Monday 18 January 2016

AN ENGLISHMAN ABROAD: PETER CUSHING IN THE USA . . . AND ROBERT MORLEY!


An Englishman Abroad: Peter Cushing In The USA. Here is Peter Cushing aged 25 going on 26, tramping 'the great white way' in the USA. Staying at YMCA's while looking for work in Los Angeles, New York and here, on Broadway meeting the actor, Robert Morley. Also included here is the actual programme cover from the production and theatre where met met Morley... for advice!


Text taken from : Peter Cushing : An Autobiography (1986)
Weidenfeld and Nicolson : London.
Photographs from the PCASUK Collection.


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Thursday 14 January 2016

ALAN RICKMAN DIED TODAY . . .


The terribly tragic news of the passing of Alan Rickman, has just been announced. Although he never had the chance to work with Peter Cushing, he too was such a kind, talented and gifted man... in 1991 he too played the Sheriff of Nottingham on the big screen in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Until that point there was only one Sheriff for me... Truly Madly, Deeply, Die Hard, Love Actually and the Harry Potter films... a huge lost..
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INGRID PITT BRINGS US A THROWBACKTHURSDAY WITH BITE!


She was an actress that appeared in a handful of genre films, but she certainly made her mark! In 1970, she gave us her Marcilla / Carmilla / Mircalla Karnstein in Hammer films, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, the following year she starred in another Hammer film, COUNTESS DRACULA.


Hot on the trail of those two hits, came yet another 'vampire', even though it was a bite size role in one of the stories in the portmanteau feature, 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' for Amicus films, with Peter Cushing and Jon Pertwee.


In 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' she wrapped up her part quite nicely, with a plot twist and flew across the screen and once again, into our hearts....


Tuesday 12 January 2016

VERONICA CARLSON : QUICKY COMPETITION


Here's a PCAS QUICKY COMPETITION for you! Who is the actress on the RIGHT and what is the name of this film?? There's a FREE DVD in it for the first one to guess it!


Send your answer to me by EMAIL TO THEBLACKBOXCLUB@GMAIL.COM. I'll leave this open for a few hours, until someone gets it...


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Friday 8 January 2016

RISE OF THE FALLEN : STAR WARS TRIBUTE : DOOKU AND TARKIN


What do you think of this terrific tribute artwork from a new friend to the page, David Burk? Wonderful concept. Would have been a real treat to have seen this one....


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FOR THE FIRST TIME: HD LONG SHADOWS UK TRAILER


'The House of the Long Shadows' (1983) Trailer HD: For the FIRST and only time, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price and Christopher Lee appear and star TOGETHER on the big screen! And for the first time, we present the UK cinema trailer here.



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Thursday 7 January 2016

CELEBRATE GEOFFREY BAYLDEN'S BIRTHDAY TODAY


Please join us in wishing the amazing Geoffrey Bayldon, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY today! At 92 years young, this mans film and tv credits go way back to Hammer films first Dracula with Peter Cushing, some of Amicus films finest like 'Asylum', 'Tales from the Crypt', 'The House that Dripped Blood', Hammer's 'Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed', 'The Risk' / 'Suspect with Cushing in 1969, his tv series 'Catweazle'. He appeared with Jon Pertwee in 'Worzel Gummidge as The Crowman from 1979 until 1981, the BBC's Dr Who in 79 and 'The Avengers tv series in the 60's. One of the kindest actors and a gentlemen to boot. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEOFFREY BAYLDON!


 

Wednesday 6 January 2016

DR TERROR ON TRACK TO HORROR CHANNEL PREMIERE


Amicus fillms, DR TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS, starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough and Donald Sutherland, gets it's network premiere on HORROR CHANNEL Friday 29th Jan @ 21.00.

REPEATED: Thursday 4th February @ 21:45  Sunday 21st February @ 21:30
Monday 22nd February @ 21:00.


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Horrors' remastered LIMITED EDITION steel book : HERE 


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KELSEA LYRI WHEATON LOOKS INTO THE CHRISMA OF PETER CUSHING


The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society UK, was founded back in 1956, and is the original Fan Club. It's now on the net at it's own facebook fan page, has tumblr, twitter, instagram accounts and it's home website the petercushingappreciationsociety.com, now with over 21,000 followers world wide. Now you can access vintage hi res publicity photographs, promotional material, features, interviews both in text and on video with the actors, directors and friends who knew the man, the artist and friend, Peter Cushing.


It's a great way keep up to date with on the news of remastered blu rays, dvds and streaming of films from Cushing's extensive career on both the big screen, tv and radio. Hear and see vintage Cushing interviews from our extensive library, many being seen and heard for the first time. Access our huge library of reviews and rare galleries of stills, lobby cards, many collectors items available as transparencies and contact sheets from Cushing's Hammer Horrors, his famous portrayals of Baron Frankenstein, The Vampire Hunter : Van Helsing, Christopher Lee's Count Dracula nemesis , the famous Baker Street detective, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who on the big screen...and lets not forget forget his 22 films with the Prince of Terror, Christopher Lee. They both had a talent to terrify, and left audiences screaming for more over three decades.


There's also our BIG competitions and BIG prizes, blu ray box sets and prizes that money can't buy from the Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Memorabilia Collection. Autographed rare stills and one off original Cushing movie props. It's all here, it's all accessible and free at the click of your mouse, the world of Peter Cushing and ONLY at the Peter Cushing Appreciation Society UK. We are now available world wide and to everyone, anywhere, old fans and new...updated daily, EVERY day. So, come celebrate the life and career of Peter Cushing OBE...join us, keeping the memory alive....

Tuesday 5 January 2016

WHY I WORE CARPET SLIPPERS WHEN I PLAYED TARKIN IN STAR WARS: IN HIS OWN WORDS: PETER CUSHING CLIP



WATCH PETER CUSHING EXPLAIN HIS
DIALIMA HERE
 
Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is out and about...the features and news updates on the net have multiplied many fold...and many mention Peter Cushing...and if they mention Cushing, you can be sure, they'll churn-out the Tarkn Slippers story.


The first time I ever knew about, what is now the legendary tale of Peter wearing carpet slippers on the set of Star Wars when filming, was back in 1979, when I first met Dave Prowse, and he told me about Cushing having to wear those slippers...and why. I thought we had a bit of an exclusive and typed up the story in the Ten Fun Facts On Star Wars section in the revamped Peter Cushing Fan Club Journal for November 1979.


As usual sent I a copy to Peter Cushing and his secretary Joyce Brougton. After a few days, I received the customary letter from Joyce Brougton, thanking me for the latest journal, but pointing out that...' Sir, does not have a problem with his feet, and the fact that he wore carpet slippers during filming, I am sure it will be of little interest to your readers...' Well, Joyce it was and still is. And now, here from 1989 is Peter Cushing, for the first time, explaining the slipper saga himself...... I still have the letter by the way.


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