Behind Every Great Man: Birgit, Helen and Coral....
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Monday 13 January 2014
ALEXANDRA BASTEDO 1946 - 2014
We are very sad to hear of the news of the passing of Alexandra Bastedo tonight. Model, actress and animal rights campaigner, Bastedo starred alongside Peter Cushing, John Hurt and Veronica Carlson in Tyburn Film production of The Ghoul in 1975. You can find out more about Alexandra's life and work at her website:http://alexandrabastedo.com/
Sunday 12 January 2014
HOW TO BE SHERLOCK HOLMES : CHRISTOPHER LEE ON PETER CUSHING CLIP
REPOST REMINDER : Peter Cushing is featured in
the BBC FOUR documentary 'How To Be Sherlock Holmes' at 10.00pm gmt
TONIGHT. Here's a clip of Christopher Lee taking about Peter Cushing's
performance as Sherlock Holmes..and that 'finger' http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nwb3y
Friday 10 January 2014
AN ADVENTURE IN TIME AND SPACE: SPOT THE PETER CUSHING PHOTO
Peter Cushing's fleeting appearance in the BBC
Doctor Who drama 'An Adventure In Time And Space' written by Mark
Gatiss. Broadcast in the UK on 21st November 2013...
Thursday 9 January 2014
BBC FOUR : 'HOW TO BE SHERLOCK HOLMES'
Thanks to Becky Jarrett and John Cooper for
this info: BBC Four are going to air a documentary called 'How to Be
Sherlock Holmes' at 10.00pm on Sunday the 12th of January. Christopher
Lee is a contributor & Peter's tenure as the Great Detective is
covered. The following link has more information, some nice little
clips, & details of repeats xxx http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pzsd9
Wednesday 8 January 2014
ON THE RECORD: QUOTES THOUGHTS AND NOTES : PETER CUSHING
From a resource of over 40 years of interviews, from his diaries and notes. Peter Cushing in his own words and on the record. Here at petercushing.org and our facebook fan page. Beginning this weekend.
Tuesday 7 January 2014
SIR RUN RUN SHAW DIES AT 106.
Legendary media mogul Sir Run Run Shaw has died. He was 106.
Best known in the U.S. for his role as a producer on the Ridley Scott classic Blade Runner,
Shaw was instrumental to the development of Chinese cinema, producing
dozens of films over the course of decades. He and his brother first
started work in cinema in 1926 and became incredibly prolific producers
of film and television, particularly of martial arts films. Some of the
films that may be recognizable to American audiences include Five Deadly Venoms, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and The Supreme Swordsman.
In 1974, he jointly produced 'The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires' and 'Call Him Mr Shatter' with Hammer Films, both starring Peter Cushing. Also that year he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He received a knighthood in 1977 from Queen Elizabeth II and the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in 1998. In 2007, coinciding with his 100th birthday, Shaw was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and in 2013, Sir Run Run Shaw received the BAFTA Special Award for his outstanding contribution to cinema.
2899 Runrun Shaw, a small main belt asteroid discovered by Chinese
astronomers in 1964, is named after Sir Run Run Shaw. In 2004, he
established The Shaw Prize, which he called “The Nobel Prize of the
East.” It awards up to $1 million each year in the categories of
astronomy, mathematics, life science and medical science.
In 2000, through his company, Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited, he sold his unique library of 760 classic titles to Celestial Pictures Limited. Celestial is currently restoring the Shaw Brothers’ movies and distributing them to cinemas and the worldwide television and home video markets.
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