christopher lee Archives

Called Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, it will launch in November. Hammer was started in 1934 by William Hinds, and the 90-minute doc will take a look at the studio's beginnings and successes and, more than likely, spend a lot of time on the films starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Deep Fusion's Benjamin Field will direct the project, already in[...]

Their latest releases come from the iconic Hammer Films masterpiece Horror of Dracula from 1958, starring the one and only Christopher Lee Before he was Saruman or Count Dooku, he was the one and only Dracula and Infinite Statue gracefully brings him to life like never before Impressive likeness, fabric clothes, and plenty of swappable[...]

Start with a definitive box set of Christopher Lee films, then move on to some of the cult British stuff in the vaults that we may not even know about yet I have taken a deep dive into Hammer films these last few months, as it was a hole in my horror history I had[...]

One can never forget the magic that Christopher Lee brought to the silver screen with his legendary roles over the years One of these roles was his portrayal of Dracula, as seen in the 1970 film Scars of Dracula Standing roughly 20" tall, this statue shows off the terror of Christopher Lee's Dracula with a[...]

Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) is obsessed from the opening scene with killing Bond, and his sidekick Nick Nack (Hervé Villechaize) is a diminutive but powerful and fun character in a film where the franchise starts taking a hard turn into campy action instead of serious spycraft Unfortunately, the franchise won't shift from that trajectory for[...]

And they're not happy. While I'll admit that I wasn't able to catch it when it was first broadcast over five episodes (and with each episode hosted by horror legend Christopher Lee), I was able to catch the edited version that aired on The CBS Late Movie To this day, I still remember it as a[...]

Strange movie would be like starring Christopher Lee, this is it This week we wrap up our retrospective in honor of the late, great Sir Christopher Lee with a look at Lee's favorite of his Hammer movies The Devil Rides Out, based on a book by a writer Lee lobbied to have Hammer adapt, Dennis[...]

By Jason Henderson, Drew Edwards, Tony Salvaggio, and Julia Guzman [audio:http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=99734&cmd=tc] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Castle of Horror Podcast tonight, a weekly internet radio show where professional writers in the comics, games and book industries take a look at horror movies, choosing one movie a week to discuss in depth. They say: This week we continue our Christopher[...]

By Jason Henderson, Drew Edwards, Tony Salvaggio, and Julia Guzman [audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-99734/TS-993967.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Castle of Horror Podcast tonight, a weekly internet radio show where professional writers in the comics, games and book industries take a look at horror movies, choosing one movie a week to discuss in depth. They say: This week we continue our Christopher[...]

Included in the set will be The Mummy, starring Christopher Lee, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, starring Peter Cushing, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, starring Christopher Lee, and Taste The Blood Of Dracula, again starring Christopher Lee The set is due out in October. Dante said that The Curse Of Frankenstein was the first Hammer Film that he[...]

One focuses on Ray Harryhausen and Hammer Horror with a tribute to the late Christopher Lee The other is a 50th anniversary salute to the tiniest member of the Hanna-Barbera family, Atom Ant along with a celebration of the 1983 animated feature from Lucasfilms, Twice Upon A Time. Friday July 10 – 11:00 a.m Atom Ant Animation[...]

Legendary actor, Sir Christopher Lee, has passed away in the hospital after suffering heart and respiratory problems He started working in 1946 on a TV series called Kaleidoscope and continued working until his passing He is known for his turns as Dracula, Sherlok Holmes, Rasputin, Scaramanga, Flay, Saruman the White and Count Dooku He appeared[...]

But keep an eye on the calendar to avoid disappointment. Dirk Maggs is the director of the radio drama, Heather Larmour is the producer, and the star-studded cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays The Angel Islington,  Christopher Lee, James McAvoy, Richard Mayhew, David Harewood, Natalie Dormer as Door, Sophie Okonedo, Anthony Head, Johnny Vegas, Bernard Cribbins,[...]

The DC Comics Youtube channel was pretty active during Con week, with a bunch of on-camera stuff from the likes of Geoff Johns to Neil Gaiman to Christopher Lee (!) Here's a few of my favorites, and be sure to check out the rest of their 2013 con vids. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbto7n_XsJc[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-0gMVYlNtI[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF3LzUggDvQ[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntwXqBYgbPs[/youtube] [...]

Above is the cover to Star Trek: Infestations, part of the cross-franchise crossover comic being published by IDW. And below is the poster to the movie