu-ray
SCREAM FACTORY PRESS RELEASE BELOW: **NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT** 'Our love for Hammer Films continues into the new year with an upgraded
version of 'THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN' starring Peter Cushing. Coming soon
to Blu-ray from us in an all-new definitive edition! Details we have at
this time are as follows:
• National street date for North America (Region A) is 5/19/2020
•This is being presented as a Collector’s Edition release and will
come guaranteed with a slip-cover in its first three months of release.
• The newly commissioned artwork you see pictured comes to us from
artist Mark Maddox (Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Frankenstein Created
Woman). This art will be front-facing and the reverse side of the wrap
will feature the original theatrical artwork.
• New extras are
in progress and will be announced on a later date (March timing). We
can confirm today though that we are proceeding with a new transfer of
the film!
THE PCASUK REVIEW of this classic can be found with GALLERY HERE!
PRE ORDER DIRECTLY NOW HERE! The first 500 orders from
our site will receive an exclusive limited-edition 18” x 24” rolled
poster of the exclusive new illustration.
A POST I SHARED TODAY at the which became very popular with almost a THOUSAND LIKES, is this colour photograph of Peter Cushing, in his home at Whitstable in 1974. Until today, it was very rarely seen . . thanks to your shares at the 'fan page' now everyone has the pleasure of seeing it!
I LOVE IT WHEN friends and followers, send in artwork of PC. This one was sent by George T, of the
very talented artist Colin J Fenwick . . posted on New Years Eve I
believe, Colin wanted to share it at midnight I guess, though explained
the pattern on Cushing neck tie took him hours longer! Many identified the character captured in the artwork portrate, as Peter Cushing as Doctor Know, from the 1959 film ''THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS' a not so well know film or role of Cushing's, and has been quite a find, if when fans have managed to source a good dvd. THANKFULLY, KINO have NEW 2K REMASTERS OF BOTH CUTS OF THE FILMand have set a release for this early this year, which will be quite the treat, I am sure! As soon as I have any details, I will of course, let you know! can get to see it.- Marcus
CONGRATULATIONS STEWART and DAN! Stewart has bagged a copy of the #Indicator / #Powerhousefilms#Hammerfilms
box set, 'Hammer Volume Four : Faces of Evil' ... which in it's four
remastered Hammer films blu rays includes a superb remaster of #PeterCushing's
'The Revenge of Frankenstein' with some great extras PLUS a copy of
Indicator's remastered blu ray of 'Time Without Pity' starring Michael
Redgrave and Peter Cushing. Our 'runner
up' Dan Evans has won a copy of 'Time Without Pity' too! Well done
chaps! In the last of our FIVE #PCAS Cushing Christmas #Competitions, I trust you will feel that these goodies as a post Christmas bonus? 😉
MANY THANKS to everyone who took part in this all our other competitions
this Christmas and all our other many PCAS Competitions throughout 2019!
Thank too to our very generous sponsor Indicator / Powerhouse. You ca
now purchase your own copies of Hammer Volume Four : Faces of Evil and
'Time without Pity' DIRECTLY from Powerhouse HERE and HERE!
OUR PCASUK review feature and gallery on INDICATOR's blu ray remastered release of 'TINE WITHOUT PITY' HERE!Our review of Hammer Volume FOUR : Taste of Fear, is on it's way!
MANY THANKS ALSO to all our sponsors last year for supporting and providing some
superb prizes and giveaways, these include Warner Brothers, Second Light
Films, Twilight Time and many many others!
HERE'S TO #2020 and a whole year of exciting opportunities and PCAS Competitions!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL ASPEL! 😀😃 Here's a man who has such a well known face and reputation on UK
television, that when he appears on the screen, it's almost like your
favourite Uncle, has come to tea! Aspel's career has been a prolific to
say the least! Starting in working as a reporter for the local press, by
the early sixties, he had become one of four regular newsreaders on BBC
national television, along with Richard Baker, Robert Dougall and
Corbet Woodall. Then becoming a regular
face presenting BBC flagship programming like 'Come Dancing', 'Crackerjack',
'Ask Aspel', and the Miss World beauty contest, which he covered 14
times.
IT WAS ON A EPISODE of his weekly children's tv show Ask Aspel, where
children requested clips of their favourite tv shows, that Aspel first
worked with Cushing on January 7th 1974. The next time would be quite
'unexpected' and yet quite an event! After a long spell fronting his own
very popular ITV talk show and the horrendous 'never ending' afternoon
programme 'Give Us A Clue' that Aspel took over fronting ITV's long
running favourite, 'This Is your Life' when host Eamonn Andrews died in
1987 until its run ended in 2003.
ABOVE:ACTRESS JOANNA LUMLEY and actor FREDDIE JONES, both who appeared in Hammer films 'THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA' (1973) with Cushing! Freddie starred with Cushing in Hammer films, 'FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED' (1969) Lumley also starred with Cushing in the very first episode of 'THE NEW AVENGERS' called 'the Eagle's Nest' in 1976.
DURING THAT RUN, Aspel surprised Peter Cushing, with his
'Big Red Book' on 21st February 1990. Cushing's 'This Is your Life'
episode almost didn't happen, when the secret cover of surprise was
blown a few weeks before the recording. Cushing never let on he knew 'he
was coming!' and Aspel did a great job steering Cushing, who at this
time could be quite unpredictable during live recordings, through an
army of guests who had worked with Peter over the years. One surprise
guest was Ursula Andress, who had flown quite a journey to be there for
Cushing's evening. When she was announced and grandly made her way onto
the set to hug Peter, he welcomed her with hugs when she made a
reference to the film they made together.. 'She' in 1965. 'She who must
be obeyed!' said Andress. Cushing suggestively replied with glee, 'Oh
and you still are darling...What would you like me to DO?' which got a
big laugh.
I BELIEVE IT WAS quite a task for the 'This Is Your Life' team, after much
research and study to decide on guests for the show. Guests had to be
special, entertaining, engaging and guaranteed not to run away from
Aspel when he shock surprised them with the book and the evening's
planned recording before a live audience, of their lives shared with the
public. Aspel had specially requested Peter Cushing be used in the
series, several times. The start of preparation and plans were almost
uncovered each time and the shows were cancelled. Eventually, Aspel got
his wish and Peter Cushing had an evening he would never forget! Thank
you for that Mr Aspel ...and a VERY Happy Birthday to YOU!
TWO
PAGES from Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee's scripts. BOTH from
Hammer Dracula films. Cushing's from 'The Satanic Rites of Dracula'
(1973) and Lee's 'Taste the Blood of Dracula' (1970) BOTH films had a
trying and difficult 'birthing' process . . I think for both Cushing and
Lee, making a Hammer Dracula film, was a different experience. . . but
it is now, both interesting and quite amusing how
Lee and Cushing dealt with prep for the role, short-falls of the
script, the detail, the dialogue... Cushing as we know, loaded his
scripts with yards of notes, references, costume suggestions and
anything that would aid him in doing his best on the screen.. he was
quite meticulous.
LEE IN THIS INSTANCE, makes no secret of again being not at all happy with
the contents of the page... or any page I would guess. Linda Hayden's
Alice lines of 'Master, Master, you are back!' and her '(Whimpering
Passionately: Love me! Love Me!) are given the short shrift note with '
Ridiculous Lines!' and another 'NO!' ... for Lee, it must have been
extremely frustrating.
ABOVE AND BELOW : The PCASUK guide to 'Hammer's Dracula Franchise' PART ONE HERE and PART TWO HERE
I HAVE SHARED many times that personally I feel Hammer's Dracula's are 'films of moments' 😊😉 Some scenes are very good indeed. Others cringing. I
am sure you have watched them all many times..so over at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE I am asking, is there
any scene, line of dialogue or sequence, that if you hand a magic wand,
you would change today?? Marcus
FOUR OF THE FIVE PCAS CUSHING CHRISTMAS COMPETITIONS LUCKY WINNERS have now been drawn and you will find the WINNING ENTRIES and the COMPETITION ANSWERS here on the LINKS below and at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE, which was posted on JANUARY 2020! Congratulations everyone who was lucky to bag yourselves some superb PRIZES this Christmas 😀 There is ONE Cushing Christmas Competition that is STILL LIVE, Competition FIVE, but it closesat MIDNIGHT GMT. So if you have not entered, there is still time to get YOUR ENTRY IN NOW! GOOD LUCK! 😮😀
CUSHING CHRISTMAS COMPETITION FIVE can be found HERE at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page and is OPEN and LIVE until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT GMT! Good Luck! 😊😉 - Marcus
NEWS:SCREAM FACTORY have announced they are to release HAMMER FILMS 'SHATTER' (1974) starring STUART WHITMAN and PETER CUSHING on BLU RAY! It has a planned RELEASE DATE of APRIL 28TH 2020 is a REGION A release , but no news or details of SPEC or EXTRAS. We'll keep you posted here ;)
FOR THOSE OF YOU who have never come across this one, in the Cushing Filmography, it's an interesting role. It's a GUEST STAR appearance, but a performance that even though brief, gives screen time, to a Cushing relaxed 'turn' that surprisingly boarders at times, to the edge that Cushing gave to his performance of Baron Frankenstein in Hammer's 1969 'Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed'! 'Shatter' also known as Call Him Mr ShatterandThey Call Him Mr Shatter is a 1974 British-Hong Kong action film starring Stuart Whitman, Lung Ti, Lily Li, Anton Diffring and Peter Cushing in his last film for Hammer Studios. It was the second and final international co-production between Hammer Studios of England and Shaw Brothers Studio of Hong Kongas part of the 'Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires'
package. The film was shot entirely on location in Hong Kong and was first released in 1974 in UK.
CONGRATULATIONS ROXANNE😀The ANSWER to this competition was C) WAXWORKS! Hmm we had some very interesting answers though, so for some not that easy 😉😊
Many thank s to all of you who entered and of course to our very
supportive sponsor, SECOND SIGHT FILMS. YOU read our PCAS feature
and review of this release RIGHT HERE!
YOU CAN ORDER YOUR COPY of Second Sight Films REMASTERED BLU RAY of Amicus films, 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' DIRECTLY HERE!
THE ANSWER we were looking for was c) THREE DAYS! Amicus were FAST
workers, for sure! MANY thanks to everyone who entered this and our last
competition and to our very generous sponsor SECOND SIGHT FILMS. You
can order YOUR copy of this release from January 5th 2020 DIRECTLY HERE!
ABOVE: OUR FINAL CHRISTMAS CUSHING COMPETITION IS STILL LIVE until January 12th 2020. YOU CAN ENTER HEREat the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE!
HERE WE GO! The first of many PCAS Competitions this week, is NOW POSTED at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE HERE 😃This competition like ALL our competitions is open to anyone, everyone, wherever you are 😉 Have fun. Good Luck and many thanks to Indicator for their support with this and our competitions this week!This competition ENDS and CLOSES on Wednesday 1st January 2020 MIDNIGHT GMT. WINNING ENTRY REVEALED Thursday 2nd January 2020
YOU CAN ORDER YOUR COPY OF INDICATOR'S 'HAMMER VOLUME FOUR : FACES OF FEAR from POWERHOUSE : HERE!
PS: THE BLACK envelope, with the PH 'Powerhouse' distributor initials on
it in black and red here.. is a large size repro cinema poster of 'The
Revenge of Frankenstein' which comes with the box set 😃A NICE addition to your prize and any Hammer / Cushing collection.. it
will also be on offer with the next box set in one of other
competitions this week 😉 - Marcus
