NEWS: Network Announces #hammerfilms
'TWINS OF EVIL' blu ray release for uk October 13th 2014: Starring
Peter Cushing, Damion Thomas, Denis Price and of course, The Collinson
Twins, mary and Madeline. Directed by Jon Hough. Single disc release:
Extras: Original Theatrical Trailer. Deleted Scene. Image Gallery. PDF
Material.Commemorative Booklet. Available for pre order now: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KXAIIZQ/ref=wl_mb_recs_23_title
#PETERCUSHING Moment of Terror Monday. School teachers have quite a hard job to do
these days, but had they been around back in the day, and worked in the
school where Gustav Weil's nieces attended, today would seem like
working in Disneyland! This weeks Moment of Terror clip, features one of
Peter Cushing best villains.
HE RARELY EVER PLAYED what would be
thought of a visual 'monster', fangs or face of fright, but characters
like his BARON FRANKENSTEIN were outstanding, and 'UNCLE' Gustav comes
very close to passing the Baron's line. Gustav doesn't kill to create,
far from it, he murders to SAVE! TWINS OF EVIL is one of Hammer films
better films of the 1970's. It ticks the box for so many who would have
seen it back in the day, moments of terror, vampires, a head male vamp,
the dreaded Hammer Karnstein's, Hammer's trick of providing eye candy
for the dirty mac brigade . . they are still with us... and executions!
By BURNING THEM!
THE PCAS 'TWINS OF EVIL' FEATURE AND GALLERY CAN BE FOUND RIGHT HERE!
LOTS TO LIKE about this films, if you have not seen it.
Beautiful cinematography, lighting, musical score, direction, 80% of
the performances are very good and Peter Cushing roaringly evil, on a
race and crusade to stamp out vampirism, where not even his family are
safe! In this clip Gustav provides what could have been the greatest
moment in a biology lesson. A bit off key for a music lesson though . .
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) NEWInterview 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
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AS PROMISED HERE is ALBUM TWO of our PCASUK rare behind the scenes gallery from #HAMMERFILMS 1971 classic, 'TWINS OF EVIL'! Some interesting images here, many seen for the first time. NEXT WEEK it's our last album, but we are rolling out an entire gallery of colour transparencies. Cushing and the Collinson Twins along with lighting from Dick Bush and John Hough's direction, look amazing! JOIN US NEXT WEEK!
NEWS: RELEASE DATE JUNE 20TH Death Waltz are extremely proud to announce their first collaboration with the legendary Hammer Films.
TWINS OF EVIL MUSIC COMPOSED BY HARRY ROBINSON CONDUCTED BY PHILIP MARTELL Original Album Compiled and Produced by Gary Wilson. Audio restoration and Digital Mastering by Peter J. Reynolds
Restoration and Mastering Assistant: Steven Cook. Re-mastered for vinyl by Optimum mastering Bristol.
Published by Universal / Dick James Music
Split transparent red and solid white vinyl strictly limited to 400 copies worldwide.
Exclusively remastered for vinyl by Optimum Mastering Bristol.
SYNAPSE FILMS are releasing the BLU RAY / COMBO of Hammer Film Productions 'TWINS OF EVIL' on JULY 10TH The film is restored and uncut in an all new 1080p high definition transfer in anamorphic1.66:1 widescreen.
The EXTRAS are as follows:
The Props That Hammer Built: The Hammer Props Collection
of Wayne Kinsey. A featurette.
Motion Still Gallery
The Flesh and the Fury: An 85 minute Documentary on the production of 'TWINS OF EVIL'
#MONSTERMONDAY, The age ol story of 'good twin, bad twin' worked very nicely in #hammerfilms 'Twins of Evil' and Cushing a rare opportunity to tackle a female 'monster' for a change. Yes, there had been plenty of female vampires, but the cunning 'deadly beauty' and the is she or isn't the evil twin, added another string to plot. Also Maria and Frieda, were the nieces of 'man of God on a mission' Gustav Weil played with much pathos by Cushing.
IT'S A SHAME that the Collinson twins didn't get more opportunities with Hammer, but like the character in the film, come the end...they got the CHOP!
BACK IN THE EARLY1970's mankind made some very interesting and
surprising break throughs, technical and domestic... In 1972,
interactive games with vastly more primitive graphics only existed in
laboratories, until the invention of PONG! Remember that? 1970 brought
pocket calculators to students, engineers, and scientists the world
over! 1971 brought us something that was huge in terms of its impact,
the Intel 4004 Microprocessor! 1973 gave us the first cell phone, the
XEROX ALTO, also TCP, Ethernet and fibre optics!
ALL THIS . . but for some reason Hammer films just couldn't NAIL a new and
entertaining idea, that worked on the big screen. My opinion, but
something I never understood! But that was until... John Hough's 'Twins
of Evil' which cast not only Peter Cushing in a new spin on the Vampire
Killer, but also someone who wasn't even trying to copy or replace
Christopher Lee as a the head and evil 'toothful-one', Damien Thomas
made a great Count Karnstein. Denis Price added some casting clout
briefly and two sweet, though not innocent Maltese actresses / models
Mary and Madeleine Collinson shapely slipped into the shoes of the title
twins with ease. It was director John Hough, who brought the whole lot
together in a very refreshing way. With Tudor Gates twist on some
Sheridan Le Fanu influences, Harry Robertson's outstanding music score
and Dick Bush and his beautiful cinematography, Hammer had an original
tale that looked great, sounded wonderful and still impresses.
