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Special 4/26 NYC Encore Screening of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”
“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
P&P at ANGAELICA
Watch “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” on-line at FESTIVAL ANGAELICA It’s a Holiday Treat! Today and through the end of the year my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will … Continue reading
P&P in LA this FRIDAY
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens this Friday in LA, followed by a Q&A LA Indie Film Fest is screening my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation this Friday, October 13th, at 7:30pm at The Other Space, 916 … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged adaptation, Edgar Allan Poe, Film Festival, FilmFest, horror, indie, LA, Los Angeles, musicabre, musical, Q&A, screening, The Other Space, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P in HAMBURG
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens Thursday in the antikyno in Hamburg Schocktober is being celebrated at the independent cinema antikyno in Hamburg, Germany. And this Thursday, October 5, at 7pm they are scheduling their shortfilm-slam Horror … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged adaptation, antikyno, applause, Cinema, Edgar Allan Poe, Germany, Hamburg, horror, musicabre, musical, Schocktober, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P at the JERSEY SHORE
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens Sunday, July 2, 7:30pm at the Jersey Shore Film Festival I can’t guarantee that Snooki or The Situation will be present, but Ed and I will be spending our Sunday at … Continue reading
Pit and Pen On-Line June 8
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens June 8 on-line via the Brooklyn International short Film Festival The Brooklyn International short Film Festival will make select shorts – including yours truly’s musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation – available … Continue reading
Astoria Filmmaker’s Club Article
The Astoria Filmmaker’s Club on-line journal has published a short article by Kendall Mullenhour about me and my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, which the Triborough Film Festival (sponsored by … Continue reading
My Musicabres and Me
Extensive Interview on [re]Search My Trash Mike Haberfelner, who already posted a very nice review of my musical short film Edgar Allan poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” on his website [re]Search My Trash, has now … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Poe Musicabres
Tagged a musicabre, actor, adaptation, composer, Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Elder, film directing, horror, Metropolitan Playhouse, Mike Haberfelner, musical, NYU, Playwrights Horizons, research my trash, Rote Erde, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, torture porn
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P&P WFA Screenings Sunday & Thursday at the CINEMA VILLAGE
Impressions from the Winter Film Awards Opening Night Kick-Off Bash “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my short film musical adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe short story, will screen twice at the Winter Film Awards International … Continue reading
P&P’s ART is ALIVE & ALIBAG WEEKEND
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Action Adventure, adaptation, Alibag, Art is Alive, Award, Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Elder, Film Festival, Henry Borriello, India, International, musicabre, musical, Nominations, Q&A, short film, Stolis Hadjicharalambous, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P’s SPOTLIGHT GOLD AWARD
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged a musicabre, adaptation, Award, Awards, bio, certificate, Edgar Allan Poe, excellence, film, Filmmaker, gold, short story, Spotlight, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P on HORROR ISLAND
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 … Continue reading
“Thank you for making me enjoy a musical, in a special way.”
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 … Continue reading
P&P – Day 6 – The Plaque
Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story opens with the following Latin inscription and parenthetical annotation: Impia tortorum longos hic turba furors Sanguinis innocui, non satiata, aluit. Sospite nunc patria, fracto nunc funeris antro, Mors ubi dira fuit vita salusque patent. … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, classic, Edgar Allan Poe, film shoot, French Revolution, Han Jang Houston, haze, Inquisition, Inscription, Ja'rel Ivory, Jacobin, Jason Chua, Keisuke Nojima, Latin, lighting, Mariana Soares da Silva, musicabre, plaque, short film, short story, smoke, The Pit and the Pendulum, Theater for the New City
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P&P Climbs the NAKED MOUNTAIN in the SPOOKY EMPIRE
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” in NYC & Orlando this Weekend This Saturday, October 22, my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation will play during the Naked Mountain Film Festival at 253 West 28th Street in … Continue reading