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Up the Hudson to Albany and NYSIFF
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins Best Horror at the New York State International Film Festival Yes, my musical Poe adaptation was awarded Best Horror at the New York State International Film Festival, and I will report … Continue reading
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Tagged Albany, Award, Capitol, Carl Kinlin, Corning, Dragon Poets of Boston, Edward Elder, Empire State Plaza, festival, Film Festival, Greg Aidala, Hamilton, horror, Hudson Guild Theatre, Lark Street, Lincoln Park, Linda Performing Arts Studio, Mark O'Toole, Martin Luther King Jr, Metube, musicabre, New York, New York State International Film Festival, Nico Altekin, NYSIFF, Outside In, Philip Henry Sheridan, photography, river, Rockefeller, State, SUNY, The Pit and the Pendulum, train, Washington Park
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P&P Screening in NEW YORK this Friday
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will screen this Friday at 6:15pm as part of the New York True Venture Film Festival You have another chance to see my second singing horror short screen in NYC. The New … Continue reading
P&P for FREE on FRIDAY!
FOTOFILM INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IS SCREENING “THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE” ONLINE FOR FREE ALL DAY FRIDAY AUGUST 26 “THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE” is also nominated for BEST HORROR SHORT The 3rd … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged August 26, festival, Fotofilm, free, horror, International, musicabre, musical, nomination, Online, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, Turkey
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P&P SILVER MASK AWARD
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” received the award for Best Horror Short from Silver Mask Live Festival Silver Mask Live Festival requested that I send them selfies with my award certificates, so I obliged:
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged 2022, Award, best, certificate, Congratulations, excellence, festival, Fifteen, Film Festival, horror, live, Los Angeles, season, selfie, short, short film, Silver Mask, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P at NEW YORK LIFT-OFF FILM FESTIVAL
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation (say that 3 times fast) is currently playing on-line as part of the New York Lift-Off Film Festival through the month of July. For … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Edgar Allan Poe, festival, film, Judges, July, Lift-Off, musicabre, New York, Select, short film, shorts, The Pit and the Pendulum, vote
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P&P’s STARDUST BEST ACTOR AWARD
Stardust Films and Screenplay Festival gave me the Best Actor Award for my performance in my short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“ UPDATE 6/5 CUCKOO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ALSO HONORS “THE … Continue reading
P&P KOLKATA SCREENING
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will screen May 27, 7pm IST as part of the International Short Film Festival 2022 in the Satyajit Ray Auditorium in Kolkata, India
P&P URUVATTI HONORS
The Uruvatti International Film Festival gives “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” awards for Best Horror Short Film and Best Original Score / Short Film UPDATE (6/1/22): The certificates have arrived:
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Tagged 2022, best, festival, film, horror, International, May, musicabre, Original Score, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, Uruvatti, winner
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3 GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS FOR P&P
Golden Horse International Film Festival gives three awards to “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” Best Experimental Short Film Best Actor Best Original Score
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Tagged Awards, best, Best Actor, Experimental, festival, film, Golden Horse, International, musicabre, original, score, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum
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TELL-TALE at HALLOWEEN HORROR PICTURE SHOW
There’s another chance to see my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” this Friday at a live film festival screening in Orlando, Florida. “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will be screening courtesy … Continue reading
TELL-TALE SKIPTOWN MUSICAL WINNER
Skiptown Playhouse Film Festival Awards “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” or an incredible delightful distinction vs an insignificant dialectic dilemma As Vincenzo CarubiaI, festival director of the Los Angeles based Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, elaborates in announcing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Award, festival, film, Los Angeles, musicabre, musical, performance, Playhouse, postonement, short film, Skiptown, The Tell-Tale Heart
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TELL-TALE at the HORROR HOTEL
It’s quite the weekend for dismembered hearts beating under floorboards! From the UK to OHIO! If you are not in London tonight, where “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” is playing at the Romford Horror Independent Film Festival, but you … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland, festival, film, Hilton Cleveland-Westlake, horror, Horror Hotel, musicabre, Ohio, Romford, The Tell-Tale Heart, UK, Westlake
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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
TELL-TALE SKIPTOWN NOMINATIONS
“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” has been nominated for Short Narrative, Experimental Short and Best Actor in a Short at the Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, presenting this June 24 – July 1 in Hollywood, CA. The Skiptown festival … Continue reading
Overcast Cherry Blossoms
Ed and I returned to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It’s cherry blossom time. Last year the pandemic closed the gardens, and nobody except for BBG staff got to see the blossoms of the cherry esplanade bloom. This year the Sakura … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged BBG, botanic, brooklyn, Cherry blossoms, Cherry Esplanade, daffodils, festival, first bloom, Fountain, Garden, overcast, peak bloom, pink, Red Elder, Sakura Matsuri, Tulips
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TELL-TALE LA WEEKEND
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
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, festival, film, free screening, LA, LATVSFF, Los Angeles, musicabre, musical, script, short film, television, The Tell-Tale Heart, vote
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