NEWS: WICKED VISION RELEASES CUSHING'S 'MADHOUSE' AND 'BIGGLES' BLU RAYS WITH NEW EXTRAS AND SIX COVER DESIGNS!

IF COVERS OF BLU RAY RELEASES ARE YOUR THING and the design of that is as important to you as the movie, HERE is a release for you! There's lots to choose from in WICKED VISIONS DISTRIBUTION release of TWO Peter Cushing films. Both have been released before and some of the extras included on both releases are familiar, though there are some attractives on offer, if either film isn't in your collection. As with many of the Wicked Vision releases, the releases are limited editions, and I mean, LIMITED! Stock runs into only three figures for both films, for instance MADHOUSE, No 40, Cover C is a Limited Collectors Edition, that comes with a Mediabook, and is limited to 444 units! This one obviously pays dividends, if you place a 'pre-order, before street release'. The good news is, the titles are REGION FREE. 

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AS THERE ARE THREE CHOICES WITH EACH TITLE, I would recommend, you visit the link below, to see the range for yourselves. Below is a selection of some of the choices available. All titles are being billed as UNCUT.

MADHOUSE : STREET RELEASE DATE: 25th September 2020.  The  FIRST 111 customers will receive a personalised and numbered collectors card with autograph of TIMO WURRZ the cover artist signature

SPEC DETAILS

Region: A,B,C / 0
Runtime: 92 minutes (uncut) / 88 minutes (uncut)
Aspect Ration: 1,85:1 (1080p) / 1,85:1 (anamorph)
Language: German, English
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: German, English
Subtitles Specials features: German
Packaging: Mediabook
Discs: 2
Format: Blu-ray & DVD
Disc-Typ: BD-50 / DVD-9
Color 

EXTRA FEATURES

• 24-pages booklet by Dr. Rolf Giesen
• Brand new audio commentary by David Del Valle and Phoef Sutton [Recorded Dec. 2019]
• Making-of: "Revenge of Dr. Death"
• German Trailer
• Original trailer
• German Trailer [Re-Cut censored]
• German Trailer [Re-Cut uncensored]
• Original trailer [Re-Cut censored]
• Original trailer [Re-Cut uncensored]
• Picture gallery

ABOVE: A TWO PART PCASUK GALLERY OF RARE BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHS featuring PETER CUSHING and VINCENT PRICE, plus cast and crew during the making of Amicus films, 'MADHOUSE' CLICK HERE!  

THE PLOT: 

NEWLY REMASTERED IN HD! Masters of macabre #VincentPrice (Tales of Terror), #PeterCushing (The Creeping Flesh) and #RobertQuarry (Count Yorga, Vampire) give terrifying performances to die for in this diverting little chiller. When horror star Paul Toombes' fiance is brutally killed, he loses more than this job - he also loses his mind. But twelve years after suffering a nervous breakdown, the washed-up horror legend (Price) agrees to do a TV-series based on his old screen creation, the monstrous  #Dr. Death. Soon the cast and crew of the series begin dying in ways similar to the deaths the characters suffered in the actor's old movies. Editor Jim Clark (#MarathonMan) directed this top-notch horror classic based on the novel by Angus Hall (Qualthrough). 

 

BIGGLES : ADVENTURE IN TIME : STREET DATE RELEASE 25th September 2020

GERMAN HD PREMIER : WITH BRAND NEW EXTRA FEATURES. 

The first 200 PRE-ORDERS will receive a collectors card.

SPEC DETAILS:

 

Region: A,B,C / 0
Runtime: 92 minutes (uncut) / 88 minutes (uncut)
Aspect Ration: 1,85:1 (1080p) / 1,85:1 (anamorph)
Language: German, English
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: German, English
Subtitles Specials features: German
Packaging: Mediabook
Discs: 2
Format: Blu-ray & DVD
Disc-Typ: BD-50 / DVD-9
Color 

 

EXTRA FEATURES:

• 24-pages booklet by Christoph N. Kellerbach
• "My Friends Call Me Biggles": Interview with Neil Dickson
• "A Matter of Time": Interview with Alex Hyde-White
• "The Stunts of Biggles": Interview with Stuntman Dinny Powell
• BBC TV-Show: "Saturday Superstore" (1986)
• BBC TV-Show: „Blue Peter“ (1986)
• Making-of BIGGLES
• Music Videos
• Video Game Promo
• German trailer
• Original trailer
• TV spots
• Picture gallery

 

THE PLOT: 

Modern-day American businessman Jim Ferguson (#AlexHydeWhite) is propelled into a one-of-a-kind adventure when he is hurled through time into World War I. His mission could determine the end of the war... and destroy his life as he tries to save famed daredevil flying ace Captain James "Biggles" Bigglesworth (Neil Dickson) with the courageous help of Colonel William Raymond played by screen legend #PeterCushing (#TheSkull) in the final role of his iconic career. Ferguson soon finds himself going back and forth between contemporary London and a world of old-fashioned #spy games and breathtaking aerial battles. Created by a real-life military hero, Captain W.E. Johns, #Biggles is based on the character from Johns’ popular novels that has enthralled millions in #Britain and #Europe for decades and continues to do so. Wonderfully directed by cult-great #JohnHough (Twins of Evil, The Legend of Hell House, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry) 

 

'BIGGLES : AN ADVENTURE IN TIME', was Peter Cushing's last theatrical released film.

 

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CHARACTER OPTIONS: IT'S PETER CUSHING'S DR WHO AND THE DALEKS FIGURES IN EVERYTHING . . BUT THE BOX!

NEWS: Well, it doesn't mention the Peter Cushing Dr Who movies of 1965 /66 on the box ...or indeed Peter Cushing, but apparently, this doesn't matter.. strange for a dedicated huge fan following, that usually only deals in canons and specifics? Anyway, here goes:

 

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COMPANY, Character Options : Character Options have announced an exclusive new #Dalek set, featuring the Daleks from the 1965 First Doctor adventure, The Chase.

 

Al Dewar, #CharacterOptions’ Head of Product Development, explains why these Daleks are a special collectible for Doctor Who fans: “Firstly it’s the final adventure for the last of the original #TARDIS companions, Ian and Barbara, but it also features the first and last appearance of a race of robotic creatures the #Mechanoids. Dalek aficionados will also know that it marks the appearance of some rather 'special guest' Dalek props that were seen in Episodes 3 and 5. At the time of filming the BBC were short of Dalek props having only three left. New Daleks were commissioned, but to fill the gap, they hired three Dalek props from the ‘#DoctorWho and The Daleks’ movie.” Er, that would be, 'DR WHO and the Daleks', then . . 😏

 

ABOVE: CALLUM MCKELVIE goes rummaging on Planet AARU in this PCASUK feature, complete with whole gallery of stills and images, for DALEK film #1 goodies! CLICK HERE! 

 

ABOVE: CALLUM MCKELVIE'S SECOND Peter Cushing Dr Who feature : CLICK HERE!

 

ABOVE: MORE ON PETER CUSHING and DR WHO, with CALLUM MCKELVIE's THIRD PCASUK feature with rare stills and gallery : HERE!

 

 

ABOVE: HUGE GALLERY of behind the scenes RARE PHOTOGRAPHS from BOTH Peter Cushing Dr Who films in this exclusive PCASUK Gallery! CLICK HERE!  

SO, THE 'JUNGLES OF MECHHANUS'  set  . . . . are two unaltered props glimpsed several times as part of the Dalek patrols pursuing the TARDIS crew through the Jungle, in the episode.  They are distinctively different, with light covers and skirt bases along with unique metallic colours, this set brings the fans and collectors a one-off unique TV Dalek #ActionFigure never produced before.

 

AH, RIGHT! Amazing! . . . great to see, Cushing's 'Dr Who' and the films, finally receive some connection and credit... no wait....😵😧😒😏

 

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FEAR OLD SCHOOL : STUDIO CANAL BLU RAY : 'FEAR IN THE NIGHT' PETER CUSHING : JUDY GEESON

HERE IS ONE OF MANY #PETERCUSHING FILMS, that gets kinda forgotten these days . . despite being a 'Hammer' film with a very entertaining and capable cast. Why am I reviewing a Cushing blu ray, though still available, that was released a while ago? Well, it was only a few days ago, I took my blu ray copy off the shelf and realised, the seal had not been broken or the copy viewed... and maybe now, with an hour or two free, I should watch it! So, slipping the film disc into the player, fighting with my headphones, I spent the next 90 mins in a much enjoyed Cushing/ Hammer bliss!! Granted, it's a smaller role than usual for Cushing in a Hammer film, but goodness, does he 'do a wonderful job'! Frightening indeed!

'FEAR IN THE NIGHT' was the last, and one of the very best, of the suspense thrillers that Hammer produced alongside the better-known Gothic horrors. Plot twists maybe predictable for some, but back in 1980, when I first saw this film.. I didn't see em a'coming... and if you do, you can't help but enjoy, the results!  

NAME DROP WARNING! 😟😴 I met and interviewed both Judy Geeson and Ralph Bates in 1984 and of course mentioned this film... I asked of their memories of working with Peter. It was revealing and very touching. THIS and a full review with screen caps and a few rare press colour stills are part of a 'Marcus Rambling' PCASUK review and gallery post at the website this weekend. If I can find it, I might even include pics from the interviews, and blow off the dust to reveal my terrible 1980's wedge 'Spandau Ballet' hair cut, created by 'Maurice Hairdresser to the Stars' and fashioned with what looks like a blunt bread knife! 😨😁 So, lots to humour, inform and entertain, that may get you to order your own blu ray copy! Do you have your copy of the Studio Canal release? Have you seen the film and if so, would you have happily shot a certain cast member TWICE!? 😳😠😏- Keep safe everyone! - Marcus

A RARE PHOTOGRAPH of #Peter Cushing, #JudyGeeson and director script writer, #JimmySangster on set during the making of #Hammerfilms #FearIntheNight . .

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IF YOU WANT TO GET AHEAD GET A CAP? PLUS HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE MERROW : NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT!

AS THE O'L SAYING GOES  . . 'If you want to get ahead....get a hat!' But cap?? Funny thing, I never had him down as a flap cap wearer. Did you? Christopher Lee in Vienna Austria in 2004... with flat cap!

TODAY WE MARK actress JANE MERROW'S BIRTHDAY, born today August 26th 1941! Merrow is an actress with a very impressive CV, for sure, having worked in both the UK and the USA in both film and television. She is noted here, not only because she played the role of young Angela Roberts in the Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee 1967 film, NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT, but also because she appeared in so many classic and respected television fantasy drama series, from 'Mystery and Imagination' in 1966, to 'The Avengers' and  'The Prisoner' in 67, 'Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)' in 69, 'UFO' in 1970. She held three episodes of the US 'The Six Million Dollar Man' and even 'The Incredible Hulk' in 1981.

 

MORE ON 'NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT' in the PCASUK feature written by Callum McKelvie, with a match with Cushing's OTHER Island movie, 'ISLAND OF TERROR', all with stills, images, gifs and MORE : RIGHT HERE! 

MERROW STARTED BY PLAYING the true classical heroine on the late 50's/early 60's stage, she moved to film and TV in 1961. Only earning bit roles in such film fare as 'Don't Bother to Knock' (1961), 'The Phantom of the Opera' (1962) and The Wild and the Willing (1962), her stature grew quickly on TV, bringing forth a noticeable gift of fragility and honesty to her lovely lasses. Standout roles included Oliver Twist's mother in the mini-series 'Oliver Twist' (1962); Rosamund in the TV series 'Jane Eyre' (1963); and the title role in the mini-series 'Licia dolce Licia' (1987) opposite Bill Travers.

 

ON THE OTHERS SIDE OF THE COIN, Jane also became a modern, trendy presence with a lead role opposite Oliver Reed in the film 'The System' (1964) and enjoyed her finest hour on film with the Golden Globe-nominated role of young Alais, the adored young mistress to King Henry, in the Oscar-winning historical drama 'The Lion in Winter' (1968) opposite Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn.

 

MERROW MOVED TO AMERICA, in the early 1970's and enjoyed a transcontinental career for nearly two decades. In sporadic films, she played an Irish lass partnered with American criminal Beau Bridges in 'Adam's Woman' (1970); a blind woman in the Hammer film horror 'Hands of the Ripper' (1971) with Eric Porter; the crime thriller 'Diagnosis: Murder' (1974) starring Christopher Lee and Judy Geeson, 'The Appointment' (1981) with Edward Woodward; and the romantic dramedy 'Almosting It' (2016). On stage, she appeared in a production of 'Arsenic and Old Lace' starring Zsa Zsa Gabor and Eva Gabor in Chicago! Merrow was plentifully seen on America TV programs such as 'Mission: Impossible', 'Alias Smith and Jones,' 'Mannix', 'Cannon', 'Barnaby Jones','Hart', 'St. Elsewhere', 'Days of Our Lives', 'McGuyver' and 'Airwolf.'! She also graced several TV-mini-series and TV-movies including 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (1972),

SHE WAS SEEN LESS into the 1990's, when Jane returned to England at that time to run a family business. She did star as Vivien Leigh in a one-woman stage tribute that opened in, of course, Atlanta. In 2009, she returned to the stage as Emilia in Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors." She continues to divide her time between homes in London and Boise, Idaho, where I hope today, she sits, taking a rest, a glass of something nice in hand with friends and family 😉 From us all, A VERY Happy Birthday JANE MERROW... we wish you a BIG HAPPY and COOL DAY... and well, not too HOT!  😁😏😃 

 

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INGRID PITT UNCUT! FLASHBACK FILES INTERVIEW 2000 : MAYBE OLDER BUT SHE STILL HAS BITE!

NAME DROP ALERT! 😖😟😆Back in the day, I had the very good fortune, to met up with Ingrid Pitt from around 1980 until 1995, we did some great and very amusing interviews too. Ingrid was a beautiful woman, very special and made everyone who met her feel very special too! I always thought, that the best chat was before and after the interviews though.

DURING THE YEARS when she was still working as an actress, you knew she told you 'things' that were off the record, that would make your ears singe, she spoke her mind and wasn't afraid to 'lay it out' with those she trusted... she never told you 'don't share that' but you just knew, and also wanted to protect her reputation and other people's involved! as Ingrid got older, she was further away from the industry and was writing... and was easier to meet, approach at conventions and events... and this is how THIS priceless interview I imagine, came into being...

MY GOOD FRIEND, Roel Haanen of the 'Netherlands' . . editor of a website called, 'Flash Back Files', had in his possession a mass of interviews with film folk, actors, directors, writers, that he had once had published in a Dutch print magazine which still exists. The problem was, it has a small readership in The Netherlands, so the rest of the world, didn't get the opportunity to be able to read the interviews.

CUT TO THIS YEAR, and Roel gets in touch to say, he is making good progress with the interviews and has started REPOSTING them onto a new site, translated into English for the first time and available to everyone, for free! He had a great interview with Ingrid Pitt, he would love to relaunch on the site... and I knew what was coming next... but this time, as he had more room on his page, UNCUT! 

ROEL ASKED IF THERE would ever be room on our PCASUK FB Fan Page and website, to share a link for the interview. After reading the interview and coming up for air, I said we would love to help and that I would even create a new banner, rather than just a link, he and the interview, along with Ingrid's very funny and 'gloves off' banter was the Ingrid, I remembered and deserved it!

IT REALLY WAS WONDERFUL to see that, even though she was older, wiser and still having fun.. she had lost none of her edge. She was as intelligent, quick and witty... with just as much bite, as she ever had!

BLESS INGRID AND THANK YOU ROEL for this opportunity, to share this gem here! This is YOUR LINK IS RIGHT HERE! Enjoy, you'll learn much... 😏😃Have Fun. We sure do miss her . . . - Marcus 

 

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