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Britain's Tomahawk Press have released their most ambitious book yet - consisting of a treasure trove of never-before-seen production stills from classic Hammer films. This is a limited edition volume and is absolutely essential for anyone with a love of these great movies. Here is their official press release.
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Hammer
Films - A Life in Pictures
By
Wayne Kinsey
                                                      A
Strictly Limited Edition Hardcover Book
ISBN
978-0-9531926-9-4
240 pages, colour and B&W
265 x 190mm, hardback
RRP:
£34.99
Foreword
by Nigel Arthur -
Curator BFI Stills
Last
year, several boxes of never-seen-before photos of Hammer Films productions was
archived by Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey for the British Film Institute. Kinsey
and the BFI were so impressed by the collection, that it was agreed the best
should be published.
Through
these rare and mostly previously unseen images, Hammer Films – A Life in
Pictures tells the visual story of Hammer’s output. You will be guided
through this wonderful collection of photos by Kinsey himself,the celebrated
author of Hammer Films – the Elstree Studios Years and Hammer Films –
the Bray Studios Years. Hammer Films – A Life in Pictures
explores the wider and fascinating side of one of the British film industry's
greatest success stories, showing once and for all that Hammer was not just a
purveyor of cheap horror pictures.
In
fact, they made films in a number of different genres such as war thrillers,
gritty dramas, comedies and colourful swashbuckling adventures. Some of these
were among their best films; 1959 is a case in point which included such
classics as Never Take Sweets from a Stranger, Hell is a City and
Yesterday's Enemy, the latter of which earned Hammer BAFTA nominations
for best picture, best actor and best supporting actor. Hammer's films also
benefited from an expert team of actors and technicians, including big names
that on first glance would never have thought to be associated with Hammer
including Robert Aldrich, Ken Adam, Joe Losey, Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead,
Donald Sutherland, Joan Fontaine, Richard Widmark, Ursula Andress and Raquel
Welch.
This is a Limited Edition hardcover book (only 2500 copies worldwide) that is
destined to become a highly sought-after collectors’ item.OVER 600
PHOTOGRAPHS!! CLICK HERE TO ORDER
Warner Brothers has released the 1951 epic Quo Vadis starring Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr as a 2 DVD special edition. By this time in cinema history, the film had been made four times previously, but this is the first version made in the sound era. The Technicolor production epitomized MGM during its heyday, and of course carried the requisite promise that it would be the most spectacular film you'll ever see. The film never lived up to its hype and Robert Taylor remains that most puzzling of Hollywood success stories, as he was certainly among the dullest leading men of his time. Still, for those who enjoy traditional "tits and toga" epics, this one recalls a long gone era when such films had to be made by legitimate craftsmen instead of a few guys creating special effects at computer consoles. Kudos also to Warners for giving these films such first class presentations. For reviewer Glenn Erickson's take on the TCM web site click here