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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, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
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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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, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
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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TWO MORE TELL-TALE AWARDS
“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” recently received two more awards from FESTIVAL ANGAELICA and the Spotlight Film Awards; and has been announced as an official selection at the LATVSFF & Fixion Film Festivals I’ll start with FESTIVAL ANGAELICA. As … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged adaptation, Angaelica, Award, Awards, Bronze, certificate, Chile, Edgar Allan Poe, Experimental, festival, film, Fixion, horror, Jury Award, LATVSFF, Los Angeles, medium-length, musicabre, musical, Santiago, script, short, short film, Spotlight, television, The Tell-Tale Heart
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TELL-TALE at ANGAELICA
Watch Tell-Tale for Free at Festival Angaelica thru Dec 30 It’s a Tell-Tale holiday surprise! Thru December 30 you can watch my musical short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” for free, … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged Angaelica, december, Edgar Allan Poe, festival, Film Festival, free trial, Holiday, horror, musicabre, musical, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart, Vivien Martinez
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Back in the Studio
Some teasing glimpses into the next Poe Musicabre Pre-production efforts for the follow-up to my short film musical adaptation of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” are in full gear. This week I am in the studio laying down vocal … Continue reading
CONCEPT 2 REEL SCREENS TELL-TALE FOR FREE TODAY
The Concept 2 Reel Film Festival is screening “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” free of charge today. Watch my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation until midnight EST via this link. Scroll down to the Nov 6 collection of films … Continue reading
TELL-TALE in SOUTH AFRICA
“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” is playing in the South African Horrorfest film festival The Festival goes live today. You can watch Tell-Tale Oct 31 – Nov 13. Festival audiences can access virtual screenings from all around the world. … Continue reading
TELL-TALE RUSSIAN HORROR INTRODUCTION
To Russia with Chills Today “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will play early evening at two festivals, not streaming via the internet but in front of physically assembled live audiences: the Russian International Horror Film Festival in Moscow, and … Continue reading
NYSIFF FILM PANELS
The New York State International Film Festival held three different film panels over the course of its festival dates. I participated in all three. NYSIFF has posted all three panels on YouTube, so I can now share them here. If … Continue reading
TELL-TALE IN-PERSON FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Physical (non-virtual) screenings in Long Island & Moscow UPDATE – 10/18 New York Long Island Film Festival nominates “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” for 6 awards Best Thriller Short Best Score Short Best Cinematography Short Best Sound Short Best … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News
Tagged adaptation, Covid 19, dropping pins, Edgar Allan Poe, Festical, film, horror, Lindenhurst, Long Island, Moose Lodge, Moscow, musicabre, musical, New York, NYLIFF, Q&A, Russia, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart
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RIVETING AND REMARKABLE
Tell-Tale Review in The Art is Alive Magazine “What sounds like a recipe for disaster turns out to be an artistic delight.” The Art is Alive Magazine has published a review of my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a … Continue reading
HEXEN in HOF
A New “Witches” Production Premieres Tonight in Bavaria The new production of “Hexen” (“Witches“), the two women musical I created with Peter Lund, that is premiering tonight in Theater Hof, in northern Bavaria, Germany, has at least two strong claims … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged Bavaria, Carolin Waltsgott, Covid 19, English, Finale, foyer, German, Germany, Hexen, Hof, Julia Leinweber, musical, New York City, nine lives, pandemic, Peter Lund, reincarnation, theater, theatre, translation, two women, Witches
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TELL-TALE & ME IN BRAZIL (Virtually)
Daily On-line Screenings of “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” at Rio de Janeiro’s Rock Horror Film Festival Sept 17 – 27 Full schedule of daily screening times below I’ll take part in 6 (count ’em, six!) on-line film panels … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged Brazil, Covid 19, Edgar Allan Poe, Empty Nester, horror, Mandragoras, musicabre, musical, Nimmerlandverrater, No Getting Away, on-line, panel, Rio de Janeiro, Rock Horror Film festival, screening, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart, Wicca Book
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Tell-Tale at the Orlando International Film Festival
Another Chance to Watch “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” The Orlando International Film Festival is the second of four film festivals this month to make my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” available to the viewing public … Continue reading
So last night I received the JUDY GARLAND AWARD
I could say I’m over the moon… … actually, I’m over the rainbow Last night the Art is Alive Film Festival held its awards ceremony. Just like the festival, it was a virtual affair. Cindy Mich, festival founder, convened a … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged Another Day in Manhattan, Art is Alive, Award, Brandon C. Lay, ceremony, Cindy Mich, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, Judy Garland, Michael Pharis, musicabre, musical, Musical Soundtrack, Oshkosh B'gosh, over the moon, over the rainbow, Sandeep Kumar, short film, Simple as That, Special Interest, Stonewall, That Old Black Magic, The Rock of Gibraltar, The Tell-Tale Heart, Wizard of OZ, Zoom
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INDIEDANCE AWARDS
“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” wins two awards from Indiedance Film Festival 2020 Yesterday I was informed via a recorded zoom call that Indiedance film Festival 2020 awarded “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” with a Gold Award for … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged 2020, Art is Alive, Award, film, gold, horror, Indiedance, monitor, musicabre, musical, on set, short, Silver, soundtrack, Special Interest, The Tell-Tale Heart, winner
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