NEWS: IMPRINT FILMS ROLLS OUT THEIR HAMMER FILM FOUR BLU RAY BOX SET WITH NEW EXTRAS : LONG SHADOWS ICONS RARE CONTACT

AS PROMISED, following on from yesterdays post of the colour contact sheet, here are the other 11 extra different exposures in monochrome, by photographer, Terry O'Neil of #PeterCushing #ChristopherLee #VincentPrice and #JohnCarradine, the cast of 'House of the Long Shadows' back in 1983. - Marcus

NEWS: One #PeterCushing #Hammerfilms title.. but a good one! Many PC / Hammer fans have mentioned the lack of available titles on blu ray 'down-under'. This IMPRINT Limited Edition blu Ray HARD BOX SET has a RELEASE DATE of July 21st, 2021 and is limited 2500 copies. I hope this is a start of more to come - Marcus 

 

FULL SPEC OF BOX SET PACKAGE:

 

Countess Dracula (1971) – Imprint Collection #50

Starring Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès
In 17th-century Hungary, elderly widow Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy maintains her misleading youthful appearance by bathing in the blood of virgins regularly supplied to her by faithful servant Captain Dobi.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
1080p High Definition presentation
Audio commentary with Ingrid Pitt and critics Kim Newman & Stephen Jones
Audio Commentary by Ingrid Pitt, Peter Sasdy, Jeremy Paul and Jonathan Sothcott
 

NEW Audio Commentary with Hammer historians Jonathan Rigby & Kevin Lyons (2021)
NEW Vampire Lover: The Life and Career of Ingrid Pitt – Visual Essay by Kat Ellinger (2021)
NEW Blood Countess: Bathory on Film – A Visual Essay By Kat Ellinger (2021)
NEW Interview with Leon Lissek discussing Countess Dracula
 

“Immortal Countess: The Cinematic Life of Ingrid Pitt” featurette
Video and Audio Interview With Ingrid Pitt
Interview with director Peter Sasdy, moderated by Marcus Hearn
Theatrical Trailer
Double Bill trailer (with Vampire Circus)
LPCM 2.0 Mono

 

Hands of the Ripper (1971) – Imprint Collection #51
Starring Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow
As a young child Jack the Ripper’s daughter witnesses him kill her mother. As a young woman she carries on the murderous reign of her father. A psychiatrist tries to cure her with tragic consequences.

 

Special Features and Technical Specs:
1080P High Definition presentation
Audio Commentary with Angharad Rees, Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
NEW Audio Commentary with Hammer historians Jonathan Rigby & Kevin Lyons (2021)
The Devil’s Plaything: Possessed by the ‘Hands of the Ripper’ documentary
Slaughter of Innocence: The Evolution of Hammer Gore motion still gallery
S. Television Introduction
Original Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Motion Still Gallery
LPCM 2.0 Mono

Twins of Evil (1971) – Imprint Collection #52
Starring Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Mary & Madeleine Collinson
A religious sect led by Gustav Weil hunts all women suspected of witchcraft, killing a number of innocent victims. Young Katy, Gustav’s niece, will involve herself in a devilish cult, and become an instrument of Justice in the region.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

1080P High Definition presentation

NEW Audio commentary with critics Kim Newman & Stephen Jones (2021)

Audio Commentary with Hammer historians Jonathan Rigby & Kevin Lyons

NEW 2 hour Directors cut of “The Flesh and The Fury: X-posing ‘Twins of Evil'” feature length documentary exploring Hammer’s “Karnstein Trilogy” from Ballyhoo Productions (2021)

NEW Satanic Decadence & The Legacy of Sheridan Le Fanu in Hammer’s Twins of Evil – A Visual Essay by Kat Ellinger (2021)

The Props that Hammer Built: The Kinsey Collection featurette

Interview with director John Hough, conducted by Marcus Hearn in 2013

Interview with Damien Thomas, conducted on stage by Wayne Kinsey

Super-8 version

Motion Still Gallery

Deleted Scene

Original Theatrical Trailer

Double Bill Trailer (with Hands of The Ripper)
3 TV Spots
Isolated Effects and Music score
Galleries
LPCM 2.0 Mono

 

Vampire Circus (1972) – Imprint Collection #53

Starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins

As the plague sweeps the countryside, a quarantined village is visited by a mysterious travelling circus. Soon, young children begin to disappear, and the locals suspect the circus troupe might be hiding a horrifying 

 

Special Features and Technical Specs:
1080P High Definition presentation
New Audio commentary with critics Kim Newman & Stephen Jones (2021)
Audio Commentary with Hammer historians Jonathan Rigby & Kevin Lyons
“The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus” documentary
Gallery of Grotesqueries: A Brief History of Circus Horrors featurette with British author/film historian Philip Nutman
Visiting The House of Hammer: Britain’s Legendary Horror Magazine featurette with British author/film historian Philip Nutman
NEW 30min Documentary on Vampire Circus Produced & Directed by Marcus Hearn
NEW Peter Musgrave Interview on editing Vampire Circus
Vampire Circus Interactive Comic Book
Theatrical Trailer
Isolated Music and Effects Track
LPCM 2.0 Mono
 

Exclusive Bonus Blu-Ray disc on the Limited Edition box:
FLESH & BLOOD – THE HAMMER HERITAGE OF HORROR DOCUMENTARY

 

YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO JOIN US and over 34,000 others Peter Cushing followers at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE! With posts every day, rare images and photographs, features and prize competitions.. all celebrating the LIFE and CAREER of Peter Cushing  OBE 

JOANNA LUMLEY: A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY : STILLS AND GIFS

TODAY MARKS THE BIRTHDAY of a very special B'day girl, #JoannaLumley! She appeared as Peter Cushing's grand-daughter, in quick bit of recasting for #Hammerfilms in 'The Satanic Rites of #Dracula' (1973) and also appeared with Cushing in 'The Eagle's Nest' the first of the new series #TheNewAvengers in 1976.

 

ABOVE: OVER AT THE Facebook PCASUK Fan Page we are asking! There's no prize for guessing it correcty, you just get to feel older for FREE! 

 

ABOVE: FULL PCASUK REVIEW with GALLERY and MORE of Hammer films

'The Satanic Rites of Dracula' Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing

and Joanna Lumley : CLICK HERE! 

 

ABOVE: Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley and MacNee in the BIG reveal!

 

THE FIRST EPISODE established the new team, Gareth Hunt as Mike Gambit, Joanna Lumley as #Purdey and Patrick Macnee as John Steed. These two projects are just the very tip of a HUGE career . . glamorous, intelligent, entertaining . . . where would you like to start? #HappyBirthday Joanna! Have a wonderful day! 😀 #HammerHorror" #JoannaLumleyBirthday! #Dracula #PeterCushing

 

ABOVE: When Joanna Lumley and actor Freddie Jones, appeared as guests on ITV's programme of 'Peter Cushing: This Is your Life' broadcast 21 February 1990. 

 

WHEN FOUR ICONIC FRIENDS GET SNAPPED! FIVE COOL EXPOSURES!

 

THE FAMOUS colour portrait PLUS five unseen exposures from the roll ! Remember where you saw them first . . and there’s more to come - Marcus 

 

ABOVE: OUR PCASUK FEATURE PART ONE : RIGHT HERE!

ABOVE: PART TWO OF THE PCASUK FEATURE : RIGHT HERE 

 

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ON SET: 1973 LITTLE GEM AND WHERE NOT TO PLAY GOLF!

 

A RARE on set photograph of #ChristopherLee with child co star, #GwynethStrong, during the making of 'Nothing But The Night' aka 'The Resurrection Syndicate' which is a kinda snappier maybe more connected title? Both Lee and Hammer producer #AnthonyNelsonKeys were the producers of this film, produced by their company Charlemagne Productions (see what Lee did there?) in 1972. The film had a weak release in the UK in 1973, with the US waiting until 1975. It would take until Oct 2011, for the US Lee fans to see it in tv! Personally, I really like this film. Great to see #PeterCushing and Lee together, while not in roles, fighting on screen! Shades of 'Wicker Man' and a few others, but sadly ignored by the public. Over at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page, we are asking, what do you make of this one? I think, this is a Lee and Cushing film, that is long over due a remastering and release on Blu Ray. You think??

 

A BONUS TOO, 'Nothing But The Night' is also a Peter Cushing film, that is included in our PCASUK Watch Party Play List! Click HERE and give it a screening, when you have time ;) it's a good print and maybe deserves a 'rewatch' if you have watched before?   - Marcus

 

PETER CUSHING and CHRISTOPHER LEE, take a break during shooting in Devon, for 'Nothing But the Night' . . .In his autobiography, Christopher Lee explains that while shooting this film, Lee and his friend Peter Cushing were playing golf in Thurlsdom. An angry man passing by accused them of trespassing and explained he would report them to the landlord. Lee and Cushing explained they would talk to the landlord to explain their activities before asking the landlord's name. The man replied, "His name is Charles." After Lee insisted on his last name, the man exclaimed..... "Prince Charles."

 

I AM SURE MOST OF YOU who know the BBC tv series, 'Only Fools and Horses' have recognised Gwyneth Strong, as a child here in the film and the posted pic? She had quite a demanding role for a 12 year old! Along with David Jason and other cast members of the BBC comedy, she has become a much loved institution! Along with ANOTHER cast member, Fulton MacKay who also appeared in the film and carved out a great role in the BBC comedy, 'Porridge' as warden, Mr MacKey 😊which David Jason also appeared in too!

 

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