cinemastyles.blogspot.com - 10/13/2009
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I recently watched The Curse of Frankenstein again and was once again impressed with how boldly Hammer Film Productions, director Terence Fisher and write Jimmy Sangster all worked together to produce such a splendid reboot of a story (before they were called reboots and one year before their ...
finalgirl.blogspot.com - 10/13/2009
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Dracula A.D. 1972 was Hammer Studios' attempt to
revitalize their Dracula franchise and to take the Count...
out of musty castles and into hotpants-flavored modern times. Did that idea ever stand a chance of being successful? Eh, why not. The prologue, ...
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Day 13: "Master, I did it! I summoned you!"
atomicpopcorn.net - 10/14/2009
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atomicpopcorn.net —
If you’re familiar with classic horror, Hammer Film
Productions will drum up instant images of 1950s/60s/70s monster...
sequels, such as The Revenge of Frankenstein and the Christopher Lee Dracula films. Since the seventies, Hammer has survived through British television specials and ...
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Hammer Horror to Ink Books With Blood
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... , to fine essays on beloved icons of the genre like Peter Cushing. Greg’s writing style is energetic and self-reflexive, and Cinema Styles has an inviting home-grown atmosphere that makes it perfect for his remodeling of the manse into its haunted variety this month. ...
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