NEWS: TWILIGHT TIME has announced the release date of OCTOBER 25TH 2018
for their limited edition of only 3,000 copies of Hammer Films’ 'Sword of
Sherwood Forest' (1960) Probably the best of the Hammer Robin Hood
series, this ofcourse is a big-screen adaptation of the popular
television series, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-59); and stars the
same dashing actor, Richard (Tales from the Crypt 1972) Greene, as the
aristo man of the people. The film is directed by Terence Fisher,
a Hammer favorite to many Hammer fans, who also helmed many of the
series episodes too. TWILIGHT TIME has a very sound reputation for releasing high quality blu rays and dvd's, managed by harden fans and enthusiasts of cinema, these guys KNOW what lovers of film want and expect. With several other Cushing releases they have worked hard to maintain that reputation, from the technical quality of the disc right through to interesting and original concept art work on their covers and case designs. Sword of Sherwood Forest, is another that ticks all those boxes.
AS IN SO MANY ADAPTIONS of the classic tale, we
have the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham, played by a superb Peter
Cushing, the lovely Maid Marian (a plush Sarah Branch), and a handful of
terrific actors: Niall (Curse of the Demon) MacGinnis, Richard (The
Gorgon) Pasco, Jack (Jason and the Argonauts) Gwillim, Nigel (The Skull)
Green, and even – in a tiny role – Oliver (Night Creatures) Reed.
Visuals :1080p High Definition / 2.35:1 / Color, Audio: English 1.0
DTS-HD MA, duration 80 mins. Region FREE. Special Features: Isolated
Music & Effects Track / Original Theatrical Trailer. COMPETITION:
LOOK OUT for your chance to bag a FREE copy of this Limited Edition in
our PCASUK Competition shortly. MEANWHILE, place your ORDER HERE!
REMEMBERING:
Born today, Simon Ward. If you take a look at the raft of obituaries
for Simon Ward who sadly passed away in 2012, it's a common fault that
they state that his career was kick started when he was 'plucked from
obscurity' and appeared in Richard Richard Attenborough’s 'Young
Winston' in 1972. Maybe that is how the press and publicity agents
remember it....but for Ward, it was not so . .
BRAIN SURGERY! CUSHING AND SIMON WARD MAKING 'THE POINT' IN HAMMER FILMS 'FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED' (1969)
SIMON WARD AS ARTHUR HOLMWOOD IN THE DAN CURTIS PRODUCTION OF 'DRACULA' STARRING JACK PALANCE IN 1974
WARD ACKNOWLEDGED Hammer films 'Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed' made in 1969
as the film 'that started it all' and the generous help and assistance
from his co star Peter Cushing, that made anything afterwards
possible... In a interview with pcasuk in 1979, Ward acknowledges his
debt to Cushing, who he said, '..had time and patience with me. I knew
nothing of the technique needed for working with a camera or about the
studio floor. Peter was extremely kind, taking time to explain the
simple but very important rules of pace and nuance, so the editor can
get in there. This and try to not fall over the cables. He did so much
for me. Quite extraordinary. I mean, no one has the time to do that,
everyone is busy. But he did it for me, many times through out the film.
And it's something I've always remembered, and not come across since...
a very kind, gentle, gracious man. He really did save my skin'.
SIMON WARD sadly left us in 2012
SIMON WARD sadly left us in 2012
SIMON WARD WITH CUSHING, GIVING USUAL 'ALL' TO THE FIGHT SCENE IN 'FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED' (1969)
