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Category Archives: Literary Lyricism
THE ART IS ALIVE SESSIONS
A Tell-Tale Q&A and an Actor Panel This August I participated in several Zoom sessions with the Art is Alive Film Festival. I just received the recordings of two of them. First up is Art is Alive founder Cindy Mich … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Live! On Stage, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged Acting, actor, Art is Alive, Cindy Mich, Covid, directing, Edgar Allan Poe, education, festival, film, filmmaking, Improvisation, Michael Gentile, musicabre, panel, Q&A, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, Wisconsin
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CINS CHAT CORNER INTERVIEW
Friday, November 13th, I recorded an interview with Cindy Mich from Art is Alive, which she has now posted on her Blog Talk Radio webpage and YouTube (see below). We talked for nearly 90 minutes about my short film musical … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia, Notes in the News, The Speakeasy Chronicles
Tagged Award, beTwixt beTween & beTWAIN, Blog Talk Radio, china, Cindy Mich, Cins Chat Corner, Danny Ashkenasi, I Too Sing America, IMDb, interview, Judy Garland, Red Sorghum, short film, Speakeasy, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, Zhang Yimou
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TELL-TALE RUSSIAN HORROR INTRODUCTION
To Russia with Chills Today “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will play early evening at two festivals, not streaming via the internet but in front of physically assembled live audiences: the Russian International Horror Film Festival in Moscow, and … Continue reading
RIVETING AND REMARKABLE
Tell-Tale Review in The Art is Alive Magazine “What sounds like a recipe for disaster turns out to be an artistic delight.” The Art is Alive Magazine has published a review of my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a … Continue reading
LUCY TELLS the TALE of the MUSICABRE
A Tell-Tale Review Lucy Buglass runs the site “Lucy Goes to Hollywood“, where she just posted a four and a half star review of “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” as part of her series “Short Film Saturdays“. I’ll share … Continue reading
LANGSTON HUGHES, TOO, SINGS AMERICA
Who But The Lord – Words: Langston Hughes; Music: Danny Ashkenasi The above words were written by Langston Hughes in the 1950s. It angers me that they still speak so closely to the struggles we are witnessing today, even more … Continue reading
DREAMS and MEMORIES
A Dream Memory for the Grand-Niece Our niece Linden is homeschooling her children since the shelter-at-home order took hold in her state, just as it has done for millions of families all over the planet. She sent an … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Literary Lyricism, The Teaching Artist
Tagged brother, devils, Dream, false memory, first grade, homeschool, Linden, Lyra, Memory, story, Tatu, trauma
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Isabel Allende’s Hosannas to the Quakers
I am in the middle of reading Isabel Allende’s new book “A Long Petal of the Sea”, about refugees from the Spanish Civil War brought to Chile through the efforts of the poet Pablo Neruda. I came upon a … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Lyricism
Tagged A Long Petal of the Sea, Chile, Ed Elder, Isabel Allende, Pablo Neruda, Quaker, quote, refugees, Spanish Civil War
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Some Choice Quotes from “LESS”
I just finished Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Less”. It’s a really good read, with lots of writing you just want to quote for the pleasure of it. So I will. Here are some choice bits from … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Lyricism
Tagged Andrew Sean Greer, audition monolog, Berlin, Broadway, Camel, Less, Love, musical, New York City, Pulitzer, quotes, Turning 50
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450 DEGREES OF MORTAL TERROR – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #4
Presently I heard a slight groan And I knew It was the groan of mortal terror It was not a groan of pain or of grief Oh no It was the low stifled sound That arises from the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged assistant cameraman, Austin Lepri, Director of Photography, dolly, Edgar Allan Poe, film set, gaffer, groan, Harry Walker, Henry Borriello, Ja'rel Ivory, Jason Chua, key grip, Mortal Terror, music, musicabre, Nicholas Callais, short film, soliloquy, The Tell-Tale Heart
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THE DAY I MURDERED MY HUSBAND – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #3
Welcome back to the “Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” film shoot diary, and the day I murdered my husband. Repeatedly. Take after take after take. Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” centers on a “very very dreadfully … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged assault, Austin Lepri, black and white, chamber piece, cinematography, Ed Elder, Edgar Allan Poe, eye, flashback, Jason Chua, movie, murder, musicabre, musical, Opera, pas a deux, set, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart, vulture
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TELL-TALE PEEK INTO THE ON SET MONITOR – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #1
Last week was production week for the short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“. One day of set-up, 6 days of shooting, 9-10 hour days that by the weekend became 11-15 hour days. Everyone worked very hard and … Continue reading
A Freaky Little Tell-Tale Tidbit
Listen to this. It’s rather creepy, isn’t it, not just because of the unsettling nature of the text, but because of, well, I’ll explain later, just listen now: I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged death, Edgar Allan Poe, film, musicabre, pre-production, recording studio, short film, terror, The Tell-Tale Heart
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TELL-TALE REVEAL!
So what is the big new deal with “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“? OK! Aright! I know you’ve been on tenterhooks! The suspense has been killing you! But only figuratively. Not literally, … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Live! On Stage, Musicabilia
Tagged Cinema, Edgar Allan Poe, eye, horror, JahRockn, movie, musicabre, musical, nervous, Opera, recording studio, short film, stone dead, The Tell-Tale Heart, vulture
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TELL-TALE OMENS
What is this about? Have I decided to add cartoonist to my jack-of-the-arts-box? No. I am quite aware that my drawing skills are more on the feeble side. These sketches are for practical reasons, which however are … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged cartoon, Edgar Allan Poe, graphic art, music theater, musicabre, o, sketch, The Tell-Tale Heart
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TELL-TALE SIGN…
Something’s coming… Something murderous, mad, musical… A pale blue eye… Cellos signing; moaning; screaming… His hideous heart… It’s all returning… But not the way it was… It will take on a whole … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged cello, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, madness, murder, music, musicabre, musical, Opera, The Tell-Tale Heart
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