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13HORROR.COM reviews P&P
from Andrew Hannon <editor@13horror.com> Hi Danny, Thanks again for submitting The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre to the 13Horror.com Film Contest. It’s an extremely accomplished short. You have some very nicely worked camera movements (most notably … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Poe Musicabres
Tagged 13Horror, Andrew Hannon, camera movement, Contest, film, music, musicabre, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum
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AFRAID. ONLINE FILM AWARD for P&P
Update (9/9/22): Afraid. Online film awards gives “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” the award for Best Horror Film (over 25 minutes). Click here for full awards listing Previously posted: Afraid. Online film award is streaming “The Pit … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Afraid, Award, ear buds, Edgar Allan Poe, film, horror, musicabre, musical, Online, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, YouTube
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BEST HORROR MUSICAL IN CYPRUS
3 AWARDS for THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – a musicabre from THE CYPRUS HORROR SOCIETY The Cyprus Horror Society will screen an award-winning selection of short films this Saturday, including yours truly’s “The Pit and the Pendulum – a … Continue reading
P&P’s WORLD PREMIERE FILM AWARDS
WORLD PREMIERE FILM AWARDS GIVES FOUR AWARDS TO THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE BEST MUSICAL BEST DRAMA BEST EXPERIMENTAL BEST COSTUMING
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
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
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 CULT CRITIC MOVIE AWARD
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” received the Outstanding Achievement Award for its Original Film Score from the Cult Critic Movie Awards
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News
Tagged Awards, Critic, Cult, film, movie, musicabre, original, score, soundtrack, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P’s GOTHAMITE and ART FILM AWARDS
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” won three awards from Gothamite Monthly Film Awards: Best Horror Short Best Original Score Best Visual Effects Additionally Art Film Awards singled out the film’s Sound Design
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:
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
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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P&P KING’S CROSS AWARD
HI Danny, I am pleased to inform you that “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was voted Best Horror Short in our May Competition. It has also been nominated for Best Horror Short in our main awards ceremony … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged 2022, Awards, Ben Etchells, best, Edgar Allan Poe, film, horror, King's Cross, May, musicabre, musical, short, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P – Today the Hair Gets Shorn!
Today I cut my hair. All of it. Off. Beard too. I’ll be completely clean shaven and bald. This has been in the works for over a year. I got the closest hair cut of my life July 2019, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News
Tagged bald, film, Hair, hairspray, long hair, musicabre, shaving, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, Veronica Lake
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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 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
OPERA KIDS – the movie
“Opera Kids” is a documentary about the Creating Original Opera program that I had taught and also helped develop with my colleagues at the Metropolitan Opera Guild Education Department since 1990. It was directed by Max Sturm, who participated in … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, The Teaching Artist
Tagged 5th grade, Acting, Brooklyn Children's School, composing, Covid 19, Creating Original Opera, documentary, film, Max Sturm, Metropolitan Opera Guild Education Department, Opera, Opera Kids, original, staging, teaching artist, trailer, writing
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