Category Archives: Musicabilia

All the other musicals of mine (the ones that aren’t “Speakeasy”)

3 Seconds of HELL

Posted on April 8, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

An Advance Mini Audio Peek at “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” “If there’s a hell, this is the music.” That was my mother’s succinct critique of the score of my short film “The Pit and the Pendulum … Continue reading →

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Tell-Tale Festival Tidbits

Posted on March 15, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Some other Awards (Not) Making the News Lately Apropos of other much more momentous film awards news being announced, I thought I might update some Tell-Tale news on that front. The Hollywood Screenings Film Festival has honored “The Tell-Tale Heart … Continue reading →

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A NIGHT AT THE MUSICABRE – the Art is Alive Magazine Article

Posted on March 4, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Art is Alive Magazine’s Matrell Wood interviewed me a few weeks back and the article has just been published. It touches upon “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, its companion piece-in-the-works “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” as … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE JUMP CUTS

Posted on March 3, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Jump Cuts Film Festival announces the following two awards for “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“: Aidey Pugh, director of the Jump Cuts Film Festival, sent me an email announcing that my “Fab musical adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic … Continue reading →

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AMERICAN FILMATIC ARTS AWARD(S?)

Posted on February 22, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Maybe I should just say thank you and not ask awkward, pedantic questions? This past Friday I received this notification email regarding my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“: Dear Danny, CONGRATULATIONS! Your film submission has been chosen for … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE LA WEEKEND

Posted on February 5, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Watch (and vote for) “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” for Free this Weekend via the Los Angeles Television, Script and Film Festival This Saturday and Sunday, or more precisely from midnight EST Friday night through midnight PST Monday morning, … Continue reading →

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The SOFIE Trophy

Posted on January 18, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

A big Fed Ex box got delivered today, and inside, carefully packaged, was our SOFIE Trophy, the award “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” won from The Short Film Awards last November. It’s rather big and has weight. And shines … Continue reading →

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TWO MORE TELL-TALE AWARDS

Posted on January 8, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” recently received two more awards from FESTIVAL ANGAELICA and the Spotlight Film Awards; and has been announced as an official selection at the LATVSFF & Fixion Film Festivals I’ll start with FESTIVAL ANGAELICA. As … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE at ANGAELICA

Posted on December 21, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

Watch Tell-Tale for Free at Festival Angaelica thru Dec 30 It’s a Tell-Tale holiday surprise! Thru December 30 you can watch my musical short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” for free, … Continue reading →

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THE ART IS ALIVE SESSIONS

Posted on December 14, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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Back in the Studio

Posted on November 28, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

Some teasing glimpses into the next Poe Musicabre Pre-production efforts for the follow-up to my short film musical adaptation of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” are in full gear. This week I am in the studio laying down vocal … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST AWARDS

Posted on November 23, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” wins awards for Adaptation and Soundtrack (Short Film) from South African Horrorfest The charismatic South African Horrorfest hosts Paul and Sonya posted their awards announcement video on YouTube, including a list of all the … Continue reading →

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CINS CHAT CORNER INTERVIEW

Posted on November 15, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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TELL-TALE RUSSIAN HORROR INTRODUCTION

Posted on October 23, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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NYSIFF FILM PANELS

Posted on October 18, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

The New York State International Film Festival held three different film panels over the course of its festival dates. I participated in all three. NYSIFF has posted all three panels on YouTube, so I can now share them here. If … Continue reading →

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FANtastic MUSIC

Posted on October 13, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

FANtastic Horror Film Festival has nominated “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” in the category “Best Music”. For more on this and San Diego’s local horror film festival overall, check out their Facebook Page. For more on “The Tell-Tale Heart … Continue reading →

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