On this day in… 1945 | The film noir sensation Laura is released in the UK
Nominated for four Oscars and winning one, this is the ultimate classic noir mystery. Dana Andrews plays the detective who delves into the murder of Gene Tierney’s enigmatic Laura, with whom everyone...
View ArticleDarling of the Day (1968) | Vincent Price’s first and only Broadway musical
Vincent Price and Patricia Routledge in rehearsal for 1968’s Darling of the Day The Theatre Guild and Joel Schenker Present Vincent Price and Patricia Routledge In a new musical DARLING OF THE DAY...
View ArticleScream and Scream Again (1970) | Lobby Card Gallery
To celebrate the film’s release in the UK on 8 February 1970, here’s a gallery of original US Lobby Cards from my own collection. .huge-it-share-buttons { border:0px solid #0FB5D6; border-radius:5px;...
View ArticleOn this day in… 1970 | Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing...
Over the years the 1970 sci-fi horror conspiracy thriller Scream and Scream Again has aged surprisingly well. Its seemingly unnconnected plots actually look quite hip in today’s channel hopping,...
View ArticleTower of London (1962) | Gallery of Horrors
To celebrate the UK Blu-ray release of the Roger Corman-directed 1962 hysterical historical horror, Tower of London, starring Vincent Price as Richard III, check out this fine Gallery of Horrors, which...
View ArticleTower of London (1962) | Roger Corman’s gothic horror take on Shakespeare’s...
‘You’ll need someone to hang onto when you come face to face with the blood-chilling terrors in the tower!’ In this tale of murder, ghosts and guilt directed by Roger Corman for Admiral Pictures, 1960s...
View ArticleOn this day in… 1966 | The Haunted Palace opened its doors to UK cinemagoers
While this American International Pictures horror classic was released in the US in the summer of 1963, it wasn’t until 21 February 1966 that UK cinemagoers got to enter The Haunted Palace. In 1875,...
View ArticleGirls Like Us | Vincent Price’s wives Edith Barrett and Coral Browne to...
As part of the BFI Southbank’s Girls Like Us: British Women and WWII Cinema season in April, the 1946 melodrama Piccadilly Incident, starring Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding, gets a NFT2 screening on...
View ArticleConjurer’s Kitchen to host Vincent Price’s birthday in Birmingham
Birmingham-based culinary wizard Annabel de Vetten (aka Annabel Lecter) is cooking up a fantastic event on Sunday 28 May as her Conjurer’s Kitchen plays host to Vincent Price’s Birthday Bash at The...
View ArticlePlay our Corman’s Castles Quiz
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View ArticleParty Like You’re Vincent Price! A Pop-Up Clip Show Birthday Celebration!
On Tuesday 30 May, Victoria Price will host a very special evening in London at the Hitchcock-themed North By Northwest pub in Islington, in celebration of Vincent Price’s 106th birthday anniversary...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Vincent Price!
Today, 27 May 2017, marks the 106th birthday of Vincent Price. So, let’s all raise a toast to the actor, art lover, Anglophile and all-round legend… Here in the UK, The Vincent Price Legacy UK will be...
View ArticleA Priceless Birthday Weekend | Celebrating Vincent Price’s 106th anniversary
What a ‘Priceless’ Bank Holiday weekend we’ve just had celebrating Vincent Price’s 106th anniversary with his daughter, Victoria Price, flying in from the US to spend it with us. First up, on...
View ArticleOakley Court Hotel | A Theatre of Blood tour of the spiritual home of classic...
For the past three years, I have been conducting tours of the many London locations used in Theatre of Blood with the assistance of Mike Grant, who hosts the Theatre of Blood Facebook group page, and...
View ArticlePollo Alla Cacciatora | A simple, delicious supper dish from Vincent and Mary...
Vincent and Mary Price’s A Treasury of Great Recipes is packed with amazing dishes from around the globe, but the one I return to time again is a recipe for Pollo Alla Cacciatora (Chicken Hunter’s...
View ArticleSteak Moutarde Flambé | A true classic from Copenhagen’s famed Belle Terrasse
A juicy steak is one of life’s greatest pleasures (unless you’re vegan – and there’s nothing wrong with being vegan). But it’s also a bugger to get right. My mother (bless her) always turned them into...
View ArticleThe Whitehall Club’s Steak Diane | The 1970s classic that needs no reinvention
My latest adventure trying out the steak recipes in Vincent and Mary Price’s A Treasury of Great Recipes led me to a 1970s classic, Steak Diane, and this one comes from Chicago’s The Whitehall Club....
View ArticleHôtel de la Poste’s Steak Chevillot | Four steps to steak heaven
In my quest to try out all the steak recipes in Vincent and Mary Price’s A Treasury of Great Recipes, here’s a look at Hôtel’s de la Poste’s Steak Chevillot. ‘At the heart of one of the richest...
View ArticleVincent and Mary Price’s Steak Au Poivre | Probably the best steak recipe ever!
Having tried four of the 10 steak recipes in Vincent and Mary Price’s A Treasury of Great Recipes, the one I keep coming back to is Steak Au Poivre (Black Pepper Steak). OMG! I’m salivating just at the...
View ArticleThe Fly turns 59! Blu-rays to giveaway!
To celebrate the 59th-anniversary release of THE FLY in UK cinemas (14 September 1958), we are giving away copies of the 2014 Blu-ray release (regions A, B, C) of the classic sci-fi starring David ‘Al’...
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