Posted by Charlie on
November 3, 2008
Election day is soon rearing it’s ugly head this Tuesday and the fate of our nation is in the hands of every Larry, Moe, & Curly who has a voter registration card. If your still having trouble deciding who to vote for, maybe one of these candidates is right for you.
General Zod - Swear eternal allegiance.
http://www.zod2008.com/
Cthulhu - Why vote for a lesser evil?
More info here and here.
and my endorsement:
This came from illustrator and cartoonist Michael Cho. Check out his blog at http://chodrawings.blogspot.com/
Posted by Tim on
July 2, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA – June 30, 2008 – What’s the best way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the George Romero classic zombie film Dawn of the Dead? By holding a zombie-themed festival at the site where it was filmed.
The It’s Alive Zombie Fest™, taking place on October 25 & 26 at the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be a zombie fan’s delight. “Pittsburgh has long been considered the zombie capital of the world”, says Mark Menold, organizer of Zombie Fest™, and creator, producer and host of The It’s Alive Show, Pittsburgh’s late night horror host program. “People come from around the globe to make a pilgrimage to the Monroeville Mall because of Dawn of the Dead being filmed here. It’s like a zombie Mecca.”
Zombie Fest™ will feature vendors from across the county offering collectible and hard-to-find horror and zombie-themed wares for sale; zombie films; discussion panels featuring award-winning horror writers; bands; celebrity guests; games and other fun activities for zombie fans of all ages. The events at the Mall will be open to the public and free of charge; some after-hour events are in development that will carry a nominal admission fee of which all proceeds will go to the Fest’s designated charity, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
“We decided that since 2008 is such a monumental year for zombie fans that we’d change our format from a traditional horror convention to a show that is accessible for everyone”, says Menold. “It will be a little different from what our vendors and fans are used to, but it’s an opportunity to reach a wider audience of zombie fans.”
On the eve of Zombie Fest™, Friday, October 24, a Zombie Masquerade Ball will be held at the Churchill Valley Country Club. The Ball will feature live entertainment as well as a DJ and will be an age 21 and over event. Prizes will be awarded for best overall costume as well as best zombie costume. There will be a separate admission fee for the Ball (to be determined).
The highlight of the weekend will be World Zombie Day™ on Sunday, October 26 featuring zombie walks with accompanying food drives aimed at raising awareness of the problem of global hunger. At press time, approximately 40 cities have signed on to participate, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, London and Hong Kong as well as cities in Canada, Australia and Costa Rica. The hub of WZD will be the Monroeville Mall walk on Sunday morning, led by Menold as Professor Emcee Square, his character on The It’s Alive Show. The prior two walks organized by Menold at the Mall earned Guinness World Records™; the 2007 walk received a Rondo S. Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Fan Event of the year.
Menold promises a memorable time for fans who participate in the weekend’s activities. “This event is going to rock 33.3% harder than last year. I want people who come to Zombie Fest™ to be able to mingle with the guests and dance at the Zombie Ball, to play zombie games, have a chance to appear in a TV show about zombies, rock out to live bands, and to participate in another world record attempt at the Monroeville Mall. This is the location where George Romero shot Dawn of the Dead! At Zombie Fest™, you can actually be a zombie for a day. Three days, really.”
For more information and updates, please visit www.theitsaliveshow.com.
Posted by Tim on
June 11, 2008
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Posted by Tim on
June 10, 2008
CINEMA WASTELAND MOVIE & MEMORABILIA EXPO
October 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2008
Holiday Inn Select - Strongsville, OH. 44136
Check us out at: www.cinemawasteland.com
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After spending the month of May outside working around the house and garage, I guess it’s time to go back to work…
The show’s Guest page is up-to-date. Chock full of new faces, as well as a couple returning fan favorites, I think we’ve got another great batch of guests lined up for October’s show. Head on over to the Guest Page and see if you don’t agree with me.
I’ve also posted half a dozen new films we’ll be screening at the next show, along with a few event graphics. Some good stuff to look forward to on the Films and Events page as well, so be sure to check it over after you punch up the guest page.
Cinema Wasteland’s resident horror host, A. Ghastlee Ghoul, will be celebrating his 20th anniversary this October. If you need a Ghastlee fix before the next Wasteland Show, don’t miss A. Ghastlee Ghoul’s Splattertude Radio where you can catch yours truly doing his thing with The Wasteland Blues Block. New shows every week at: www.splattertude.com
It’s time for us here to get on the road again. We’ve trimmed a couple of conventions from our schedule this year, but there are still more than enough cons, festivals, and shows to go around this season. Why not punch up MEET THE WASTELAND on the main web page to see if we’ll be in your area any time this summer.
Looks like that’s all I have for this month, so let’s end things with the usual batch of Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo reminders:
TICKETS: For everything we offer attending fans, there is no better bargain than an advance ticket to a Cinema Wasteland Show and no better time to plan to be with us than right now. No “hidden fees” at a Wasteland show guarantees every fan through the door is treated just like the person standing next to you in line; and your ticket in gets you everything we have to offer except for an autograph from our guests. Order before 9/5/08 and you can get an advance 3-Day Pass for only $30.00. Yes, that was correct: Thirty bucks. Cheap at twice the price if you ask me. You can also save $5.00 on any single day pass ordered in advance before 9/5/08. With prices for damn near everything high and the shaved monkey’s economy in the toilet, there is no better way to get your moneys worth than attending a Wasteland weekend.
HOTEL: The hotel sold out in record time last show, and with every hotel and motel in the area more than likely raising prices on you by what I hear, I can’t imagine it’s not a good idea to reserve your room ASAP for October’s show. You can reserve your room by calling The Holiday Inn direct at (440) 238-8800, or reserve your room on our web site. Just remember to ask for “The Cinema Wasteland rate of $89 per night” in order to save yourself a few bucks over regular room rates, and DO NOT take the hotel up on any other offers they may mention as that won’t help you or us in the long run.
FLIERS and POSTCARDS: Updated fliers and postcards will be available in the next couple of weeks. Bars, specialty shops, video stores, tattoo parlors, college campuses, music stores… All good places for Wasteland attendees to hang out. If you frequent any place that you think may be a good place to put a stack of fliers and you’d like to help spread the Wasteland word, then by all means, get in touch and I’ll be more than happy to send off a stack of fliers or postcards. As always, any help in spreading the word about the show is appreciated.
VIDEO FOOTAGE: I’m always looking for any and all footage fans may have shot over the course of the weekend. I’m particularly interested in the panels, guest talks, and Ghastlee’s Saturday night live show, but I love to check out whatever anyone shoots at the show. I used to get a lot of footage from people for my personal collection, but it’s slowed down greatly over the past couple of years (so I’m really looking for footage from the past three or four shows). We’re the only show out there that let’s attending fans shoot anywhere they want, so hey, give a little back to the guy who makes it happen for you fans. Our PO Box address is at the bottom of every update we send out…
That’s it for this time around. If I don’t see you during our June travels, then I’ll catch you next update.
Cheers,
Ken
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Posted by Tim on
May 24, 2008
Posted by Tim on
May 7, 2008
Boys and Ghouls, the wait is over….
Passes for the 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival & Expo are now available and can be purchased immediately by clicking on this here link: http://www. acteva. com/booking. cfm?bevaid=159478 Or by clicking on the handy, dandy icon below:
This year’s Fest features four days of film screenings, celebrity guests, workshops and vendors, all under one roof at the historic Warner Theater in downtown Erie, Pa.(USA)! Guests include Sid Haig (”House of 1,000 Corpse”, “The Devil’s Rejects”), Kane Hodder (”Friday the 13th Pt.7 - 9″, “Hatchet”), Tony Moran (”Halloween” 1978), Kenny Miller (”I Was a Teenage Werewolf”) and a very special reunion of every living cast member of 1974’s “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, featuring Gunnar Hansen, Ed Neal, Marilyn Burns, Teri McMinn, Bill Vail, Allen Danziger and John Dugan! You don’t want to miss this amazing weekend of horrors! Get your passes today! Only a limited amount will be available for pre-sale! See you in October! =Rev Greg=
Posted by Tim on
April 27, 2008
Posted by Tim on
April 15, 2008
SEE YOU THERE HORROR FANS
Posted by Tim on
April 13, 2008
LEGENDARY ACTOR KENNY MILLER TO APPEAR AT 2008 EERIE HORROR FILM FESTIVAL Veteran Hollywood actor Kenny Miller has confirmed that he will be appearing as a special guest at the 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival and Expo this October in Erie, Pennsylvania. Miller, best known to horror and science fiction fans for his roles in the 1950’s cult films “I Was A Teenage Werewolf” (with Michael Landon) and “Attack of the Puppet People”, also appeared in such Hollywood classics as “East of Eden” with James Dean, Orson Welle’s “Touch of Evil” and Cecil B. DeMille’s production of “The Bucanneer” with Charlton Heston. Throughout his career, which now spans six decades, Miller has worked with a literal who’s who of Hollywood, including Paul Newman, Yul Brynner and “Psycho” star, Janet Leigh. In the early 1960s he had one of the largest teen fan clubs in America and spent his free time partying with some of entertainment’s biggest names, including Elvis Presley, Burt Reynolds and Connie Stevens. “I’m really looking forward to appearing at the Eerie Horror Film Festival” said Miller, “I’ve heard nothing but great things about it from all of the actors I know who have been guests there.” Miller said that he’s also looking forward to meeting with attendees of the Festival in October. “I love being able to meet the fans on a one to one basis and to discuss the films I’ve been in and the other actors I’ve been fortunate to work with”. He adds that he also “loves horror movies”. Born on October 15, 1931 in Springfield, Ohio, Kenny Miller, the son of a minister, broke quietly into show biz behind the backs of his parents, and relocated to California after the death of his father. Early in his career Kenny played a singer and dancer in many teen rock ‘n roll films. Miller’s long list of credits include numerous guest appearances on many television programs throughout the years, from American Bandstand to a reoccurring role on the ABC series B. L. Stryker, which won him the Crystal Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor. Kenny has written an autobiography, which he collaborated with Donald Vaughan. The first edition, which is now out of print, was titled Kenny Miller: Surviving Teenage Werewolves, Puppet People and Hollywood. A new updated and expanded version titled Hollywood Inside & Out: The Kenny Miller Story is now available. The 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival & Expo takes place at the historic Warner Theater in Erie, Pennsylvania, October 9 - 12 and features four days of film screenings, celebrity guests, vendors and workshops. Visit the official Eerie Horror Film Festival website for more information: http://www.eeriehorrorfest.com
Posted by Tim on
March 1, 2008
(Thanks to Art from Ultra Violent Magazine and Ken from Cinmea Wasteland)
Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo
April 4th, 5th and 6th, 2008
Cinema Wasteland guarantees every fan through the door more films and events than any one fan can attend over the course of the weekend. You’ll get your moneys worth or we’ll die trying to deliver on that promise.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
FRIDAY (April 4th):
4:30pm - 3-Day Pass holders admitted.
5:00pm - Doors Open to Single Day Pass holders. Show officially opens.
6:00pm - EVENT: Producer Mike Baronas highlights his “Paura” (Fear) documentary on Lucio Fulci in MOVIE ROOM 2.
6:15pm - MOVIE: Lucio Fulci’s CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (aka The Gates of Hell) begins in MOVIE ROOM 1.
7:30pm - MOVIE: Cinema Wasteland’s Friday Night Short Film Block begins in MOVIE ROOM 2. This time around, catch THE BEAST IN ME, FLUSH, SAND MAN, RAVEN GETS A LIFE, a trailer and show reel for BLACK DEVIL DOLL and trailers for anything the studios send us by show time. Catch it all in MOVIE ROOM 2.
8:00pm - GUEST: It’s our European Horror panel with guests CATRIONA MacCOLL and GIOVANNI LOMBARDO RADICE. First hand news on working with Lucio Fulci, Ruggero Deodato, and other Italian horror legends in MOVIE ROOM 1.
9:00pm - GUEST: Roy Frumkes introduces the new, updated cut of DOCUMENT OF THE DEAD, his look at the zombie films of George Romero, in MOVIE ROOM 2.
9:30pm - GUEST: Glen Coburn presents his 80’s horror opus, BLOODSUCKERS FROM OUTER SPACE, with an introduction and Q&A with attending fans in MOVIE ROOM 1.
11:30pm - MOVIE: John Carpenter’s ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 begins in MOVIE ROOM 1. Can we get guest Austin Stoker to do an introduction? We’ll certainly ask him!
11:30pm - MOVIE: Bill Zebub’s THE WORST HORROR MOVIE EVER MADE gets a premier screening to end the night in MOVIE ROOM 2.
1:00am - MOVIE: Possible film to end the night in MOVIE ROOM 1 to be announced if time permits.
SATURDAY (April 5th):
10:00am - Doors Open for all pass holders.
10:30am - MOVIE: “Hangover Theater” kicks off the morning with the rare beach party flick, IT’S A BIKINI WORLD, in MOVIE ROOM 1. Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley and an early role for Sid Haig as “Daddy”… How can you go wrong?!
10:30am - MOVIE: A block of adults only, “Wasteland Cartoons” begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.
11:45am to NOON - Saturday Morning THREE STOOGES begins after the film, IT’S A BIKINI WORLD. Stooges on reel film, thanks to Akron/Cleveland’s very own Son of Ghoul in MOVIE ROOM 1.
12:30pm - GUEST: Hardcore wrestler, Mad Man Pondo presents a show reel of his most brutal matches. Co-hosted by wrestling uberfan, 42nd Street Pete in MOVIE ROOM 2.
1:30pm - GUEST: Ilsa. She’s one of the most infamous villains in movie history. Join director Don Edmonds, “Ilsa” herself Dyanne Thorne, and actor, producer, musician Howard Maurer as they talk about the films and legacy of Ilsa and her many guises in MOVIE ROOM 1.
2:00pm - MOVIE: Tomb of Ligeia, with Vincent Price and Elizabeth Shepherd, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.
3:30pm - GUEST: Join Elizabeth Shepherd (after the Tomb of Ligeia screening) to talk about working with Vincent Price, being cast as the original “Emma Peel” in the Avengers TV show, dying in THE OMEN and more, in MOVIE ROOM 2.
4:30pm - GUEST - Join director Jack Hill and stars Sid Haig and Beverly Washburn as they discuss not just the film SPIDER BABY, but anything else you fans care to ask them, when we all meet up in MOVIE ROOM 1.
4:30pm - MOVIE: LITTLE RED DEVIL, the latest from The Skeleton Factory, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.
5:45pm - EVENT: Join grindhouse historian, 42nd Street Pete, and his panel of Grindhouse and Drive-In movie experts for the second in his continuing panel on the glory days of Grindhouse and Drive-In movies in MOVIE ROOM 1.
6:30pm - MOVIE: Director Ron Bonk’s CLAY begins in MOVIE ROOM 2, followed by a short Q&A after the screening.
8:00pm - EVENT: It’s another GHASTLEE NITE AT THE MOVIES with your host, A. Ghastlee Ghoul. This time around, Spring is in the air with ROMANCE-O-RAMA NITE. Interactive games with the audience, comedy, skits, music, free stuff… It’s like the kick off to the best Saturday Night Party you can imagine if you join us in MOVIE ROOM 1.
9:00pm - GUEST: Resident Wasteland author, Joe Knetter, brings his unique brand of drunken spoken word presentations to his fans in MOVIE ROOM 2.
10:30pm - MOVIE: A nice twist on the familiar slasher theme. Happy Cloud Pictures latest, SPLATTER MOVIE, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.
10:30pm - MOVIE: Underwater Nazi zombies attack in SHOCK WAVES. Catch it on real film in MOVIE ROOM 1.
11:30pm - MOVIE: The infamous “Ilsa” struts her stuff in ILSA, HAREM KEEPER OF THE OIL SHEIKS, to end the night’s screenings in MOVIE ROOM 2.
MIDNIGHT - MOVIE: A more pathetic vampire you’ll not find in movie history. ANDY WARHOL’S DRACULA ends the nights screenings in MOVIE ROOM 1. Don’t miss it!
SUNDAY (April 6th):
11:00am - Doors open for all pass holders.
NOON - MOVIE: Consider it “Hangover Theater Part 2” this time around as WHITE ZOMBIE, the first zombie movie made, begins in MOVIE ROOM 1.
NOON - MOVIE: THE TOMB OF LIGEIA makes a return to MOVIE ROOM 2 to kick off the day.
1:30pm - MOVIE: Miss it Saturday morning? If so, then here’s your last chance to catch the rare beach party movie, IT’S A BIKINI WORLD, in MOVIE ROOM 1.
1:30pm - Glen Coburn’s BLOODSUCKERS FROM OUTER SPACE continues the screenings in MOVIE ROOM 2. If there’s a crowd, I can’t imagine that director Coburn won’t offer up an introduction to attending fans.
3:00pm - MOVIE: John Carpenter’s ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, starring Wasteland Guest, Austin Stoker, ends the weekend screenings in MOVIE ROOM 1.
3:00pm - MOVIE: Lucio Fulci’s CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (aka The Gates of Hell) wraps up the weekend screenings in MOVIE ROOM 2.
5:00pm - The Cinema Wasteland “Spring Spectacular” 2008 officially shuts its doors. Join us October 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2008 when we do it all over again.
* All events happen in one of two Movie and Guest Rooms. See the map in our Weekend Program to find out where to go to see what come show time.
* Events are subject to last minute changes from the posted schedule.
* All movie screenings are free to anybody, but Cinema Wasteland pass holders reserve the right to actually sit down in a seat before anybody who just wanders in.
Posted by Tim on
February 24, 2008
Hey folks, its Tim Gross, author of Gross Movie Reviews Volume One and Two and I am working on a third review book that should be out April 1st, 2008! No April Fool’s here folks here’s where you can meet me and buy a copy of my book at these conventions:Cinema Wasteland
Holiday INN
April 4-6th, 2008
Strongsville, Ohio
www.cinemawasteland.com for details on the show
HorrorHound Weekend
June 20-22th,2008
Pittsburgh, Pa.(Monroeville Mall, Expo Mart)
www.horrorhoundweekend.com for details on the show
Fright Night Film Festival
Clarion Hotel
August 15-17th, 2008
Louisville, Kentucky 40299
www.frightnightfilmfest.com for more details on the show
Zombie Fest
October 25th-26th,2008
Pittsburgh, Pa. (Monroeville Mall, Expo Mart)
www.zombiefest.net or try www.itsaliveshow.com
Cinema Wasteland
Holiday INN
October 3-5th,2008
Strongsville, Ohio
www.cinemawasteland.com for details on the show
Links to my books on LULU.com which are also available on www.Amazon.com
Volume Two Red Cover
http://www.lulu.com/content/738100
Volume Two Alternate (black) Cover
http://www.lulu.com/content/751465
Volume One
http://www.lulu.com/content/265208
Posted by Tim on
February 24, 2008
DUDES!!!!!!! DANGEROUS WORRY DOLLS JUST GOT HERE AND YOU CAN FIND IT AT FULL MOON DIRECT!!! AND CHECK OUT THE FAR-OUT TRAILER!!! ALSO!!! I HAVE THE FIRST FEW DATES SET FOR THE 2008 FULL MOON HORROR ROADSHOW!!! ***MAY 24TH IN TEMPE, ARIZONA AT THE SETS!!! ***MAY 30TH IN PORTLAND, OREGON AT THE ALADIN THEATER!!! ***JUNE 7TH IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AT THE ABBY PUB!!! ***AND JUNE 8TH IN MADISON, WISCONSIN AT THE BARRYMORE THEATER!!! WE’RE DOING 12 CITIES AND SHOULD HAVE THE ENTIRE SCHEDULE SET BY NEXT WEEK! AND THE SUPER HOT AND SOON TO BE A MEGA STAR ROBIN SYDNEY WILL BE ATTENDING SOME OF THOSE EARLY CITIES ALONG WITH OTHER SURPRIZE GUESTS! AND SPEAKING OF ROBIN SYDNEY SHE’S THE LEAD IN AN AMAZING NEW FEATURE CALLED THE LOST. IT COMES OUT ON DVD IN MARCH BUT IS PLAYING THEATRICALLY NEXT WEEK IN LOS ANGELES AT THE LAEMMLE SUNSET 5!!! (FEB. 29TH THRU MARCH 6TH )
Posted by Tim on
February 20, 2008
Dark Sky Films Signs Up As 2008 Sponsor!
The Eerie Horror Film Festival is proud to announce that Dark Sky Films has signed on as a sponsor for their 2008 event.
Dark Sky is one of the best when it comes to restoration of older, hard to find titles of the genre and the Fest is honored to be working with them this season.
Check out their website by clicking on the banner below.
http://www.darkskyfilms.com/
http://www.darkskyfilms.com/
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