P&P’s ART is ALIVE & ALIBAG WEEKEND

Posted on January 30, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

TWO CHANCES TO CATCH

“THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE”

ON LINE and in INDIA

FEB 4 & FEB 5

1st Chance!

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will screen on-line – in other words accessible from anywhere with internet connection – this Saturday Feb 4, 6:30pm EST, followed by a Q&A with yours truly, Edward Elder, Henry Borriello (co-producer) and Stolis Hadjicharalambous (editor), courtesy of Art is Alive Film Festival, which has nominated my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation for 4 awards: Best Action/Adventure Short Film, Best Male Actor Short Film, Best Director Action/Adventure Short Film, and Best Cinematography Action/Adventure Short Film.

Reserve your ticket here.

2nd Chance!

If you happen to be in India… there will be an in person screening of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” at the 3rd Alibag Short Film Festival 2023, scheduled for 5 February 2023 at the Hotel Sandys Alibag, Maharashtra, 9 AM to 6 PM (India time) with the award ceremony at 5 to 6 PM.

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” is nominated for Best International Film. I will not manage to get myself physically to Alibag, India, but will be crossing my fingers from Brooklyn, NY.

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P&P’s PIGEON D’OR NOMINATION

Posted on January 27, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

The PIGEON D’OR AWARDS

have nominated

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”

for Best Film Score / Soundtrack

The Pigeon D’or awards are the yearly culmination of the Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards, which last Spring awarded “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” the award for Best Film Score / Soundtrack and the Critic’s Choice Award.

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P&P’s INTERNATIONAL FILM NOMINATION

Posted on January 24, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”

has been nominated for

Best International Film

today!

No, not by the Oscars, (yeah, right), although they announced their nominations too today, but by the Alibag Short Film Festival, who I guess are trying to steal some of the Oscar’s thunder.

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P&P at TRIBOROUGH FILM FESTIVAL

Posted on January 20, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”

plays January 28, 9pm

at the Triborough Film Festival

My short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will screen Saturday, January 28 at 9pm at The Zukor Theater (35-01 35th Ave, Queens, NY 11106) as part of the Triborough Film Festival, sponsored by the Astoria Filmmakers Club. Tickets can be purchased here. The festival has provided us with this promo code for discounts: TEAMCAST2023.

I will be there as well as at three (!) more screenings of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” in New York City during the following three weeks. The Art is Alive screening (and Q&A) Feb 4 and the Winter Film Awards screenings Feb 19 (incl. Q&A) and Feb 23. More info on those to be posted in due course.

I hope to see you Saturday in Queens!

UPDATE – 1/25/23 – “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”

has received 6 Nominations

from the Triborough Film Festival:

Best Short Film

Best Actor

Best Soundtrack

Best Production Design

Best Wardrobe

Best Sound Design

Plus it’s in the running for the People’s Choice Award!

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NEW YORK CITY IO FILM FESTIVAL AWARD

Posted on January 18, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“,

my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation,

is a 2nd Place Winner in the Horror Film category

of the New York City IO Film Festival,

sponsored by the Arete Living Arts Foundation.

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WHITNEY MUSEUM TERRACE VIEWS

Posted on January 14, 2023 by dannyashkenasi
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P&P’s SPOTLIGHT GOLD AWARD

Posted on January 7, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

SPOTLIGHT FILM AWARDS

gives

“THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE”

the

SPOTLIGHT GOLD AWARD

Spotlight Film Awards just announced the winners of its 2022 awards. My musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was awarded one of its highest honors, a Spotlight Gold Award.

The Spotlight Film Awards also features a page of the awarded filmmaker’s bios, including mine, which you can also read in full here.

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LIGHTSCAPE 22/23

Posted on January 4, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

LIGHTSCAPE, the outdoor light show experience at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden concludes this Sunday, January 8.

Here are some of this year’s highlights in pics and vids. You can also catch the splendor from last year’s show here and here.

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P&P ROBINSON FILM AWARDS

Posted on December 28, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – a musicabre

is awarded

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

by the

ROBINSON FILM AWARDS

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P&P SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST AWARDS

Posted on December 21, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST

gives

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – a musicabre

awards for

BEST MALE LEAD

and

BEST SOUNDTRACK

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P&P ART IS ALIVE NOMINATIONS

Posted on December 19, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

ART IS ALIVE FILM FESTIVAL

announced 4 nominations for

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE

Best Action/Adventure Short Film 

Best Male Actor in a Short Film

Best Director – Action/Adventure Short Film

Best Cinematography – Action/Adventure Short Film

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe classic short story adaptation (intake of breath) will screen Feb 4 on line. Co-producer Henry Borriello and editor Stolis Hadjicharalambous will join Ed and me (co-producers and co-actors and husbands) for a Q&A after the screening. More on all that soon.

You can also vote for the trailer of my first Poe musicabre “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” in the Art is Alive Fan Voting Page. Watch the trailer and vote for it for free here.

Update 2/12/23 –

Jason Chua wins Best Cinematography – Action/Adventure Short Film

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OREGON ROSE GARDEN

Posted on December 15, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

The same day my cousin and I went to Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, to marvel at the Redwoods and pay our respects at the Holocaust Memorial, we also basked in the splendor of the International Test Rose Garden.

Which includes a tip of the hat to the Royal Rosarian.

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OREGON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL

Posted on December 8, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

I visited the Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Washington Park in Portland last October.

The photos don’t require further commentary.

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P&P on HORROR ISLAND

Posted on December 1, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

NEW UPDATE: 12/7/22 – The new time for the Horror Island Film Festival has been posted. December 31st. Looks to be the same location as before.

It can now be part of your jet setting New Year’s Eve extravaganza:

31 Dec, 19:00 – 23:50

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,

C. República Dominicana, 18, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spagna

UPDATE: So, right after I posted this, I got an email from festival director Domiziano Christopharo that “due to logistic problem the fest is delayed”, with the screenings to take place “in another location in the end of December.” So, stay tuned for that and don’t hop onto your private jet for Gran Canaria just yet.

INITIAL POST: So, if you happen to be in the Canary Islands this Friday, or happen to be a jet setter for whom a weekend jaunt to the Canary Islands on the fly seems like a great idea, you can catch my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe classic short story adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screening as part of the Horror Island film festival:

02 Dec, 19:00 – 23:50

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,

C. República Dominicana, 18, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spagna

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A TOURIST ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD

Posted on November 28, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

I woke up early, still on New York time, the Sunday morning of my Skiptown Film Festival visit in LA. The actors panel I was participating in was scheduled for 1pm, so I had time to play tourist on Hollywood Boulevard and check out the stars of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Dolby Theater, home of the Oscars, and the celebrity cement hand and foot prints at the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Plus a view of the iconic Hollywood sign.

The metro station at Hollywood and Vine is rather splendid. The subway itself, on an early Sunday morning, is populated with many who apparently spent the night in the train…

I started on the south side of Hollywood Boulevard, walking West from Vine.

Seems somehow fitting that Mary Pickford and Amy Adams are neighbors.

“Driving Miss Daisy”‘s Jessica Tandy just across from “Do the Right Thing”‘s Spike Lee.

The Apollo 11 astronauts are honored at every corner of this intersection.

For the time being, Frank Borzage has to bear the indignity of being obscured under scaffolding.

Bogie will show off even better later at Grauman’s Chinese Theater.

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“Thank you for making me enjoy a musical, in a special way.”

Posted on November 18, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

THE SPOOKY EMPIRE INTERVIEW

Scott C. Biery from Guru Reviews interviewed me in conjunction with “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screening at the Spooky Empire Film Festival in Orlando, where my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation won an award for music and was nominated for its special effects.

The video of Scott’s interviews is up exclusively on YouTube. You can watch it by clicking HERE. My interview starts at the 12:38 mark and runs through 30:29.

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