Happy Birthday To actor Mark Hamill, who is probably best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars Films .
HAMILL co-starred with Peter Cushing in the first Star Wars film 'A New Hope'
(1977) However, Hamill was disappointed to learn that he had no scenes
with Peter's character Grand Moff Tarkin, so he took the time to visit
the set on the days Peter was working, to meet with him... Hamill is a
huge fan of his and of Hammer Horror…judging by his VIDEO INTERVIEW above..!
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#GETTHECUSHIONITSCUSHINGSUNDAY!INDEED! One of a handful of Cushing frighteners, that passed my dear ol Mum's 'GetTheCushion' test! . . she always hid her eyes behind a cushion on sofa, if the tenstion became, TOO MUCH! Yeees, that's where this themed concept comes from ;)
'In 1795, in England, the young woman Catherine moves to the house of her
fiancé Charles Fengriffen in the country to get married with him. When
she arrives, she feels interest in the portraits of the Fengriffen
family, particularly in the one of Charle's grandfather Henry
Fengriffen, which seems to have a sort of evil entity possessing it.
While admiring Henry's face, a severed hand attacks Catherine through
the picture on the wall. Later, she gets married with Charles, beginning
her journey of mystery, eerie apparitions, secrets and deaths, and
having her days filled with fear and the nights with horrors in a cursed
family.'
'AND NOW, THE SCREAMING STARTS' was AMICUS FILMS only production that ventured into the field of 'GOTHIC GHOST STORY'. The Amicus trademark, were films that were set and based in a contemporary setting. Even though a tale like, 'THE DOOR' in 'FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE' (1974) has a toe in the Ghostly World of time past, it confines the setting of the story, to a modern home, with ONE ROOM that appears to be trapped in the 1700's. Maybe it was a question of cost? Films sets for period films, have lots of ZERO'S on the budget sheet, something that would have certainly given producer Milton Subotsky nightmares! With that in mind, don't look too closely at the interior sets of this film, instead admire Cushing calm performance..IGNORE the hairpiece, we've been over it. Beacham is very good, as is Herbert Lom, Magee, and Geoffrey Whitehead. Special mention to a young Ian Ogilvy and director Roy Ward Baker, who both along with Cushing, keep the whole thing, entertaining and moving along nicely....
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION, PETER CUSHING'S ROLE AND HIS MANY ROLES WITH OVER THE YEARS IN OUR SERIES ABOVE: LOADS OF RARE PHOTOGRAPHS AND MUCH MORE: CLICK HERE!
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UPDATE: 8:39AM GMT. 24. 09. 2017:MISSING WHITSTABLE CUSHING BENCH
PLAQUE: The is new is..it's GOOD NEWS! First, MANY THANKS to DAVID
PERRY, who took the time to send us a message at our PETER CUSHING APPRECIATION SOCIETY FACEBOOK FAN PAGE yesterday, following
some inquiries he made... I'll let him tell you the story, in his own
words... Again, on behalf of all of us...Thank You David!
' I visited the Whitstable Visitor Information Centre in the hope they
may have news about the plaque. The lovely couple I spoke to there had
no idea it had gone missing and were quite horrified by the thought
someone might have stolen it. They suggested I ask at the local museum.
The extremely helpful volunteers, headed by Peter Banbury, were able to
put me in the picture and even showed me the plaque presently in their
care. They had several theories about how it "went missing" in the first
place, but the important thing is it's now in the care of people who
will look after it until it can be returned to it's proper place. And
lets hope that will be soon.' . . .
To quote, Peter Cushing as Dr Aber Perry in his film, 'At The Earth's Core' . . .
'Well Done, David!' - Marcus
As ever, as soon as I get more news, will keep you all posted ;) Marcus
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#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY! Available OCTOBER 17th October 2017 from Twlight Time... The Pirates of Blood River LIMITED EDITION Blu Ray! Special Features include: Isolated Music & Effects Track / Audio Commentary
with Writer Jimmy Sangster, Art Director Don Mingaye, and Film Historian
Marcus Hearn / Original Theatrical Trailer.
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#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY!
: News is just coming through that that actress SUZAN FARMER has died.
This is sad to hear. Farmer has special place in lots of Hammer films
fans hearts, BBC Sci Fi lovers too... She appeared quite a few features
with Christopher Lee..in Devil Ship Pirates with Christopher Lee and was
outstanding in Dracula, Prince of Darkness . . . her shock reaction to
seeing the count in the room, when she thought she was safe in the
monastery...was memorable.
A talented actress and certainly gifted . .
with appearances in Blake's Seven, Dracula Prince of Darkness, UFO, The Persuaders, Rasputin,
the Mad Monk . . . she has a not too shoddy a body of work. Do you have a
favorite role of Suzan's??
SUZAN FARMER POSES WITH NATASHA PYNE AND ANNETTE WHITELEY DURING THE PRODUCTION OF HAMMER FILM THE DEVIL SHIP PIRATES IN 1964
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#FRANKENSTEINFRIDAY!: OVER ON OUR PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE I have just posted these TWO FUN QUIZZES. There are ELEVEN PHOTOGRAPHS in all for you to correctly IDENTIFY. IF you want to join in the fan at the PCAS FACEBOOK PAGE, the answer will not be revealed until TOMORROW SATURDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER... Our PAGE is an OPEN PAGE, meaning, you don't have to join, click like or request to come in, so why not CLICK THIS LINK and join in? You will be most welcome . . .
#FRANKENSTEINFRIDAY! Here is the SECOND montage of rare images quiz. It's a selection of
promotional and publicity photographs with one thing in common..they are
all images that were used in the promotion of films and theatre
productions that Peter Cushing appeared in... CAN YOU identify ALL 12
images? Answers to BOTH montages . . TOMORROW! Have fun
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