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TELL-TALE at DENALI

Posted on July 15, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

“THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE” plays at the DENALI FILM FESTIVAL July 15-18 streaming on-line Alaska’s Denali Film Festival (click here to go there) had accepted my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a … Continue reading →

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P&P – Today the Hair Gets Shorn!

Posted on July 8, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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TELL-TALE SKIPTOWN MUSICAL WINNER

Posted on July 4, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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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Introducing the Pit and Pendulum Page

Posted on June 27, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Next week we go into production for my Tell-Tale follow-up “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”. I hope to post some on-set diary entries; if I find time; we’ll see… Either way more news on my next short … Continue reading →

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P&P – Intimations of the Horrors to Come

Posted on June 25, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Next week “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, the follow up to my first musical Edgar Allan Poe short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, goes into production. So now is a good time to share … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE FLORIDA THREEPEAT

Posted on May 16, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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TELL-TALE SKIPTOWN NOMINATIONS

Posted on May 11, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

“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 →

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TELL-TALE BACK IN NEW YORK

Posted on May 6, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Breaking News: This June “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will play at the International New York Film Festival!!! Scheduled to run online June 25 to July 4, 2021 (More info to come. Watch this website.) It’ll be a busy … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE RETURNS TO LONDON

Posted on April 22, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” at the Romford Horror Independent Film Festival The last trip I took before the pandemic lock downs was to the London International Filmmaker Festival in February 2020. I am happy to report that my … Continue reading →

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3 Seconds of HELL

Posted on April 8, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

An Advance Mini Audio Peek at “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” “If there’s a hell, this is the music.” That was my mother’s succinct critique of the score of my short film “The Pit and the Pendulum … Continue reading →

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Tell-Tale Festival Tidbits

Posted on March 15, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Some other Awards (Not) Making the News Lately Apropos of other much more momentous film awards news being announced, I thought I might update some Tell-Tale news on that front. The Hollywood Screenings Film Festival has honored “The Tell-Tale Heart … Continue reading →

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AMERICAN FILMATIC ARTS AWARD(S?)

Posted on February 22, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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TELL-TALE LA WEEKEND

Posted on February 5, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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TWO MORE TELL-TALE AWARDS

Posted on January 8, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

“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 →

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TELL-TALE at ANGAELICA

Posted on December 21, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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Back in the Studio

Posted on November 28, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

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 →

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