I recently took a weekend trip to Austin, TX to visit family and check out a few sites that I missed on my last few journeys to that wonderful central Texas land. One of the “must-see” places on my list was the Museum Of The Weird, located on 6th Street in downtown Austin. Little did I know that this would be one of the coolest, trippiest places for a guy like me to visit.
I don’t want to share too many photos of this museum, as the point of this post is to encourage you to check out the place for yourself. The entrance to the museum is a gift shop that features all sorts of creepy and cool trinkets, clothing, and souvenirs. After paying at the counter, you get to go on a self-guided tour through three stories of artifacts, relics, informational displays, and a wax museum. Be sure to check every door, latch, handle, and drawer while exploring the museum, you never know what you’ll find!
The first floor of the museum includes a Texas Bigfoot display, mummies, mermaids, and more interesting oddities. Some of the things on display are real artifacts while others are recreations. When entering the second floor, you’ll actually go outside into an interior grotto-like area. Check all of the doors! One will lead you into a display of the Minnesota Ice Man! Another door will lead you into a circus freak/oddities area that once served as Johnny Depp’s kitchen!
The third floor (also accessed from outside) features a wax museum loaded with iconic horror movie monsters from Universal, Hammer Horror, and other studios. Look everywhere! There are tons of monsters on display and some will be above you! Some of my favorites include the Creature From The Black Lagoon, the Wolf Man, and Lon Chaney, Sr. as the Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
I picked up a t-shirt before leaving the museum and left with a ton of memories of one of the coolest places in Austin. You can park curbside in front of the museum or at any of the lots downtown, most of which are walking distance to the museum. I visited on Saturday morning at 10 AM. Parking curbside was free for three hours, so take advantage of that if you get the chance.
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As a fan of Captain Marvel/Shazam from way back, I really enjoyed 2019’s Shazam! film. It was funny, had a solid cast and story, and I felt that it really captured the essence of the modern Shazam! comics. I hoped that 2023’s Shazam! Fury Of The Gods would do the same. While it definitely did retain the original film’s strong cast and story, director David F. Sandberg struggled to find a good balance between the humor, horror, and action.
All of the first film’s cast returned with the exception of Michelle Borth, who portrayed Mary Marvel (adult Mary Bromfield) in the original movie. Grace Caroline Currey (young Mary Bromfield in the original film) portrayed Mary in both her human and super form, apparently due to the fact that she was now an adult and no longer needed an adult form as a superhero. Zachary Levi reprised his role as Shazam! and Asher Angel returned as Billy Batson. Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, and Rachel Zegler starred as Hespera, Kalypso, and Anthea, respectively.
In the film, Hespera, Kalypso, and Anthea steal the broken pieces of the Wizard’s staff and force him to fuse it back together so that they can reclaim the powers stolen from the gods and rebuild the realm of the gods. This means that they target the Shazam family and intend to take their powers one by one. Shazam is doing his best to keep the family together but age and consequence have the group splitting apart. As the daughters of Atlas begin picking off family members, Shazam and his remaining superpowered family devise a plan to defeat the trio. A few (highly predictable) twists are tossed in for good measure, but the film is ultimately just too silly and a bit dull. I enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as the first film.
Much of the film’s humor felt forced. The action, while well done, didn’t hold my attention. Also, despite this film being billed as a family movie, the horror was amped up from the first film and so was the body count. A ton of innocent people are hurt and/or killed in this film including a group of people of all ages in a museum who are forced to turn on one another and then ultimately turned into stone statues. There’s also a forced suicide in the film as well as a number of violent monster attacks on innocent people. This might be unsettling for younger viewers.
I have to admit that Lucy Liu outdid herself in this film. She stole the show and that’s hard to do whenever Helen Mirren is in a film with you. The CGI was very well done and the music was pretty solid. I also enjoyed one of the cameos in this film. I won’t spoil it for you, but if you’re a fan of the 1970s Shazam! series, keep an eye out for a certain fellow in a certain shirt. There’s another cameo as well, but I won’t spoil that one either.
I picked the film up on Blu-ray at Target. The Target exclusive also featured a DVD of the film, exclusive packaging, and six collector cards featuring the Wizard, the Tree of Life Dragon, the daughters of Atlas, and Shazam!
Predictable, loaded with forced humor, and dull at times, I still enjoyed Shazam! Fury Of The Gods and recommend that you check it out if you’re a fan of the Big Red Cheese. The character’s future in the newly created DCU of James Gunn is unknown, so this might be your last chance to check him out for a long time.
Robert Muldoon, as portrayed by Bob Peck in 1993’s Jurassic Park, is one of my favorite characters from both the films and the books. If you read the book, you know that Muldoon survived the events of Jurassic Park. Sadly, he was chosen to die in place of John Hammond in the film, as Hammond became a sympathetic character during the film’s production. While I hated to see him perish, I was happy to see him on the big screen.
Muldoon joined Mattel’s since-discontinued Amber Collection in 2021. I only recently picked up a figure for myself and I’m very glad that I did. Muldoon comes with an additional head and an additional pair of hands. He also comes with his token hat and a dino-prod. Sadly, the figure doesn’t come with Muldoon’s signature Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun, which he totes around throughout most of the film.
The figure features an excellent resemblance to Bob Peck. One of the heads has sweat droplets on it that adds to its realism. His clothing and accessories are also highly detailed. Most notably, his employee badge looks great! I also love the added details of his watch and bracelets. His vest can be removed by popping off his arms, but I don’t recommend it.
The figure features at least twenty-three points of articulation. That’s what I counted. None of his POA are hindered by his clothes, hair, etc. He’s also slightly taller than Dr. Sattler in this collection. If my memory serves me correctly, he was taller than her in the film as well.
If you’re a fan of Muldoon like I am, I highly recommend getting your hands on this figure before the ebay vultures realize what a gem this figure is in the Amber Collection. It’s available from a number of online retailers and as of this writing, it was selling for between fifteen and twenty bucks.
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1985 was a great year for movies. Back To The Future, The Breakfast Club, and Cocoon are just a few of the films released that year. Horror films also had a great year with classics like Silver Bullet and A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge being released. A number of cult horror films were also released including Ghoulies, Day Of The Dead, Lifeforce, and the film that I’m taking a look at today, Fright Night.
The film’s story centers around young Charley Brewster’s (William Ragsdale) belief that his new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon), is a vampire who is responsible for recent unsolved murders in the area. When his girlfriend, Amy (Amanda Bearse), and goofy bud, “Evil” Ed (Stephen Geoffreys), don’t believe his claims about Dandrige, he seeks out the help of Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), a washed-up actor who hosts a local late-night horror show. The pair then have to face off against Dandrige, his familiar and guardian named Billy (Jonathan Stark), and recently turned Amy and Ed. Will the duo survive the night? Watch Fright Night and find out!
The film does a wonderful job of combining horror and comedy. Most of the comedic moments are split between McDowall and Geoffreys, but Ragsdale gets a few funny moments of his own, as does Sarandon in some very subtle ways. It’s worth noting how easily Bearse transitioned from being the somewhat milquetoast and virginal Amy to her very seductive vampire version.
The film also features an amazing score by Brad Fiedel and a soundtrack with songs by artists like Devo, Autograph, and J. Geils Band. On top of that, the visual effects, headed up by Richard Edlund (co-founder of Industrial Light & Magic), were amazing. Practical effects included a werewolf transformation, a large bat attack, numerous fangs and gory mouthpieces, and Chris Sarandon’s final look in full vampire form.
The film would spawn a sequel in 1988 and would be remade in 2011 starring Anton Yelchin as Charley, David Tennant as Peter Vincent, and Colin Farrell as Dandrige. Imogen Poots co-starred as Amy and Christopher Mintz-Plasse portrayed Evil Ed. A direct sequel to the original film has been rumored to be in the works for many years.
I had the immense pleasure of meeting both Ragsdale and Bearse last year at the Houston Horror Film Festival. They were both very nice. Bearse was exceptionally cordial and I highly recommend meeting her and Ragsdale. Oh, and despite my enjoyment of Fright Night, I had them autograph photos for me from their most popular sitcoms, Married…With Children and Herman’s Head.
Be sure to check out Fright Night. I also recommend the sequel and the remake (although neither are superior to the original). A sequel was also made for the remake, but I’m not a big fan of it.
Nicholas Hoult heads up an excellent cast in 2023’s slightly bonkers Renfield. The film utilizes characters from Bram Stoker’s famed book, Dracula…….to a degree. Specifically, the film utilizes characters from Stoker’s book as portrayed by Dwight Frye and Bela Lugosi in 1931’s Dracula and expands upon their stories. Hoult takes on the title role and Nicolas Cage stars as Count Dracula. In the film, Renfield has been the count’s loyal servant for decades, bringing him fresh victims to feed upon and taking care of his daily needs. Renfield has also been given the gift (or curse) of immortality and super speed and strength in order to stop any would-be vampire killers that come calling for Dracula’s head. Renfield has grown tired of being a servant and of the physical, mental, and emotional abuse that he must endure from the count.
While in New Orleans, Renfield begins attending group therapy for people in codependent and abusive relationships. He tracks down the abusers in the relationships and uses them as food for Dracula. He also begins to listen and participate in therapy and decides to break free from the count. He also crosses paths with the Lobo family, a crime syndicate that has all of New Orleans in its clutches, and one of the last honest police officers in the city, a young woman named Rebecca (Awkwafina). Renfield teams up with Rebecca in order to take down the Lobo family and Dracula. The Lobos and Dracula, on the other hand, team up in turn and give chase to the duo. Will Renfield break free of Count Dracula’s rule? Will the Lobo family run roughshod over New Orleans and then the world with Count Dracula as their leader? Watch Renfield to find out!
Renfield performed poorly in cinemas and, in all honesty, I don’t know why. Yes, it’s a horror comedy that goes hard with the humor and even harder with the gore, but it’s not to a degree that it should turn off fans of either the classic Universal Monsters or any more modern horror fans. It just seemed to struggle to find an audience and that’s sad in my opinion. We probably won’t get another Renfield film and I want one. We deserve to see these characters at least one more time.
This film is fun. Cage hams it up big time as Count Dracula and Nicholas Hoult does a great job as an updated version of Renfield. As much as I dislike Awkwafina’s stage name, I have really grown to like her as an actress. She provides plenty of laughs in this movie. Ben Schwartz is cast perfectly as Teddy Lobo in his first role as a villain. He’s probably the most believable character in the film. His mother is portrayed by Shoreh Aghdashloo to sinister perfection. The rest of the cast, especially the group therapy members, are excellent as well.
One other thing that I’d love to mention is how well this film nailed the corruption in the city of New Orleans. As a Louisiana native who has lived here all of my life, it’s a well known fact that New Orleans’ politicians and public servants are almost always corrupt. The film also does a nice job of presenting different locations around New Orleans that natives will know very well.
Give Renfield a chance. Fans of the classic Universal Monsters and modern horror fans will find something to enjoy about this movie. I know that I enjoyed it!
June is my birth month. That being said, I was a bit shocked (and happy) whenever my good friend, Patrick Bennett (who co-hosts the Filmsquatch Podcast with me and hosts a number of film festivals in southwest Louisiana), asked me if I’d like to join him for the Duran Duran concert in The Woodlands, Texas, on June 9th. I pulled a few strings, got the day off of work, and prepared for what I hoped would be an excellent show. I’ve always been a fan of Duran Duran and had a glass mirror that featured the band on it that I got way back in 1985 or 1986.
L to R: Roger Taylor (drums), Simon LeBon (lead vocals), John Taylor (bass), and Nick Rhodes (keyboards)
I did a little research online and found out that Bastille and Nile Rodgers & CHIC were opening the show. To be completely honest, I was very unfamiliar with Bastille. I knew only one of the band’s songs, Pompeii, and wondered if others of my age and older would know the group. I had nothing to fear, however, as the group opened the show with a solid, high-energy set that primed the crowd for the second act, the legendary Nile Rodgers & CHIC. For those of you who don’t know, Rodgers could have easily headlined this tour given the fact that he is a multi-winning Grammy artist as a producer, writer, and performer. Not only did he found CHIC, but he’s written and produced songs and albums for artists as varied as David Bowie, Diana Ross, The B-52s, Beyonce, Madonna, INXS, and Duran Duran. His music has also been sampled by artists like the Sugarhill Gang. On top of that, Rodgers has worked on soundtracks for numerous films including Feeling Minnesota and The Flintstones.
Bastille
Nile Rodgers & CHIC tore through a set loaded with chart-toppers including Modern Love, Good Times, Le Freak, Get Lucky, Material Girl, and I’m Coming Out. The set was bookended by CHIC songs and featured full length performances of songs by other artists that were written and produced by Rodgers and a medley that seemed to run nonstop for about thirty minutes. It was an amazing show and I really wished that their set was longer. I definitely recommend checking out Nile Rodgers & CHIC if you get the chance.
Nile Rodgers & CHIC
After two great opening acts, Duran Duran was set to take the stage. Four of the band’s five key members during its 80’s heyday were in the show. Founding member and keyboardist Nick Rhodes and drummer Roger Taylor were perched up at the back of the stage while lead singer Simon LeBon and bass player John Taylor roamed the stage throughout the band’s set. Guitar duties were handled by longtime touring guitarist Dominic Brown, in place of Andy Taylor, who has been fighting illness for many years.
Duran Duran at the opening of their set. Photo by Eric Sauseda.
The group slid effortlessly between hits, deep cuts for hardcore fans, and covers of Acceptable In The 80s, Super Freak, and White Lines. While the first two songs were incorporated into Girls On Film and Lonely In Your Nightmare, respectively, White Lines was played in its entirety as it was originally released on the band’s Thank You album from 1995.
With large screens behind them and the signature dual big screens on either side of the stage at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, the group gave fans a show filled with sound and dramatic visuals. From black and white video to reserved darker colors and blasts of brightly colored graphics, the band looked and sounded amazing on the stage. I especially enjoyed the homage to classic horror franchises such as the Hammer films during Lonely In Your Nightmare.
LeBon and the rest of the band appeared to be having entirely too much fun performing hits for the crowd. Roger Taylor effortlessly played the drums while John Taylor laid down bass line after bass line, keeping the group on track. Nick Rhodes, arguably the coolest member of the band, flew across the keys with precision and provided a few lighthearted moments for the crowd as well. They played all of their biggest hits including Hungry Like The Wolf, A View To A Kill, The Wild Boys, The Reflex, and, the show closer, Rio. In all, it was a really fun night and I’m glad that I had the opportunity to experience it.
While I am more of a hard rock and metal fan these days, my youth was littered with a number of new wave, pop rock, and other bands. Duran Duran was and still is one of those rare bands that managed to pull me away from bands like KISS, Poison, Metallica, and others, if only for a few moments. I highly recommend checking out Duran Duran on their Future Past tour. It was great.
Thanks for checking out my post. I know that I haven’t been posting as much as I normally do in recent weeks, but I’ve been dealing with a few real world issues. Those issues are slowly resolving, so be on the lookout for more posts soon!
Set list taken from Duran Duran’s official Facebook page.
If you’ve seen any of my previous Dr. Ellie Sattler or Jurassic Park related posts, you know that I have an undying love for and long held crush on Laura Dern. Despite these truths, this is only the second Dr. Sattler/Laura Dern item that I’ve ever collected. When this figure was initially announced, my brain went crazy. I had to have this figure. When it was released, however, it didn’t impress me that much. Since then, my heart has grown softer and I decided to finally pick up this figure (at a discounted price).
If I’m being completely honest, this figure still doesn’t impress me. The likeness to Laura Dern is okay, but should have been much better. While they definitely nailed her clothing and general appearance, Mattel seems to have had quite a struggle with getting Dern’s face correct. Both of the heads that come with the figure look somewhat like Dern, but if I randomly presented either one of the heads to a random stranger, they’d probably be unable to tell that it is Laura Dern’s noggin.
The figure comes with the communications belt from the film. It has a compartment to store the radio and a holster for the flashlight as well. Dr. Sattler also comes with an additional set of hands and an additional head with glasses so that you can play “How it started vs. how it’s going” with the figure.
My camera picked up a number of abrasions on the figure. Thankfully, they aren’t as evident when the figure is in hand. Dr. Sattler’s pink shirt is a separate piece that fits over her blue shirt. You can see a little bit of the blue shirt through her shoulder holes. The figure features the standard points of articulation that all of the classic Amber Collection figures come with but her ankle articulation is different than other figures in the line. I’ve included a photo of her feet and Muldoon’s feet below for reference.
The Muldoon (R) figure’s feet move at the ankle and feature rocker articulation. Dr. Sattler’s feet only swivel due to her boots.
I won’t say that I’m disappointed in the figure as I do like how it looks on my shelf. I just wish that the face was a tad more accurate. Other than that one big complaint, the Amber Collection Dr. Ellie Sattler figure is worth picking up if you’re a fan of her and/or Jurassic Park.
Cosplayer Uncanny Megan as Dr. Sattler.
Thanks for checking out my review. Look for an Amber Collection Robert Muldoon review to be heading your way very soon. As I continue to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Jurassic Park, feel free to let me know if there’s anything about the film or any of its sequels that you’d like me to cover in the comments below. See you soon!
In two months, Calcasieu Serialfest will be returning to the Brimstone Museum Annex in Sulphur, LA. Join me (representing Ken’s Alternate Universe) and the festival director, Patrick Bennett of Pop Ninja, as we share chapters from classic serials from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Also in attendance will be William Necessary, a serial cosplayer and regular fixture of the festival, who will give insight into each serial that we watch.
For the first time ever, the festival will feature a presentation via Zoom by Don O’Malley, a serial filmmaker, author, and podcast host. Be sure to check out his show, Don’s Breakfast Serial!
Serials will begin showing after a brief welcome from Patrick at 10 AM and will continue throughout the day until 5 PM. There will be breaks between each set of serials and we will be showing two to three chapters of each serial. There will be chapters from serials like Flash Gordon’s Trip To Mars, King of the Rocket Men, and Mysterious Dr. Satan, with many more still to be added to the lineup! The full schedule will be available a few days prior to the festival on the Serialfest Facebook page (link above), so follow the page and/or this blog to get all of the details.
This festival is a unique event for southwest Louisiana/southeast Texas. It’s currently in its ninth year. If you’d like to see the classic heroes and villains that inspired some of today’s greatest science fiction, comic, and adventure franchises such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, be sure to check out this fun and free event!
I’ll have more information as we get closer to the event. Again, this is a free, fun, family-friendly event and I guarantee that you’ll have a great time! If you’re a cosplayer, be sure to wear one of your costumes to the event. It doesn’t matter if it’s based upon a serial or not, we’d love to see your creations!
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“For the record, if I don’t make it out of here, don’t put me down for mummification.”
Universal Pictures has attempted to revive its classic Universal Monsters lineup in recent years. The Wolfman (2010), The Mummy (2017), and Dracula Untold (2014) have all been met with mixed reviews. In fact, The Mummy was such a bomb at the box office that Universal shelved its planned “Dark Universe” indefinitely. In 2020 the company revived The Invisible Man as a terrifying tale of domestic abuse and it worked extremely well. Since then, however, not much has been said about Universal’s plans for their classic monsters.
Despite the recent failures of Universal, things were looking up at the turn of the century. In 1999, Stephen Sommers gave the world his vision of The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, and Kevin J. O’Connor. Despite a lukewarm reception from many professional critics, the film proved to be popular with general audiences. In fact, it was number one at the box office for twelve straight days and dropped to second place only due to the fact that the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was released. The film would remain in the top ten until August 1st, when it dropped to the twelfth spot on the charts. It remained in the top twenty list until it was pulled from theaters in late September. The film would spawn two sequels, a prequel entitled The Scorpion King (2002) which would in turn spawn its own sequels, and an animated series.
The film took the original 1932 story about the forbidden love of Imhotep and Anck-su-namun, injected a lot more action and humor, and utilized heavy (and relatively new) CGI effects to bring the Mummy to life. It also added a heroic lead in the character of Rick O’Connell, an American adventurer who agrees to lead a brother and sister to the ancient city of Hamunaptra, and a group of American treasure hunters hellbent on discovering the riches hidden in Hamunaptra.
In the movie, O’Connell leads Evelyn and Jonathan Carnahan to Hamunaptra. Jonathan is looking for treasure while Evelyn, or Evie for short, is there for historical research. A second group, composed of the aforementioned Americans, is guided by Beni, a shifty and opportunistic man who fought alongside Rick in the French Foreign Legion. The American group discovers the forbidden Book of the Dead and a set of jars that contain the organs of Anck-su-namun. Rick’s group discover the “juicy” body of Imhotep. The two groups are attacked by the Medjai, men sworn to prevent the resurrection of Imhotep, and are told to leave Hamunaptra before it is too late. Instead, Evie reads scripture from the Book of the Dead and unintentionally revives Imhotep, sending Egypt into a new round of Biblical plagues as the Mummy begins collecting organs from the Americans to reform himself and eventually revive Anck-su-namun. Rick, Jonathan, Evie, and the leader of the Medjai, Ardeth Bey, attempt to stop Imhotep from fully renewing his body and attempting to revive his forbidden lover. Imhotep ultimately traps the group and Evie gives herself over to him to be used as the sacrificial body for Anck-su-namun’s resurrection ritual in order to save her friends. Imhotep sends his slaves to murder them, however, but they escape and head back to Hamunaptra to save Evie and kill Imhotep. Watch the film to find out what happens next!
I love this movie. It is essentially a combination of the horror elements in the classic The Mummy film and the action of the classic adventure serials that were released during the same era. So basically, it takes two of my favorite things and puts them together on a much larger scale. Think Raiders Of The Lost Ark but with monsters, lots of undead monsters. The action is fast-paced and the horror, while definitely not too terrifying, lingers throughout the movie and neither get in the way of one another. The CGI hasn’t aged very well in a few sequences but it isn’t that bad. The cinematography is top-notch, especially the moments shot in the Sahara Desert. The desert is absolutely beautiful. Jerry Goldsmith’s score is perfect and places the viewer in the heart of Egypt (although Marrakech was used as Cairo). Stephen Sommers struck gold with this film!
The cast was excellent as well. Brendan Fraser was perfectly cast as Rick O’Connell and he had amazing chemistry with Rachel Weisz. Weisz gives off a perfect blend of nerdy, sexy, and heroic in Evie and I’ve had a crush on her ever since originally seeing this film in the theater. John Hannah and Kevin J. O’Connor provide plenty of laughs as Evie’s brother, Jonathan, and the conniving Beni, respectively. Oded Fehr won me over as Ardeth Bey (and fans of the original Mummy film will catch the reference of his name). The American group is made up of some amazing character actors, most notably Jonathan Hyde as Dr. Chamberlain and Corey Johnson as David Daniels. Omid Djalili, Erick Avari, and Bernard Fox also have excellent brief roles in the film. As for Imhotep and Anck-su-namun, Arnold Vosloo and Patricia Velasquez were excellent. Velasquez has a small role in the film but she quickly establishes that she will do anything to save her lover. Vosloo is a striking man in the film and he marches about (once fully resurrected) as a monster intent on reviving his lost love.
Stephen Sommers would attempt to revive even more Universal Monsters with his 2004 Hugh Jackman vehicle, Van Helsing. Despite opening at number one and eventually making just over three hundred million dollars, the film failed to connect with audiences and Sommers’ future with Universal was put on hold. I personally enjoyed the film. It was a loud adventure with over-the-top acting.
The Mummy is wonderful. It was a wonderful adventure film with just enough horror to keep viewers on their toes. It’s also arguably one of the best action films of the 1990s. More than anything, it made me fall in love with Rachel Weisz!
Thanks for catching up on this late 90s classic with me. See you again, soon!
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to help out my bud, Patrick Bennett, put on the Calcasieu Parish Short Film Festival. The event was well attended and yours truly even had the chance to do a presentation on Bigfoot in film history as a representative of my “side gig,” the Filmsquatch Podcast. On top of that, independent filmmaker, Mitch Laing, gave a brilliant presentation on how to make and market a film. I played all of the media for his presentation and was glad to be a part of his program. He also gave everyone a peek at some of his upcoming work and let us watch his Chasing Bogman short. The event was topped off with a 100th anniversary screening of Buster Keaton’s The Balloonatic and the awards ceremony.
Here’s a list of all of the winners from the festival:
Home Grown Film (made in Louisiana by a Louisiana filmmaker):
1st Place – “Cajun Bricolage”
2nd Place – “Swashbuckle Kill”
3rd Place – “Peggy Blue Eyes”
Best Narrative Film:
1st Place – “Swashbuckle Kill”
2nd Place – “Peggy Blue Eyes”
3rd Place – “From Father to Daughter: The Cuba Film”
Best Documentary:
1st Place – “Philoxenia”
2nd Place – “Cajun Bricolage”
3rd Place -“Piano Girl”
Best Script:
1st Place – “The Night We Left Home”
2nd Place – “Monsters Among Us”
3rd Place – “The Pest”
Best Student Film:
1st Place – “Exhausted”
2nd Place – “The Night of Prayer”
3rd Place – “…”
Best Music Video:
1st Place – “We are the Earth”
2nd Place – “Coffee and Cream”
3rd Place – “…”
Best 48-Hour Film:
“The Great Carmichael”
Best Animated Film:
“Beat Heart”
This year’s event was a blast! I can’t wait for next year. If you have the chance, join us!
Thanks for checking out my post! I also want to thank everyone that attended and/or supported the Calcasieu Short Film Festival, especially the Brimstone Museum.
Ken's Alternate Universe! 