2011 Rondo Awards

The time of year is here again!

The ballot for the Rondo Hatton Awards are out (Click HERE to go to the Rondo Hatton Awards site).

The award winners are choosen by fans like you and me, and are given to those who showed excellence in the field of horror.

It is name in honor of Rondo Hatton (1894-1946), the hulking actor from such films as "House of Horrors" and "The Spider Woman Strikes Back", and known for his role as "The Creeper". Hatton suffered from acromegaly, which deformed his bones and face. While working as a reporter in Florida a director noticed his unique features and cast him for a small part. Universal Pictures in the 1940s used him as the heavy in their B pictures (such as "Sherlock Holmes and The Pearl of Death", the first film where he appeared as "The Creeper"). Despite his outward appearance, Hatton was described as a sweet man by those who knew or worked with him.

Make sure to email in your selections (and if you want to do a write in vote for a certain short green horror host in category 19, Favorite Horror Host of 2010, I won't stop you) and get them in by March 27th 2011.

Until Next Time,

Stay Insane!

"Island of Lost Souls" (1932) wins Rondo Award...

Got up this morning and the first thing I checked was the list of winners for the Rondo Awards, which came out last night. Some winners I was happy for (go Uncle Forry) and some people I think should have won, but that's okay. What really caught my eye was towards the end with the write in categories. For "FILM MOST IN NEED OF DVD RELEASE OR RESTORATION" the winner was the film we've been championing for DVD release-"Island of Lost Souls" (1932)!

The fact that the Rondo's recognized that this classic gave me a big smile. This means others think like I do (remember this was a write in category) and wrote in to voted for it. I hope this helps let Universal Studios know we want to see this film finally released.

If you haven't already, please sign our petition to have Universal release this film on DVD. The original blog posts on it can be found HERE and HERE. The link to the petition is:

http://www.petitiononline.com/IOLS1932/petition.html

Until Next Time,

Stay Insane!

Rondo Hatton Awards-Voting is OPEN!!!

Hello Cinamaniacs,

The 8th Annual Rondo Hatton Awards (http://www.rondoaward.com/rondo/rondos.html) are here and voting is open. Usually I don't tell people who I voted for or throw my support behind any particular nominee, not that anyone would listen to me anyway.

But this year I'd like to suggest a movie for the write in vote of :

24. Classic Most in Need of Restoration
Which classic horror film, either released or unreleased, do you think most deserves a restoration?

For this I'd like to nominate 'Island of Lost Souls' (Paramount 1932), the movie I wrote my last blog post about. This classic, starring Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi, has never been on DVD and is out of print as we speak. It deserves a nice restoration and DVD release with extras.

No matter what your choice is, please remember to vote, you have until April 3rd to email in your vote.

Until Next Time,

Stay Insane!