The Happiest Medium » Zombie http://thehappiestmedium.com Sat, 24 Sep 2016 17:55:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Bill Connington Is Unstoppable With *Zombie* And *The Thornhills Of Park Avenue* http://thehappiestmedium.com/2011/09/bill-connington-is-unstoppable-with-zombie-and-the-thornhills-of-park-avenue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bill-connington-is-unstoppable-with-zombie-and-the-thornhills-of-park-avenue http://thehappiestmedium.com/2011/09/bill-connington-is-unstoppable-with-zombie-and-the-thornhills-of-park-avenue/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:31:55 +0000 Karen Tortora-Lee http://thehappiestmedium.com/?p=14818 We recently wrote about Bill Connington’s success with his award winning play, Zombie (based on the novella by Joyce Carol Oates).  The short film based on the play- winner of “Best Short Film (Horror)” at the Washington D.C. International Film Festival will be shown as part of The Williamsburg International Film Festival — Knitting Factory | [...]]]>

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The Thornhills of Park Avenue (L-R: Bill Connington, Anthony Haden-Guest, Juliette Bennett)

We recently wrote about Bill Connington’s success with his award winning play, Zombie (based on the novella by Joyce Carol Oates).  The short film based on the play- winner of “Best Short Film (Horror)” at the Washington D.C. International Film Festival will be shown as part of The Williamsburg International Film Festival — Knitting Factory | 9/23/2011 | 12 AM – and (if you’re down that way) at  The Atlanta Horror Film Festival in a few days on September 16.

In Zombie Connington plays a mild-mannered “normal-seeming” serial killer who abducts innocent victims and attempts to turn them into his zombie slaves.

But if that doesn’t sound like your cup of tea the versatile Connington will flex his comic muscles for you as an upscale Society investment banker trying to discover the meaning of life in the short film The Thornhills of Park Avenue.  Written by Connington the film co-stars Juliette Bennett and Anthony Haden-Guest.

“A young Park Avenue couple invites a British writer and cartoonist for cocktails. Quips and satire ensue. The story is: what is more important: money or happiness? The answer? Cocktails, apparently…”

The Thornhills of Park Avenue will be screened at the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival (Sept 15 – 18 / Concord New Hampsire) on September 17th.

 

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Bill Connington Long Island Film Fest

The short film ZOMBIE will be screened on Monday, August 22 at the New York City International Film Festival. The program of shorts is at 11:35 am – 1 pm at the Abingdon Theater, 312 West 36th Street, 2nd floor.  ZOMBIE is the last film on that morning’s program. Tickets are $5.

ZOMBIE tells the story of a mild-mannered “normal-seeming” serial killer, who abducts innocent victims, and attempts to turn them into his “zombie” slaves. The stage play was presented at the New York International Fringe Festival, Off-Broadway at Theater Row for an extended run, and at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York. It was also recently performed in Seattle, and a production is planned for Mexico City.

 

ZOMBIE is based on the award-winning novella by famous American author Joyce Carol Oates. Bill Connington garnered numerous awards when he adapted the novella into a solo play, and performed it at The New York International Fringe Festival, and twice Off-Broadway. The film recently won “Best Short Film (Horror)” at the Washington DC International Film Festival.

Upcoming film festivals where the film will also be shown include The Williamsburg International Film Festival — date to be announced  – and The Atlanta Horror Film Festival on September 16.

The award-winning ZOMBIE was directed by noted filmmaker Thomas Caruso; the screenplay was penned by Connington, who also stars in the film. The Director of Photography was Trisha Solyn, the producer was Michael Cooper, and the composer was Deirdre Broderick, who also wrote the music for the stage play ZOMBIE.

 

 

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