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Post by dem bones on Jun 13, 2009 16:18:31 GMT
Congratulations!
To Sir Christopher Lee on his well deserved and, many would agree, long overdue knighthood for his outstanding service to the acting profession.
Commiserations
To any poor sod within firing range when, on receiving today's newspapers, the 'Knight Of The Living Dead' discovered that, almost without exception, each of them features a photograph of him in full vampire drag with Arise, Sir Dracula!, Fright Knight!, Creature Of The Knight! and variations on same as the accompanying headline!
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Post by marksamuels on Jun 13, 2009 17:44:53 GMT
I hear that Sir Christopher is rather nervous about going to Buckingham Palace to receive his honour. However, I'm sure it'll be
All fright on the Knight...
(I'll get my coat)
Mark S.
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Post by Johnlprobert on Jun 14, 2009 8:52:48 GMT
Reg Varney would be proud, Mr Samuels!  I liked that the Daily Express claimed Lee's most famous roles were in Brides of Fu Manchu and Jess Franco's Count Dracula (1970) |
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Post by ripper on Jun 14, 2009 17:44:21 GMT
Congratulations to Chris Lee on his knighthood, but why on earth wasn't Peter Cushing given the same award?
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Post by dem bones on Jun 14, 2009 18:38:31 GMT
Of the two, i know who i'd have preferred to get one, Rip. I wonder at the reasoning. Why has Lee got an OBE now? I know he's getting on a bit, but wouldn't it have been more appropriate to recognise him and Peter Cushing when Hammer were briefly the country's most successful export?
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Post by carolinec on Jun 14, 2009 20:39:26 GMT
.. but wouldn't it have been more appropriate to recognise him and Peter Cushing when Hammer were briefly the country's most successful export? I suspect it's the same old anti-horror thing - the same reason that horror films rarely (never?) get any recognition at the Oscars and the like. Folks always look down their noses at horror - as you people will know all too well. But I am pleased they've given Lee a knighthood at last. ;D ;D (though Cushing should certainly have got one too - and Karloff, even though he went to the States to make his films) |
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Post by ripper on Jun 15, 2009 7:58:28 GMT
Dem, I am with you when it comes to choosing between PC and CL. IMHO PC was the better actor of the two. Sadly, acting ability seems to have precious little to do with who gets the "arise" treatment from HMQE.
Caroline, I think that is exactly right. Horror films are not seen as "proper" films, so those who star in them cannot be "proper" actors. Personally, I think the powers that be missed a golden opportunity to give PC a well-deserved knighthood in 1977 when his profile was raised following his appearance in Star Wars.
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Post by jonathan122 on Jun 15, 2009 8:16:18 GMT
Dem, I am with you when it comes to choosing between PC and CL. IMHO PC was the better actor of the two. Sadly, acting ability seems to have precious little to do with who gets the "arise" treatment from HMQE. Caroline, I think that is exactly right. Horror films are not seen as "proper" films, so those who star in them cannot be "proper" actors. Personally, I think the powers that be missed a golden opportunity to give PC a well-deserved knighthood in 1977 when his profile was raised following his appearance in Star Wars. To be fair, I think it's broader than that - until fairly recently film acting in general wasn't seen as "proper" acting, so no knighthoods or dameships for (amongst others) David Niven, Dirk Bogarde, James Mason, Deborah Kerr, George Sanders, Claude Rains, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Margaret Lockwood, Robert Donat, Jack Hawkins, etc. |
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Post by andydecker on Jun 15, 2009 8:17:24 GMT
Sir Peter Cushing.
This sure has a nice ring. And he would have deserved this.
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Post by carolinec on Jun 15, 2009 10:24:32 GMT
Dem, I am with you when it comes to choosing between PC and CL. IMHO PC was the better actor of the two. Sadly, acting ability seems to have precious little to do with who gets the "arise" treatment from HMQE. Caroline, I think that is exactly right. Horror films are not seen as "proper" films, so those who star in them cannot be "proper" actors. Personally, I think the powers that be missed a golden opportunity to give PC a well-deserved knighthood in 1977 when his profile was raised following his appearance in Star Wars. To be fair, I think it's broader than that - until fairly recently film acting in general wasn't seen as "proper" acting, so no knighthoods or dameships for (amongst others) David Niven, Dirk Bogarde, James Mason, Deborah Kerr, George Sanders, Claude Rains, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Margaret Lockwood, Robert Donat, Jack Hawkins, etc. Ah, but don't forget, Cushing was a respected TV (and stage?) actor before he became more famous for his film acting. But you're absolutely right, there are a large number of actors who never got the kind of official accolades they really should have got. |
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