Coinciding with World Dracula Day, Hammer Films has announced an all-new 4K restoration of its Christopher Lee-led 1958 gothic horror classic Dracula, a.k.a. Horror of Dracula, is coming to UK cinemas and home entertainment platforms this October. The new restoration will present the classic film in its most complete form to date, reinstating footage previously […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Fear in the Night (1972)
Fear in the Night, 1972. Directed by Jimmy Sangster. Starring Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Ralph Bates, Peter Cushing, Gillian Lind, James Cossins. SYNOPSIS: After moving to a private boy’s school with her teacher husband a young woman is attacked by a one-armed assailant, but nobody believes her. Fans of Hammer have never had it as […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Melvyn Hayes, Valerie Gaunt, Paul Hardtmuth. SYNOPSIS: Limited edition box set of Hammer’s first foray into full-blown horror. 1957s The Curse of Frankenstein is a movie of firsts, for not only was it the first of Hammer’s […]
Hammer Films bringing The Curse of Frankenstein to 4K Ultra HD
It’s the film that put Hammer Horror on the map, and made international stars out of future genre icons Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, and 1957’s The Curse of Frankenstein is now coming to 4K Ultra HD as the latest limited edition release from Hammer Films. Arriving in October, the deluxe six-disc box-set features an […]
Classic Hammer horror Twins of Evil coming to 4K Ultra HD from Imprint Films
The iconic British studio Hammer Films has been rolling out deluxe 4K remasters of its earliest titles these past few months, but Australian boutique distributor Imprint Films is stealing a march on one of the studio’s latter highlights with a 4K Ultra HD limited edition release of Twins of Evil. Directed by John Hough and […]
NECA unveils Ultimate Van Helsing figure from Hammer’s Horror of Dracula
NECA has unveiled the Ultimate 7-inch Van Helsing collectible action figure which is based on the likeness of Peter Cushing in Hammer Films’ 1958 classic Horror of Dracula. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $34.99; take a look here… NECA presents the second in a series of action figures from the legendary Hammer […]
Hammer Horror of Dracula sixth scale diorama pits Dracula vs Van Helsing
Infinite Statue & Collectibles has unveiled its upcoming Dracula vs. Van Helsing 1/6th scale diorama, based upon Hammer Films’ 1958 classic Dracula (a.k.a. Horror of Dracula) starring Christopher Reeve and Peter Cushing. Check out the official promotional images here… Horror of Dracula – Dracula vs Van Helsing 1:6 Diorama is the extraordinary statue inspired by […]
WATCH: Digitally re-creating Grand Moff Tarkin for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Special effects wizards Industrial Light & Magic have posted a new video to their YouTube channel detailing the elaborate process that went into digitally re-creating the late Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Check out the video here… SEE ALSO: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story video breaks down ILM’s Oscar-nominated […]
ILM’s John Knoll on digitally recreating a key character for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
One of the big talking points coming out of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the return of Grand Moff Tarkin, with Industrial Light & Magic digitally recreating the likeness of Peter Cushing, some 22 years after his death. Given Tarkin’s ties to the Death Star, it was perhaps inevitable that the character would […]
Can we please stop the de-aging and CGI resurrection fascination?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the current fascination with de-aging and digital resurrections… There have been plenty of annoying movie trends in Hollywood over the years. They tend to come and go. 3D was a novelty that didn’t quite work in the 80’s, which was more recently revolutionised by James Cameron (after another brief period of […]
