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BEYOND THE
RAVE - PRESS RELEASE
Production News
25.09.07
We have been sent the first official press
release concerning the new Hammer Horror film,
Beyond the Rave which reveals further
details on cast and crew members alongside plot
details.
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COUNT THE
CASH - UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HAMMER HORROR
SCRATCHCARD OUT NOW
Merchandise News
25.09.07
The latest and perhaps most unusual (and
certainly unexpected) piece of Hammer Films
merchandising hit UK retailers on 13th
September, in the guise of a new scratchcard
from the National Lottery...
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THE HAMMER
STORY - DELUXE EDITION CONFIRMED
Book News
25.09.07
The limited-edition, leather bound version of
The Hammer Story has now been confirmed by
publishers Titan Books, and is available for £75
from their website...
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BEYOND THE RAVE
- EXTRAS WANTED
Production News
10.09.07
Extras are wanted for a rave scene this weekend,
being shot as part of Beyond the Rave, the
all-new Hammer Horror....
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INGRID PITT
CAST IN BEYOND THE RAVE
Production News
04.09.07
Further casting information on Hammer's first
new film in over 20 years were confirmed this
weekend, with a pivotal role being played by
former scream queen Ingrid Pitt... |
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NEW HAMMER
HORROR STARTS SHOOTING NEXT MONTH!
Production News
27.08.07
Details of Hammer Films' first dramatic feature
production in over twenty years have emerged
this week, and we can reveal that filming is due
to commence within the next few weeks....
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HAMMER STORY
- 2nd EDITION update
News
27.08.07
We can now confirm details for the revised
edition of The Hammer Story which is due out in
October, including the limited numbered
leather-bound deluxe edition.
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RARE HAMMER
OUTINGS ON BBC2
News
27.08.07
As part of the British Film Forever season on
BBC2, several Hammer offerings are being
screened this week...
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HAMMER HORROR
AND THE BRITISH FILM - COURSE IN BELFAST
News
20.08.07
Queen's University Belfast has announced a ten
week course examining the history and impact of
Hammer Horror as part of its Institue of
Lifelong Learning programme for autumn/winter
2007. The course will include discussions and
screenings of classic Hammer films. Early
registration is highly recommended. For more
details click here...
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BRIDES OF
DRACULA & EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN TO UK DVD
DVD News
16.08.07
 October
will see the long-awaited arrival of Brides of
Dracula and Evil of Frankenstein to a home-video
format in the UK for the first time, as both
make their UK debut on DVD. Read on for more
details...
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PETER GRAHAM
SCOTT
Obituary 16.08.07
We're saddened to report the death of director
Peter Graham Scott (Captain Clegg), on Sunday 5 August, at the
age of 83...
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HAMMER
REPRODUCTION QUADS - NEW MERCHANDISE FOR 2007
Merchandise News
04.07.07
Announcing a brand new Hammer collectable for
2007 - reproduction Quad posters launching this
summer...
BFI TRIBUTE
TO FREDDIE FRANCIS
Event News
04.07.07
The BFI are holding a special one-off tribute to
Freddie Francis, including a screening of
Paranoaic. |
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BFI DRACULA
RESTORATION GETS UK SCREENING
Event News
04.07.07
The BFI's new restoration of Hammer's 1958
classic Dracula
finally makes its way to the UK for a screening
in Cambridge...
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FRENCH
CINEMATHEQUE CELEBRATE TERENCE FISHER
Event News
04.07.07
The Cinematheque in Paris is holding a major
retrospective of Terence Fisher's films during
June and July. A rare opportunity to see many
classic Hammer horrors on the big screen...
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HAMMER STORY
2ND EDITION
Book News
04.07.07
Cover art and release date for the new version
of Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes authorised book
on Hammer - "The Hammer Story"
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COLUMBIA/DD
DVD UPDATE
DVD News
04.07.07
The first of the Columbia/DD Hammer titles is
rumoured for release in the autumn... and coming
to R2 dvd is the British horror classic Night of
the Demon
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DRACULA AT
CANNES - REPORT
News
20.05.07
The BFI's new restoration of Hammer's 1958
classic Dracula premiered at the Cannes Film
Festival this week. We have an exclusive report
of the event
courtesy of one of our correspondents...
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ELSTREE
FILM FESTIVAL 2
Event News
20.05.07
The second Elstree Film Festival opens on 25
June with a special gala opening screening of On
the Buses, including a double decker bus. 28
June sees a Hammer double bill of Scars of
Dracula and Devil Rides Out. Special guests are
expected at all events. For full details click
here. |
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HAMMER AT BRAY 3 - UPDATE
Event News
20.05.07
Over 120 tickets have now been sold for the
Hammer fan gathering of the year. To guarantee
your place (no tickets are available on the day)
for Hammer at Bray 3, on August 4th, please
contact Don now. We've added a list of confirmed
Hammer guests who will be in attendance. Over 25
Hammer alumni will be at the event, with a few
surprises in store... |
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HAMMER FILM
PRODUCTIONS SOLD - PRESS RELEASE
Corporate News
20.05.07
In perhaps the most important development of the
last decade, Hammer has been sold to a new
consortium of private investors, headed by
billionaire John De Mol....
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COLUMBIA
HAMMER TITLES TO DVD AT LAST!!
 DVD News
28.04.07
Information posted on Hammer's Official website
today confirms the long-awaited dvd release of
13 of Hammer's most sought after films on dvd in
an exclusive deal with DD Home Entertainment in
the UK, most for the first time anywhere in the
world....
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WEEKEND WITH
LULU - NOT LOST!
Merchandise News
11.02.07
Thought lost for many years, Hammer/Columbia
comedy A Weekend With Lulu (1962) turns up in
the US for all to see.... |
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HAMMER AT
MEMORABILIA
Event News
06.03.07
The official HammerShop will be at the
Memorabilia collectables fair in Birmingham at
the end of the month, making a big impression
and laden with the latest Hammer goodies... |
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POKER CHIPS
REVEALED
Merchandise News
11.02.07
 Bond
International have revealed the designs for
their forthcoming Hammer Horror poker chips,
which will be made available from Collectables
Mania. We have previews here...
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TUDOR GATES
News 24.01.07
News has reached us via Dick Klemensen of
Little Shoppe of Horrors that screenwriter
Tudor Gates has died at the age of 76. Gates
penned the popular "Carmilla Trilogy" of The
Vampire Lovers, Lust For A Vampire and
Twins of Evil in the 1970s for Hammer, and
the unproduced fourth part Vampire Virgins.
A full obituary will follow.
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 HAMMER SHORT COMES UP TRUMPS
Film News
24.01.07
English
based producers Les Hemstock and Chris Jennings teamed
up last year to make a music video for their track
MIRAGE, inspired by the classic Hammer Dracula movies.
The short directed by Chris Stone has won
acclaim in the US.... |
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SEA OF DUST
Film News 24.01.07
The latest news from the producers behind Ingrid
Pitt's new film Sea of Dust, including details
of a new Ingrid Pitt interview...
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HAMMER COSTUMES
Mechandise News
17.01.07
After much anticipation Smiffys' Hammer costumes
are finally here... |
VAL GUEST
MEMORIAL...
News
17.01.07
A special memorial service is planned for next
month in honour of the late film director Val
Guest... |
THE BIG BROTHER
CONNECTION...
News
11.01.07
This year's Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 4
in the UK has brought with it an unusual Hammer
connection... |
CHARLIE DRAKE
Obituary 11.01.07
Veteran comedian, and star of Hammer's 1960 film
Sands of the Desert, Charlie Drake passed
away just before Christmas 2006... |
last update 25
September 2007