#ONSET WITH #PETERCUSHING AND #CHRISTOPHERLEE DURING #HAMMERFILMS CLASSICS

A BEAUTIFUL candid shot of Peter Cushing and Ursula Andress on set at Elstree film studios UK, during the making of Hammer films epic 'SHE' in 1964.

A LOCATION SHOT at Black Park of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee rehearsing the prologue scene of #HAMMERFILMS 'Dracula AD 1972'

IT'S #TEATIME!

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CUSHING AND LEE UNPUBLISHED AND ON SET!

 

#Frankenstein #Friday! #ONSET Peter Cushing and Francis Matthews while making #Hammerfilms 'Revenge of Frankenstein' at Bray studios, just before the camera rolls, with clapper loader, Anthony Powell between Cushing and Matthews, holding 'something' to the camera! Over at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page, we offered a gold star😁😁 . . . to anyone who can tell us what this process is called? This behind the scenes shot has been taken from the raw, trim end of the actual edited film footage!

 

#UPDATE The answer to the question below is WHITE BALANCE 😊 Back in the day and until recent times, there was no white balance setting on a film camera, because white balance is determined by which film you use and that is not a variable characteristic. Daylight balanced film, for example, is only balanced for daylight. To shoot in other kinds of light, like the studio light in this environment, the would use a pure white card or board, which would bounce the light, to the camera and the setting on the camera would be manually adjusted...this would have to be done, every time, the location of the camera would be changed. 

 

SOMETIMES a filter would be used, if filming was taken place in a real home with artificial light indoors...and a real window could be seen or casting light into the room, the windows would be covered with transparent but tinted 'blue or interior coloured light source' cellophane, which would compensate / adjust the exterior light to mix with the exterior coming into the room. Sometimes very subtle to the human eye but a huge difference to the sensitive film in the camera. Without doing this white shirts would be light blue, complexions of faces, would all have a blue tint, looking deader than the murder victim! 

 

#ONSET PHOTOGRAPH of #ChristopherLee, in the background approaching #PeterCushing's stuntman Peter Mount, and talking to Lee, Eddie Powell his stuntman for the prologue of #DraculaAD1972 . . Lee isn't wearing his cloak right now, But Eddie is wearing HIS...and if you want to know what that cloak is worth? I'd say about £26K😏😆

 

ABOVE: A RARE COLOUR photograph of, Director Terence Fisher working at the backlot of #Braystudios with #ChristopherLee during the shooting of the final scene . . . on ice in #Hammerfilms 'Dracula Prince of Darkness' (1966)

ANOTHER UNPUBLISHED on set promo photograph of #ChristopherLee from 'Scars of Dracula' ... a very rich looking Count this time, gold and red furnishings, a young cast, but sadly no #PeterCushing #VanHelsing . . how do you rate this one??

 

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SIR SEAN CONNERY DIES AGED 90

The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. Sir Sean died overnight in his sleep, while in the Bahamas. It is understood he had been unwell for some time.

His acting career spanned decades and his many awards included an Oscar, two Bafta awards and three Golden Globes. Sir Sean's other films included The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Man Who would Be King and The Rock.. 

He was largely regarded as being the best actor to have played 007 in the long-running franchise, often being named as such in polls.

In 1983, Conner starred with Peter Cushing in Stephen (I Monster) Weeks, 'Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' Connery played an interesting Green Knight of the title, Cushing Seneschal - Gaspar.

His Oscar came in 1988, when he was named best supporting actor for his role as an Irish cop in The Untouchables.

He was knighted by the Queen at Holyrood Palace in 2000

In August, he celebrated his 90th birthday. 

VAN HELSING'S STRIPED SUIT ANOTHER TOUCH OF CUSHING CLASS : FIND EM AND BRING BACK MY GALS!

WE ALL KNOW HOW dapper #PeterCushing could be both on and off the screen... and his attention to detail when playing his roles involving props. Well he also had an eye for period dress, the cut of the cloth, the style and quality. From the early 1950's on, most of his clothes were bespoke suits, shirts, shoes and waist-coats, design by the very people who made the costumes for many of the films he appeared in. Spot the suit from 'The House That Dripped Blood' in 1971, in a multitude of tv and personal appearances.

ABOVE: WHEN PETER CUSHING'S smoking jacket went up for auction, back in APRIL 2015!  LINK: HERE!

ABOVE: A MODEL MAKERS FOOT TALL FIGURE of Peter Cushing's costume from Hammerfilms 'Frankenstein Created Woman', looks just as smart and dashing as the actual full size costume that Cushing wore!

I OFTEN GET QUESTION POSTS, queries about Peter's clothes from our friends and followers here, the Van Helsing over coat in Dracula (58), or his rusty brown corduroy jacket as seen in the #DrWho movies, are regular queries. Well, it seems a fab website famed for it's interest and attention to style and clobber, has caught on to Cushing's clobber and threads! THE suit in #Hammerfilms Dracula AD 1972, worn by Cushing's Van Helsing... the charcoal knee-length raincoat and other items are discussed in detail, for anyone wanting to adopt and adapt, the Cushing Cut, Dud's and Threads! Do you have such an interest or do you remember a costume that you thought would look classy on your frame, while doing the weekly shop at Sainsbury's or Walmart??? DO tell! Mean here is the whole feature LINK:HERE! 

TODAY AT THE FACEBOOK PCAS FAN PAGE, we set a little ID photograph question for sharp eyed Cushing fans: 'WHO are these GALS??? The one on the LEFT, starred with Christopher Lee in a 70's shocker, and was very attractive in the role... the one on the RIGHT, worked on the big screen with #PeterCushing and even killed him off, starred in one of the best adaptions of a Sherlock Holmes story I have ever seen and in the past has had the power to terrify with the best of them!!!' Can you name these two Gals???  

PHOTOGRAPH REQUESTED BY TALLY PAUL at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page: #PeterCushing as Van Helsing with #StephanieBeacham as grand-daughter, Jessica Van Helsing in #Hammerfilms 'Dracula AD 1972'. Hi res, colour transparency. It wasn't often that you ever saw a wobble, weakness or emotion with Cushing's Van Helsing character, but with his grand-daughter under the spell and control of #ChristopherLee's Dracula... this was a time, the vampire hunter, could loose the fight! 😏 Fabulous scene, I hope some of you caught it in the #TCM screening of this film last night? - Marcus

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COMPETITION: INDICATOR / POWERHOUSE LIMITED EDITION : 'I MONSTER' LIMITED EDITION BLU RAY

LAST NIGHT PCASUK LAUNCHED OUR 69TH COMPETITION at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE. This is  your chance to bag one of our TWO excellent Limited Edition REMASTERED BLU RAYS of #Amicusfilms, 'I MONSTER', which by the way,  is now available from INDICATOR/ POWERHOUSE HERE! This is a competition where you will ONLY be able to enter at the PCASUK Facebook Fan Page, it's a thank you to all our family and friends taking the name of Peter Cushing far and wide, and hopefully bring them to the page and website! PLEASE do take this opportunity to follow the link and enter too.

ABOVE: PART ONE of the PCASUK Behind the Scenes Gallery on Amicus films 'I MONSTER' Starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. HERE!  

ABOVE: PART TWO of the PCASUK Behind the Scenes Gallery on Amicus films 'I MONSTER' Starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing .HERE! 

THIS BLU RAY release is a LIMITED EDITION, so stocks could be whipped up for Christmas, so if you need a copy to add to your AMICUS/CUSHING collection, you might want to think about getting yours now? It is also the World Premiere on blu-ray, of the #PeterCushing and #ChristopherLee film. It is very encouraging to see how much INDICATOR has grown over the last two years, and their titled releases really grow in demand and popularity. As far as quality prints and extras on many titles and themes, as well as the Hammer, Amicus Cushing selection and box sets, they are a hard company to beat right now! HERE!

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THE LAST NIGHT OF PETER CUSHING TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES : GREAT HAMMER AND AMICUS TITLES TO WATCH!

OVER AT The FACEOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE, we have rolled out tonight's, TCM CUSHING LISTINGS: AND SO... sadly, we have arrived at the final week of what has been a cracking month of #PeterCushing films on #TCM! A very good selections of films for watching tonight, with #ChristopherLee on board too! Any favourites in there? It's a little weird they are screening the Cushing/Lee Hammer '#Dracula' films in the wrong story continuity order... a bit like watching 'The Rise of Skywalker' first, and then, 'Star Wars: A New Hope'! Ooops! So, to everyone in the TCM US and other territories, have a fabulous night 😊 Sadly most of us in the UK can not see these, BUT maybe like me, they will be watching their dvd's and blu rays, so we ain't left out...

BY THE WAY, OUR LATEST PCASUK COMPETITION will be posted at the FACEBOOK FAN PAGE in our next post tonight. No worry, it is open for two weeks for your entry, so it won't pull you away from your night of 'Peter Cushing Star of the Month' TCM films and popcorn! Have fun everyone! - Marcus 

FIND OUR MORE ABOUT 'MADHOUSE' in THIS PCASUK REVIEW and TWO PART RARE STILLS GALLERY!  RIGHT HERE!

A RARE AND LESSER SEEN PETER CUSHING AND CHRISTOPHER LEE FILM, WITH AN INTERESTING CAST AND QUITE CHILLING STORY, WITH TWISTS A PLENTY!  OUR PCASUK FEATURE AND GALLERY IS : RIGHT HERE!

 

THE PETER CUSHING  AND VINCENT RICE AMICUS / AIP FILM , 'MADHOUSE' HAS A PLOT TO KEEP YOU GUESSING WITH RED HERRINGS AND TWISTS, A PLENTY! FIND OUT MORE, WITH A GREAT PCASUK STILLS GALLERY AND MORE: RIGHT HERE!

A PETER CUSHING, CHRISTOPHER LEE AND VINCENT RICE FILM, THAT HAS CONFUSED AND DIVIDED CRITICS AND FANS FOR DECADES! MORE HERE WITH REVIEW AND GALLERY : HERE! 

SHOWN THIS EVENING IN THE WRONG 'STORY CONTINUITY ORDER' SATANIC RITES, IS THE LAST OF THE CUSHING AND LEE HAMMER DRACULA SERIES. OUR FEATURE AND GALLERY : RIGHT HERE! 

AND THE FINAL FILM IN #TCM SEASON OF PETER CUSHING FILMS, 'DRACULA AD 1972' . YOU'LL FIND EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THIS FILM AT THIS SITE, BUT BUT BELOW IS ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES: RIGHT HERE!

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