Eerie Horror Fest Announces Lineup

5 Day Rental
A.W.O.L.
Adamo Homo Homnis Viscus
An Unstuffed Lullaby
Big Bad Wolf
Biophage
Blood Car
Bloody Inheritance
By Appointment Only
Cannibal Flesh Riot
Chasing Darkness
Claudette
Crazy Love
Cthulhu
Dead @ 17
ELI
Eyes of Samir
Feeding
Gracie: The Diary of a Coma Patient
Gruesome
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Other Gods
Hideous
Lamb to the Slaughter
Lump
Miyuki
Monster Job Hunter
Ms. Goldman
Netherbeast Incorporated
Night of the Hell-Hamsters
Nobody
Paper Dolls
Sheep Skin
Sight
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Summer Job
Summer Scars
Tell-Tale
The Beast in Me
The Frolic
The Killer
The Lottery
the Lycanthrope
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
Tree
Under My Skin
Y Que Cumplas Mucho Mas

More info at EerieHorrorFilmFestival.com 

Tony Todd to Film Movie in Erie?

From the folks at the Eerie Horror Film Festival:

Actor Tony Todd is hoping to bring a major film production to the city of Erie in the near future!

Tony, who was a guest at last year’s event, became fascinated with the area while he was here and began writing a screenplay; a character driven drama that captures the spirit and vibe of Erie’s admittedly David Lynch-like atmosphere.

The feature film will mark Todd’s directorial debut and would bring a lot of attention (and work) to the area should the project move forward as planned.

While other cities are interested in this project, Tony wants to film it in Erie. As he clearly points out, the name of the screenplay is “Eerrie, Pa.”, not “Baton Rouge.”

On Friday, Todd, Eerie Horror Film Festival President Greg Ropp and Vice President Mark Steensland meet with officials from the City, Department of Community and Economic Development and the Covention and Visitor’s Bureau to unveil the plans for the film.

Ropp reports that that initial meeting went VERY well!

Here’s a link to an article that appeared in Saturday’s Erie Times News:

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007709070385

Tony Todd at Millcreek Mall with EHFF

Hosted By: Eerie Horror Fest
When: 08 Sep 2007, 12:00 PM
Where: Millcreek Mall
654 Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA 16565
United States
Description:
MEET ACTOR TONY TODD @ The Millcreek Mall in Erie, Pa. on Saturday, September 8th!

Tony Todd, best known for his role as “Candyman”, will be joining the Eerie Horror Film Festival staff at the Millcreek Mall this Saturday for a special fundraiser for their organization.

In addition to playing the title role in the “Candyman” series, Todd has also starred in such hit movies as “The Crow”, “Final Destination”, “Stargate SG1″, “Star Trek Voyager”, “Babylon 5″ and the Academy Award winning film “Platoon”.

He is currently cast in the NBC television series, “Chuck”, which airs this fall.

Tony will be meeting with fans and signing autographs throughout the day.

The Eerie Horror Film Festival will be selling shirts, posters, stickers and buttons to raise money and awareness of their annual Festival, which is currently one of the most popular event of it’s kind on the planet. (A recent Yahoo search for “Horror Film Festival” has the EHFF at # 1, above New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. They are currently # 4 on Google).

Tonight in Erie Film (August 11, 2007)

At the Roadhouse Theatre
Cost: $5

Tonight in Erie Film (August 10, 2007)

At the Erie Art Museum Annex
20 EAST 5TH STREET
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
with a post screening music extravaganza by Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra
7:30 DOORS OPEN
8:00 MOVIE
BAND IMMEDIATLY FOLLOWS THE FILM
Cost $5

 

At Frontier Park
Akeelah & The Bee (2006)
Showtime – 9 p.m.
Sponsored by: The Ophelia Project
In this heart-warming film, precocious eleven-year-old Akeelah from south Los Angeles is found to have an affinity for spelling. Despite her mother’s objections, Akeelah enters a contest and eventually finds herself at the National Spelling Bee. A mysterious teacher and a cast of colorful characters from her neighborhood help her along her journey.
Rated PG; 112 minutes

Pre-show activities:
* Spelling Bee (Age categories) – FREE popcorn to winners
* Beach Ball Bonanza
* Music & Karaoke

Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at Erie Art Museum

Bussiere~Weirdo Theatre~Erie Art Museum~GLFA

present

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

with a post screening music extravaganza by Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra

FRIDAY AUGUST 10TH
7:30 DOORS OPEN
8:00 MOVIE
BAND IMMEDIATLY FOLLOWS THE FILM
ERIE ART MUSEUM ANNEX
20 EAST 5TH STREET

Cost $5

Tonight in Erie Film (August 3, 2007)

August 3, 2007
Seabiscuit (2003) Sponsored by: Erie Audiology – Dave Hallman Auto Group
This true story based on a best selling book tells the story of a group of the unlikeliest of heroes. It would seem that pairing a knobbly-kneed horse with a half-blind ex boxer jockey would lead only to last place. Instead this unsung duo became a winning combination that inspired and intrigued a nation suffering the hardships of the Great Depression.
Rated PG-13; 141 minutes

FREE, starts at Dusk
* Granny’s Ark: FREE pony rides and petting zoo (6:45pm – 8:45pm)

News and Notes (August 1, 2007)

Snowdog Studio’s “Chasing Darkness” is an Official Selection of this year’s Fright Night Film Festival, which takes place in Louisville, Ky. on Aug. 17 – 19.

Len Kabasinski’s “Fist of the Vampire” has completed principal photography. Now word yet on a premiere.

Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra will present Robert Wiene’s CLASSIC silent film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 20 E. 5th St., on Aug. 10. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. Movie starts at 8 p.m. Cost is $5 at the door.

A documentary is looking for stories about people whose lives have been affected in a negative way by gambling. You can get information here.

An open casting call will be held on Aug. 4 and 5 for the film “Make Me Popular”.  Times are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Gateway (2nd floor) located at 1100 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115. We are seeking men and women of all ages, shapes, and sizes for a variety of speaking parts and extra roles. No experience necessary! Please bring a headshot and resume if one is available or a snapshot that we can keep. “Make Me Popular” is a feature length comedy about a town that creates a series of ridiculous events to avoid publicity on a scandal. There is no strong language, sexual content, or violence contained in this film.

Extras are needed for a documentary about baseball that will film in Erie during the weekend of Aug. 25. More info here.

Now on DVD

‘Virgin Pockets’ completes principal photography

Erie-based film company GMD Films announced that it has completed principal photography for the upcoming feature “Virgin Pockets.”

About “Virgin Pockets”
After giving up her life as a professional pool player, Elizabeth (Marie Madison) meets the young pool shark Jordan (Chexy Grace) and the two become fast friends and fierce competitors in the underground pool halls of Erie, Pa. When Jordan gets in over her head with a ruthless sponsor and abruptly ends their lucrative business of hustling pool, Elizabeth’s sense of loyalty – and her love for the game draw her back to the tables and the vicious tournament circuit she once left behind. Now, facing off against her former protégé in a Nationally Televised Tournament, Elizabeth finds herself in a match she can’t afford to lose!

“Virgin Pockets” will have its Theatrical World Premiere September 27th, 2007 at The Great Lakes Film Festival at the Roadhouse Theatre in Erie, Pa.

Is Netflix Slower?

A few weeks ago, Mike over at Arsenic.net noticed that Netflix now has an Erie address.   Just a question I’m throwing out there:  Is Netflix slower now?

Lately I feel like my Netflix returns are taking an extra day to get scanned in at a distribution center, compared to when Pittsburgh was on the return envelope.   Anyone else noticing a slow down?