A new trailer was released for the July 10 cinema double bill of two feature-length 4K restorations of Doctor Who films starring Peter Cushing; Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. The two movies will also be available as 4K UHD Collector’s Editions, steelbooks and digital on June 20 and July … >
The book promises to be the definitive guide to Peter Cushing’s Dalek films. Titan Books have announced a new in-depth guide to the two Dalek movies of the 1960s. Adapting the original BBC stories, the films brought the Dalek menace to the big screen in glorious technicolor. Loved by fans as an alternate take, the … >
Classic 1965 film Dr Who and the Daleks is coming to Talking Pictures TV this September We’re big fans of Talking Pictures TV and the range of classic science fiction films they show. To this roster they’ve added the 1965 film Dr Who and the Daleks. Not (as far as we know!) a precursor to screening classic Doctor Who (we can … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has addressed the possibility of CGI being used to revive past Doctors on screen. The technique was prominently used recently in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with a substantial role for Peter Cushing’s character Grand Moff Tarkin, despite the actor’s death in 1994. There has been much discussion since the film’s … >
A Doctor Who fan has created a truly epic tribute to the two 1960s Dalek movies in the style of an action-packed modern movie trailer. Based on the original TV serials ‘The Daleks’ and ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’, 1965’s Dr. Who and the Daleks and 1966’s Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. both starred Star Wars actor Peter … >
If, like myself, your earliest television memories include Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor, Bruce Banner’s transformation into the Incredible Hulk and the terrifying combination of Rod Hull and Emu, then it’s likely that lodged somewhere in the back of your mind will be images from the mid-‘70s sci-fi adventure series Space: 1999. Executively produced by Thunderbirds … >
The gaudy cinematic sci-fi zoetrope that is Dr. Who and the Daleks turned 50 this week which, depending on who you are, is either cause for celebration and re-watch, or outright ambivalence and a quick sneer in the comments section. However you feel about the film (love it), it’s a 50-year-old conundrum, clinging like a … >
Arrow Video is thrilled to announce the European Blu-ray debut of Hammer’s legendary gothic flick, The Hound of the Baskervilles, arriving on Monday 1 June. To celebrate the release, we’ve got Blu-rays to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following … >
For those perhaps not in the know, back in the Sixties two Dalek movies were produced featuring all-new Daleks (in all-new colour!) and an all-new Doctor, Peter Cushing (also in colour). In these outings, Cushing was an Earth-based scientist called, wait for it, “Dr. Who”. Don’t worry though, the TARDIS is still bigger on the inside (just) and the Daleks are as mean as ever.
For many CultBox readers, Peter Cushing is instantly recognisable for a number of roles. For many he was Star Wars villain Grand Moff Tarkin, the ruthless Imperial Commander running the Death Star in the original movie who appeared to be Darth Vader’s boss. Like Sir Alec Guinness, he lent the film an air of credibility amid the laser bolts, droids and spiritual mumbo-jumbo.