Is Hammer Studios still in business?
The brand is still alive but no one has invested in it for a long time.” Since then, Hammer has produced several films, including Let Me In (2010), The Resident (2011), The Woman in Black (2012), The Quiet Ones (2014), and The Lodge (2019).
Where was Hammer House of horror filmed?
The vast majority of filming locations for the series were in and around the Chiltern villages surrounding Great Hampden, Hammer Films head quarters at the time.
How many movies did Hammer Studios make?
When two titles are shown for a single film, the first title is that as released in the U.K., the second in the U.S. During its most productive period of activity (1947−1979), Hammer released 158 films, 50 of which can be regarded as falling within the horror genre.
What is the best Hammer horror film?
10 Best Hammer Horror Movies
- Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974)
- Twins of Evil (1971)
- Let Me In (2010)
- The Devil Rides Out (1968)
- Dracula (1958)
- Vampire Circus (1972)
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
When was Kiss of the Vampire made?
September 11, 1963
The Kiss of the Vampire/Initial release
Who streams Hammerfilms?
The classic British studio storms the internet with a YouTube channel where you can watch trailers and even entire movies for free.
What is being filmed at Bray studios?
The latest productions filmed at the studios include Mamma Mia 2, Bodyguard starring Keeley Hawes, the Elton John biopic Rocket-man, and the BBC One and Netflix production of Dracula. Alison said the latest project is ‘a larger scale than recent productions’.
How many times did Christopher Lee play Dracula?
In all, Lee played Dracula ten times: seven films for Hammer Productions, once for Jesse Franco’s Count Dracula (1970), uncredited in Jerry Lewis’s One More Time (1970) and Édouard Molinaro’s Dracula and Son (1976).
What was Kiss of the Vampire meant to be a sequel to?
Originally intended to be the third movie in Hammer’s Dracula series (which began with 1958’s Dracula with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, and was followed by 1960’s The Brides of Dracula with Cushing alone), it was another attempt by Hammer to make a Dracula sequel without Christopher Lee.
What genre is Kiss of the Vampire?
Horror
The Kiss of the Vampire/Genres
Where can I watch old Hammer horror movies?
Here are some streaming services with unmissable early horror classics.
- HBO Max.
- Peacock.
- Shudder.
- Criterion Channel.
- Amazon Prime.
- TCM.
- There’s more than enough classics here to fill every day until Halloween’s over, realistically multiple times over, and every film in this list will give you serious horror fan credentials.
Who owns Ardmore Studios?
Olcott Entertainment
The two studios are owned by Olcott Entertainment, led by Joe Devine, who previously co-founded private equity group Ion Equity. Former Ardmore chief executive Siún Ní Raghallaigh and accountant Ossie Kilkenny are also among those with a stake in the business.
