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Wednesday 6 July 2016

UNIVERSAL FILMS ANNOUNCE EIGHT FILM BLU RAY BOX SET


UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT have announced  the release of their EIGHT HAMMER FILMS BLU RAY BOX SET for SEPTEMBER 13th 2016. The prints in this box set were what made Universal's THE FRANCHISE COLLECTION 'THE HAMMER HORROR SERIES' DVD BOX SET in 2005 the front runner for a long time in the US. Many UK Hammer fans bought the DVD set as an import and upgraded to a dual or non region DVD player in order to get these titles in their collection!



THE ARRIVAL OF THIS BOX SET now getting the BLU RAY treatment is good for US Hammer fans who over the past four years missed out on the release of many of these titles when they were released on BLU RAY in Europe. One hopes that ALL the titles in this set are going to be UPGRADED PRINTS, which brings us to one film in particular in the collection. At the time of the original release of this collection on DVD, 'The Brides of Dracula' print was by far the best print of the lot. THAT particular print we understand was was lost in a fire at SONY back in 2011, sadly affecting all subsequent releases of the film after that time. We have seen several BLU RAY releases though out Europe of this classic Cushing Hammer title on BLU RAY, but not one, was a mark up on the 2005 DVD release. So, maybe the benchmark of quality of all the other titles in this box set will be, as we have seen over the past five years in Europe, and sadly that will mean a below par print of 'BRIDES' too. I guess time will tell . . . 


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Tuesday 14 June 2016

TREADING THE BOARDS OF BOREHAMWOOD AND ELSTREE


HERE IN THE UK, we don't have a 'Hollywood Walk of Fame'... and until quite recently we only had the Blue Plaques acknowledging, buildings or places of connections to the entertainment industry, though not exclusively. But in the Elstree / Borehamwood area, these great interpretation boards have sprung up, commemorating people and places connected with Elstree studios! Here are THREE which might interest you, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Hammer films... I think they are quite special and help remind us of people and places now gone...in the places 'they once were'!


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Thursday 30 April 2015

UPDATE: CUSHINGS AMICUS FILM SMOKING JACKET PART OF BONHAMS AUCTION


NEWS UPDATE: Peter Cushing's smoking jacket from his 1971 film ,The House That Dripped Blood has now been placed in the forthcoming Bonhams Knightsbridge auction of Entertainment Memorabilia to be held in June, with a very enticing estimate of £1000-1500. It comes complete with the original Phillips 1996 Peter Cushing auction catalogue, certificate from the sale, original lot label (lot 13). Genuine costume and prop items from Cushing's Amicus films are very rarely seen for sale these days. The price, is a give away for anyone considering entering the bidding.

Should anyone out there wish to view the smoking jacket in advance of the auction or have early information on the catalogue description, your best contact is Natalie Downing at Bonhams who you can call on 0207 3933844 or email entertainment@bonhams.com



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