Author Archives: dannyashkenasi

About dannyashkenasi

I'm a composer with over 40 years experience creating music theater. I'm also an actor, writer, director, producer, teacher and general enthusiast for the arts.

P&P HOLLYWOOD GOLD AWARDS

Posted on June 9, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Hollywood Gold Awards bestowed the Silver Award for Horror to “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” as well as an Honorable Mention for its Original Score

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Awards, filmmaking, gold, Hollywood, Honorable Mention, horror, musicabre, Original Score, Silver, The Pit and the Pendulum | Leave a comment

FROM BHUTAN WITH JOY for P&P

Posted on June 8, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Short Film – Actor – Soundtrack Druk International Film Festival honors “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“ As far as I know, the Druk International Film Festival is the only film festival from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Achievement, actor, adaptation, Audience Choice, Award, Bhutan, dragon, Druk, Edgar Allan Poe, Film Festival, International, musicabre, musical, short film, soundtrack, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart | Leave a comment

P&P’s STARDUST BEST ACTOR AWARD

Posted on June 4, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Stardust Films and Screenplay Festival gave me the Best Actor Award for my performance in my short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“ UPDATE 6/5 CUCKOO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ALSO HONORS “THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged adaptation, Award, Best Actor, certificate, Edgar Allan Poe, excellence, festival, films, five, H. Perry, Jimmy Young, musicabre, performance, Screenplays, season, Stardust, The Pit and the Pendulum | Leave a comment

P&P’s GOTHAMITE and ART FILM AWARDS

Posted on June 2, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” won three awards from Gothamite Monthly Film Awards: Best Horror Short Best Original Score Best Visual Effects Additionally Art Film Awards singled out the film’s Sound Design

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Art Film Awards, Awards, film, Gothamite, horror, Jimmy McCoy, May, monthly, musicabre, Original Score, short, short film, Sound Design, The Pit and the Pendulum, Todd Maki, visual effects | Leave a comment

P&P VIRGIN SPRING CINEFEST AWARD

Posted on May 27, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Virgin Spring Cinefest gives “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” the Outstanding Achievement Award for Short Film

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged 2022, Achievement, Award, Cinefest, India, May, musicabre, outstanding, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, Virgin Spring | Leave a comment

P&P KOLKATA SCREENING

Posted on May 26, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will screen May 27, 7pm IST as part of the International Short Film Festival 2022 in the Satyajit Ray Auditorium in Kolkata, India

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged 2022, Arifur Rahman, festival, film, India, International, Kolkota, musicabre, Naila Azad Nupur, Sanjay Mukerjee, Satyajit Ray, screening, short, The Pit and the Pendulum | Leave a comment

P&P URUVATTI HONORS

Posted on May 21, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

The Uruvatti International Film Festival gives “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” awards for Best Horror Short Film and Best Original Score / Short Film UPDATE (6/1/22): The certificates have arrived:

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged 2022, best, festival, film, horror, International, May, musicabre, Original Score, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, Uruvatti, winner | Leave a comment

3 GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS FOR P&P

Posted on May 19, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Golden Horse International Film Festival gives three awards to “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” Best Experimental Short Film Best Actor Best Original Score

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Awards, best, Best Actor, Experimental, festival, film, Golden Horse, International, musicabre, original, score, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum | Leave a comment

P&P LUIS BUNUEL AWARDS

Posted on May 12, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and and Pendulum – a musicabre” received 2 Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards from L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival (LIAFF). CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabreDirected by Danny Ashkenasi United States Best Film … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Arthouse, Award, Critic's Choice, Film Festival, International, L'Age d'Or, Luis Buñuel, memorial, musicabre, score, soundtrack, The Pit and the Pendulum, winner | Leave a comment

P&P NEW YORK MOVIE AWARD

Posted on May 9, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” won the Silver Award for Horror from the New York Movie Awards

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Award, Awards, horror, movie, musicabre, New York, NYMA, Silver, The Pit and the Pendulum | 3 Comments

P&P KING’S CROSS AWARD

Posted on May 7, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

HI Danny, I am pleased to inform you that “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was voted Best Horror Short in our May Competition. It has also been nominated for Best Horror Short in our main awards ceremony … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged 2022, Awards, Ben Etchells, best, Edgar Allan Poe, film, horror, King's Cross, May, musicabre, musical, short, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum | Leave a comment

CHERRY BLOSSOMS 2022

Posted on May 6, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Last Saturday I returned to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to see the cherry blossoms in its famous esplanade in peek bloom. Took a lot of photos again, of course, as I have before (and before and before), but this time … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged blossom, botanic, brooklyn, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, cherry, Cherry blossoms, Cherry Esplanade, Esplanade, Garden, photography, pink, Spring, White | 1 Comment

PIT & PENDULUM in the EAST VILLAGE

Posted on May 2, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

UPDATE 5/13/22 “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” won the award for Music Performance at the Transparent Film Festival UPDATE (5/5/22) “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” is nominated for Best Actor & Best Music Performance … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged adaptation, Brian McLane, East Village, Edgar Allan Poe, Film Festival, horror, judge, musicabre, musical, rating, Saint Marks Place, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, theater, Transparent, Under St Marks | Leave a comment

HAPPY SONGS FOR DARK TIMES #4: The “HAPPY” Happy Songs

Posted on April 26, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

If I was hopeful that the dark times might brighten after the Orange Menace was evicted by the people, well, those hopes look if not dashed, surely bruised and battered on the floor. Homegrown fascism and bigotry have only more … Continue reading →

Posted in Live! On Stage, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News | Tagged Alexis Jordan, Barbra Streisand, Beatles, Ben Selvin and the Crooners, Bill Irwin, Billie Eilish, Blood Sweat and Tears, Bobby McFerrin, Bye Bye Birdie, Dick van Dyke, Ding Dong, Don't Worry Be Happy, Ed Sullivan, Get Happy, Happiness, happy, Happy Days Are Here Again, Happy Talk, Happy Together, Humpe Humpe, I Could Be Happy With You, I Whistle a Happy Tune, I'm So Happy Just To Dance With You, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Kid Cudi, Lana del Rey, Life's a Happy Song, Norah Jones, Olivia Rodrigo, Pharrell Williams, Put On a Happy Face, Robin Williams, Rogers and Hammerstein, South Pacific, Taylor Swift, Tears for Fears, The Boyfriend, The King and I, The Muppets, The Turtles | 1 Comment

Pit and Pendulum Image Tease

Posted on April 21, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

This is my favorite screenshot of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation. I like its visual composition. I like the emotion that radiates from it. I like the mystery that … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope | Tagged adaptation, bald, Edgar Allan Poe, evocative, feelings, musicabre, musical, mystery, photography, screenshot, short film, spoiler, The Pit and the Pendulum, thoughts, trio, triplets | Leave a comment

ART EXPO 2022

Posted on April 12, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Once again (as in then and then and then and then), Ed and I went to the Art Expo (it’s nice to get free tickets), this time not at a pier on the Hudson as previously, but at Pier 36 … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin' | Tagged 2022, Addo, Aghassi, Alexis Silk, art expo, Ben Avram, Cathy Shepherd, Chkhaidze Gocha, Dewei Zhao, Dominic Esposito, E. Beauplace, Eka Paradze, Ely Arturo, Flo Muliardo, Harold Braul, Harumi Kiyota, Hjördis Thelander, Iris Band, Irit Grossman Biber, Isabelle Renou, Jackie Fuchs, Jay Durrah, LeClosier, Lilac Madar, Living Frames, Madhubani, Marcin Glod, Marilyn Maxwell, Meeta, Michael Ikoyi, Myriam Sitbon, New York City, Nikolai Petrov, Otto Ganz, Pagana Alas Abiertas, Paul Sima, Peter McLennan, photography, Picasso, Piero Gianfranceschi, R. Hasak, Renssen, Reuven Hazak, Samir Sammoun, Serge Ovcharuk, Solomon Hwang, Tiago Azevedo, Tugba Yazici, Ukraine, Vasily Kasanov, Véronique Vigneron, Venuti, Visual Arts | Leave a comment

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