75th Anniversary of
First Hammer Film -
Hammerfilms.com (2010)
To mark the 75th anniversary of
the release of the first ever Hammer Film - The Public Life of Henry the
Ninth - I was asked to contribute an essay examining the first decade of
the Hammer film company's existence, based on my current PhD research.
It barely scrapes the surface but does include some previously
unpublished information and imagery.br>
Available online from:
http://www.hammerfilms.com/news/75th-anniversary-of-first-hammer-film
Little Shoppe
of Horrors 22- Hammer News (2009)
The latest SOH is focussed on
Dracula AD 1972 and comes highly recommended (as always). There's
been little DVD action recently so my "Viewable Hammer" column
was virtually redundant this time. I did provide a thorough update of
Hammer news, which as always picks up on some tit-bits in the press that
others may have missed. I was also due to do a career interview with Roy
Skeggs for the issue, but this fell apart late in the day. I'd still
like to interview Skeggs but I doubt it will happen - we've been chasing
this one for quite a while now.
Issue 22 was
published in March 2009 and along with selected back issues is available from
www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com
It's Exclusive! -
Hammerfilms.com (2008)
Hammer's current parent company HS
Media opened up a distribution division in September 2008 - Exclusive
Film Distribution. The company takes its name from Hammer's old
distribution arm, Exclusive Films. I was asked to write a short history
of the old Exclusive for Hammer's official website to tie in with the
announcement.
Available online from:
http://www.hammerfilms.com/news/its-exclusive
Little Shoppe
of Horrors 21- The Viewable Hammer; Hammer News (2008)
There wasn't much to do in issue
19 and issue 20 was an Amicus special, so issue 21 saw a welcome return
to writing for LSOH. Once again, I provided the bulk of the current
Hammer news, as well as the
extensive dvd news section "The Viewable Hammer". Issue 21 was
published in September 2008 and along with selected back issues is available from
www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com
The Fantasist;
Film Ireland 120 (online exclusive)(2008)
Feature article reassessing The Fantasist, Robin Hardy's 1986
follow up to The Wicker Man.
An online exclusive, published to coincide with the "Sex Issue" of
Film Ireland, 120 January/February 2008.
Available online from:
http://www.filmireland.net/exclusives/thefantasist.htm
Whose Stanley
Kubrick? The Myth, Legacy and Ownership of the Kubrick Image (2007)
"Whose Stanley Kubrick?" is the
closing essay in a new anthology of scholarly articles on the work of
film director Stanley Kubrick, edited by Gary D. Rhodes. The book,
Stanley Kubrick: Essays on His Films and Legacy was published by
McFarland & Co in the US December 2007.
The essay looks at the legacy of the Kubrickian image both during the
director's lifetime, and following his death.
To order in the US
click here.
To order in the UK
click here.
Hammer Films - The Irish Connection;
Film Ireland 119 (2007)
This commission came out of
research conducted during work on my Hammer book, examining the history
of Exclusive Films and the relationship with Hammer proper. The article
looks at the various connections Hammer has with Ireland, and pays
special attention to the films O'Hara's Holiday, Sword of
Sherwood Forest and The Viking Queen.
Published in Film Ireland 119, November/December 2007 issue.
Available from www.filmireland.net
and UK/Irish newsagents now.
Introduced screening
- Plague of the Zombies (2006)
As part of the Cornwall Film
Festival, the former slate mine at Carnglaze Cavern was the setting for
a special screening of Hammer's 1966 film The Plague of the Zombies.
Following the screening, Robert was part of a Q&A session about Hammer
Films. Prior to the film, Robert was invited to introduce the picture.
The text of the introduction (which took place on Friday October 13,
2006) is now available at:
http://www.unofficialhammerfilms.com/articles/potz_cornintro.html
Little Shoppe
of Horrors 18 - reviews; The Viewable Hammer; Hammer News (2006)
For the second year in a row I
provided the bulk of the current Hammer news for LSOH, as well as the
extensive dvd news section "The Viewable Hammer", and a few reviews for
good measure. For issue 19, Dick Klemensen opted for a Terence Fisher
tribute, and passed over on any current Hammer news. With a new Hammer
film into production in late 2007 I hope to be back for issue 20. Issue
18 published 2006. Selected back issues available from
www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com
Little Shoppe
of Horrors 17 - reviews; dvd news (2005)
For the 2005 edition of the
long-running American Hammer magazine I provided a lengthy news section,
dvd news and a series of reviews. Out of print copies of the magazine
fetch big money. Current and selected back issues are available from
www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com
The Vacuum #
17 "Fashion" - Freeze Frame (2004)
This review of Northern Irish film
Freeze Frame was published in the "Fashion" issue of The
Vacuum, a popular Belfast-based satirical/arts magazine. The article
has now been posted in the publication's online archive and is available
from:
http://thevacuum.org.uk/issues/issues0120/issue17/is17artfrefra.html
Hammered # 2: The
Making of She (2001)
Hammered was the short-lived
magazine produced by the slightly-longer lived Hammer Films Society. For
the second (and final) issue, published late November 2001, I
contributed this lengthy behind-the-scenes type article on Hammer's
She. The article is now available at:
http://www.unofficialhammerfilms.com/archive/she.html
The
Cushing Confidential: The History of the Dr Who Films (2000)
An essay on the background to the two
Peter Cushing Dr. Who films produced by Amicus in the 1960s. Published
as part of the first online Cushing Courier (having shifted from print
after many years) in late 2000. The article is available to read at
http://www.petercushing.co.uk/historydrwho.htm