FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Last week saw veteran actor Christopher Lee knighted by the Prince of Wales in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. He was honoured for services to drama and to charity. Lee, originally best known for his performances opposite Peter Cushing in the Hammer Horror movies, has featured in 250 films over the course of a career that [...]
Club Jade (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Prince of Wales did the deed Friday at Buckingham Palace. Lee’s service to the genre extends far back his recent resurgence in Attack of the Clones and the Lord of the Rings trilogy – he’s appeared in 267 films, most notably the title role in Hammer Films’ Dracula (with Peter Cushing as Van Helsing,) [...]
Mr. Peel's Sardine Liqueur (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Sometimes in films the things that are scary to us, the most effective moments, turn out to be this way because they go beyond what we’re expecting for our own reasons. As a person gets older they might find themselves giving more thought to the actual behavior, as well as the responses to that behavior, that certain characters in films may have. And we might find that this happens even in films...
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The Mind Robber has certainly done his research and with rumours that the Matt Smith regeneration of Dr Who will have a Tardis closer to that of Peter Cushing's than David Tennant's Doctor's, I feel it incumbent on us all to do some research... The Tardis doors will open outwards! We will have to wait and see.. In the meantime we have The Waters of Mars to look forward to on 15 November. Hold on "The...
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Christopher Lee is knighted by the Prince of Wales for his services to drama and charity.
Cup Of Joe Powell (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The British film company Hammer Films, which gave us the timeless performances of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as well as a vast army of horror films is back in business. The company is back with several new projects, and late in September of this year their huge archive of movies got a boost with a gorgeous book of lush photos called " Hammer Glamour ", filled with rare and unpublished...
Cinema Styles (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Every year around this time I feel like an interloper. The great blogs with a focus on the darker side, from Arbogast on Film to Final Girl , from Frankensteinia to Love Train for the Tenebrous Empire and even Cinebeats and Coffee Coffee and more Coffee , not exclusively horror blogs as they cover all genres of films but are certainly comfortable tackling horror with precise expertise, must get annoyed...
Divers and Sundry (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Shock Waves is a 1977 horror movie starring Peter Cushing and John Carradine with music by Richard Einhorn . Oooo... Nazi Zombies! It begins with a voice-over narration and a photograph of WW2 troops: Shortly before the start of World War 2, the German high command began a secret investigation into the powers of the supernatural. Ancient legend told of a race of warriors who used neither weapons nor...
Life, Doctor Who & Combom (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The BBC have a news report, with some Interesting facts; here are the highlights; - Steven Moffat is writing six of the episodes for season 5. - He is currently working on the script for the climax to the series, which is his biggest challenge. - The Tardis has undergone a significant makeover, it is based on the Peter Cushing movie version. Source. This post started off on my blog - http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Hammer historian Marcus Hearn describes two of his favourite images from the Hammer archive.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
HIS FANGED performances as Count Dracula curdled the blood of generations of film-goers.
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
poster via IMP Awards On Halloween, there are those of us who like to get dressed up and go to parties. And there are those of us who like to stay home curled up with a mug of hot cider and watch scary movies. We know who we are. A new Scorsese list got us thinking about what movies we would recommend. Here are five: 1. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) We've only seen this once. We may never...
Kaedrin Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Only a few days away from Halloween, so I figured it's time to cover some movies that I've seen recently, but that haven't been discussed in the Six Weeks of Halloween marathon so far. Some of them just didn't fit with a given week's theme, and for others I only made it two movies into the theme. So here goes: Horror of Dracula : First in a Hammer Horror double feature: Christopher Lee is a good Dracula,...
Scholars and Rogues (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Like a lot of kids, I could not get enough of monster movies. On Saturday afternoons, I would hunker down on my living room couch to watch Creature Double-Feature on our small black-and-white TV. I loved Godzilla, Gorgo, the giant ants of Them! , War of the Worlds , and those delightful shock-fests from England’s Hammer Studios with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. But none were better than...
Empire News (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Excl: He's not saying, but... yes.
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