Category Archives: Cinema Scope

For the love of movies, and not just the musicals

Playing the Notorious Nathan Leopold

Posted on February 6, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

Nathan Leopold 1924 March 1 Live On-line Performance of “In the Aftermath of Mercy” I’ve been cast as Nathan Leopold, the lead character in the new play “In the Aftermath of Mercy”, which Virtual Arts will be broadcasting as a … Continue reading →

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Return of the Tell-Tale Heart

Posted on January 11, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

NYC Repeat Screening of “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” 2/25 My first short film Edgar Allan Poe musical adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, recipient of over 60 IMDb.com recognized awards, has long concluded its official festival run, … Continue reading →

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Tell-Tale’s Original Script?

Posted on November 25, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

When a very faithful adaptation gets an award for originality… Recently my first Edgar Allan Poe musical short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” received an award for Best Original Screenplay from the East Village New York Film … Continue reading →

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Queer Movies Under the Radar

Posted on November 17, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Nine Fine Films to Keep an Eye Out For Last month we took in a variety of LGBTQ films via the Newfest film festival. Some higher profile films like “Emilia Pérez” and “Bird”, which I saw in Cannes and just … Continue reading →

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Espy and Fly By Norman Mooney Sculptures

Posted on October 29, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Explorations in shapes, materials and reflections

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11/3 FREE SCREENING of PIT & PENDULUM in EAST VILLAGE

Posted on October 21, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens this Sunday 10pm at Under St. Marks UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for November 3, 10:30pm – the following information has been updated accordingly: My musical short film Edgar Allan … Continue reading →

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GORDON PARKS captures INGRID BERGMAN at a fraught time

Posted on October 3, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

This Spring I was enjoying a sprawling exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum featuring select works of many African and African-American artists, when I came upon this photo of Ingrid Bergman. A photo that by itself vibrates with meaning and emotion. … Continue reading →

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… in which Ed has to endure Danny getting “artsy” on the escalator.

Posted on September 14, 2024 by dannyashkenasi
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Kingdom of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions

Posted on September 6, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Well, that’s one way to spin the data… This is the 10th installment of my own personal New Yorker Cartoon captions (easiest way to find all the others is to click on the Literary Lyricism category). It’s also the fourth … Continue reading →

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Actor and Cinematography Awards for P&P

Posted on August 24, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

In a handsomely arched hall turned screening room in a stately old building filled with history, my Edgar Allan Poe musical adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, was shown last night at the Giove International Film Festival … Continue reading →

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LADY LIBERTY in foul and fair weather

Posted on June 9, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Mid April Ed and I escorted visiting family to Liberty Island for a trip to, and up, the Statue of Liberty. The morning started grey and rainy but turned sunny and blue around the time we reached the viewing gallery … Continue reading →

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CANNES IMPRESSIONS Part 3

Posted on May 30, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

The final installment of my Cannes Impressions focuses on the town of Cannes itself, the plazas and old town around the Palais, the marina, the Croisette (the avenue along the beach), and some views in the town periphery.

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CANNES IMPRESSIONS Part 2

Posted on May 27, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

More Premieres and the Virtual Reality / Immersive Competition I saw 27 movies in Cannes, plus 6 of the programs/installations in the Virtual Reality / Immersive competition (more on that at the end of this post). I saw a lot … Continue reading →

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CANNES IMPRESSIONS – Part 1

Posted on May 23, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

I spent 10 days in Cannes, attending the famous film festival on the Croisette. It’s my first Cannes. This will be the first in a series of blog posts of Cannes impressions, of the festival, the movies, the town. Below … Continue reading →

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Film Festival Jury Member

Posted on May 14, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

I am happy to officially share that I have been made a jury member of the FFTG Awards (who showcased my film “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” last year, giving the film six nominations, and an award … Continue reading →

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Special 4/26 NYC Encore Screening of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”

Posted on April 8, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the the Pendudulum – a musicabre”, my (intake of breath) musical short film Edgar Allan Poe classic horror story adaptation officially concluded its one-and-a half year festival run late last year. However, and this is a nice … Continue reading →

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