MARTINE BESWICK ''SLAVE GIRLS' COLOUR TRANSPARENCIES GALLERY

DR WHO AND THE TARDIS: PETER CUSHING.

IT'S A WIN WIN WIN BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND FOR PETER CUSHING HAMMER FANS

It's a Busy weekend coming up at the UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page! There's still time to enter their 'Evil of Frankenstein' blu ray competition, but they will be announcing the winners this weekend. There's some first time on blu ray copies of  Hammer Films 'The Brides of Dracula' from Final Cut Entertainment to be won. Four copies of Reel Solutions monograph Peter Cushing:  'Putting The Grand In Guignol' Limited Edition AND some terrific and rare candid photographs of 'someone' relaxing during the production of a Peter Cushing classic. https://www.facebook.com/petercushingblog

 

THE BARON REBOOTED: THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN : REVIEW WITH RARE IMAGES GALLERY

THE BARON REBOOTED: THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN : REVIEW WITH RARE IMAGES GALLERY

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RELEASING THE BARON: COMPS RARE STILLS AND BLU RAY PRIZES

Worth taking a look in on the UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page this weekend. Leading up to the FINAL CUT ENTERTAINMENT blu ray / DVD combo release on the 26th of this month of Hammer Films 'THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN' starring Peter Cushing, PCASUK are promising a batch of goodies, rare stills and competitions including copies of the Final Cut release. PCASUK are following this  with another treat the following weekend, when FINAL CUT releases the blu ray / DVD combo of  Hammer Films, 'THE BRIDES OF DRACULA' also starring Peter Cushing.

TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA HAMMER FILMS LOBBY CARDS

SOCK IT TO ME SUNDAY AT UK PETER CUSHING APPRECIATION SOCIETY : WIN SETS OF HAMMER SOCKS

A bit of fun for tomorrow @ the UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page Hammer Socks! Sock It To Me Sunday! Ten sets to win. Three pairs of socks in a set depicting Christopher Lee as the creature in 'The Curse Of Frankenstein' and Count Dracula in 'Dracula' (1958) and 'Taste The Blood Of Dracula' (1970)

FESTIVAL OF FANTASY SCI FI AND HORROR: HAVE YOURSELF A FANTASTIQ WEEKEND!

The Fantastiq Festival of fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror which takes place in Derby this weekend starting Friday 9th August! With the BBC having just announced the casting of Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor the Fantastiq festival celebrates Peter Cushing's portrayal as 'Dr Who' in the sixties movies Dr Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)! Alongside these and many more classic horror and sci-fi film screenings, there will be screening of  Peter Cushing's  'Hammer house of Horror' episode, 'The Silent Scream', 'The Beast Must Die' along with an interview with director Paul Annett and Hammer Films 58' 'Dracula' There's a great guest list also  including Dez Skinn, the legendary creator of iconic seventies monster magazines House of Hammer and Starburst.

Here is a run down of the THREE DAY event:

FANTASTIQ – THE FESTIVAL OF FANTASY, SCI-FI AND HORROR

AUGUST 9-11 2013
Friday 9th August
1pm Hammer House Of Horror Double Bill
2pm From The Vault: Heavy Metal (15)
3pm Bug (15)
4pm Orson Welles’ The War Of The Worlds
5:30pm Ghostwatch (adv 15)
6:00pm Preview – Upstream Color (15)
7:15pm Stephen Volk In Conversation
8:00pm From The Vault – Heavy Metal (15)
8:40pm Book Signing Whitstable
9:30pm Spectral Press Presents…Dracula (12A)
10:00pm House (Hausu) (15)

Saturday 10th August
10:45am From The Vault: Silver Bullet (15)
11:00am The AckerMonster Chronicles
1:00pm Dez Skinn In Conversation
1:15pm Corruption (adv 12A)
3:00pm Jason And The Argonauts (U)
3:15pm The Sorcerers (15)
4:45pm Johnny Mains On John Burke & The Sorcerers
6:00pm The Beast Must Die (15)
6:30pm Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (U)
8pm Paul Annett In Conversation
8:30pm From The Vault: Silver Bullet (15)
9:30pm Preview – Kiss Of The Damned (cert tbc)
 
Sunday 11th August
11:00am From The Vault: The Black Belly Of The Tarantula (15)
11:30am Horror Tour Of Derby with Darrell Buxton
1:30pm Dr Who And The Daleks / Daleks: Invasion Earth Double
Bill
2:00pm Filmmaker’s Forum Panel Discussion
4:00pm Zombie: The New Undead (adv 18)
5:30pm Cinema Retro Presents…Vampire Circus
6:00pm Orson Welles’ The War Of The Worlds
7:15pm Robert Young In Conversation
8pm From The Vault: The Black Belly Of The Tarantula (15)
8:45pm Closing Night Preview – John Dies At The End (15)

FANTASTIQ CUSHING CENTENARY MONOGRAPH LIMITED RUN

Here's some great news just in from Tony Earnshaw and Fantastiq. It's a very interesting Peter Cushing Centenary publication, with an impressive line up of contributors. Snap them up before they all go, it's a limited run. 

"The first Fantastiq monograph is a 20-page centenary tribute to that gentle man of horror, Peter Cushing. Illustrated with portraits and behind-the-scenes photographs, it includes a complete filmography and features contributions from filmmakers and co-stars such as Bernard Cribbins, Kate O’Mara, Peter Sasdy, Kevin Connor, Peter Duffell, John Hurt and Val Kilmer. Limited to just 250 copies, this one-off publication is available for £5 including P&P in the UK, and £10 including P&P elsewhere in the world. We are taking pre-orders now. Payment by bank transfer, cheque and Paypal. Send your order to: tony@reelsolutions.co.uk " 

News on Fantastiq's three day film and TV festival focusing on fantasy, sci-fi and horror. - coming up later....

VINTAGE PETER CUSHING AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH UP FOR GRABS AT PCASUK

Here's your chance to win a vintage autographed photograph of Peter Cushing (circa 1965) over at our UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page (HERE )

Please read the competition details carefully! You can ONLY send your answers to us by using the 'message button' at the top of the PCASUK fan page. Any answers or entry posted onto the main wall or news feed will be deleted and not counted as an entry. The lucky winners name will be posted via a video clip here on the PCASUK page on SUNDAY 4th AUGUST 2013. Good Luck Everyone. Have Fun!

- See more at: http://petercushingblog.blogspot.co.uk/#sthash.kQZTMsb9.dpuf

 

Here's your chance to win a vintage autographed photograph of Peter Cushing (circa 1965) over at our UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page (HERE )

Please read the competition details carefully! You can ONLY send your answers to us by using the 'message button' at the top of the PCASUK fan page. Any answers or entry posted onto the main wall or news feed will be deleted and not counted as an entry. The lucky winners name will be posted via a video clip here on the PCASUK page on SUNDAY 4th AUGUST 2013. Good Luck Everyone. Have Fun!

Here's your chance to win a vintage autographed photograph of Peter Cushing (circa 1965) over at our UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page (HERE )

Please read the competition details carefully! You can ONLY send your answers to us by using the 'message button' at the top of the PCASUK fan page. Any answers or entry posted onto the main wall or news feed will be deleted and not counted as an entry. The lucky winners name will be posted via a video clip here on the PCASUK page on SUNDAY 4th AUGUST 2013. Good Luck Everyone. Have Fun!

- See more at: http://petercushingblog.blogspot.co.uk/#sthash.kQZTMsb9.dpuf

HOW FREDDIE FRANCIS AND THE GHOUL GAVE PETER CUSHING HIS WISH.

SIGNED ROBERTA TOVEY DR WHO AND DALEKS POSTER AND BLU RAY COMBO UP FOR GRABS.

There are TWO competitions coming up for you this weekend at our Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page with some great prizes! Here's our first, in association with http://www.underthefloorboards.com/. It's your chance to win a copy of Dr Who and the Daleks blu ray combo release AND a SIGNED promo poster autographed by Susan Tovey! PLEASE only send your answers by PERSONALLY MESSAGING us on the facebook fan page. You'll find the message button, top right under our big banner, top of the page. Closing date: Saturday 3rd August Midnight gmt, so plenty of time. Winners name drawn on the following day, Sunday 4th August and announced here on the page! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS, FEATURES AND MEMORABILIA: SOCIETY CELEBRATES CENTENARY YEAR

Now with over 14,000 followers. Galleries, vintage transparencies and photographs. Celebrating Peter Cushing's Centenary Year. The UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society! A warm welcome awaits you!: https://www.facebook.com/petercushingblog.

CHRISTOPHER LEE: FRANKENSTEIN 'IT WAS AS SIMPLE AS THAT..'

FRANKENSTEIN'S ALL IN A ROW.

The latest banner at the UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page. The Peter Cushing Frankenstein Line Up: From The Curse of Frankenstein right up to the final 'Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell'

THE HONOR BLACKMAN GALLERY: CATHERINE GALE AND CO

MARTINE BESWICK GALLERY: STARTS TODAY : MORE TO COME OVER NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Beswick was born on 26 September 1941 in Port Antonio, Jamaica to English parents. Beswick is best known for her two appearances in the James Bond film series. Although she auditioned for the first Bond film Dr. No, she was cast in the second film From Russia with Love as the fiery gypsy girl, Zara. She engaged in the famous "catfight" scene with her rival Vida (played by former Miss Israel Aliza Gur). She was incorrectly billed as "Martin Beswick" in the title sequence.^[1] Beswick then appeared as the ill-fated Paula Caplan in Thunderball. She had been away from the Caribbean so long that she was required to sunbathe constantly for two weeks before filming, in order to look like a local.

Martine went on to appear in One Million Years B.C. opposite Raquel Welch, with whom she also engaged in a catfight. She then appeared in various Hammer Studio low-budget films, most notably Prehistoric Women and the gender-bending Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde. She played Adelita in the well-regarded Spaghetti Western A Bullet for the General in 1967 opposite Klaus Kinski and Gian Maria Volonté. She starred as the Queen of Evil in Oliver Stone's 1974 directorial debut Seizure, aka "Queen of Evil". In the 1970s, Beswick moved to Hollywood and regularly appeared on both the big screen and small screen. She made numerous guest appearances in television series including Sledge Hammer!, Fantasy Island, The Fall Guy, Mannix, The Six Million Dollar Man and Falcon Crest. In 1980, she played the lead role in the comedy film The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood.

Beswick's career was active well into the 1990s. In recent years, she has mainly participated in film documentaries, providing commentary and relating her experiences on the many films she has appeared in. She owned a removals business in London, but is now semi-retired except for her guest appearances at international Bond conventions.

In April 2013 she was one of 12 Bond Girl celebrity guests in an episode of the BBC's Masterchef.

Beginning with Melvin and Howard in 1980, she changed the spelling of her last name to "Beswicke," but reverted to her original name in the mid-'90s; her last credit with the longer spelling is Wide Sargasso Sea in 1993.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine_Beswick

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