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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 19h

There's a few Hammer Films-related pieces up for grabs in my eBay store currently, with some more to come.

Help a boy out and buy something!

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 2d

Hopefully the books I'm working on at the moment will be real eye-openers.

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks ! I've got another project which has been stuck with printing issues all summer that I hope will be out imminently. Then it's the Exclusive book, and then the Hammer enterprises project !

I just wish I was a faster maker!

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 2d

Once I'm finished this Exclusive Films book I can throw myself totally into this project.

It's very much the missing piece of the puzzle.

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 2d

If you think Hammer was only films then you're very wrong. Hammer Productions were also extensively involved in theatre in the 40s and 50s.

I've spent this morning organising some of my collection of Hammer theatre programmes for a future project.

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 7d

Am very envious of all of you who got invites to The Curse of Frankenstein 4k premiere event in London tonight.

I'm sure it'll be a blast.

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 11d

Oh I get the thematic reasons, but I think chronologically and stylistically it belongs with Twins.

But absolutely delighted they've given it a 4k chance and should hopefully make the set more appealing to the reticent

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 12d

I always thought Wolfshead belonged on a Twins of Evil disc!

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 12d

I watched the new restoration of The Man in Black last night - Sid James is a delight, and love the detail thats now on show.

Also thrilled to finally be able to see Yoga and You - would also like to have seen the other Yoga shorts in the package, not sure where they'll fit in now

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The Man in Black Limited 4K UHD + BD [Region A & B & C]

A huge radio hit through the wartime years and beyond, The Man in Black mesmerised millions of listeners with his macabre tales, making Valentine Dyall a household name for his star turn as the sepulc...

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 12d

Men of Sherwood Forest is the next Hammer Films 4k.

Very much looking forward to this one - Exclusive/Hammer's earliest colour feature finally restored.

Plus a 4k restoration of John Hough's excellent Wolfshead.

hammerfilms.com/products/the...

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 19d

Just arrived in the post - the new Hammer Films 4k of The Man in Black.

This is one of my favorite early Hammer films and I'm so looking forward to tucking in.

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 21d

The Man Who Could Cheat Death - original US 1/2 sheet poster.

This one used to hang above my fireplace. Top tip Hammer fans - if you want an affordable original Hammer poster that it's easy to find a frame for - buy a 1/2 sheet!

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · 22d

What's the one piece of Hammer memorabilia you'd like to own?

Are you a poster person? A VHS collector? Do you own props?

Pictured - a selection of pieces from my collection

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Aug 29

Got my order for The Curse of Frankenstein in. And for the first time I seem to have bagged some of the freebies (though not the poster ☹️).

Folks, Hammer Films have separate 4k and Blu-ray Editions available for this one alongside the Ltd edition box

hammerfilms.com/collections/...

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Aug 22

That whole disc 6 feels very much like a thank you to the late Ted Newsom for all his Hammer research over the years.

His input in Hammer circles is much-missed.

And Flesh and Blood is an essential documentary for Hammer fans - in any of its various edits!

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Aug 22

Really pleased to see Ted Newsom's doc on Tales of Frankenstein is finally getting an airing.
It was dropped at the last minute from the 2012 BD for reasons unknown to me - which was a shame after I'd persuaded Hammer to include the tv pilot as an extra, giving it an official UK release!

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Aug 22

The Curse of Frankenstein is next up in Hammer's 4k restorations.

An epic features-packed UK-only limited edition

hammerfilms.com/products/the...

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Aug 21

There's all the other Hammer Films fans begging for 4k releases of the gothics, while I'm getting excited about the arrival of sheet music for another long-forgotten song by founder Will Hammer...

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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · Aug 18

Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign:

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Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025

Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thank you! Very kind of you to say so!
I haven't had a chance to dig into the rest of it yet!

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Aug 16

My contributor copy of the new Hammer Films' 4k restoration of BLOOD ORANGE has arrived! Delighted.

I've written an essay on Exclusive Films for the booklet, and lent the original 35mm elements for the trailer from my personal collection of ephemera.

Get your copy here: amzn.to/4lulBNG

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Jul 25

The fabulous Cleo Laine has died aged 97.

She appeared alongside her late husband Johnny Dankworth in Hammer Productions Ltd's jazz short Parade of the Bands in 1955 (distributed by Exclusive Films).

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Cleo Laine, Britain's most successful jazz singer, dies aged 97

Versatile singer straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades with husband, John Dankworth

www.theguardian.com

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Jul 17

The towering piles of books above my desk are foreboding. Need yet more bookcases.

And/or a clear out. It's amazing how much I've acquired 'in case' that gives me no pleasure or enthusiasm.

Not the Hammer stuff obvs - that's a proper collection.

Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Jul 17

An assortment of rare hardback source novels for Hammer Films /Exclusive Films adaptations.

How many of these are in your collections?

(I'm sorting through some boxes of material in the office today).

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Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social · Jul 13

Partly it feels like 'here's some ignorant Paddys' but I'm not sure if that was the intent. I must revisit the tv serial as I can't recall what way that played out.

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