Dracula and Son (1976)
Lee made so many movies. Needless to say, not everything Lee featured in is great, but he was always great in them. Hidden within the mountains of his cinematic oddities, there's several gems. This is just one of them...
Scars of Dracula – German poster
It was quite an easy choice deciding on a Christopher Lee themed poster to feature today. This much maligned film that ushered Lee's Dracula into the 70s is my favourite of Hammer's series, and Germany's gruesome poster does its vicious streak justice.
Rasputin’s hands
It took me a while to decide what Christopher Lee clip to share today. I decided on a moment from Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966). This is not one of Hammer's best, but Lee's performance in the titular role is fantastic.
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
With the latest film on the Marvel conveyor belt/money printing machine, Avengers: Age of Ultron, around the corner, it's a good time to review one of Australia's greatest superhero movies, well, one of Australia's two superhero movies – The Return of Captain Invincible.
“We’re British, you know!”
Horror Express is easily my favourite Cushing/Lee vehicle. It has a great claustrophobic setting, a killer score, a great monster, disturbing death scenes and, of course, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee (they even team up in this one – a rare event). There’s some fantastic and cheesy lines delivered by the legendary duo. Here’s my...
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave – US poster
Tied with the German poster for Frankenstein Created Woman, this US one-sheet for Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) is first on my list of “Hammer Posters I Would Kill For”. I love everything about this poster from its minimalistic use of colour to its surprisingly cheeky sense of humour. The bracketed “(OBVIOUSLY)” and...
The Many Faces of Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Lee is awesome. I often say he is the greatest man in the world… like ever. People think I’m joking. I’m not. Lee is the Dark Prince of Hammer; Hammer’s own Boris Karloff. He’s played all the great monsters: Dracula, the Mummy and Frankenstein’s Monster. Yet, as witnessed in Hammers like The...
