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Category Archives: Melodies Linger On
P&P – Day 5 – The Pendulum Swings
Filming the Deadly Progress of the Pendulum The most famous image from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story “The Pit and the Pendulum” is of the sword swinging back and forth, coming down ever closer over the hapless protagonist tied … Continue reading
P&P at the OFFSHORE FILM FESTIVAL
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” is playing as part of the Offshore Film Festival, enjoying its inaugural year in the tony vacation town of Montauk at the far eastern tip of Long Island. The festival runs today … Continue reading
2021 YEAR END POP CULTURE QUIZ
One point for each correct answer. No googling! – since I didn’t use google to come up with these questions (only to spell check afterwards) – which is a bit of a brag, yes, yet maybe also revealing something questionable … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged 2021, Andrew Cuomo, Annette, Aretha Franklin, Brian Kilmeade, Chris cuomo, Commander, Cyrano, Dear Evan Hansen, Don McLean, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, In the Heights, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Stewart, Laura Ingraham, Lil Nas X, Lucille Ball, Mariah Carey, movies, music, musicals, Nicole Kidman, Pete Buttigieg, politics, pop culture, President Biden, Princess Diana, quiz, Sean Hannity, Tammy Faye Bakker, Taylor Swift, Tick Tick Boom, trivia, West Side Story
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P&P Portraits in Color Grading
Here is a little portrait gallery from “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my second short film musical adaptation of a classic Edgar Allan Poe short story (after “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“). I’m focusing on close-ups … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On
Tagged adaptation, cinematography, Color, color grading, Director of Photography, Edgar Allan Poe, Gallery, Jason Chua, Jimmy McCoy, lighting, musicabre, musical, narcissism, portrait, post-production, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart
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TELL-TALE FLORIDA THREEPEAT
TELL-TALE RETURNS TO FLORIDA IN AUGUST “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, has been making the festival rounds since November 2019. And it’s still going strong, even though a one year to … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged August, Covid 19, Dunedin, Edgar Allan Poe, Enigma Films, Fandomonium, Film Festival, Florida, Halloween, horror, musical, Orlando, Picture Show, short film, Tampa, Threepeat
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SELFIE with ADAM
Friday I attended the live Adam Lambert concert. I missed out on his last concert appearance in New York because it sold out before I made it to the ticket website. But this time I got my ticket early. And … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, Melodies Linger On
Tagged Adam Lambert, all female band, concert, Covid 19, dancersize, internet connection, isolation, live, pandemic, Rock, selfie, stand-by, superpower
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TRIPLE SOFIE AWARD NOMINEE
“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” receives three SOFIE Award nominations from The Short Film Awards At 37 minutes, “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” falls within the 40 minute maximum length for short films as established by major film … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged Anthony Paul-Cavaretta, Austin Lepri, Award, feature length, Henry Borriello, Jason Chua, Long Short Film, mid-length, musicabre, Nicholas Callais, Nominations, outstanding, short film, Short Film Awards, SOFIE, Stolis Hadjicharalambous, Styling, Technical Work, The Tell-Tale Heart, Todd Maki
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Diana Rigg and the 3rd Happy Song for Dark Times
I just learned that Diana Rigg passed. Rest in Peace, Diana Rigg. Diana Rigg was probably my first childhood celebrity crush. I likely first loved Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins the way tots love their nannies, but I had my … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Cinema Scope, Live! On Stage, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged Big Band, Bond Girl, Broadway, Diana Rigg, Freud, Game of Thrones, German, Julie Andrews, Laurie Johnson Orchestra, Mary Poppins, Medea, Miss Marple, Mit Schirm Charme und Melone, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Patrick Magee, The Avengers, TV Theme
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CORONAVIRUS DANCERCISING
Boogieing Away the COVID 19 Blues New York City’s gyms were shut down four days after Broadway and one day after the schools. Six days later the whole state would be ordered to shelter at home. There was to … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged 4 Minutes, Adam Lambert, Can't Keep My Hands to Myself, Chains of Love, coronavirus, Covid 19, dancercise, Dancing By Myself, Dancing Queen, Ed Elder, Energizer Bunny, I Will Survive, I Would Die 4 U, I'm So Excited, k d lang, Kate Bush, Lakme, Martha Graham, Nasty, Playlist, Shake it Off, Shake It Up, Shake Your Bon-Bon, Shake Your Booty, shelter at home, Stranger You Are, superpower, Tai Chi, The Safety Dance, Velvet, Vogueing, Walk Like An Egyptian, You Put a Chill in My heart
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PRAGUE BEST ACTOR?
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO RECEIVING THIS AWARD I received this email Sunday: Dear DANNY ASHKENASI, Congratulations! We are happy to announce that your film “THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE“ was a WINNER in our Quarterly Festival’s latest edition in the following … Continue reading
Pierre Cardin at the Brooklyn Museum
The Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum is coming to a close today. I went last Thursday, and found my shutterbug instincts whipped up until my cellphone needed recharging. Here are some of the images that … Continue reading
COLUMBUS CIRCLE HOLIDAY MARKET & Yuletide Music Quiz
A Photo Stroll around New York City’s biggest Holiday Market, plus a little Yuletide Music Quiz*. *answers tucked in the tags at the bottom of this post Yuletide Song Quiz 1: What is the name of the … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Christmas Tree, Christmastime in the Trailerpark, Columbus Circle, Holiday, Holiday Market, I'll be Homo for Christmas, lesbian, Linus and Lucy, Madonna, Market, Montgomery Ward, ornaments, photography, Queer, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Solstice tree, Venus Envy, Vince Guaraldi Trio, vocal group, Y'All
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GOODBYE SPICER
Well, one long national nightmare is finally over… It’s been too long. He should not have been invited onto the show in the first place, because it was likely from the beginning and now has been painfully born … Continue reading
Posted in Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged Dancing with the Stars, Disgrace, Elimination, Goodbye Stranger, Liar, Sean Spicer, Supertramp
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Sunset in the Trailer Park
Just a little amuse bouche of photo and music quiz in between larger courses of Two-fisted Touristing Ed and I stayed a few days in an airbnb 20 miles south of the Grand Canyon (major photo blog post to … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged A Single Man, Arizona, beTwixt beTween & beTWAIN, Christmastime in the Trailer Park, Don Henley, Ed Elder, Fiddler on the Roof, Kate Bush, Mississippi, musical, photography, Sunrise Sunset, sunset, Sunset Grill, Sunset on the River, Tom Ford, Trailer Park, Y'All
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Notes from a Composer 