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The FILM FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE at INDIE GATHERING, CHAIN NYC and NYACK
Over the course of five days this past week “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screened in film festivals in Cleveland, New York City and Nyack. This blog post is about all three. I was in New York … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Award, Chain NYC, cinematography, Cleveland, Covid, Craig Bettendorf, Edgar Allan Poe, Editing, Edward Elder, Eric William, Experimental Short, Film Festival, Independent Film, Indie Gathering, International, Jackie Chin, Jason Chua, John Boswell, Kai Morgan, L. E. Salas, Munenori Kishi, musicabre, Not a Tame Lion, Nyack, NYC, Richard Quinn, Ruan Szuch, Saturday Night Theater, short film, Stolis Hadjicharalambous, tailgating party, The Pit and the Pendulum, Zombiepalooza
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NIAGARA Part 2
A Wider Tour of the World around the Falls After our first approach to the falls (see Part 1) we walked south from Terrapin Point around Goat Island, with a special visit to the Three Sisters Island, before returning to … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged American Falls, Bridge, Canada, Covid, Goat Island, Niagara, Niagara Falls, photography, Prospect Point, rapids, river, seagulls, Three Sisters island, Waterfalls
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Pit and Pendulum TRAILER
Hot off the editing bay: The Trailer for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”! “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my second short film musical adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe classic (say that clause three … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged adaptation, classic, Covid, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, musicabre, musical, P&P, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, trailer, YouTube
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FREE TELL-TALE HALLOWEEN SCREENING
FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING OF “THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE” HALLOWEEN NIGHT IN MANHATTAN’S EAST VILLAGE My first Edgar Allan Poe musical short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will screen for free as part of the Theater … Continue reading
HEXEN in HOF TONIGHT
A Bewitching Production Born out of a Pandemic My musical “Hexen” (“Witches”) is back on the boards, or rather the foyer, in Theater Hof in Germany. Originally premiered in the fall of 2020, it is back in repertory this season, … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged Covid, Ed Elder, Florian Lühnsdorf, Germany, Hexen, Hof, musical, pandemic, repertory, Skype, theater, Theater Hof, Witches
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NEUSCHWANSTEIN – King Ludwig’s Fairy Tale Castle
On a high hill flanked by the Tegeler Mountain in the Bavarian Alps sits Neuschwanstein, King Ludwig’s “Fairy Tale Castle”. King Ludwig didn’t look far to build his fantasy castle. Hohenschwangau Castle, where Ludwig was raised, lies just across the … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Alps, Alpsee, Bavaria, Castle, Cinderella, court jester, Covid, Disneyland, fairy tale, FFP2, Frauenstein, Hohenschwangau, King Ludwig, Lohengrin, Louis XIV, mad king, Marienbrücke, masks, medieval, Neuschwanstein, Schwansee, selfie, swan, Tegeler Mountain, Versailles, Wagner
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Tell-Tale at Romford this Saturday
If you happen to be in or near London this weekend, you can see my award-winning short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation (deep breath) “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” this Saturday at 9:30pm (London time) in an actual … Continue reading
AMERICAN FILMATIC ARTS AWARD(S?)
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
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged 2020, adaptation, American, arts, Awards, brooklyn, Covid, Edgar Allan Poe, Filmatic, Hakki Subentekin, musicabre, musical, short film, story, The Tell-Tale Heart, tongue twister
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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, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
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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