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Showing posts with label john richardson. Show all posts

Monday 6 November 2017

SHE GETS WHAT SHE WANTS : DISOBEY AT YOUR PERIL!



#GETTHECUSHIONITSCUSHING: TODAY we feature a short clip from Hammer Films She (1965). Major Holly (Peter Cushing), Leo Vincey (John Richardson) & Joe (Bernard Cribbins) witness what happens to those that disobey, Ayesha (Ursula Andress).


SHE is one of films covered in our TODAY'S feature 'CHOICEST CUSHING' by Callum McKelvie!



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Saturday 19 March 2016

URSULA ANDRESS : HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY


Sharing a birthday with John Van Eyssen today. and still very much with is SHE herself...URSULA ANDRESS. 'SHE' (1965) was the first film from Hammer to be built around a female star. Tall and statuesque, Ursula Andress was a perfect choice to play Ayesha, though in retrospect she claims to have disliked the role. Andress has been criticized by reviewers for her icy demeanor and aloof detachment, but these characteristics proved beneficial for playing the steely-eyed Ayesha. Costumed in a selection of warm-colored, Grecian-styled gowns and gold jewelry, she glows onscreen, partly due to the flattering, high-key lighting of cinematographer Harry Waxman.


Born in Switzerland to German parents, the exotic-looking beauty spoke with an accent, which Hammer's producers found too distracting. Andress's entire role was then re-voiced and dubbed over by an actress named Monica Van Der Syl, who mimicked a slight Swiss accent so audiences did not suspect the truth. John Richardson's lines were also dubbed in post-production by the actor himself, perhaps to give his line readings an added emphasis, since he tended to be overshadowed by Cushing and Lee.



ONSET DURING THE MAKING OF SHE
DOCUMENTARY AT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL
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The large budget for She is apparent on screen in the effective location shooting. Instead of the original jungle setting of the novel, writer David T. Chantler opted for a Middle Eastern background. The production shot for two weeks in Israel's Negev desert and then returned to England to shoot the interiors. Hammer's modest Bray Studio proved too small for the scale of the lavish Kuma sets, so the production set up at Elstree Studios. The authentic desert scenes gave She an epic quality not associated with Hammer's stylish but intimate horror films.


The images in our Birthday Banner feature a photograph taken during the premier of 'SHE' with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee and a rare photograph of Andress, taken by photographer Terry O'Neill in her dressing during shooting... NOTE: O'Neill is credited with some capturing some of the most famous and iconic portraits and scenes from popular culture over the past 40 years. O'Neill photographed the wonderful portrait of Cushing, Price, Lee and Carradine from 'House of the Long Shadows' (1983)


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Wednesday 20 January 2016

BIRTHDAY WISHES TO JOHN RICHARDSON


Join us in wishing actor, John Richardson a Very Happy Birthday today! He had several roles in Italian films including Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), Other roles include the Hammer films One Million Years BC (1966) with Raquel Welch and She (1965) with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, he also reprised his role in the sequel The Vengeance Of She (1968)


Find out MORE about Hammer films, 'SHE' with our feature and great on set gallery of photographs and colour transparencies : HERE




Richardson came back with a sequel to Hammer's 'SHE' ...with 'THE VENGEANCE OF SHE'. A film not without it's problems, makes for interesting reading with a great gallery of rare colour images from the film, at our blackboxclub.com website : HERE


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Sunday 10 November 2013

CINEMA PROMO SHORT: HAMMER FILMS 'SHE' 1965


We've just uploaded this short cinema promo about the making of Hammer films 'SHE starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Ursula Andress. There are only a few of these Hammer promos around, it's a bit wobbly, but an interesting peep into how the studio promoted their movies. Look out for the shots of Cushing and co star John Richardson having sweat sprayed onto their faces! The desert location was so hot, that perspiration just evaporated! CLICK HERE:HERE

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