Showing posts with label poe forward. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poe forward. Show all posts
Monday, July 5, 2010
Fall of the House of Usher (1928) Jean Epstein, Edgar Allan Poe
Director: Jean Epstein
English dubs over French cards in this haunting version of Poe's classic tale. A stranger called Allan (Charles Lamy) goes to an inn and requests transportation to the House of Usher. The locals remain reluctant, but he gets a coach to transport him to the place. He is the sole friend of Roderick Usher (Jean Debucourt), who leaves in the eerie house with his sick wife Madeleine Usher (Marguerite Gance) and her doctor (Fournez-Goffard). Madeleine is the beloved muse and model and is being painted by Roderick. When she dies, Roderick does not accept her death, and in a dark night, Madeleine returns.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
NEVERMORE Extended Until Halloween
NEVERMORE stars Jeffrey (REANIMATOR) Combs as Edgar Allan Poe at the Steve Allen Theater in East Hollywood. His authentic performance evokes the real Poe, the genius Poe, the drunk and depressed Poe.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Poe Forward - August 2009 Posts
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Poe Forward - July 2009 Posts
Save a Landmark Program -
Edgar Allan Poe Museum - Richmond, Virginia
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Poe Forward - May 2009 Posts
Edgar Allan Poe and The Economy of Horror
“My whole existence has been the merest Romance,” Poe wrote, the year before his death, “in the sense of the most utter unworldliness.” This is Byronic bunk. Poe’s life was tragic, but he was about as unworldly as a bale of cotton. Poe’s world was Andrew Jackson’s America, a world of banking collapse, financial panic, and grinding depression that had a particularly devastating effect on the publishing industry, where Poe sought a perch. His biography really is a series of unfortunate events. But two of those events were transatlantic financial crises: the Panic of 1819 and the Panic of 1837, the pit and the pendulum of the antebellum economy. Poe died at the end of a decade known, in Europe, as “the Hungry Forties,” and he wasn’t the only American to fall face down in the gutter during a seven-year-long depression brought on by a credit collapse. He did not live out of time. He lived in hard times, dark times, up-and-down times. Indigence cast a shadow over everything he attempted. Poverty was his raven, tapping at the door, and it was Poe, not the bird, who uttered, helplessly, another rhyme for “Nevermore.” “I send you an original tale,” Poe once began a letter, and, at its end, added one line more: “P.S. I am poor.”
Jill Lepore has written a compelling essay on Poe's manipulation of the then contemporary media. Jill asks "Was the man an utter genius or a complete fraud?" She has good reason. However, if we compare Poe's journalistic efforts in 1840s media to today's free-for-all, we would find him an abject amateur at manipulation. Again, perhaps Poe is the true originator of media explotation. Perhaps he is the grandfather of our contemporary exploitive media? I don't mind Jill's criticism. But Poe was trying to make a buck in a time when real writers were hardly and barely paid. Like most writers, he worked for money and he wrote miracles at home.
But please read the essay. Jill's work illuminates so much of Poe not known to the average public. She reveals much of the true Poe. She even concludes by questioning herself, which I think is the best role of a critic.
Poe: Visionary or Humbug?
The New Yorker - The Humbug: A Critic at Large by Jill Lepore
Friday, May 1, 2009
Poe Forward - April 2009 Posts
Poe Forward - April 2009 Posts
Manny and Poe
We've had pet store rats for years. They are terrific apartment pets. They are self-contained and behave much like cats. They clean themselves. They can be trained to sit on your shoulder for a period of time before you must put them back in their cage to shit. But they can be more friendly than cats. If you spend quality time with a rat, they will bond with you. They will cheer when you enter the room and live to play with you.
Manny enjoyed the back rubs we gave him, but didn't get the rat-human thing at all. He remained a "scaredy" rat. But we loved him just the same. His cagemate and probable brother MOE served as the aggressor. Moe took the food to his corner and Manny ate the scraps. We compensated by feeding Manny separately. After Moe died, we cared for Manny through his old age. He warmed up to us at the end and made it through our move from Santa Monica to Westwood. He died quietly. At this moment he resides in our freezer with Moe. We plan to bury them at the earliest convenience.
MANNY was a very shy rat, but despite his reserved temperment, Manny proved to be a nice rat with a big heart. We miss him.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Annabel Lee Tavern - Baltimore, Maryland
“But we loved with a love that was more than love –
I and my Annabel Lee”
"ANNABEL LEE TAVERN is a little Tavern located a bit off the beaten path in the Canton area of Baltimore City. It is here that we hope that our guests feel at home. We always offer friendly service and affordable cuisine. Our food is what we like to call, ‘upscale comfort.’ Our menu is eclectic but not pretentious. In addition to our menu we will always have at least six daily specials to choos from and a good dose of vegetarian options. Our wine and beer lists are varied but not pricey.
We, on a daily basis, celebrate Edgar Allan Poe, Baltimore and Maryland. We have a lot of pride in our home, town and state. It is here that a couple can come for a romantic dinner for two. This is also a great place to play a late night game of darts with friends. In a nut shell, this is one place that guests can watch an O’s game by romantic candle light.
Everyday we strive to be the best corner tavern in the city."
Annabel Lee Tavern
601 South Clinton Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410.522.2929
Fax: 410.522.2992
email: info@annabelleetavern.com
Looking over their menu, I would start with the Tomato Bisque (with cheese tortellini and marscarpone cheese) or the Caesar Salad (with house Caesar dressing, onion foccaccia croutons and four cheeses). However, the Classic Spinach Salad (with a honey Dijon vinaigrette, mushrooms, hard-boiled egg, tomatoes, bacon, and red onions) does intrigue me.
My appetizer choices would include the Jerk Shrimp (with Malibu pineapple relish) and the BBQ Chicken Nachos (with applewood smoked bacon). Now the Duck Fat Fries – what the heck is that? I’d try it. I love duck and goose, and rabbit for that matter.
They have sandwiches, all served with blue cheese coleslaw and sweet potato (or duck fat) fries. The Annabel Lee Chicken Salad with tarragon, bacon and craisins, could have been something Poe might’ve eaten on the Veranda with his Allan relations.
Curiously, they define their main dishes as “small plates.” But perhaps that is a Baltimore tradition. (I live in L.A., the consumption capitol of the world.) These dishes include BBQ Chicken with chili fries, Crab and Roasted Sweet Corn Quesadilla, Spinach and Portabella Burrito with roasted red pepper salsa rojo, Potato Crusted Salmon Steak, and the obligatory and always lovely, Shepherds Pie, with ground lamb, Guinness gravy and topped with mashed potatoes and cheddar. There’s a lot of Mexican influence here. Something I know about living in L.A. I’d like to try their Baltimore interpretations. Perhaps, crab enchiladas could suit the rest of the menu?
On tap in the bar is Raven Lager. I think that is the local Poe brand. They name their specialty drinks after Poe characters and titles. They have a wine list that covers the globe. This sounds like a tasty place. I’d love to hear from folks who have dined there.
The Chef is Mark Littleton, formerly of the defunct Lulu’s Off Broadway.
ANNABEL LEE TAVERN HISTORY
"Annabel Lee was the last poem that Edgar Allan Poe wrote before his tragic death at the age of forty in the year 1849. The Annabel Lee Tavern as established December 7th, 2007. It is here that we pay homage to the great poet and too, the great city of Baltimore. The building was built in 1905 and as far as wee know has always existed as a tavern.
It is our pledge to provide a welcome place for the neighborhood, sincerely and without pretence always."
Hours:
Monday – Satuday 4:00pm – 1:00am
Closed – not by choice – Sundays
Phone: (410) 522-2929
Kurt X. Bragunier, proprietor
For dessert, they have a tri-chocolate pate served with maderia raspberry coulis called the “Edgar Allan Pate.” Additionally, they have Pie du Jour. I love pie. When I was a kid, I liked cake. Now, I like pie. Go figure.
Take a look at their photo gallery. It’s pretty cool. They have that east coast tavern on the corner look. The inside fondly reminds me of several taverns I’ve been in from San Francisco to Boston to Santa Barbara and to L.A.
“The beautiful Annabel Lee Tavern opened in December and was an instant hit. Opened by Kurt Bragunier, a former general manager at the Brewer’s Art, Annabel Lee, like Brewer’s feels contemporary in spirit but old and unpretentious, too.”
-- Richard Gorelick, “High Spirits,” Baltimore City Paper
They have a raven in their window.
Annabel Lee Tavern - Baltimore, Maryland
Annabel Lee - Poe Forward (text)
LINES ON ALE 1848
Edgar Allan Poe
Fill with mingled cream and amber,
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chamber of my brain --
Quaintest thoughts -- queerest fancies
Come to life and fade away;
What care I how time advances?
I am drinking ale today.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Poe Forward's POE BLOG has MOVED!!!
From the Editors:
Poe Forward's POE BLOG has moved to Blogger. We are hoping the ease and convenience of the Blogger tools will help us to increase postings as well as readership. The 2007-2008 Poe Blog archives will remain here.
Please remember to BOOKMARK our new address: http://poeforward.blogspot.com/
Sunday, February 22, 2009
New Poe Stamp
RICHMOND, VA — The father of the “mystery novel,” and one of America’s most extraordinary poets and fiction writers was immortalized on postage today when the U.S. Postal Service celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe. The stamp honoring Poe was dedicated at the Library of Virginia in Richmond where several dignitaries — including Poe’s distant cousin — spoke of his accomplishments. The 42-cent First-Class commemorative stamp is available nationwide today.
“It is ironic that a man who faced loneliness, poverty and despair throughout much of his life, should be so richly loved by so many so long after his death,” said U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors member Katherine C. Tobin in dedicating the stamp. “He invented the detective story and elevated literary criticism to an art form. Poetry, however, was his self-declared passion. His works are found, or referenced in seemingly every form of art — in plays, movies, musicals, operas, symphonies, recordings, comics, cartoons, television, sculpture, paintings and more. From Alfred Hitchcock to Bart Simpson to The Beatles — who placed Poe center stage on the cover of their Sgt. Pepper album — the legendary writer, poet and literary critic has captured the public imagination as few, if any, have ever done.”
-- USPS
USPS Postal News: Edgar Allan Poe Stamp: for Now, Not Nevermore
Edgar Allan Poe Stamp: for Now, Not Nevermore - New York Times
Friday, February 20, 2009
Richard Matheson's 83rd Birthday !!!
Richard Matheson
February 20, 1926
House of Usher - 1960
Pit and the Pendulum - 1961
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror - 1962
The Raven - 1963
Monday, January 19, 2009
Happy 200th Edgar !!!
Happy 200th Birthday !!!
Edgar Allan Poe
January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849
Hear the tolling of the bells —
Iron bells !
What a world of solemn thought their monody compels !
In the silence of the night,
How we shiver with affright
At the melancholy meaning of their tone !
For every sound that floats
From the rust within their throats
Is a groan.
And the people — ah, the people —
They that dwell up in the steeple,
All alone,
And who, tolling, tolling, tolling,
In that muffled monotone,
Feel a glory in so rolling
On the human heart a stone —
They are neither man nor woman —
They are neither brute nor human —
They are Ghouls: —
And their king it is who tolls ;
And he rolls, rolls, rolls, rolls,
Rolls
A pæan from the bells !
And his merry bosom swells
With the pæan of the bells !
And he dances, and he yells ;
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the pæan of the bells —
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Horror Director Curtis Harrington - One Year Dead
Curtis Harrington
September 17, 1926 - May 6, 2007
RIP
Mr. Harrington started as a teenage amateur filmmaker, became a force in the experimental cinema of the ’40s and ’50s, and then brought his quirky vision to the Hollywood studios. He was an actor, writer, cinematographer, assistant producer and crew member, but was best known as the director of more than two dozen brazenly scary, often intellectually provocative horror films. Time magazine called him “Poe with a megaphone.”
His first commercial feature, “Night Tide” (1961), starred Dennis Hopper, whose character begins to suspect that a woman who plays a mermaid in a carnival is a real mermaid with an intriguing twist: she kills at the full moon. In a memorable scene, the hero trails the heroine by following her wet trail.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The Poe Play - Rogue Artists Ensemble
--- Egaeus, The POE Play"To muse for long unwearied hours, to become absorbed, for the better part of a summer's day, in a quaint shadow falling aslant upon the tapestry or upon the floor; to lose myself, for an entire night watching the steady flame of a lamp, to repeat, monotonously, some common word...Teeth, White, Teeth...Enamel...until the sound, by frequent repetition ceases to convey any particular meaning whatsoever. Teeth, teeth. White. My monomania has taken control of my entire existence."
"They say you only really die if the person feels it's their time. I know this to be true. Friend, while I was in town today a ghostly sight saw I. My long, lost, love. There in front of me, plain as the day."--- The Old Man, The POE Play
seanysean13 - you tubeThe POE Play transports audiences into the mind of the master of macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, and is based on five of Poe's darkest tales. This original Rogue production is brought to life in Hyper-theater using puppets, masks, stunning visual effects, and dance set in a dream world of video and sound. The POE Play combines elements from "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart," The Black Cat," "The Cask of Amontillado," and the often overlooked "Berenice" to create a new story about one man's journey into madness.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
John "Gomez Addams" Astin Plays Poe
Happy 78th Birthday!
John Astin
Born March 30, 1930
"We all struggle, and I had plenty of that, but I've had a great time. I've done hundreds of TV shows and 30 to 40 movies, and I love acting. I'm very happy having done the Poe. That's been really terrific."
Besides bringing to life the legendary character Gomez Addams, actor John Astin has played Poe. This You Tube clip is a sample of his portrayal. He has toured in the one-man play Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight, written by Paul Day Clemens and Ron Magid. (I saw an earlier version of this play years ago in Hollywood with Clemens in the title role. Clemens and his wife attended our POE HUMOUR event in 2001.) John Astin currently teaches acting and directing at his alma mater Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, his home town.
John Astin - imdb
John Astin - wiki
Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight - starring John Astin
Poe Humour - PoeForward.com
"The Raven" - Poe Funeral text
John Astin: Actor, Director, Professor
Thursday, March 27, 2008
NDG: Julianna Redding Crime Scene - Santa Monica
New Poe Forward Dead Girl:
Julianna Redding
1987 - 2008
RIP
Julianna Redding - imdb
Aspiring Model Found Dead in Santa Monica Apartment - LAist
Juliana Redding - The Homicide Report - L.A. Times
Aspiring Model Juliana Maureen Redding Found Dead in Santa Monica - abc7.com
Coincidence?
Alexander "Sasha" Merman - Santa Monica Homicide - The Homicide Report - L.A. Times
Another Apparent Santa Monica Apartment Murder - LAist
Poe Forward's Dead Girls - PoeForward.com
The Original Dead Girl: Mary Rogers - Marie Roget - PoeForward.com
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