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Posted May 17, 2019 -  No Comment

Dracula ‘returns home’ as filming moves to Bray Studios, London

Principle filming on the Steven Moffat/Mark Gatiss adaptation of the uber-anticipated Dracula has begun with the production returning to Bray Studios in London, the home of Hammer Films, following some time at Slovakia’s Orava Castle.

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Posted October 26, 2018 -  No Comment

From the Vault: A non-Dracula Bela Lugosi in ‘The Dark Eyes of London’

The 1939 film became the first (and last) British film to receive the “H” rating for “Horrific” from the British Board of Film Censors.

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Posted May 21, 2016 -  No Comment

‘Carry On’ film franchise to get 21st Century re-boot with ‘Carry On Doctors’

The second-longest continually running UK film series, next to the James Bond films, will be getting a 21st Century makeover in the near future. The Carry On film series, which contains the largest number of films of any British series (31), began in 1958 with Carry On Sergeant, ending in 1992 with Carry On Columbus, produced to coincide with the […]

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