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Halloween Horror Picture Show 2008 Official Tampa Bay Film Review. Words and Pictures by C. A. Passinault.

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THE HALLOWEEN HORROR PICTURE SHOW 2008

The Halloween Horror Picture Show film festival review By C. A. Passinault

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Is this Tampa indie film genius Paul Guzzo? Nope, but it's just as disturbing! Oh, and don't forget to vote!It's that time of the year again. Halloween. Regardless of what you do, whether you strike out to attend every film festival / Halloween event, or dress up like Paul Guzzo for your Halloween night, this is the season for fun.
Please note, that, before I begin this review, That Chris Woods and John Miller, from what I hear, attended the "Halloween Horror Picture Show" (although I don't believe that it was, technically, the Halloween Horror Picture Show- I will address this later in this review) on Saturday evening, October 25. They obviously experienced the main thrust of the "multi-day" film festival, because on the day that I went, it was the last day, although my day was the only day that showed Tampa indie films.
Ahem..... now, to begin.
It was my day, the Sunday of the end of the Halloween Horror Picture Show. I chose this day for the indie films, pinning it down as the actual Halloween Horror Picture Show film festival, and because of my hectic schedule. I had worked 20 hours the day before, and surprisingly, felt pretty good after my four hours of sleep. I loaded up my car with supplies and headed into the wilds of Riverview, making a pitstop at my parents house to pick up my camera and some other electronics. The camera, and my recorder, were fully charged, having had them prepped on Friday, and ready to go. With that, I made my way back to the Interstate. Racing through the gears on the on-ramp to I75 south, I bolted onto the Interstate at high speed, controlling the traffic around me as I settled into my lane and set the cruise control.
I went over my itinerary as I cruised toward the south end of the Skyway bridge. The radio was jamming, and I barely heard my phone ring. It was my friend Ann Poonkasem, who was at a model party near Bayshore in south Tampa, and she wanted directions to the Halloween Horror Picture Show film festival. Ann, who is the present Miss Gasparilla, a former Miss Tampa USA, and a professional model, singer, actor, and entertainer, was curious about the film festival, and planned on joining me later. Half keeping my eye on the road, I read off the address to her, and then ended the call, noticing that it was now 4:10 PM, and that I was not going to make it by the 4:30 start of the indie films. I was a bit annoyed with reading and driving, as I had no desire to get into an accident. I got through it, however.
Traveling over the Sunshine Skyway bridge is always a treat. The view from the top is exactly like that from a small airplane, but with a smoother "flight" (The last time that I went flying with my brother, we were going to make a detour and fly low over the Skyway so I could get some ariel photographs of the bridge. I wasn't feeling well from an earlier flight on a smaller plane, however, so we didn't do it). My sportscar became an airplane without actually leaving the road. Definitely cool, and well worth the initial toll. After looking around and admiring the view, my car descended down the road into Pinellas county and St Petersburg. Somewhere ahead was a film festival, and I was ready for it!
The trip to the Halloween Horror Picture Show was a good fifty miles from home, and took me almost an hour and two tolls. Luckily, the venue for the film festival, The Beach Theatre in St Pete Beach, was not difficult to find. The area around the Theatre, however, was quiet and sparsely populated, which seemed to suit the limited parking just fine.
Upon arrival, I met up with Halloween Horror Picture Show film festival organizer Rick Danford. I unloaded my camera and recording gear fromHalloween Horror Picture Show organizer and Tampa indie filmmaker Rick Danford. my car, and asked Danford where everyone was. He told me that they were inside the Theatre watching the indie film shorts, and that the record-breaking crowds were there the night before. Upon hearing Rick's explanation, and especially after hearing news that Krista (the star of Alarum) and all the other local Tampa indie film celebrities were there the night before, I wished that I could have been there. That was in the past, however, and I resolved to make the most of the current situation, although I knew that I would never be able to sit through all those films if I wanted to talk to the guests and mingle with people. One of my objectives was to interview people attending the event, but with the ghost town ambience, that was mostly out the window. Not actually complaining to Rick, I told him that this was why I disliked film festivals, such as the Gasparilla Film Festival, spreading themselves out over several days, as it is almost impossible to attend the entire film festival without missing your day job or investing way too much time and effort; it would no longer be cost-effective. You'd tell your friends "Hey, I was at that film festival", and they would go "Cool! I was there, too. I didn't see you, though. Which day did you go?". Only then, after comparing anecdotes, would you discover that you missed your friends by a day, AND the day that they went to the film festival was a blast AND had a lot of people to hang out with. They, of course, wouldn't be happy learning that your day, while slow, actually had some cool indie films, and the film festival program was better. In a sense, two film festivals, but technically the same, and sharing a single name.
Such was my experience, as I felt that I only experienced a fragment of the Halloween Horror Picture Show.
Well, at least my day had the best films, and the only Tampa indie films, showing. Did I mention that I didn't have time to watch most of them, and since most of the filmmakers were not there, that obtaining screeners for later reviews would prove to be impossible for most of those films?
I can't have everything. I can still dream, however.
While talking to Danford, I looked at the venue. The Beach Theatre was a tiny movie Theatre, but this place had character. I liked it. Hollywood screenwriter and Tampa Bay resident Michael France, who penned big movies such as Goldeneye, the Fantastic Four, the 2003 Ang Lee version of The Hulk, and the Sly Stallone action film Cliffhanger, bought the Beach Theatre in 2007. Mr. France restored the Theatre, and since reopening it, it's been a success, with a decent lineup of films and indie films covering a wide range of genres. As movie theaters go, this is what it is all about, and it's actually fun to go to this Theatre. After checking it out, I must say that, despite the distance and the tolls, that I would much rather go to the Beach Theatre than the, frankly, quite over-hyped Tampa Theatre.
I resumed talking to Danford. We talked about Tampa indie film, and the audience interaction of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, which had played at the Halloween Horror Picture Show the night before.
With Rick Danford, I had to start out with a simple question. For the interviews, I will list myself as Tampa Bay Film.

Tampa Bay Film:
Ok, Rick, we'll start with a simple question. Raven Twins or Bloody Mary?

Rick Danford:
Ooh.... I'd have to go with the twins.

Tampa Bay Film:
Why is that?

Rick Danford:
They look good, they sound good, and they are not quite as messed up looking as Mary.

Tampa Bay Film:
I would think that you'd say Bloody Mary because you made a film about that once.

Rick Danford:
I Definitely enjoy the Bloody Mary character but I was thinking, obviously, other, you know, directions with that question.

Tampa Bay Film:
We were talking earlier about horror films taking a slash in today's economy, and you were talking about the Rocky Horror Picture Show and last night's turnout.
Go ahead and go into the story that you were telling me.

Rick Danford:
Rocky Horror has been around 70- the late 70's, or something like that. I went to Jefferson High School, and in my junior year, we used to meet at the University Square Mall, and we'd all be there on Friday nights. We'd watch Rocky Horror, and we'd be getting into it, and we'd start acting it out in our seats. We'd start getting up in our seats, turning around to the audience, and kind of doing our whole thing.... Me and my friend Mike Moore, Marty Kado, Angela Ridge, and a couple of people there.... And that was 25 plus years ago! Doing the Halloween Horror Picture Show this year, I got to talking to Janine, who works with this interchangeable parts, the acting crew, and she told me that there were three or four members, who are still out of part of her crew today, that used to act it out back then at University Mall. They've been doing this, every weekend, for 25 plus years. That's wild to me!

After Rick's story, I regretted not being able to attend the night before. What I found interesting, however, was that so many people could get into a film in that way, and that the film became a common experience shared by them. The audience interaction with the Rocky Horror Picture Show, in particular, was intriguing, especially since films are passive experiences not really meant for interaction.

Rick and I talked about other things, such as the large number of Tampa film festivals, the lack of a Tampa video game festival, a little about the Iris concept that I worked on before the Tampa Film Showcase Tampa film festival, Tampa Bay Film, and the Tampa Bay Film Online Film Festival. He told me about he and Krista's film Alarum, the success of the film, and the awards that it had been winning lately. It was a good talk.
Screenwriter Michael France, Hollywood screenwriter of blockbuster motion pictures and the owner of the historic Beach Theatre of St Pete Beach. Very cool guy!The indie shorts program had ended, and the Theatre lobby became occupied with a dozen or so movie-goers. Rick Danford and I entered the main Theatre, and he introduced me to Theatre owner Michael France. When I mentioned to Rick that Michael France was a major Hollywood screenwriter who was responsible for some big motion pictures, Ricks eyes lit up, as he was not aware of that. I told Mr. France that I loved Cliffhanger and the Fantastic Four, and would have brought up Goldeneye at that time had I remembered that he had penned one of my favorite all-time Bond films. Goldeneye, however, would come up in conversation later that evening.
Rick mentioned to Michael that I would like to interview him briefly when he had the time, and Mr. France agreed before attending to other matters. By this time, however, I was famished, and ordered food and drinks at the Theatre concession stand. The food was decent, but the popcorn wasn't that great- until they added butter. I then settled in briefly to watch a bit of the first feature, A Gothic Tale, as I attacked the popcorn, eating steadily. I didn't see enough of the movie to comment on it, let alone be able to tell what it was about, however, as I soon noticed Theatre owner Michael France walking around looking for me. I finished off most of my popcorn and returned to the Theatre lobby, where Mr. France told me that he was about to go home, and wanted to talk to me before he did so.
We walked outside, talking about screen writing, his Beach Theatre, and films that he wrote. It was then that I started to talk about The Avengers and Bond Films, and he told me that he had wrote the screenplay for a Bond film. That film happened to be my all-time favorite Bond film, a film called Goldeneye.
Well, I interviewed Michael France, but that's beyond the scope of this film festival interview. I will transcribe and publish that interview soon, but did you know that his father came up with the Goldeneye title, and that Michael France had Timothy Dalton in mind as Bond when he penned the Goldeneye screenplay? I had mentioned that Timothy Dalton had played James Bond as a serious hard-ass, and this is precisely why Michael France wrote Goldeneye as an action movie with a serious James Bond. He was understandably delighted when Pierce Brosnan stepped into the shoes of James Bond for Goldeneye, as the Irish actor's interpretation of the character was almost as serious as Dalton's. We also chatted about EMP, the story, and the Rareware Nintendo 64 Goldeneye video game, which followed the storyline of the film closely. Of course, I also revealed that I was into Bond because I had to research James Bond, particularly Goldeneye, and The Avengers, back in 1997 when I was planning my espionage themed interactive theme event, Silvertree, which was successfully launched in 1998. Silvertree was a theme event with an interactive story centered around CIA operative Nicolas Spears, and had to do with guests locating the blueprint of a secret biological weapon exchanging hands during the course of the event, and figuring out who the double agent was (don't ask me what the answer is, because I wrote the interactive theme event script long ago, and even I would have to look it up now).
You know, that was kind of cool. Here I was, telling the screenwriter of one of my favorite movies about how his movie inspired my theme event. We both got a kick out of it.
After I interviewed him, I took some pictures of him and him standing in front of his Theatre. He mentioned that he was going home, and then I told him that I had at least one model attending later, and he replied that he was tempted to stay. After a few minutes, Michael France left for home. At this time, Rick Danford has also left for dinner. I was alone with the staff, and the few film watchers were watching the first of three feature-length indie films. I walked around the exterior of the Theatre, and took some photographs. A Ferrari Testarossa kind of sneaked up on me when I was sitting on the curb across the street, taking photographs of the Theatre. Cool car. If I had seen it approaching, I would have stopped him and asked him to get his car in the shot (and would have probably ended up getting "shot" myself, for my trouble, in hindsight), parked in front of the Theatre. As it was, I didn't see the car until it was going by in front of me, and I couldn't pan with the car and obtain a sharp picture of the Theatre at the same time. I had time to take one photograph with the Ferrari in-frame, and the photograph shows some distinctive Ferrari taillight-shaped streaks of light across the face of the Theatre. Cool stuff, but it could have been cooler. It could have been cooler if I could have obtained a clear shot of the exotic sportscar and the Theatre (I actually could have if I had additional lighting set up, despite the fast movement of the car).
Now that I think of it, does seeing an Italian sportscar at a film festival and that sighting becoming one of the highlights of my night bode well for the film festival? I know, it was slow, but things were about to pick up.
Around this time, my cell phone beeped. My model was on her way. Neither Rick Danford or Michael France would be around to meet her, either, and at that time I didn't know who else would show up.
People did show up, however.
I was standing in front of the Theatre, talking to the staff, and a white car pulled up and parked beside mine. I was nervous about the large carTampa film festival guests - Tampa Tribune reporter John Allman, entertainer Ann Poonkasem, and actor Jack Amos. getting close to my car, but relaxed when I realized that I knew the driver once he emerged.
It was legendary Tampa actor Jack Amos!
Jack had arrived to see the Mark Terry indie film feature Live Evil, which would be playing within the hour. I sat with Jack on a bench outside of the Theatre, and we talked about Tampa indie film, acting, and the success of the Tampa indie film 100 Tears, in which Jack portrays a psychotic killer Clown who goes around killing people. I told him about my upcoming indie film portfolio concept, which will be explained on the Tampa Film Blog and on the Tampa Bay Film site. Jack thought that the idea was good, and added that "after you've made short films, and learn the craft, you show that you can make films. Then, you do a feature film". Jack also told me that he was surprised about the dedicated following that the horror film genre, and specifically 100 Tears, had obtained. He stated that 100 Tears filmmaker Marcus Koch knew what the horror fans wanted, and he gave it to them, a reason that the film was popular. He said that 100 Tears had landed a domestic distribution deal, and that is would be available in major stores such as Blockbuster in an unrated cut shortly.
It's nice to see a Tampa indie film actually succeed. Hopefully, more will follow.
As we talked, another gentleman joined us. It was Tampa Tribune reporter John Allman, who was there to cover the Halloween Horror Picture Show (although he could have been there to cover Live Evil specifically, but I'm not sure). At this time, Ann arrived and I walked over to her car to meet her. Ann was looking great, after we walked back in front of the Theatre, I introduced her to Jack Amos and the newspaper reporter.
Ann asked about the film lineup. I had to think about that, and what I had missed.
At 4:30, the film festival started out the indie film segment with a package of shorts. I arrived late and was talking to Danford. The short indie films were:

The Reaper - Did not see, but have heard good things about- do I have this?
Frankenstein VS The Wolfman - Did not see, but am wondering if this was an indie film or not.
Side Effect - Did not see.
Lamp Post Lake - Did not see.
In Darkness - Ummmm... Didn't see.
Alarum - I saw this back at the Ladies Of The Night Tampa film festival hosted by Danford back in June with Ann and Somali. Alarum has won many awards, and I think that it is a brilliant indie film. Alarum was a collaboration between actress Krista Grotte and Rick Danford. Tampa actor Joel Wynkoop played a crazy alarm clock, and there is a twist ending along with a great message. Chris Woods said that there was nudity in the film, but I don't remember seeing any. Expect a full review soon.

I then thought about the feature indie films. There were three. We were missing the first one, A Gothic Tale, which I saw for a few moments as I choked down popcorn earlier. It looked great, but I couldn't say what it was about.
The second film, Live Evil, is what Jack Amos and some others were waiting for. As I took pictures of Ann and the others, Mark Terry, his brother Jim Terry, and his family arrived.
I introduced myself, and Mark told me that he was finally glad to meet me, and that he liked what I had been writing on Tampa Bay Film. I introduced them to my friend Ann, and soon it was time for Live Evil to begin. Ann and I sat in the back of the Theatre, and everyone took their seats. Ann and I called Mark Terry over before the film started, and obtained a screener DVD, which I will watch for the full review later.

Live Evil

Consider this to be a mini review. I will be posting a full review on Tampa Bay Film as soon as I get the chance. Live Evil was the main film that I wanted to see at the Halloween Horror Picture Show, and I certainly was not disappointed. This was a fun film to watch, and we were very entertained by it.
On a technical note, the film played perfectly. There was no skipping like there had been reported at the University of Tampa premier, and at the Spooky Empire horror convention earlier. The screener also played perfectly on my studio theater system, although it did skip on my top-of-the- line Sony DVP-FX820 Portable DVD Player (I ended up watching the amazing film Hard Candy instead).

Live Evil Feature
Clans of vampires fight each other as they seek out sources of clean blood.

All scores are rated from 1 (Suckfest) to 10 (Sundance contender)

STORY: 7

Interesting story with some intriguing elements, such as differences in vampires and vampires with teeth in their hands. The story would be better if they re-added elements explaining why some vampires can take sunlight and others cannot.


ACTING: 6

SAG actors do a decent job, although the woman sidekick Roxy, played by "actress" Kimberly Sanders, "assisting" the priest is very annoying, and has serious continuity errors with her delivery. Her emotional states flip-flop, and the transitions are jarring. I'm thinking that this is a combination of acting on her part and editing on the part of the editor, so the editing is going to be docked points.

EDITING: 7

Good, professional editing, although there may be continuity issues with a certain female actress who has issues with her acting. The editor probably had to make do with the footage available. Was the actress available for additional shooting?

CAMERA: 7

Good camera work from the DP, although some of the close up shots are out of focus. The Russian arm shots of the vehicle sequences are great, and a few are awesome.

SOUND: 8

Loved the music, and the sound was solid. Some of the best sound that I've heard in an indie horror film.

CREATIVITY: 8

I liked the new-take on vampires. The story took liberties, and once they address some exposition issues, such as the explanation of the differences in vampires which ended up being cut, it will be even better.

PACING: 6

The film is watchable and doesn't slow pace. Good.

SFX/ STUNTS: 9

Some of the SFX were terrible. The vampire babies were classic, in a campy sort of way, and I really liked how they pulled that off (they reminded my of the chomping baby dolls in the classic "Barbarella"). The stunts were excellent, and one of the car flips with the red BMW was spectacular!

OVERALL: 7

Not a bad indie film. Ann and I really enjoyed watching Live Evil, and it is a campy popcorn movie.

THE LOWDOWN

It passes my Blockbuster test, which means that if I picked this up at Blockbuster and paid for it, that I would not return it for a refund. A keeper, and I rank this up with 100 Tears (the premise and the characterization in Live Evil are better, although 100 Tears wins in overall story). Some of the one-liners and some of the scenes make this film a classic.
This film is way better than the Tampa feature film "99". I will be posting a full review on Live Evil, 100 Tears, and 99 soon on Tampa Bay Film, especially now that I can track down 100 Tears in the video stores.
As soon as I can make the time to sit down and watch the screener of Live Evil, I will be writing a full review. Expect those scores to be adjusted somewhat, after a careful analysis. I look forward to giving it the full review treatment soon.

Tampa filmmaker Mark Terry and friend.Once Live Evil ended, I walked Ann to her car and returned to the festival. Mark Terry and his staff did a Q & A session, and wrapped up. We all walked outside, and had a long talk about the film, the Tampa indie film scene, and stunt work. I learned that stunt drivers never want to land on the wheels of a car after a car flip, which is something that I did not know. I asked why. They told me that the spine of the driver compresses in such a scenario, and that the driver can become seriously injured if they land on the wheels. I found that fascinating. Mark Terry, Jim Terry, and I were talking, too, about Tampa indie film, and I told them that I did not believe that there was a Tampa indie film community, but rather a Tampa indie film scene with cliques. They agreed. Jack Amos chimed in, shaking his head in disagreement, and stated that, yes, there was a Tampa indie film community. Although I disagreed with his assessment, I respected him for his statement.
The people began to leave. I told everyone goodbye. I was cold and tired, so I did not stay for Shadowland, which was the final film of the evening. I packed up and left for home. The long trip back turned into a cross-country trip due to getting lost. After crossing the Skyway, I was talking to Chris Woods on the phone and accidently took I75 south instead of I75 north. I ended up in Bradenton, which I had never driven to before, and I did not know the streets. After turning around and blasting onto the entry ramp going onto I75 north, my ignorance of the local roads showed as what seemed like a gentle on-ramp gave way to a hairpin corner. I got to see just how much of a corner my car could take. It handled it magnificently. What a superb machine. I've had this car for almost two years, and it still impresses me.
Exiting the hairpin, I downshifted, gunned the engine, and rocketed back through the gears as I began the long trip home. From now on, no phones for me when I'm driving- later. Now that I was back on the Interstate, I called Chris Woods back, and we were still talking when I arrived in Riverview.

The Future Of The Halloween Horror Picture Show

Before he left, I managed to discuss this with Rick. My opinion? The Halloween Horror Picture Show is a fun event and well worth the timeTampa entertainer Ann Poonkasem photographed by her friend, C. A. Passinault. Ann Poonkasem, the current Miss Gasparilla, did not attend on behalf of the Gasparilla film Festival, and instead was a guest of C. A. Passinault. invested in attending, although I had more fun at Danford's Ladies Of The Night film festival at USF back in June and Andy Lalino's / Film Ranch's Horror and Hotties film festival last year. This said, it blows away the Tampa Film Review monthly Tampa film festival and larger Tampa film festivals, such as the Gasparilla Film Festival, which ironically sponsored this year's Halloween Horror Picture Show film festival.
The Halloween Horror Picture Show deserves a much larger audience than it has been getting. Although I heard that it was a blast on Saturday night, I really don't consider that to be the actual Halloween Horror Picture Show film festival event because no indie films were shown. As far as I can see, I can only recognize Sunday as the actual film festival event. Also, the total lack of vendors, and the subsequent absence of indie film DVD sales and film festival collectibles, was a major let-down. Can't we get some Halloween Horror Picture Show shirts, at least? With the total lack of branding, the uninitiated attending would have seen the Gasparilla Film Festival banner in the Theatre lobby and assumed that this was a part of the Gasparilla Film Festival. There were no references to the Halloween Horror Picture Show brand or film festival, and that's not good!
With last year's so-so attendance and this year's weak attendance, the Halloween Horror Picture Show seems to be on its last legs. I have hope, however, that the film festival will bounce back and exceed its former glory.
I have faith.

 

The Halloween Horror Picture Show 2008 Film Festival Event Scorecard

Please note that a score of 5 is average.

Concept (1-10): 4
Better last year, this year had next to no event-level branding and no vendors. The Halloween Horror Picture Show was much better in the past. The original concept is great, and instead of a reboot, this Tampa film festival series needs to return to its roots.

Venue (1-10): 7
The Beach Theatre is an excellent venue for movies, with outstanding sound and video, but its small size limits it for full film festivals. There was limited parking and not enough room for vendors.

Vendors (1-10): 1
There were no vendors or sponsors outside of the sponsoring retail venue and the Gasparilla Film Festival. The Gasparilla Film Festival took over branding from the Halloween Horror Picture Show, and this film festival series is on the verge of becoming lost to the larger host film festival. At least it had a fairly priced concession stand!

Organization (1-10): 4
Decent programming but an anemic lineup of indie films. The film festival was loosely organized, and not a whole lot was going on.

Entertainment (1-10): 6
We had fun, but this film festival deserves a larger audience. The audience this year was much less than we observed last year. The films were entertaining.

Attendance (1-10): 2
Pathetic. Less than 20 people attended the 2008 Halloween Horror Picture Show on the day that we were there. We are hoping for a larger attendance next year!

Features (1-10): 2
A small line up of indie films were the only feature. This was a much smaller event than last year.

Admission Value (1-10): 5
A decent line up of entertaining indie films saved this in admission value. We just wish that there were more indie films- and vendors!

Overall Event Score (1-10): 4
The 2008 Halloween Horror Picture Show seemed neglected this year by the other events packaged with it. This is as scaled-back as it can go without ceasing to exist. We hope that next year will be better.

 

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