ROGUE WARS: TALKING TARKIN: MORE CASTING SUGGESTIONS

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GUY HENRY: An English stage and screen actor, with roles in Rome and John Adams. He appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2 and, more recently, the hospital drama Holby City as the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Henrik Hanssen. In 1987, Henry appeared in the episode 'Rumpole and the Official Secret' from Season 4 of Rumpole of the Bailey.

In the early 1990s, he played the acerbic, demonic Dr Walpurgis in The Vault of Horror, a BBC Halloween special. His make-up was provided by Hellraiser veteran Geoff Portass. Guy also introduced a few series of cult horror films in several BBC One Friday night horror seasons (with a name change to 'Dr. Terror'), with scripted introductions written by horror novelist and film historian Kim Newman. He appeared in the 1996 schools series Look and Read: Spywatch, the BBC's 1996 adaptation of Emma.

In 1998 he made one appearance in the medical soap opera Peak Practice and in two episodes of The Grand. His film credits include appearances in Another Country with Rupert Everett, later in Stephen Fry's 2003 film Bright Young Things (appearing in the poster for it, top left) as Archie, in V for Vendetta as Conrad Heyer, in Starter for 10 as a university professor, in Expresso and as Pius Thicknesse in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2. In 2014 he appeared in the critically acclaimed short film Done In.

Paul Benjamin "Ben" Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969): An Australian actor, known for his work in the films Animal Kingdom, The Dark Knight Rises, Killing Them Softly, The Place Beyond the Pines, Starred Up, Exodus: Gods and Kings, and Lost River. Mendelsohn currently stars in the Netflix series Bloodline, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe nomination.

After several early television roles, including The Henderson Kids, he attracted notice in his breakout film, The Year My Voice Broke (1987), winning him the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actor. His next major role was in The Big Steal (1990), and Spotswood (1992) co-starring with Anthony Hopkins; this was followed in 1996 by Cosi and Idiot Box. In 2000 he was in two contrasting films, the Australian Mullet and the Hollywood Vertical Limit. In 2005, he was preparing to play Mark Antony in the Sydney Theatre Company-produced Julius Caesar, and he was in the Terrence Malick-directed film The New World. 

In 2007, Mendelsohn starred in the third season of the TV series Love My Way and in 2008, he appeared in Baz Luhrmann's Australia and filmed the 10-part Melbourne series Tangle, which premiered on Showcase in 2009. In 2009, he appeared in the American science fiction film Knowing directed by Alex Proyas. The same year, Mendelsohn starred as Ned in Beautiful Kate, directed by Rachel Ward, opposite Bryan Brown and Rachel Griffiths.

In 2010, he appeared in Animal Kingdom, starring in the film as Andrew 'Pope' Cody, a criminal on the run from the law living in the notorious Melbourne Underworld. This role won him many awards including IF Award's Best Actor and the AFI's award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He was also named GQ Australia's Actor of the Year for 2010.

He was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia 2012 edition^. In 2012, Mendelsohn played the supporting role of John Daggett in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.

In 2012, he appeared in Florence + the Machine's music video for "Lover to Lover". The video was directed by Vincent Haycock. In 2013, he guest starred in the TV series Girls as the father of Jessa, played by Jemima Kirke. In 2014, Mendelsohn joined the cast of Bloodline, a Netflix original from the creators of Damages. The first season premiered on the site on 20 March 2015 and was well received. Mendelsohn's performance on the series has been critically lauded, with IGN reviewer Matt Fowler saying in his review of the first season "Everyone on the show shines...but it's Mendelsohn's lanky, damaged, bitter Danny Rayburn that truly drives the show into harrowing places. Spectacular work that I hope gets recognized come awards season."

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BIRTHDAY WISHES TO JOHN RICHARDSON

Join us in wishing actor, John Richardson a Very Happy Birthday today! He had several roles in Italian films including Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), Other roles include the Hammer films One Million Years BC (1966) with Raquel Welch and She (1965) with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, he also reprised his role in the sequel The Vengeance Of She (1968)

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Richardson came back with a sequel to Hammer's 'SHE' ...with 'THE VENGEANCE OF SHE'. A film not without it's problems, makes for interesting reading with a great gallery of rare colour images from the film, at our blackboxclub.com website : HERE

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A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SCREAM QUEEN LINDA HAYDEN

Join Us in wishing the lovely Linda Hayden a very happy birthday today, a talented actress best known her her roles in Hammer's Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970), Tigon's Blood On Satan's Claw (1970) and Amicus/AIP's Madhouse (1974) with Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.

Here's a series LINKS to REVIEWS, FEATURES and GALLERIES featuring the work of LINDA HAYDEN on our website.

'BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW' HERE

LINDA HAYDEN : TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA : HERE 

MORE on LINDA HAYDEN and TASTE THE BLOOD
OF DRACULA : HERE

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One of MANY of our features and galleries on a great Amicus favourite

MADHOUSE starring Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Linda Hayden.

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ICONIC PULP COMIC ART DRACULA SATANIC RITES MERCHANDISE FROM DARTHPAUL

I like this! Some pretty niffty artwork from DARTHPAUL taken from Hammer films, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, presented here as a comic book cover! This design is available on several items from i-phone skins, laptop cases, t-shirts, wall art, bags and stationary. I am a big fan of i-phone cases, so I'll be ordering one of these. You can too from HERE

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NEWS: CUSHING WATER COLOURS GO UNDER THE HAMMER

A PAIR of paintings by cinema’s master of horror Peter Cushing sold at auction for £1,150. The small watercolours by the Hammer Horror star were discovered on a valuation day at Alveston near Wellesbourne.

Far from terrifying, the pictures depict idyllic landscapes and were painted by Mr Cushing when he was a young man working in a surveyor’s office in the early 1930s, some years before he found worldwide fame on the silver screen. The actor was a keen artist and birdwatcher. His memorabilia has a strong following on both sides of the Atlantic.

Adrian Rathbone, Hansons Auctioneer’s Associate Director discovered the pictures which also included a signed photograph of the star. Estimated to fetch around £500, pre-sale interest from across the globe ensured they far exceeded expectations. They eventually sold to a London based collector.

The next Hansons valuation day in Alveston for pictures, antiques and collectables takes place on Friday January 29 from 1pm to 4pm at The Malt House, The Rookery.

(Reporter Ian Hughes : Leamington Observer 8th Jan 2016)

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WHOSE COAT IS THAT JACKET??? CHRISTOPHER LEE'S 'LONG SHADOWS' JACKET FINDS HOME

NEWS: Whose Coat, Is That Jacket??! You may remember that we reported on a story about the jacket that Christopher Lee wore as Corrigan in 'The House of the Long Shadows' was coming up for auction?

Well, HERE IT IS! Out of auction and looking very grand in it's show case. "For the moment, it's housed in the "Galerie Werkstatt", a very beautiful and well-frequented venue, art centre and restaurant near Cologne", our friend Gerd Pohl tells us. We applaud and congratulate the mangers of the Gelerie Werkstatt, for making the jacket accessible to the public and fans alike, so often items are whipped up by private collectors, never to been seen again...! I am very grateful to Gerd Pohl for providing us with these great photographs! A happy end to the story....

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AN ENGLISHMAN ABROAD: PETER CUSHING IN THE USA . . . AND ROBERT MORLEY!

An Englishman Abroad: Peter Cushing In The USA. Here is Peter Cushing aged 25 going on 26, tramping 'the great white way' in the USA. Staying at YMCA's while looking for work in Los Angeles, New York and here, on Broadway meeting the actor, Robert Morley. Also included here is the actual programme cover from the production and theatre where met met Morley... for advice!

Text taken from : Peter Cushing : An Autobiography (1986)

Weidenfeld and Nicolson : London.

Photographs from the PCASUK Collection.

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ALAN RICKMAN DIED TODAY . . .

The terribly tragic news of the passing of Alan Rickman, has just been announced. Although he never had the chance to work with Peter Cushing, he too was such a kind, talented and gifted man... in 1991 he too played the Sheriff of Nottingham on the big screen in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Until that point there was only one Sheriff for me... Truly Madly, Deeply, Die Hard, Love Actually and the Harry Potter films... a huge lost..
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INGRID PITT BRINGS US A THROWBACKTHURSDAY WITH BITE!

She was an actress that appeared in a handful of genre films, but she certainly made her mark! In 1970, she gave us her Marcilla / Carmilla / Mircalla Karnstein in Hammer films, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, the following year she starred in another Hammer film, COUNTESS DRACULA.

Hot on the trail of those two hits, came yet another 'vampire', even though it was a bite size role in one of the stories in the portmanteau feature, 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' for Amicus films, with Peter Cushing and Jon Pertwee.

In 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' she wrapped up her part quite nicely, with a plot twist and flew across the screen and once again, into our hearts....

VERONICA CARLSON : QUICKY COMPETITION

Here's a PCAS QUICKY COMPETITION for you! Who is the actress on the RIGHT and what is the name of this film?? There's a FREE DVD in it for the first one to guess it!

Send your answer to me by EMAIL TO THEBLACKBOXCLUB@GMAIL.COM. I'll leave this open for a few hours, until someone gets it...

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RISE OF THE FALLEN : STAR WARS TRIBUTE : DOOKU AND TARKIN

 

What do you think of this terrific tribute artwork from a new friend to the page, David Burk? Wonderful concept. Would have been a real treat to have seen this one....

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FOR THE FIRST TIME: HD LONG SHADOWS UK TRAILER

'The House of the Long Shadows' (1983) Trailer HD: For the FIRST and only time, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price and Christopher Lee appear and star TOGETHER on the big screen! And for the first time, we present the UK cinema trailer here.

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CELEBRATE GEOFFREY BAYLDEN'S BIRTHDAY TODAY

Please join us in wishing the amazing Geoffrey Bayldon, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY today! At 92 years young, this mans film and tv credits go way back to Hammer films first Dracula with Peter Cushing, some of Amicus films finest like 'Asylum', 'Tales from the Crypt', 'The House that Dripped Blood', Hammer's 'Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed', 'The Risk' / 'Suspect with Cushing in 1969, his tv series 'Catweazle'. He appeared with Jon Pertwee in 'Worzel Gummidge as The Crowman from 1979 until 1981, the BBC's Dr Who in 79 and 'The Avengers tv series in the 60's. One of the kindest actors and a gentlemen to boot. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEOFFREY BAYLDON!