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Dracula Stakes Out A British Knighthood
31 October 2009 9:18 AM, PDT
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Hammer horror movie star Christopher "Dracula" Lee has been knighted in the UK for his many villainous screen performances.
The 6' 5", 87-year-old actor, who has appeared in more than 250 film/TV productions, was honoured for his services to both drama and charity, receiving his knighthood from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.
Lee's first major acting role was as the 'Frankenstein Monster' in Hammer Films' Curse of Frankenstein (1957).
More Hammer films followed including Horror Of Dracula, The Mummy and The Hound of the Baskervilles.
In the 1970's, he continued working in genre films, including the role of 'Scaramanga' in the 'James Bond' film The Man with the Golden Gun, 'Rochefort' in The Three Musketeers, 'Lord Summerisle' in the original Wicker Man and the lead in Fu Manchu.
Recently, he portrayed the wizard 'Saruman' in The Lord of the Rings and 'Jedi' villain 'Count Dooku' in Star Wars.
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Fantastic Fest 09: Another review of Solomon Kane
9 October 2009 1:29 PM, PDT
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Year: 2009
Directors: Michael J. Bassett
Writers: Michael J. Bassett
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Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 6 out of 10
The 1600's don't get nearly enough love in cinema, and it's a real shame. The era of witch hunts, musketeers, and flintlock pistols is a ripe one, and has been the setting for such gems as "Captain Blood", "The Three Musketeers" (partial to the Oliver Reed one, of course; totally badass), and "The Conqueror Worm" (aka "Witchfinder General"). And as much money as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films have made, their success has led more to the greenlighting of franchises based on rides and brands than any real cinematic rediscovery of the 17th century. Anyway, there's something genuinely irresistible about this time frame, at least for me.
I don't know if it's the constant specter of religious strife in the pre- and post-Cromwell era, the fact that this part of
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