The Official Movie Money/Movie Cash/Free Ticket Thread. Hollywood Movie Money official FAQ: https: //www. Hollywood Movie Money participating theater locator: http: //www. Movie Cash official FAQ: http: //emoviecash. Movie Cash Participating theater locator: http: //emoviecash. Directed by Tom Clegg. With Nicholas Ball, Rachel Davies, Brian Croucher, Patricia Maynard. William and Emma Peters buy an old house where a brutal murder happened. This British anthology series, which was produced by England's leading exporters of horror films, told tales of haunted houses, demons, ghosts and other supernatural. Fandango Customer Service: http: //fandango. Frequently Asked Questions: Can I use Movie Money on any movie I want, or only for the one listed? Fandango Cash can only be used for the specified movie (if specified). The best way to avoid this even being an issue is to pay the difference first with cash or whatever, then when they process the movie cash it will only try to authorize the remaining balance (the value of the movie cash). What if my voucher is less than the ticket price? You simply pay the difference with some other form of payment. What if my voucher is for more than the ticket price? You forfeit the difference. If it does, it will be clearly stated on that promotion's sticker and/or website. Can I use my voucher at any theater? ![]() ![]() Hammer Film Productions - Wikipedia. Hammer Film Productions is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1. 93. Gothic . Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies — and, in later years, television series. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was due, in part, to distribution partnerships with major United States studios, such as Warner Bros. During the late 1. American funding forced changes to the previously lucrative Hammer formula, with varying degrees of success. The company eventually ceased production in the mid- 1. In 2. 00. 0, the studio was bought by a consortium including advertising executive and art collector Charles Saatchi and publishing millionaires Neil Mendoza and William Sieghart. ![]() The new owners also acquired the Hammer group's film library, consisting of 2. Simon Oakes, who took over as CEO of Hammer, said: . The brand is still alive but no one has invested in it for a long time. It was housed in a three- room office suite at Imperial House, Regent Street, London. The company name came from Hinds' stage name, Will Hammer, which he had taken from the area of London in which he lived, Hammersmith. Work began almost immediately on the first film, The Public Life of Henry the Ninth at the MGM/ATP studios, with filming concluding on 2 January 1. The film tells the story of Henry Henry, an unemployed London street musician, and the title was a . Hammer produced four films distributed by Exclusive: A slump in the British film industry forced Hammer into bankruptcy and the company went into liquidation in 1. Exclusive survived and on 2. Hammer Film Productions is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films. Hammer Horror 8-Film Collection Blu-ray (The Brides of Dracula, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Phantom of the Opera, Paranoiac, The Kiss of the Vampire, Nightmare. July 1. 93. 7 purchased the leasehold on 1. Wardour Street, and continued to distribute films made by other companies. Resurrection (1. 93. Hammer Film Productions. At the outbreak of World War II, James Carreras and Anthony Hinds left to join the armed services and Exclusive continued to operate in a limited capacity. Jan Bielawski San Francisco, CA, USA Top Blu-ray Releases 1. Metropolis - Reconstructed and Restored (Fritz Lang, 1927) Masters of Cinema/Eureka; RB. ![]() In 1. 94. 6, James Carreras rejoined the company after demobilisation. He resurrected Hammer as the film production arm of Exclusive with a view to supplying 'quota- quickies' - cheaply made domestic films designed to fill gaps in cinema schedules and support more expensive features. He convinced Anthony Hinds to rejoin the company, and a revived 'Hammer Film Productions' set to work on Death in High Heels, The Dark Road, and Crime Reporter. Not able to afford top stars, Hammer acquired the film rights to BBC radio series such as The Adventures of PC 4. Dick Barton: Special Agent (an adaptation of the successful Dick Barton radio show). During the production of Dick Barton Strikes Back (1. For the next production – Dr Morelle - The Case of the Missing Heiress (another radio adaptation) – Hammer rented Dial Close, a 2. River Thames, at Cookham Dean, Maidenhead. Hammer moved into the Exclusive offices in 1. Wardour Street, and the building was rechristened . Five films were produced there: Man in Black (1. Room to Let (1. 94. Someone at the Door (1. What the Butler Saw (1. The Lady Craved Excitement (1. In 1. 95. 0, Hammer moved again to Gilston Park, a country club in Harlow Essex, which hosted The Black Widow, The Rossiter Case, To Have and to Hold and The Dark Light (all 1. In 1. 95. 1 Hammer began shooting at its best- remembered base, Down Place, on the banks of the Thames (later known as Bray Studios). The company signed a one- year lease and began its 1. Cloudburst. The house, virtually derelict, required substantial work, but it did not have the construction restrictions that had prevented Hammer from customizing previous homes. A decision was made to remodel Down Place into a substantial, custom- fitted studio complex. The expansive grounds were used for almost all later location shooting in Hammer's films, and are a key to the 'Hammer look'. Also in 1. 95. 1, Hammer and Exclusive signed a four- year production and distribution contract with Robert Lippert, an American film producer. The contract meant that Lippert and Exclusive effectively exchanged products for distribution on their respective sides of the Atlantic – beginning in 1. The Last Page and ending with Women Without Men (AKA Prison Story, 1. It was Lippert's insistence on an American star in the Hammer films he was to distribute that led to the prevalence of American leads in many of the company's productions during the 1. It was for The Last Page that Hammer made a significant appointment when they hired film director Terence Fisher, who played a critical role in the forthcoming horror cycle. Toward the end of 1. Down Place expired, and with its growing success Hammer looked towards more conventional studio- based productions. A dispute with the Association of Cinematograph Technicians blocked this proposal, and instead the company purchased the freehold of Down Place. The house was renamed Bray Studios after the nearby village of Bray and it remained as Hammer's principal base until 1. In 1. 95. 3 the first of Hammer's science fiction films, Four Sided Triangle and Spaceways, were released. Hammer Horror contributors. Directors and writers. Michael Carreras, sometimes as Henry Younger - writer and director of The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb and director/producer of The Lost Continent. Terence Fisher - director of Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Mummy and others. Freddie Francis - director of The Evil of Frankenstein and Dracula has Risen From the Grave. Tudor Gates - writer of The Vampire Lovers, Lust for a Vampire, and Twins of Evil. John Gilling - writer and director of Shadow of the Cat (1. The Plague of the Zombies (1. The Reptile (1. 96. The Mummy's Shroud. Anthony Hinds, as John Elder - writer of The Brides of Dracula, The Curse of the Werewolf and others. Jimmy Sangster - writer of Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein and others; director of The Horror of Frankenstein and Lust for a Vampire. Peter Sasdy - director of Taste the Blood of Dracula and Countess Dracula. Harry Robertson - musical director of Countess Dracula, Twins of Evil and others. Other crew. The scores for many Hammer horror films, including Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein, were composed by James Bernard. Production designer. Bernard Robinson and cinematographer. Jack Asher were instrumental in creating the lavish look of the early Hammer films, usually on a very restricted budget. Actors. Hammer's horror films featured many of the same actors in recurring roles; these actors are sometimes called the . As a consequence of the contract with Robert Lippert, American actor Brian Donlevy was imported for the lead role and the title was changed to The Quatermass Xperiment to cash in on the new X certificate for horror films. The film was unexpectedly popular, and led to the popular 1. Quatermass 2 – again adapted from one of Kneale's television scripts, this time by Kneale and with a budget double that of the original: . In the meantime, Hammer produced another Quatermass style horror film, X the Unknown, originally intended as part of the series until Kneale denied them the rights. At the time, Hammer voluntarily submitted scripts to the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) for comment before production. Regarding the script of X the Unknown, one reader/examiner (Audrey Field) commented on 2. November. In fact, someone will almost certainly have been sick. We must have a great deal more restraint, and much more done by onlookers' reactions instead of by shots of 'pulsating obscenity', hideous scars, hideous sightless faces, etc, etc. It is keeping on and on in the same vein that makes this script so outrageous. They must take it away and prune. Before they take it away, however, I think the President . I have a stronger stomach than the average (for viewing purposes) and perhaps I ought to be reacting more strongly. They eventually entered talks with Associated Artists Productions (a. Eliot Hyman. During this period, two young American filmmakers, Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky, who later established Hammer's rival Amicus, submitted to a. Although interested in the script, a. Eliot Hyman however, sent the script to his contact at Hammer. Rosenberg would often claim he 'produced' Curse of Frankenstein, an exaggeration repeated in his obituary. Although the novel by Mary Shelley was long since in the public domain, Anthony Hinds was unsure about the script, as Subotsky's script adhered closely to the plot of the 1. Universal film Son of Frankenstein, featuring a second- generation Baron Frankenstein emulating his father, the original monster- maker. This put the project at risk of a copyright infringement lawsuit by Universal. In addition a great deal of polishing and additional material was needed, as the short script had an estimated running time of just 5. UK. Accordingly, comments on the script from Hammer's Michael Carreras (who had joined his father James as producer in the early 1. The sets are not marked clearly on the shot headings, neither is DAY or NIGHT specified in a number of cases. The number of set- ups scripted is quite out of proportion to the length of the screenplay, and we suggest that your rewrites are done in master scene form. Plans were made to shoot the film in Eastmancolor – a decision which caused worry at the BBFC. Not only did the script contain horror and graphic violence, but it would be portrayed in vivid colour. The project was handed to Tony Hinds who was less impressed with the script than Michael Carreras, and whose vision for the film was a simple black- and- white 'quickie' made in three weeks. Concerned that Subotsky and Rosenberg's script had too many similarities to the Universal films, Hinds commissioned Jimmy Sangster to rewrite it as The Curse of Frankenstein. Sangster's treatment impressed Hammer enough to rescue the film from the 'quickie' treadmill and to produce it as a colour film. Sangster submitted his script to the BBFC for examination. Audrey Field reported on 1. October 1. 95. 6.
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