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Tag Archives: New York
Brooklyn from the Sky
An annotated bird’s eye view of NYC’s best borough. After we took off from New York City’s La Guardia airport on our Thanksgiving trip, the plane flew over the city and I got this great view of Brooklyn, my home … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Boerum Heights, Breezy Point, brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights, Canarsie, Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill, Coney Island, Downtown, DUMBO, East Flatbush, East River, Far Rockaway, Fort Greene, gowanus, JFK Airport, La Guardia, Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge, New York, New York City, NYC, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Park, Queens, Seagate, travel
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Tell-Tale’s Original Script?
When a very faithful adaptation gets an award for originality… Recently my first Edgar Allan Poe musical short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” received an award for Best Original Screenplay from the East Village New York Film … Continue reading
11/3 FREE SCREENING of PIT & PENDULUM in EAST VILLAGE
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens this Sunday 10pm at Under St. Marks UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for November 3, 10:30pm – the following information has been updated accordingly: My musical short film Edgar Allan … Continue reading
POE MUSICABRES Screen Together 11/17 in NYC
First and Only Live Double Bill Screening of “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” & “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” 11/17, 1pm free admission as part of The North Film Festival in NYC The festival season for … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, festival, film, Harlem, horror, musicabre, musicabres, musical, New York, North, NYC, Poe, The North Film Fest, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, TNFF
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MANHATTAN PRIDE ’23
Up Close at the 2023 New York City Pride Parade – Watching and Marching – Getting ready at home (my head still wet from the shower)… She said we were a “cute couple”… Our vantage point for the first three … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 5th ave, bisexual, Buddhists, Cheer, costumes, drag queens, Drag Race, Empire State Building, Flaggots, Gay, Lea DeLaria, lesbian, Manhattan, New York, Parade, Pride, Quakers, Rainbow, Symone, transgender, World Trade Center
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P&P @ INYFF
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will screen on-line June 23-30 via the International New York Film Festival P&P is Nominated for Best Short Click Here for Official Selections Click Here to Buy a Festival Ticket
BROOKLYN PRIDE 2023
Posted in LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News
Tagged 5th Avenue, brooklyn, Cheer, drag queen, Dykes on Bikes, Gay, Gotham, Herstory, Human Rights, lesbian, New York, Parade, Park Slope, Pride, Rainbow, Scouts, soap bubbles, Trans Rights
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New York’s Little Island
Rising from the waters of the Hudson River where Pier 54 used mark the western end of 14th Street, the man-made Little Island is Manhattan’s newest park attraction. From its website: “Little Island opened on May 21, 2021 as an … Continue reading
P&P at NYSFFF
The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre plays the New York Science Fiction Film Festival March 25 and 26 in-person and on-line “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my 29 minute musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, will … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged cellos, festival, film, in person, New York, NYSFFF, on-line, Producer's Club, Q&A, Science Fiction, screening, The Pit and the Pendulum
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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
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Poe Musicabres, Two-fisted Touristing
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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NYTVFF Awards BEST MUSIC SCORE to P&P
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” receives the award for “Best Music Score” from New York True Venture Film Festival The day after the screening of my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe classic short story adaptation (how … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Live! On Stage, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged Albania, Albanian-American, Bronx, Community Center, Edgar Allan Poe, Elysium, Film Festival, Kosovo, musicabre, musical, New York, NYTVFF, short film, Spiros Exaras, Stone Castle, The Pit and the Pendulum, True Venture, Vivaldi, wine
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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 at the OFFSHORE FILM FESTIVAL
“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” is playing as part of the Offshore Film Festival, enjoying its inaugural year in the tony vacation town of Montauk at the far eastern tip of Long Island. The festival runs today … Continue reading
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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BROOKLYN PRIDE 2022
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News
Tagged Attorney General, Batala, Berkeley Carroll, Bill de Blasio, brooklyn, Cheer, City Council, drumline, Eric Adams, friends, Gay, GMHC, Gotham, Herstory, lesbian, Letitia James, LGBTQ, Mayor, New York, NYC, Officers Action League, Parade, Park Slope, Pride, school, Trans Rights
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Notes from a Composer 