OVER AT THEFACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE, I've just posted this little image at the page. Some of you of will probably know what this is and to who it belongs to... AND maybe the Peter Cushing connection. Slip over to our Facebook Page . . . .The answer and some pics will be posted here TOMORROW. . ..
A MAN ON A MISSION.... who's also handy around the house, will also draw
your household water... light fires and do some 'chopping'!!!! Peter
Cushing as Gustav Weil in Hammer films 'Twins of Evil' 1971
AN AMAZING GALLERY of stills from on the set of #Hammerfilms 'TWINS OF EVIL' RIGHT HERE!
AS PROMISED HERE is ALBUM TWO of our PCASUK rare behind the scenes gallery from #HAMMERFILMS 1971 classic, 'TWINS OF EVIL'! Some interesting images here, many seen for the first time. NEXT WEEK it's our last album, but we are rolling out an entire gallery of colour transparencies. Cushing and the Collinson Twins along with lighting from Dick Bush and John Hough's direction, look amazing! JOIN US NEXT WEEK!
BACK IN THE EARLY1970's mankind made some very interesting and
surprising break throughs, technical and domestic... In 1972,
interactive games with vastly more primitive graphics only existed in
laboratories, until the invention of PONG! Remember that? 1970 brought
pocket calculators to students, engineers, and scientists the world
over! 1971 brought us something that was huge in terms of its impact,
the Intel 4004 Microprocessor! 1973 gave us the first cell phone, the
XEROX ALTO, also TCP, Ethernet and fibre optics!
ALL THIS . . but for some reason Hammer films just couldn't NAIL a new and
entertaining idea, that worked on the big screen. My opinion, but
something I never understood! But that was until... John Hough's 'Twins
of Evil' which cast not only Peter Cushing in a new spin on the Vampire
Killer, but also someone who wasn't even trying to copy or replace
Christopher Lee as a the head and evil 'toothful-one', Damien Thomas
made a great Count Karnstein. Denis Price added some casting clout
briefly and two sweet, though not innocent Maltese actresses / models
Mary and Madeleine Collinson shapely slipped into the shoes of the title
twins with ease. It was director John Hough, who brought the whole lot
together in a very refreshing way. With Tudor Gates twist on some
Sheridan Le Fanu influences, Harry Robertson's outstanding music score
and Dick Bush and his beautiful cinematography, Hammer had an original
tale that looked great, sounded wonderful and still impresses.
TODAY WE REMEMBER one half of the Collinson twins who sadly passed on this day in 2014 . Madeleine Collinson was born on July 22, 1952 in Malta. She's the
identical twin sister of Madeleine Collinson. The Collinson twins
arrived in Britain in April, 1969. Noted British glamor photographer
Harrison Marks cast the duo as saucy maids in his 8mm short "Halfway
Inn."
MARY AND MADELEINE were the Playmates of the Month in the October,
1970 issue of "Playboy;" they have the distinction of being the first
pair of identical twins to pose for a nude pictorial in "Playboy." The
Collinson sisters went on to act in a handful of movies together; they
were especially effective and memorable as the radically contrasting
siblings in the typically fine Hammer vampire horror outing "Twins of
Evil" with Peter Cushing.
ABOVE THIS WEEKS CUSHING TUESDAY TOUGHY. BELOW THE QUESTION AND ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS TOUGHY . .
AS ALWAYS we make a point of, if you too would like to share your thoughts and memories of anyone who is included in a memorial post here at our website, you can join us at the FACEBOOK PETER CUSHING APPRECIATION SOCIETY UK FAN PAGE. You will be most welcome to add your message onto the thread!
#CUSHINGGIFWEDNESDAY! HERE IS is week's selection of animated sequences from some of the BEST films of PETER CUSHING and as usual, a few quizy questions, to test you on your knowledge of CUSHING'S work and life. IF you think you have the answer to ANY zip us a quick email to the PCAS account and if you get them all on the BUTTON, we'll celebrate your very neat achievement by creating and posting your very own BANNER the week after here at our next #CUSHINGGIFWEDNESDAY! Good luck! HERE is our email: petercushingpcas@gmail.com
HERE IS A ROLE which CHRISTOPHER LEE said he enjoyed very much. It is a shame that it didn't do that well at the box office. WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THIS FILM? THE FILM ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM DURING PRODUCTION, WHAT WAS THAT PROBLEM? THE CAT IN THE FILM WAS ACTUALLY, a) CHRISTOPHER LEE'S b) STEPHEN WEEKS THE DIRECTOR'S c) PETER CUSHING'S?
HAMMER FILMS, TWINS OF EVIL stars PETER CUSHING as Gustav Weil and DAMIEN THOMAS as Count KARNSTEIN. THOMAS was born in a) WALES? b) LONDON c) EGYPT d) FRANCE. The film is part of the KARNSTEIN TRILOGY. IS IT THE SECOND OR THIRD ENTRY IN THE TALE? There were quite a few RATS on the floor of the set on THIS CRYPT. HOW DID THEY GET THE RATS TO STAY IN SHOT? a) WITH STRINGS? b) THE RATS WERE ANIMATED AND NOT REAL? c) WITH PEANUT BUTTER? d) WITH CHEESE?
JAMES VILLIERS and CHARLOTTE TRAMPLING in AMICUS FILMS ASYLUM in 1972. VILLIERS was quite a prolific actor, who nearly always played sardonic and upper class gentlemen. He worked for both AMICUS and HAMMER FILMS. HOW MANY FILMS DID HE APPEAR IN FOR HAMMER FILMS? VILLIERS appeared to be of aristocratic background, BECAUSE HE WAS A DESCENDANT OF THE EARLS OF CLARENDON. TRUE or FALSE? Descendant of the Earls of Clarendon.
MORE ON AMICUS, ASYLUM, CUSHING AND VILLIERS in our PCAS FEATURE. JUST CLICK HERE!
CHRISTOPHER LEE as COUNT DRACULA being assisted by Hammer films regular actor, THORLEY WALTERS as Ludwig in DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966). WALTERS MADE HOW MANY FILMS IN WHICH PETER CUSHING APPEARED TOO? IN HOW MANY SHERLOCK HOLMES FILMS DID WALTERS APPEAR?
LAST WEEKS ANSWERS: The BEST and MOST CONCISE answers we received to all FIVE of the questions came from MARCIA LOISEL. . . and HERE they are!
QUESTION ONE:THE INTERIORS in this GIF from THE MUMMY was filmed WHERE? WHICH TWO ACTORS who appeared in this film, originally wanted to be an OPERA SINGERS?
ANSWER ONE: The Mummy's interiors were shot at Bray Studios, Down Place. One of
the actors who had wanted to be an opera singer was Christopher Lee. The OTHER name we were looking for WAS Yvonne Furneaux!
QUESTION TWO: NAME THE TITLE OF THIS FILM,name
the ACTRESS in this shot AND which very famous ACTOR did THE actor
almost REPLACE in a BLOCK BUSTER SCI FI film based on a TV series AND
WHICH ACTOR was playing SHERLOCK HOLMES in the TV series he once
appeared in?
ANSWER TWO: The title of the film in the GIF was 'Twins of Evil'. The actress playing Countess Mircalla is Katya Wyeth. Unknown to many, DAMIEN THOMAS was primed to take the role of SPOOK from Leonard Nimoy in the first STAR TREK movie. Jeremy Brett as
Sherlock Holmes in the DEVIL FOOT episode that THOMAS appeared in for Granada television. .
QUESTION THREE: The GIF was of PETER CUSHING
in the BBC TV series SHERLOCK HOLMES and production of THE BLUE
CARBUNCLE. Cushing used a magnifying glass in quite a few FILMS. HOW
MANY can you name? GIVE US the TITLES!
ANSWER THREE: Marcia certainly provided the BEST answer we received to this question. Her answer was . . . Top Secret, Hound of the Baskervilles, Abominable Snowman of the
Himalayas, Curse of Frankenstein, Frankenstein and the Monster From
Hell, The Creeping Flesh, The Mummy, The Skull, Horror Express, Blood
Beast Terror. He didn't use but handed a magnifying glass to Watson in
Masks of Death. . . and we will go with that!
QUESTION FOUR: CAN YOU NAME the COUNTRY where this film was released in 1980? This film
also had a member of the cast who was more famous as a theatrical
performer and street artist! NAME that cast member! Can you name one of
the alternative TITLES that this film was also know as? titles
ANSWER FOUR: featured a gif from the Cushing film,FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE.
showing Ian Ogilvy in The Door. In 1980 the film
was released in the USA as a re-release. The actor who was famous as a
theatrical performer and street artist was Marcel Steiner.
The alternative titles: Creatures From Beyond the Grave, Tales From
Beyond
the Grave, Tales From the Beyond, The Undead, The Creatures.
QUESTION FIVE: This question has been made VOID as we were given THE WRONG INFO!!!!!
