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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 FLORIDA THREEPEAT
TELL-TALE RETURNS TO FLORIDA IN AUGUST “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, has been making the festival rounds since November 2019. And it’s still going strong, even though a one year to … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged August, Covid 19, Dunedin, Edgar Allan Poe, Enigma Films, Fandomonium, Film Festival, Florida, Halloween, horror, musical, Orlando, Picture Show, short film, Tampa, Threepeat
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TELL-TALE FRIDAY THREESOME
New York State International Film Festival Presents “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” September 25 – October 9 This Friday, my musical adaptation of the the Edgar Allan Poe classic, “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will start screening on-line … Continue reading
40 Days of Outdoor Memories
Thanks A Lot, COVID 19! Back in early April, when it became clear we would be hunkering indoors for at least the next month, barely getting out, and certainly not doing any traveling, I started posting on my social … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 9/11 memorial, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, botanic garden, Bryce Canyon, Central Park, Cherry Blossom, Covid 19, Death Valley, Devil's Golf Course, Dunedin, Escalante, Florida, Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Japanese maple, Lake Powell, Madison, North Rim, Notre Dame, Outdoor, Paris, Pride, Rainbow Bridge, Red Rock Canyon, Rodin, Staten Island, sunset, Valley of Fire, Versailles, Zion
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The Dunedin Experience
“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” at the Dunedin Film Festival Plus an interview and Q&A with yours truly January 10, 2020, my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” played at the Dunedin Film Festival … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Art Cave, Dunedin, Dunedin TV, Film Festival, Florida, Honeymoon Island, interview, Judy Goldy, Justin Catacchio, Marina, Pas Si Loin, Peggy Nyland, Picasso, Q&A, Robbie Bourgeois, short film, Soggy Bottom, St. Petersburg, Tampa
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Five Minutes in Lockdown
A few months ago I was conducting a third grade choir class in a Tribeca school, when an alarm sounded. “Lockdown”, one of the two classroom teachers in the room with me and 25 third graders announced. Swiftly, and calmly, … Continue reading
Jacqui Sutton and the Frontier Jazz Orchestra perform “Grass Dolls”
My friend and collaborator Jacqui Sutton has posted a video of her and the Frontier Jazz Orchestra performing “Grass Dolls”, a live performance that also functions as a video submission for NPR’s Tiny Desk concerts. “Grass Dolls” is the first … Continue reading