A few months ago, while covering Hex Studios’ fantasy film throwback The Slave and the Sorcerer, we also mentioned that Hex was also working to “build a new British horror and fantasy studio that’s inspired by the likes of Cannon, Hammer, and Aip”. Now their endeavor has taken a mind-blowing leap forward: Hex Studios has announced they’re working with the family of late producer Milton Subotsky to resurrect Amicus Productions! Hex co-founder Lawrie Brewster is set to be the president of the revived Amicus… and their first project will be exactly the sort of movie Amicus is best remembered for: a horror portmanteau (or anthology) film called In the Grip of Terror!
Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg founded Amicus Productions in the early ’60s, and from 1962 to 1977 they produced nearly thirty films, including Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors, Dr. Who and the Daleks, The Skull, The Psychopath,...
Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg founded Amicus Productions in the early ’60s, and from 1962 to 1977 they produced nearly thirty films, including Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors, Dr. Who and the Daleks, The Skull, The Psychopath,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Bernard Cribbins, the beloved narrator of 1970s British children’s show “The Wombles” and actor on “Doctor Who,” has died. He was 93.
Variety confirmed Cribbins’ death with his agent on Thursday.
The actor’s career spanned seven decades, with memorable performances in the BBC’s iconic “Doctor Who” series, where Cribbins played the Doctor’s companion Tom Campbell in the 1966 film “Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.” He later returned to star in the revived TV show as Wilfrid Mott, the grandfather of actor Catherine Tate’s Donna. Cribbins played Mott from 2007 to 2010.
“Doctor Who” showrunner Russel T. Davies posted a heartfelt Instagram tribute to the veteran actor, saying, “I love this man. I love him.”
“He knew everyone! He’d talk about the Beatles and David Niven, and how he once sat on the stairs at a party impersonating bird calls with T H White. Then he’d add, ‘I...
Variety confirmed Cribbins’ death with his agent on Thursday.
The actor’s career spanned seven decades, with memorable performances in the BBC’s iconic “Doctor Who” series, where Cribbins played the Doctor’s companion Tom Campbell in the 1966 film “Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.” He later returned to star in the revived TV show as Wilfrid Mott, the grandfather of actor Catherine Tate’s Donna. Cribbins played Mott from 2007 to 2010.
“Doctor Who” showrunner Russel T. Davies posted a heartfelt Instagram tribute to the veteran actor, saying, “I love this man. I love him.”
“He knew everyone! He’d talk about the Beatles and David Niven, and how he once sat on the stairs at a party impersonating bird calls with T H White. Then he’d add, ‘I...
- 7/28/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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Bernard Cribbins, the British actor, singer and children’s entertainer whose career spanned seven decades and famously included roles in Doctor Who, has died. He was 93.
News of Cribbins’ death was confirmed to the BBC by his family.
A prolific performer across film, TV and stage, Cribbins — born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1928 — was perhaps best known for playing Doctor Who companion Tom Campbell in the 1966 film Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., returning to the BBC’s cult sci-fi 41 years later in its hit revival series. He was also noted for narrating the much-loved children’s program The Wombles from 1973-1975, was a regular reader on famed storytime show Jackanory from 1966 to 1991, and, more recently, played the titles role in the kids’ series Old Jack’s Boat between (2013-2015). Another famed TV appearance was that of pretentious hotel guest Mr. Hutchinson in the 1975 Fawlty Towers episode “The Hotel Inspectors.
Bernard Cribbins, the British actor, singer and children’s entertainer whose career spanned seven decades and famously included roles in Doctor Who, has died. He was 93.
News of Cribbins’ death was confirmed to the BBC by his family.
A prolific performer across film, TV and stage, Cribbins — born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1928 — was perhaps best known for playing Doctor Who companion Tom Campbell in the 1966 film Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., returning to the BBC’s cult sci-fi 41 years later in its hit revival series. He was also noted for narrating the much-loved children’s program The Wombles from 1973-1975, was a regular reader on famed storytime show Jackanory from 1966 to 1991, and, more recently, played the titles role in the kids’ series Old Jack’s Boat between (2013-2015). Another famed TV appearance was that of pretentious hotel guest Mr. Hutchinson in the 1975 Fawlty Towers episode “The Hotel Inspectors.
- 7/28/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dr. Who and the Daleks/Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1965, 1966 / 82, 84 min.
Starring Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbens
Cinematography by John Wilcox
Directed by Gordon Flemyng
The story of Doctor Who turns on a distinctly British conceit; our hero, a grandfatherly type usually found puttering in the garden, is in fact an alien in human form who does his puttering in a time-traveling laboratory disguised as a police box—a notion Roald Dahl might have dreamed up during one of his rare good moods.
It premiered on BBC One, November 23, 1963, the day after the Kennedy assassination (the start of the show was delayed by news updating the tragedy). British character actor William Hartnell portrayed the first Doctor to man the controls of the cosmic phone booth, followed by Patrick Troughton in 1966 and Jon Pertwee in 1970 and on and on—Jodie Whittaker currently carries the mantle and made history...
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1965, 1966 / 82, 84 min.
Starring Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbens
Cinematography by John Wilcox
Directed by Gordon Flemyng
The story of Doctor Who turns on a distinctly British conceit; our hero, a grandfatherly type usually found puttering in the garden, is in fact an alien in human form who does his puttering in a time-traveling laboratory disguised as a police box—a notion Roald Dahl might have dreamed up during one of his rare good moods.
It premiered on BBC One, November 23, 1963, the day after the Kennedy assassination (the start of the show was delayed by news updating the tragedy). British character actor William Hartnell portrayed the first Doctor to man the controls of the cosmic phone booth, followed by Patrick Troughton in 1966 and Jon Pertwee in 1970 and on and on—Jodie Whittaker currently carries the mantle and made history...
- 9/15/2020
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Doctor Who star Matt Smith has been reunited with predecessors Tom Baker, Paul McGann, William Hartnell and Peter Cushing.
They all feature in a comic book biography comic published by Bluewater Productions as the show approaches its 50th anniversary in 2013. A sneak peek at some of the pages is included here.
Orbit: The Cast of Doctor Who was first released in January and is now back in stores in a new graphic novel format that this time includes a special bonus biography of Peter Cushing. It tells how he came to play the Doctor in two feature films that changed some of the basic concepts and are not usually considered part of canon.
Cushing, however, argued that his depiction of the Time Lord was canon, postulating that it was a future incarnation who had been mindwiped and made to relive some of his earlier adventures. Several other attempts have been...
They all feature in a comic book biography comic published by Bluewater Productions as the show approaches its 50th anniversary in 2013. A sneak peek at some of the pages is included here.
Orbit: The Cast of Doctor Who was first released in January and is now back in stores in a new graphic novel format that this time includes a special bonus biography of Peter Cushing. It tells how he came to play the Doctor in two feature films that changed some of the basic concepts and are not usually considered part of canon.
Cushing, however, argued that his depiction of the Time Lord was canon, postulating that it was a future incarnation who had been mindwiped and made to relive some of his earlier adventures. Several other attempts have been...
- 3/19/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
This has been a long time coming. Doctor Who, the BBC sci-fi series that has run for decades starting in 1963, with a few breaks here and there, will finally hit the big screen after several years of rumors about a new film being in development. The BBC has enlisted Harry Potter director David Yates (he made the last four Potter films and was set [1] to make The Stand for Warner Bros. before Ben Affleck took over [2]) to bring the series to the big screen. Variety [3] talked to Yates who says he's about to start work on the adaptation, and adds, We're looking at writers now. We're going to spend two to three years to get it right. It needs quite a radical transformation to take it into the bigger arena. Matt Smith is currently the eleventh actor to play the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, who adventures through space and time.
- 11/14/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Speculation is continuing to materialise, in true Tardis style, that a new Doctor Who movie starring David Tennant is soon to be announced.
Many fans are expecting the news to come at this month's San Diego Comic-Con.
David Tennant and Doctor Who lead writer and executive producer Russell T Davies will be at the massive sci-fi convention on July 26, along with executive producer Julie Gardner and director Euros Lyn.
Tennant is to appear in three remaining TV specials before his character regenerates into the 11th Doctor Matt Smith, with Steven Moffat taking over from Davies as showrunner.
But it's widely thought that 38-year-old Tennant would return to the role for the big screen.
Long-gestating plans for a movie adaptation of the hit sci-fi series have gained credence over the past few months.
Back in April, Tennant told the Sunday Times he had been offered a sci-fi project he was unable to discuss.
Many fans are expecting the news to come at this month's San Diego Comic-Con.
David Tennant and Doctor Who lead writer and executive producer Russell T Davies will be at the massive sci-fi convention on July 26, along with executive producer Julie Gardner and director Euros Lyn.
Tennant is to appear in three remaining TV specials before his character regenerates into the 11th Doctor Matt Smith, with Steven Moffat taking over from Davies as showrunner.
But it's widely thought that 38-year-old Tennant would return to the role for the big screen.
Long-gestating plans for a movie adaptation of the hit sci-fi series have gained credence over the past few months.
Back in April, Tennant told the Sunday Times he had been offered a sci-fi project he was unable to discuss.
- 7/2/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Cult British sci-fi series Doctor Who is heading back to cinemas for the first time in more than 40 years, according to a writer on the hit show.
Steven Moffat, who pens the scripts for the BBC series, insists that producers are eyeing another big screen version of the programme - which currently stars Scottish actor David Tennant in the lead role.
The show first became a movie in 1965 in Dr. Who and the Daleks, which was followed a year later (1966) by Daleks. Invasion Earth: 2150 AD.
And Moffat admits that he will back plans to bring the Time Lord back to the big screen once again.
He says, "I would say yes, as long as it never gets in the way of the show. It would be great to see it at the cinema. It's been there before so it would be good to see it again.
"A movie is 90 minutes, that's not that different from making a single episode, so I'm not against it."...
Steven Moffat, who pens the scripts for the BBC series, insists that producers are eyeing another big screen version of the programme - which currently stars Scottish actor David Tennant in the lead role.
The show first became a movie in 1965 in Dr. Who and the Daleks, which was followed a year later (1966) by Daleks. Invasion Earth: 2150 AD.
And Moffat admits that he will back plans to bring the Time Lord back to the big screen once again.
He says, "I would say yes, as long as it never gets in the way of the show. It would be great to see it at the cinema. It's been there before so it would be good to see it again.
"A movie is 90 minutes, that's not that different from making a single episode, so I'm not against it."...
- 8/24/2008
- WENN
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