NEW CLIP: HOW ARE THINGS IN GUATEMALA? THE LAST MEETING OF PETER CUSHING AND CHRISTOPHER LEE

AS PROMISED as part of today's Peter Cushing Birthday Celebrations.. here is a brand new, freshly edited addition to the series, 'Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee : The Last Meeting' I hope you enjoy it 🙂 This candid footage was shot on a camcorder, without prep, tripod or lighting. The day was May 17th 1994 and the location at a small studio in Canterbury, a short distance from Peter's home in Whitstable. At just under ten minutes long, it's our longest clip and is probably the most interesting. There is of course lots of Peter enjoying himself, laughing, weeping with giggles and Christopher Lee once again crushing any theories of what many though was, a man with no sense of humor! Here we see Lee present Cushing with a birthday card, Peter admits he has one for Lee too, and will save the cost of a postage stamp! 

BOTH CUSHING, LEE AND VINCENT PRICES'S birthdays were just over a week away. It would be Cushing last, a point that is poignantly given pause when with black humor Cushing asks Lee a question that, for once Lee bound with emotion, found very hard to give a reply, and defuses it with humor. Cushing almost blows the gaff on a some private work, Lee was undertaking on a film featuring Rasputin, their love of Warner Bros cartoons and their shared appreciation of actor, singer and comedian 'Snoozzle' Duarnte is displayed again, to great enjoyment and Cushing howls. Cushing introduces again, his assistant and close friend Joyce Broughton, to Lee, and asks for a 'Scotty' nose tissue! Cushing also floors Lee with a question about Guatemala! There is much to see and enjoy, and for first time too, we get to see the man who brought Peter and Christopher together for this day, Ted Newsom.

YOU'LL FIND THE WHOLE TWELVE CLIP PLAY LIST at the PCASUK YOUTUBE Channel RIGHT HERE! 

IT WAS TED NEWSOM'S IDEA to bring Lee and Cushing together for one last time to record the narration for his great tv documentary, 'Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror'. We have him to thank really for making this meeting possible. There is also a interesting piece on Lee being interviewed about his thoughts on remaking the Hammer film, 'The Devil Rides Out' There's lots to see and I hope you enjoy this clip . . feel free to leave your comments on this in the thread below, feel free to share with others and have fun, THEY most certainly did 😉😊 - Marcus (pcasuk)

#TOOCOOTUESDAY: THE MAN WHO THOUGHT HE WAS A HAIRDRESSER: CELEBRATED TODAY!

Today, the nineteenth of September we remember the late ANTHONY HINDS, today he would have been his 96th birthday. And we are marking this day in style, a whole new PLAYLIST of vintage INTERVIEW CLIPS with Anthony Hinds, available to watch at our PCAS YOUTUBE CHANNEL and LINKED HERE TOO! There are also EXPANDED features on HINDS films for Hammer, accessible at our supplement website, THEBLACKBOXCLUB.COM For many Hammer film fans, Hinds represents the 'Golden Years' of the studios output and production. Producer and script writer, he was responsible for some of Peter Cushing's most revered work in the fantasy genre.

ABOVE TWO #GIFS FROM HINDS 'BACK TO BACK' PRODUCTION PERIOD, HAMMER FILMS, 'THE PLAGUE OF ZOMBIES' (1966) 

In Hammer's early days, it was Hinds idea to hire country houses and to based the production and shooting in the rooms and grounds of the locations, which saved the the studio huge production costs. He was also the brains behind shooting productions 'back to back'. (See the CLIP ABOVE!) 'The Reptile' and 'The Plague of the Zombies', are two very good examples.

In his private life, Hinds lived in the stock-belt district of London. His family owned a large chain of jewellery stores through-out the UK. But to his friends, the details of Hinds day job was only shared outside of the family, on a 'need-to-know' basis. Hinds told neighbours and acquaintances he was the owner manager of a string of Hairdressing salons in the city, and that the E Type Jag in his drive, was the result of many shampoo and sets! It wasn't that he was embarrassed about his job, but as he explained many years later, he didn't think the daily doings of The Baron, body parts, Dracula and gore, wouldn't go down too well, with the chaps at the golf club . . .  

ORIGINALLY POSTED IN 2013 ON HIS PASSING : OUR TRIBUTE 

TO ANTHONY HINDS  HERE!

His script writing skills, have been picked over by many, but few could doubt his skill in managing tight budgets, and building impressive productions, with very limited resources and finance...and for this, he was indeed, the 'Master Builder and Architect of Hammer films'...and for that, we are very grateful.....

ABOVE ANTHONY HINDS AND HOW HE STARTED AT HAMMER FILMS

ABOVE HINDS ON THE MAKING OF HAMMER FILMS 1958 DRACULA / HORROR OF DRACULA

OUR FEATURE AND GALLERY AT OUR SUPPLEMENT 

WEBSITE CONTAINING RARE IMAGES AND FEATURE : HERE!

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HINDS 'BACK TO BACK' FEATURES 'THE REPTILE'.

READ OUR FEATURE, SUPPLEMENTED WITH VINTAGE STILLS AT THE BLACK BOX CLUB WEBSITE!

ANTHONY HINDS PRODUCED 'RASPUTIN, THE MAD MONK' (1966) 'BACK TO BACK' WITH 'DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS' (1966) READ OUR FEATURE AND VIEW THE VINTAGE STILLS GALLERY : HERE!

IF YOU LIKE what you see here at our website, you'll  love our daily themed posts at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE.  Just click that blue LINK and click LIKE when you get there, and help us . . Keep The Memory Alive!. The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society website, facebook fan page and youtube channel are managed, edited and written by Marcus Brooks, PCAS coordinator since 1979. PCAS is based in the UK and USA    

#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY! REMEMBERING FRANCIS MATTHEWS

#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY! Today we remember Francis Matthews a very talented actor, known for playing Paul Temple in the BBC series of the same name, as well as voicing Captain Scarlet… But he is best known here for his roles in 3 Hammer films Dracula Prince Of Darkness (1966) Rasputin The Mad Monk (1966) both co-starring Christopher Lee and The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958) with Peter Cushing, with whom he remained close friends .. 

IT'S A 'SLAPPY BIRTHDAY' from Peter Cushing to Francis Matthews in 'The Revenge of Frankenstein'

#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY:Here's a GREAT #GIF from Hammer Films 'Dracula: Prince of Darkness' (1966) with Dracula (Christopher Lee) frighteningly displaying his supernatural-strength and attacking poor ol Charles Kent (Francis Matthews). Hammer, produced this film at Bray Studios, back to back with 'Rasputin The Mad Monk (1966) which also starred Francis Matthews, Barbara Shelley Susan Farmer and Christopher Lee . . .

MATTHEWS AND LEE IN 'DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS' (1966)

IF YOU LIKE what you see here at our website, you'll  love our daily themed posts at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE.  Just click that blue LINK and click LIKE when you get there, and help us . . Keep The Memory Alive!. The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society website, facebook fan page and youtube channel are managed, edited and written by Marcus Brooks, PCAS coordinator since 1979. PCAS is based in the UK and USA  

HAMMER HORROR COLLECTION : PCASUK HALLOWEEN COMPETITION 2014 PRIZES : ARE YOU IN?

PETER CUSHING, CHRISTOPHER LEE, HAMMER FILMS...AND MUCH MORE....ARE YOU IN?? Your PCASUK HALLOWEEN COMPETITION 2014 PRIZES! We have TWO complete box sets of the exclusive 'Hammer Horror : The Blu Ray Collection' worth £98.00 ($159.00)...courtesy of our very generous sponsors SHOCK ENTERTAINMENT up for grabs!

Each box set contains the following Classic Hammer films:
 

Dracula: Prince Of Darkness
Plague Of The Zombies
Quatermass And The Pit
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
The Devil Rides Out
The Mummy’s Shroud
The Reptile
Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell
Frankenstein Created Woman
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Witches 

Special Features:
Audio Commentaries
Behind the scenes footage
Never before seen ‘Hammer Glamour’ Documentary
Original restoration Comparisons
Original Trailers
Bonus Films ‘Quatermass II’ and ‘x The Unknown’

This COLLECTOR’S EDITION is presented in hard back book style packaging and contains ELEVEN Hammer film fully restored BLU RAY releases and 2 bonus ‘World of Hammer’ DVD’s! I think you will find this years Halloween competition a lot of fun. Look out for more teasers and clues as we head up to Halloween on Friday.

 

Find Out More About Shock Entertainment Releases Here and Join Their Facebook page : HERE 

REMEMBERING ANTHONY HINDS : THE MAN WHO BUILT THE HOUSE OF HAMMER

#frankensteinfriday: Today, the nineteenth of September we remember the late ANTHONY HINDS, who sadly left us last year... today he would have been his 93rd birthday. For many Hammer film fans, Hinds represents the 'Golden Years' of the studios output and production. Producer and script writer, he was responsible for some of Peter Cushing's most revered work in the fantasy genre.

In Hammer's early days, it was Hinds idea to hire country houses and to based the production and shooting in the rooms and grounds of the locations, which saved the the studio huge production costs. His script writing skills, have been picked over by many, but few could doubt his skill in managing tight budgets, and building impressive productions, with very limited resources and finance...and for this, he was indeed, the 'Master Builder and Architect of Hammer films'...and for that, we are very grateful.....

Marcus Brooks