#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: LUSH LASER : DODGY DISCS : GRAB THE CUSHION

#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: Pretty much a defunct format now, this laser disc of Cushing and Lee's Dracula epic, Dracula AD 1972 comes in some not too tatty packaging. The word is #lush ! It might not have extras, but the copy-em-wrap-em-and-shift-em presentation of some of the higher end 'special edition' blu ray and DVD disc releases of today, could learn a thing or two from this release.... #grabthecushinitscushing

#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: Quite a desirable item for some of us, as it's the full 83 mins 39 seconds long! Many dodgy (see Brit speak for: 'Unreliable, scammers, fakers, crooks, con-artist and robbing ********) traders have been selling DVD recordings of VHS 2nd generation copies of the BBC 1980 transmission of The Ghoul for quite a few years now, sticking anything to hand that's related to the film, onto the cover, to pass mustard. (Brit speak for to appear legitimate, kosher..sound as a pound..!! ..ok I'll stop now!) I saw one box a while ago, sporting a cover with just a pic of John Hurt, from his role in the film, '1984', funnily enough as Winston Smith, the role Cushing played in the amazing BBC production of '1984' broadcast in 1954. Weird huh?

STARTING THIS SUNDAY, we are giving our #SHERLOCKSUNDAYS a rest for a little while, but there will still be occasional Cushing Holmes posts! Instead we are trying something new... #grabthecushionitscushing ! Drop by this SUNDAY and see what you think?? 

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NO TIME FOR RETIREMENT : ONCE AGAIN THE GAME IS AFOOT AND GIFS

CHRISTOPHER LEE PLAYED Sherlock Holmes three times in his career first in Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) in which he was unfortunately dubbed by another actor, and twice more in the TV films Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991) and Incident at Victoria Falls (1992) Not discussed as often as other roles in Lee's career, how do you rate his performances as Holmes?

CHRISTOPHER LEE as Sherlock Holmes with Morgan Fairchild and with Patrick MacNee as Dr Watson in TV film "Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady" (1991)

PETER CUSHING AS HIS OLDER SHERLOCK and Jenny Laird as Mrs Hudson..... proving even Sherlock Holmes gets stressed! And talking of stress, This 1984 film, The Masks of Death, Peter Cushing last performance as Sherlock, originally started as a project kick started by Tyburn films producer, Kevin Francis... it was to have been a new version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Francis intended to cast Peter as Holmes, which would have been Cushing's third take on the Doyle tale, after the 1959 Hammer production and the two-part production for the 1968 television series..it was to have featured a stop-motion dog created by Ray Harryhausen!

However, STRESS....funding for the proposed film collapsed, and that led to Francis discussing an original tale with Hammer films writer Anthony Hinds. Peter Cushing considered Sherlock Holmes to be his favorite role but now with his age, Cushing being in his 70s, it required the part to be written for a much older Holmes....so Holmes was brought out of retirement and 'The Masks of Death' was born!

RELEASE THE HOUNDS! THROWBACKTHURSDAY RARE CHRIS LEE ON SET PIC

#throwbackthursday : IT'S 53 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH  that Hammer films 'Hound of the Baskervilles' was released in the USA. 'Hound' was Hammer films only dip into the Sherlock Holmes stories, though both Cushing and Lee went on to play the detective for several film companies over the years. Here is a rarely seen on set photograph of both Christopher Lee (Sir Henry Baskerville) and Marla Landi (Cecile) during a location shoot for the film on Chobham Common, Surrey, England. Although one of the most popular Sherlock stories, Holmes features much less on the page....and so in the film too, Dr Watson (Andre Morell) gets more screen-time than Cushing's Holmes!

The UK Press AD that appeared just two months before the release of Hammer films 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' in May 1959.

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GIF GALLERY : FRANKENSTEIN AND A FACE IN THE WINDOW!

THREE GREAT GIFS : Top one Veronica Carlson in a high tension moment from Hammer films, 'FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED. Next a Hammer Films classic, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee come face to face with a killer spider in THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. And finally, looking out of that window, Christopher Lee in NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT.

ALL  the titles above are links that will lead you to features and galleries about that film. MORE GIFS to come in our #MONSTERMONDAY feature shortly! ENJOY!

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CUSHING COLLECTABLES: ANNOTATED PAGES AUTOBIOGRAPHY NOTES

#COLLECTABLESWEDNESDAY I have never before shared images of these collectables, in fact only a handful of people have even ever seen them! But for you, today here they are!.... They are I guess, a one of originals in collectable terms. These are Peter Cushing's personal notes, written in his own hand, made during the compiling of his first autobiography.

THERE ARE 15 PAGES IN ALL, some are paragraphs in rough form, from the chapters of the book, lots of doodles, notes to himself and reminders to 'check this' with question marks...! These are the pages of notes that went to make the filmography and titles of television and theatre performances through out his long career, that appeared at the back of the book. Some titles are just shooting titles, that were changed upon the films release. He also lists he awards, tour date, also if a production were for tv or screen. They make fascinating reading as Cushing tries to chronologically piece together the puzzle. How I came upon these notes. . . . is a story in itself, which I will share with you, next week - Marcus

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AND as today is our #onsetsaturday theme . . .

A RARE SET OF IMAGES of both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee rehearsing at Elstree studios, during the shooting of the final scenes of Hammer films, 'The Satanic Rites of Dracula' ...final also in that this would be Lee's LAST appearance as Dracula for Hammer....

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WIN TWILIGHT TIME LIMITED EDITION HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES BLU RAY HERE

HERE IS YOUR CHANCE to BAG yourself a copy of TWILIGHT TIME  LIMITED EDITION BLU RAY of Hammer Films, 'THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES' (1959). The lovely team at TWILIGHT TIME have sponsored this competition and given us FOUR copies as prizes!  Al you have to do is WATCH the TRAILER VIDEO CLIP BELOW, read the questions on that trailer and send YOUR ANSWER to our EMAIL: petercushingpcas@gmail.com It's as easy as that! The competition CLOSES next SUNDAY : #sherlocksunday 19TH JUNE 2016 midday gmt! So HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK!

THE FILM

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous story gets the gorgeously gothic Hammer treatment in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), starring Peter Cushing as a wry and brilliant Sherlock Holmes, André Morell as an unusually sensible Dr. Watson, and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville, seemingly threatened by a ghastly family curse. Horror stalwart Terence Fisher directs, and James Bernard provides the atmospheric music.

The cast includes,  Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell, Marla Landi, David Oxley, Miles Malleson, John LeMesurier.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Isolated Music & Effects Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians David Del Valle and Steven Peros / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Paul Scrabo, Lee Pfeiffer, and Hank Reineke / Actor's Notebook: Christopher Lee / Hound Mask Creator Margaret Robinson on The Hound of the Baskervilles / Christopher Lee Reads Excerpts from The Hound of the Baskervilles / Original Theatrical Trailer

SPEC:

Directed By: Terence Fisher Written By: Peter Bryan Score By: James Bernard Language: English Video: 1080p High Definition / 1.66:1 / Color Audio: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA Subtitles: English SDH Theatrical Release: 1959 Runtime: 86 Minutes Rating: NR (Not Rated) Region Code: Region Free (A/B/C)

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TWILIGHT TIME LIMITED EDITION BASKERVILLES BLU RAY : COMPETITION TOMORROW!

TOMORROW and part of our weekly #SHERLOCKSUNDAY. A COMPETITION! Hammer films 'The Hound Of The Baskervilles' starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee... FOUR COPIES of the TWILIGHT TIME LIMITED EDITION BLU RAY TO BE WON and WIN IT HERE TOMORROW!

OUR 'HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLE', Twilight Time Limited Edition BLU RAY COMPETITION will take place HERE at this WEBSITE AND our FACEBOOK FAN PAGE 

TWILIGHT TIME RELEASE ART WORK FOR BLU RAY HOLMES ON CUSHING BIRTHDAY

TWILIGHT TIME certainly knows when to release some good news! It's the anniversary of PETER CUSHING'S Birthday Today...and the team at TWILIGHT TIME have taken the wraps of the artwork of their LIMITED EDITION JUNE blu ray release. And it's a CRACKER, getting FIVE STARS for us here at PCAS! Keep those powers of detection SHARP and be on the look out for OUR COMPETITION, where we will be offering several copies as PRIZES!

Meanwhile, to get you howling, here's the spec on this release:

TWIGHT TIME release of Peter Cushing's Hammer film, The Hound of the Baskervilles BLU RAY as part of their Limited Edition series. Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 1st at 4 pm EST : Street Release Date: June 14th, 2016. 

Special Features: Isolated Music & Effects Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians David Del Valle and Steven Peros / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Paul Scrabo, Lee Pfeiffer, and Hank Reineke / Actor's Notebook: Christopher Lee / Hound Mask Creator Margaret Robinson on The Hound of the Baskervilles / Original Theatrical Trailer.

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#SHERLOCKSUNDAY : COMPETITION : PRIZES FOR THE PASSIONATE COMPETITION FOR THE COMPETITIVE!

Good Luck! Any queries, please EMAIL me.TWO great prizes here for TWO lucky winners! Tony Earnshaw's book on Peter Cushing Sherlock Holmes tv and film work is my bible. It's info on the Cushing BBC series is second to none. An outstanding book. It's an expensive one to buy now, if you can find it...and Peter Haining's Holmes Scrapbook, is packed with 'Holmes Goodies' worthy of a place on any Holmes fan book shelf! Have fun and Good Luck! - Marcus

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