Hammer at the Vault
10-26th February 2012
At the Old Vic Tunnels, London
The flicker club has formed an unholy alliance with the mighty Hammer, Britain’s legendary house of horror.
We will be resurrecting bloody classics like The Reptile, Frankenstein Created Woman and The Vampire Lovers and bringing them face to face with their 21st century counterparts: Wake Wood, Let Me In and the eagerly awaited The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Also Twins of Evil, Vampire Circus, Hands of the Ripper, Hound of the Baskervilles, The Lost Continent, Dracula, Quatermass and the Pit, The Reptile, Plague of Zombies, The Witches, Dracula Prince Of Darkness, Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell.
Restoration of the Japanese footage to Dracula
See article from blog.hammerfilms.com
We have reviewed the restoration of the Japanese footage to Dracula. It was incredibly exciting to see the two long-lost moments in the context of the BFI’s restoration.
Molinare have done a superb job restoring this footage, considering the state of the reels (you’ll be able to compare and contrast on the eventual Blu-ray; we’re going to release all four surviving Japanese reels unrestored as a single extra).
The moment where the Count leans-in over Mina is full of transgressive threat and erotic charge (one can easily see how this moment had to be cut in 1958) though the footage does not actually include a bite (contrary to wishful thinking in some quarters).
The face-clawing scene is truly magnificent and sits perfectly within the last few seconds of the film. T
The world premiere screening of the definitive restored Dracula is at the Vault on 18th February 2012
