Friday 11 July 2014

FRANKENSTEIN AND HIS WORKS : YOUR FAVOURITE CUSHING HAMMER CREATION


OVER AT THE FACEBOOK FAN PAGE:
SIX to choose from! The playing of one of Peter Cushing's #hammerfilms creations, couldn't have been a easy job. PC not only gets to create the 'monster' but also a huge presence through the films. So, what we are asking you here is, who for you, gave the best performance, make - up and script permitting. Tell us who and why!

Sunday 6 July 2014

'SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW: PETER CUSHING? COMPETITION


So, we've had 'So You Think You Know: Dracula? Captain Clegg? Competitions, now as promised, here is your 'So You Think You Know: Peter Cushing? ' Competition. Lots here to test your Cushing Grey Matter!


THE PRIZES:

There are THREE copies of Wayne Kinsey's fabulous 'The Peter Cushing Scrapbook' up for grabs as prizes. It's a beautiful soft back book, with a  foreword by George Lucas and afterword by Janina Faye. What you get are 328 very nicely designed pages! A4 size landscape, with Full Colour throughout! What Wayne Kinsey has managed to show in his book, is what we all have always suspected.....Peter Cushing as perfectionist in his work and a talented artist in every sense of the word,  with a great sense of humour ....and always a boy at heart! 

The pages are lavishly illustrated with items from every part of Peter Cushing life and career, Annotated script pages, candid photographs, humorous cartoons drawn for his wife, Helen, personal correspondence and letters.Plus material from the estate of Roy Ward Baker, notations for photographs written by Peter Cushing, film props, an alternate script for Captain Clegg, and rare material from two unfilmed Hammer projects to have starred Cushing; Kali – Devil Bride of Dracula and The Savage Jackboot. 

The prizes featured in this competition will be awarded to THREE lucky winners, who answer ALL TEN questions correctly and are pulled out of the 'hat of good fortune' containing all correctly answered entries!

Many thanks to both Wayne Kinsey and Steve Kirkham for making this competition possible

WHO CAN ENTER?:

As with ALL our PCASUK competitions, this competition is open to everyone! Even if you are not a subscriber to this website....

YOUR ENTRY:

PLEASE ONLY SEND US your answers BY EMAIL to: theblackboxclub.com

DEADLINE:

ALL entries must be in by the closing date of this competition: 12 o'clock MID DAY GMT SUNDAY 13TH JULY 2014. The winners names will announced here on the pcasuk facebook page ONE HOUR LATER.

AND FINALLY...
Good Luck Everyone. Have Fun - marcus (admin)

HERE WE GO....





You can still order a copy of The Peter Cushing Scrapbook 
for a super Deal price. Just CLICK  HERE
 




Wednesday 2 July 2014

ANOTHER CUSHING HAMMER BLU RAY ON THE WAY FROM FINAL CUT ENTERTAINMENT


Final Cut Entertainment are preparing a BLU RAY release for #hammerfilms 1970 Ingrid Pitt and Peter Cushing outing, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS. No news of release date or of any extras at this point. This release is expected to be a region B release only, which is good news for anyone who missed out on the region A Shout release from the US last year. We'll keep you posted.

 



Don't forget to join us for our 'So You Think You Know Peter Cushing?' Competition THIS WEEKEND and win yourself a copy one of THREE copies of The Peter Cushing Scrapbook!

You can purchase a copy: HERE 

YOUR TOP TEN LISTS TUESDAY: COMPOSER JAMES BERNARD


IT'S #TOPTENLISTTUESDAY: Composer, James Bernard wrote some of Hammer films best music scores and themes, many of them were films that Peter Cushing appeared in too. Here's SEVEN of our TEN. What would you add to make up the TOP TEN CUSHING FILM SCORES, what would you take out or add and which score would be YOUR NUMBER ONE? Here a list of Bernard's work, to help you :The Music of James Bernard.


This post is intercative at our FACEBOOK FAN PAGE TODAY:HERE! .

Tuesday 1 July 2014

KASTERBOROUS ALEX SKERRATT DEFENDS PETER CUSHING DR WHO FILMS


“In Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150, the Doctor is actually the human inventor (surname Who, seriously) of the TARDIS. This is reflected in the science lab appearance of the TARDIS interior. Although not strictly canon, it’s worth flagging up here, to illustrate how utterly rubbish Doctor Who could have been in the hands of Hollywood execs.” IGN.COM

A very interesting piece on Peter Cushing's Dr Who films, Dr Who and the Daleks' and 'Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD'. Published today by Alex Skerratt at kasterborous.com
Click: HERE

Monday 30 June 2014

MONSTER MONDAY : QUOTABLE CUSHING AND PETER CUSHING SCRAPBOOK COMPETITION


#MonsterMonday : Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein, with Christopher Lee as the Creation ...#thecurseoffrankenstein #hammerfilms 1957 Directed by Terence Fisher. A film with a great story, sets, music, cast and some pretty good dialogue too!



#MonsterMonday : Not all of Peter Cushing's Frankenstein's 'monster's' looked like the last thing you would want to meet down a dark alleyway. This one, was quite the opposite. A relatively unknown actresses when she came to the role of Christina Kleeve's in Hammer films 'Frankenstein Created Woman' in 1967, Denberg's eventual beauty is the perfect mask that hides a heart bent on revenge and murder, giving us a the monster, that given the chance based on appearances, we would be quite happily take out to dinner...and a trip to the cinema!







 

Look Out for our 'So You Think You Know : Peter Cushing?' Competition THIS WEEKEND 5th / 6th July 2014! There are THREE COPIES of  Peveril Publishing's THE PETER CUSHING SCRAPBOOK up for grabs!

The Peter Cushing Scrapbook:
Leading fantasy film historians Wayne Kinsey (Hammer Films – the Bray Studios Years, The Elstree Studios Years, A Life in Pictures, the Unsung Heroes and On Location) and Tom Johnson (Hammer Films – an Exhaustive Filmography, Peter Cushing – the Gentle Man of Horror and his 91 Films and The Films of Oliver Reed) come together with Joyce Broughton (Cushing’s secretary and aide for over 35 years) to present the definitive pictorial history to Peter Cushing. A perfectionist in his work and a talented artist in every sense of the word with a great sense of humour and always a boy at heart. The Peter Cushing Scrapbook is a unique pictorial book packed with Cushing memorabilia that showcases his private and professional life:
Watercolor paintings,sketches, bird drawings, Tudor Tea Room Profiles, costume designs, humorous cartoons drwn for his wife, Helen. Painted scarf and jewelry designs, model theatre sets, letters, annotated pages. Notations for photographs written by Peter Cushing, candid photographs. Material from the estate of director, Roy Ward Baker. Film props. An alternative script for Hammer films 'Captain Clegg' and rare material from two unfilmed Hammer film projects to have starred Peter Cushing: Kali - Devil Bride of Dracula and The Savage Jackboot and rare cinema posters...  

BLUE UNDERGROUND SPECIAL EDITION BLU RAY ZOMBIE CUSHING SHOCKER: SHOCK WAVES COMING SOON!


NEWS: SPECIAL EDITION COMING SOON to BLU RAY and DVD : 'SHOCK WAVES' (1977) starring Peter Cushing, John Carradine and Brooke Adams. Resolution: 1080p, Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1. Region A. Brooke Adams has been recently interviewed for inclusion in the extras along with, Composer Richard Einhorn discussing his score for SHOCK WAVES, More details on EXTRAS and RELEASE DATE...as soon as we get it!

Sunday 29 June 2014

WINNERS AND ANSWERS: SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW CAPTAIN CLEGG COMPETITION.


We have our WINNERS! Picked out of the hat, just two hours ago....Congratulations PAULA T (USA) and E Passmore (Australia)! Your blu rays of 'Captain Clegg are on their way! Many thanks to the guys at Final Cut Entertainment for generously providing our prizes

NOW... here are the questions and answers to the competition. How did you do?

1: WHO wrote the DR SYN novels? Please give their full name, the year and date they were born.
Answer: Arthur Russell Thorndike, born 6 February 1885

2: This author also had a famous SISTER. Please name her. Answer: Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike

3: What is the FULL name of DR SYN?
Answer: Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn

4: What was the FIRST DR SYN novel was called? What Year was it published and who were they publishing company?
Answer: Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh, published in 1915 by Nelson Press

5:The author of the DR SYN novels was also an actor. One of his last performances was in a film that also starred PETER CUSHING. NAME that film.
Answer: Hamlet (1948)

6: CAPTAIN CLEGG was released as part of a HAMMER FILM DOUBLE BILL in 1961. NAME the film that SHARED the billing. 
Answer: The Phantom of the Opera

7: DR CLEGG's producer was John Temple Smith. He was also the chairman of a small film company. NAME that film company.
Answer: Major Productions

8: When Anthony Hinds adapted the DR SYN script for Hammer Films, DR BLYSS wasn't his only name for the Captain he intended for the Captain...Which other name did he have in mind?
Answer: Dr Arne

9: WHEN did CAPTAIN CLEGG commence production? Tuesday 29th March.. Thursday 4th Feb.. Monday 25th September.. Monday 4th August..
Answer: Monday 25th September

10:CAPTAIN CLEGG was OLIVER REED’S FIRST? SECOND? THIRD? FIFTH? FILM FOR HAMMER FILMS?
Answer: Fifth

11: During the shooting of CAPTAIN CLEGG, OLIVER REED had an accident while driving his car, but he carried on not only shooting on CAPTAIN CLEGG but also doing some of his own stunt work. Did he break his: A) LEGG? B) FOOT? C) SHOULDER? Or D) HAND? 
Answer: Shoulder

12: DAVID LODGE played the BOSON in CAPTAIN CLEGG. Lodge is probably better known for his comedy work with Spike Mulligan and Peter Sellers. Which  FILM connects both Milligan and Peter Cushing?
Answer: Suspect (1960)t

13: Which Hammer film crew member was responsible for throwing the HARPOON, off camera, into CAPTAIN CLEGG’S/ Peter Cushing back? A) Peter Graham Scott B) Les Bowie C) Ian Scoones D) Tilley Day
Answer: Ian Scoones

14: Make Up Artist, ROY ASHTON not only worked on Hammer films CAPTAIN CLEGG in 1961, but also worked on the first production of the DR SYN story in 1937 for Gaumount Pictures. TRUE or FALSE 
Answer: True

15: During the making of CAPTAIN CLEGG Peter Cushing presented Hammer films’ script writer Anthony Hinds with a script and treatment for a DR SYN Hammer films sequel. The script was based on the second and third novels, Dr Syn on the High Seas and Dr Syn Returns. Cushing’s script was dated July 1961 and had a working title of a) Dr Syn, The Quality of Mercy ? b) Dr Syn : Wild Justice ? c) Dr Syn : Waiting Revenge ?
Answer: ANY of these three titles would be considered correct, as Cushing had all all THREE titles in pencil with title Dr Syn on his script!

16: Actor Patrick Allen played Captain Collier in CAPTAIN CLEGG. He had previously appeared in another Hammer film. Name the film and the character he played.
Answer: 'Never Take Sweets from a Stranger', Peter Carter.

That's it! Thank you to everyone who took part in the competition, it wasn't any easy one, for sure. Join Us THIS WEEK for our 'SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW: PETER CUSHING Competition! With THREE copies of 'The Peter Cushing Scapbook' up for grabs!


You can Purchase YOUR copy of CAPTAIN CLEGG BLU RAY
HERE 

You can purchase YOUR copy of The Peter Cushing Scapbook 
HERE 

PETER CUSHING FAN AT 83. GRANNY MO IS A SUPER GRAN!


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Do You Have A Granny Mo too?
IF there was a prize for PHOTO OF THE WEEK...this would win it! Bless.... You remember Simon Warwick? He won our 'So You Think You Know Dracula' competition, last week. And very pleased he was too! Well, you know how I always try and persuade winners to send us a pic from their phone of themselves with their prize goodies? 

Well, this PIC is what I received in an email a day or so ago.. This ISN'T Simon Warwick, this is Granny Maureen or Granny Mo, as she is affectionately know by the family. Simon's grandmother, is also a HUGE Cushing fan, and it was she, says Simon, that introduced him to all things Cushing, with regular PC and Hammer Film Fests on dvd and tv at Granny Mo's home at weekends. Simon is 18 and camera shy.... and he felt SHE should be in the pic, rather than him. Granny Mo is 83 and hates cameras too! BUT, they didn't want to seem ungrateful and let us down, they wanted to send in a pic.....and here we have it. So, thank you, Simon and thank you Granny Mo. The pic is perfect and I am glad your prizes got there safely Now, this got me thinking, how did you discover Peter Cushing? Did someone 'lead the way' like Simon's Granny Mo? Was it your Mum, Dad, a friend? Tell us your stories, we'd all love to read them!


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