Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years by Diabolique Films- Kickstarter

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The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films!

The classic Hammer films from Warner Bros are now finally starting to appear on Blu-ray. However, they have never received an in-depth exploration in any special feature or documentary. Now, the fascinating story can finally be told in this unprecedented 90-minute documentary, HAMMER HORROR: THE WARNER BROS YEARS, written and directed by Marcus Hearn, Hammer Films’ official historian. The documentary will feature exclusive interviews with many of the key players from that period, as well as authors and film historians like Jonathan Rigby and Constantine Nasr. Also included will be rare production stills, film footage, Hammer’s original shooting locations, and access to previously unseen archive documents. The documentary will be available via streaming and in a limited blu-ray release, exclusive to our Kickstarter campaign.

Extra Features

In addition to the main feature, the blu-ray will also contain extended interviews with some of the key participants. Other extras will be announced as they become confirmed.

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History

In the 1950s Hammer, England’s world-renowned production company, initiated a new style of horror filmmaking that transformed the genre. At the end of the 1960s, the world that Hammer had helped to create was changing fast – the once-reliable business model was unraveling and audiences wanted something new from their films.

Amid this uncertainty, Hammer’s short-term survival was secured by an alliance with American distributor Warner Bros. The films the two companies made together are among the most renowned in Hammer’s history. Classics such as Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1970) and Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) were produced alongside the Oscar-nominated epic When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970), the disturbing thriller Crescendo (1970) and the bizarre sci-fi western Moon Zero Two (1969).

The films became increasingly experimental in the 1970s, challenging the perception of traditional Gothic horror with Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974).

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The Diabolique Staff

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Hammer Horror: the Warner Bros Years

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ner-bros-years

HAMMER HORROR: THE WARNER BROS YEARS - YouTube

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Actress Madeline Smith has been confirmed to take part in the film, to discuss the making of Taste the Blood of Dracula!​

Although Madeline's role for this film was short lived she still had a pinnacle part to play. Appearing in a single scene where Hargood, Paxton and Secker visit a high-class brothel, Madeline plays prostitute Dolly. The scene is initially light-hearted, containing a flirtatious exotic dance with a stripper who wields a live snake. But things take a downward slope as Lord Courtley barges in to steal one of the girls; that girl being Madeline, although we do not get to see what fate befalls her.

Speaking in Hammer Films: The Elstree Studio Years (Kinsey 2007) on the role Madeline says…'I had to ride on the back of Geoffrey Keen. He's a very serious man, but I got to know him much better later on when I worked with him on TV. I was dressed in this little white outfit, and it was meant to be a brothel. Of course, I did not know what a brothel was and what this woman was doing with a snake'… in the same text actor, John Carson who also appeared in the scene outlines how Madeline certainly made an impression… ‘Geoffrey Keen who is a touch portly in physique and somewhat short in temper, was given a sweet girl dressed like a painted doll. There was Geoffrey on all fours with this girl astride him. He was shouting crossly, "take the weight on your feet girl!."

Although Madeline enjoys very little screen time she does manage to portray a sense of wide-eyed innocence in the part, and her presence stands out among the crowd of beautiful women. She was soon to be invited back again; this time to take the role she became known all over the world for, Emma Morton in The Vampire Lovers.​

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1390159

[evilive]

Cool! Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully I can get an extra $75 bucks around before the deadline. Definitely want to get that MUMMY poster!

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Originally Posted by evilive

Cool! Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully I can get an extra $75 bucks around before the deadline. Definitely want to get that MUMMY poster!

Hey evilive, yeah I'd like to get this, but I do not think I have enough room to present the poster/prints:

THE GRAND PACKAGE: THE OFFICIAL 18X24” POSTER FROM THE FILM, PLUS ALL 4 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED, 18X24” MUSEUM-QUALITY ART PRINTS by artist Mark Spears, PLUS THE BLU-RAY SET, DIGITAL STREAMING, AND YOUR NAME IN THE FILM'S CREDITS - $300

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Originally Posted by hagios

Hey evilive, yeah I'd like to get this, but I do not think I have enough room to present the poster/prints:

I kinda got the same problem going on too, haha.

I'm gonna try to help spread the word out for this.

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Actor John Carson has been confirmed as an interviewee!

John Carson has a long history with Hammer Horror. He is one of the co-stars of Taste the Blood of Dracula. He also appeared in the Plague of the Zombies and Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1391920

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VERONICA CARLSON has been confirmed to take part in the film.

Veronica Carlson was one of the key players in Hammer's oeuvre, and had a key role in FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED, which is widely regarded as the very best film that the Hammer/Warner relationship ever produced!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1394656

[Clark Kent]

I'll cut to the chase for those wondering about the Blu-ray. It's $35 to get the eventual Blu-ray edition. I think they meet their funding goals by the deadline.

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Diabolique Magazine's Podcast Episode 6: Hammer Horror Classics from Warner Bros

As a special supplement to our upcoming Hammer Horror documentary, Diabolique Magazine and Diabolique Films proudly present a very special episode of A Real Horror Show.

Join us and our very special guests Constantine Nasr, Ted Newsom, and Steve Vertlieb as we discuss the history and ins and outs of Hammer’s sometimes tumultuous relationship with Warner Bros that produced some of the British company’s finest films…. and of course we discuss the films too.

http://diaboliquemagazine.com/episod...m-warner-bros/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1397416

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NEW EXTRA FEATURE CONFIRMED FOR THE BD: ​Hammer Chords: Hammer Horror’s Shocking Scores

Diabolique​ Magazine​’s Editor-in-Chief, Max Weinstein, and Managing Editor, Joe Yanick, ​will write, direct, and produce Hammer Chords: Hammer Horror’s Shocking Scores, a​ 10-20 minute​ featurette​ that will explore the soundtracks/scores of the films covered in Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years. Points of interest will include: how the film’s scores stood out from other films of the time of their release; special focus on Hammer mainstay composer, James Bernard; in-depth breakdowns of specific selections from each film’s soundtracks; and more.

Interviews with key figures (composers, historians, scholars, critics, filmmakers, etc.) may be included depending on script, availability of prospective interview subjects, etc.

Max Weinstein is a writer based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Diabolique, and his words have appeared online and in print in Boxoffice, Cineaste, Fangoria, MovieMaker, Screem, Screen Comment, and The Week. In 2015, he received the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Writer of the Year, was nominated for a Rondo for Best Article, and earned his Master’s degree in Cinema Studies from New York University.

Joe Yanick is a writer, videographer and film/music critic based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the Managing Editor of Diabolique, a contributing writer for Noisey. vice.com, Splitsider.com, and Stagebuddy.com, and has worked with the Cleveland International Film Festival as a feature reviewer. He is a Masters Candidate of Cinema Studies at New York University.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1401295

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Renowned Film Historian, Sir Christopher Frayling, Joins the Production Team!

Sir Christopher Frayling has had a wide output as a writer and critic on subjects ranging from vampires to westerns. He has written and presented television series such as The Art of Persuasion on advertising and Strange Landscape on the Middle Ages. He has conducted a series of radio and television interviews with figures from the world of film, including Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, Ken Adam, Francis Ford Coppola and Clint Eastwood. He has written and presented several television series, including The Face of Tutankhamun and Nightmare: Birth of Horror.

Frayling read history at Churchill College, Cambridge and gained a PhD in the study of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He was appointed a Fellow of the college in 2009. He taught history at the University of Bath and was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Arts) from that University in 2003. In 1979 Frayling was appointed Professor of Cultural History at London's post-graduate art and design school, the Royal College of Art. Frayling was Rector in charge of the Royal College of Art from 1996 to 2009.

He studied spaghetti westerns and specifically director Sergio Leone. He has written a very popular biography of Leone, Something To Do With Death (2000); helped run the Los Angeles-based Gene Autry Museum's exhibit on Leone in 2005; and appeared in numerous documentaries about Leone and his films, particularly the DVD documentaries of Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). He also provided audio commentaries for the special edition DVD releases of A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, Once Upon a Time in the West and The Colossus of Rhodes.

In 2003 Frayling was awarded the Sir Misha Black award and was added to the College of Medallists.

He was the Chairman of Arts Council England from 2005 until January 2009. He also served as Chairman of the Design Council, Chairman of the Royal Mint Advisory Committee, and a Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum. He was a governor of the British Film Institute in the 1980s. In April 2014 he was appointed Chancellor of the Arts University Bournemouth.

In 2001, Frayling was awarded a knighthood for "Services to Art and Design Education" and chose as his motto "PERGE SCELUS MIHI DIEM PERFICIAS", which can be translated as "Proceed, varlet, and let the day be rendered perfect for my benefit". That is, 'Go ahead, punk, make my day'.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1401330

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We have smashed through our first stretch-goal, and have now set our second stretch-goal of $30,000!

Thanks to all the folks who have pledged and helped promote this campaign, we have reached and exceeded our first stretch goal of $26,000. We have now set a new stretch goal of $30,000, which will help us make this film even bigger in scope. That will include shooting on hammer's original filming locations, more interviews, etc! Help us fight til the very end, so we can bring you the best film possible!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1415479

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We now have an official trailer for the film!

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years (2017) - Official Trailer HD - YouTube

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Tried several times to load the video here and from the email link, neither works.

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Tried several times to load the video here and from the email link, neither works.

It's a personal problem, unless it's blocked in your country and gives you that message.

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Off the Cutting Room Floor: Veronica Carlson 1 HD

Originally filmed for the documentary feature, "Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years" (2017), our new "Cutting Room Floor" series consists of interview footage that didn't make it into the final cut of the film. We feel this footage has much value and interest to fans of Hammer Horror, and so we are making it freely available to everyone.

Off the Cutting Room Floor: Veronica Carlson 1 (2017) HD - YouTube

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Off the Cutting Room Floor: Nadja Regin discusses working with James Carreras

Originally filmed for the documentary feature, "Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years" (2017), our "Cutting Room Floor" series consists of interview footage that didn't make it into the final cut of the film. We feel this footage has much value and interest to fans of Hammer Horror, and so we are making it freely available to everyone.

Off the Cutting Room Floor: Nadja Regin (2017) HD - YouTube

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Should be another 3-4 wks until we get our BDs!

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Still anxiously waiting (some reported on the site they have already received theirs!) on my BD!

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Received my copy of the HAMMER HORROR: THE WARNER BROS YEARS
today!