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P&P ROBINSON FILM AWARDS
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – a musicabre is awarded BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK by the ROBINSON FILM AWARDS
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Awards, Experimental, film, International, Italy, musicabre, Naples, Robinson, short, soundtrack, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST AWARDS
SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST gives THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – a musicabre awards for BEST MALE LEAD and BEST SOUNDTRACK
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged actor, Alien Dick, Awards, Damian Rodriguez Martinez, Daniel Aaron Harris, Danny Ashkenasi, Death in a Box, festival, film, horror, Horrorfest, Johnny Vivash, Maggot Party, male lead, Milo Taboada, musicabre, musical, soundtrack, South Africa, South African Horrorfest, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P ART IS ALIVE NOMINATIONS
ART IS ALIVE FILM FESTIVAL announced 4 nominations for THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE Best Action/Adventure Short Film Best Male Actor in a Short Film Best Director – Action/Adventure Short Film Best Cinematography – Action/Adventure Short Film … Continue reading
OREGON ROSE GARDEN
The same day my cousin and I went to Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, to marvel at the Redwoods and pay our respects at the Holocaust Memorial, we also basked in the splendor of the International Test Rose Garden. Which … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Amphitheater, Bronze, damask, Garden, International Test Rose Garden, Oregon, Portland, RED, Rose, Roses, Royal Rosarian, statue, Washington Park
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OREGON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
I visited the Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Washington Park in Portland last October. The photos don’t require further commentary.
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged arch, Auschwitz, children, cobble stones, doll, family, Holocaust, memorial, Oregon, photography, Portland, stone, suitcase, Wall, Washington Park, World War 2
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P&P on HORROR ISLAND
NEW UPDATE: 12/7/22 – The new time for the Horror Island Film Festival has been posted. December 31st. Looks to be the same location as before. It can now be part of your jet setting New Year’s Eve extravaganza: 31 … Continue reading
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