Click for photo of a real mythos sighting in athens. The testimony of randolph carter dvd the hplhs store. It is true that i have for five years been his closest friend, and a partial sharer of his terrible researches into the unknown. In northern missouri, they encounter hostile yankee soldiers and are forced to kill one. Still, that is his real name, and one can wonder how many fans of wolverine, for example, are familiar with the word or its meaning. Feb 10, 2008 a short film by digitribe productions, based on the story by h. The statement of randolph carter american literature. It was shot in the summer of 1987 with a home vhs tape deck. The testimony of randolph carter full movie youtube. In his statement, carter attempts to explain the disappearance of his companion, the occultist harley warren. The statement of randolph carter by howard phillips lovecraft. Again i say, i do not know what has become of harley warren, though i thinkalmost hopethat he is in peaceful oblivion, if there be anywhere so blessed a thing. This faithful adaptation of the statement of randolph carter tells the strange story of the demise of occultist harley warren.
Lovecraft historical society is proud to present its widely acclaimed and awardwinning silent film of the call of cthulhu. He was a finalist for the national poetry series, carnegie mellon press competition and the university of wisconsin press prizes in poetry. The full transcript of the hearing is available here or below. Brown university holds the typed manuscript of the statement of randolph carter and has scans of the entire manuscript on the brown digital repository. The testimony of randolph carter was a student film, shot in the summer of 1987 on a home vhs tape deck in denver, co the end credits proclaim it a colorado college award in literature projectwhatever that means. Its a simple digital film, very amateur, under seven minutes. The film is one of 10 shortlisted considerations for the five available oscar nominations in the best documentary short category. The character first appears in the statement of randolph carter, a short story lovecraft wrote in 1919 based on one of his dreams. Miskatonic university hpl films yankee classic pictures. Recent books by alan sepinwall and brett martin talk about the new tv revolution, but looking at the mediums past is a reminder that revolutions are always cyclical. Written december 1919, it was first published in the vagrant, may 1920. The following entries include the first publication of this work and any publications currently in print.
Focusing on film theory, history, criticism, and visual literacy, our courses reflect on a wide range of cinematic works. Until then, you can take a look at its page in our online store here here. Crossing decades and continents, the man begins piecing together the dread implications of the professors inquiries. It features darryl tyler and sean branney and was directed by andrew leman.
John carter is played by taylor kitsch, who costarred with collins in wolverine. Randolph carter william readman, a pale young teenager with a military hairdo voluntarily comes to the police to be interviewed. The film studies program at randolph macon college is an interdisciplinary program that recognizes film as a unique art form and an integral part of the humanities curriculum. Yes, i agree kitsch is a curious name for a star in action movies. Jan, 2015 today were looking at the statement of randolph carter, written in december 1919 and first published in the may 1920 issue of the vagrant.
Carter page tells house committee hes ready to testify. I repeat to you, gentlemen, that your inquisition is fruitless. The testimony of randolph carter is a movie adaptation of the 20th centuries finest horror writers, h. The testimony of randolph carter is based on lovecrafts the statement of randolph carter, with some additional story material lifted from other carter tales, especially through the gates of the silver key. Written in december 1919, it was first published in the vagrant, may 1920. A dying professor leaves his greatnephew a collection of documents pertaining to the cthulhu cult. The film was shot on vhs using home equipment in 1987. The statement of randolph carter short story america. Along with prokofiev, shostakovich is considered among the elite of the 20thcentury. Complete film guarantors bespoke guarantee service for film. He wrote and directed the first hplhs film, the testimony of randolph carter. At first, carter is annoyed at being left on the surface, but as he hears his mentors tales through a. Nov 07, 2017 what carter pages testimony revealed the former trump aides appearance before the house intelligence committee suggests a man deeply connected in russiaand in way over his head.
Irving pichel in the wake of the civil war, southerners brit canfield randolph scott and his three brothers have lost their plantation in virginia and head west. The testimony is a short documentary about the minova trial, the. Academic, randolph carter is questioned by the police when his friend and mentor harley warren turns up missing. Based on the short story the testimony of randolph carter by h. People have been trying to make edgar rice burroughs barsoom novels and his iconic hero john carter of mars into films since the 1930s, and it wasnt until 2012 that andrew stanton released.
The film opens outside the winthrop house from the first film, only this time it is swarming with police officers and medical technicians. Clip the testimony of randolph carter 1987 youtube. A short film by digitribe productions, based on the story by h. When its done, this page will be full of information about one of our oldest projects. The testimony of randolph carter is based on lovecrafts the statement of randolph carter, with some. House intelligence committee releases carter pages testimony. The film is based on the memoirs of dmitri shostakovich 19061975 as dictated in the book testimony edited by solomon volkov, isbn 0879100214 and filmed in panavision. Now an official selection of the international saltly horror film festival. Carter page, a foreign policy adviser to donald trumps 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the house intelligence committee, on capitol hill in. Nov 07, 2017 the house intelligence committee posted the transcript of former trump campaign adviser carter page monday night, after interviewing him last week, as part of its investigation into russian. Along with janes wonderful the statement of randolph carter and pickmans model, she will also be. Nov 07, 2017 carter page, a foreign policy adviser to the trump campaign, testified for eight hours before the house intelligence committee, which is investigating russias meddling in the 2016 election. The statement of randolph carter is a short story by american writer h.
It tells of a traumatic event in the life of randolph carter, a student of the occult loosely representing lovecraft himself. Ben kingsley stars as celebrated russian composer dmitri shostakovich in this lengthy historical biography. During the 1960s corman directed eight lavish gothic horror films based on. Carter page, above, said former cia director john brennans testimony before congress was totally biased and that he looks forward to setting the record straight. Nov 07, 2017 one of the most important passages in carter pages testimony before the house intelligence committee on thursday involves his exchange with representative adam schiff on the question whether page met with representatives of the presidential administration. Hes currently developing a scifi series, finishing a couple of animated shorts.
The story of the great soviet composer dmitri shostakovich 19061975 and his life and. This movie is made by the same lovecraft disciples at, the h. This is just a teaser, i am working on a much bigger diorama of the factory, but its some way off completing. Nov 09, 2011 this faithful adaptation of the statement of randolph carter tells the strange story of the demise of occultist harley warren. The story of shostakovich is a 1988 british musical drama film directed by tony palmer and starring ben kingsley, sherry baines and robert stephens. Academic, randolph carter is questioned by the police when his. An american magazine called the vagrant published the story in may 1920.
The testimony of randolph carter filmogs database discogs. Testimony is given at a trial, which is where we find randolph carter darrell tyler as the film begins. This faithful adaptation of the statement of randolph carter tells the strange. Harley warren and his protege randolph carter have trekked through longabandoned woods in search of a fabulous and ancient treasure, but only warren has the fortitude to descend into the ancient crypt they eventually find. Lovecraft again i say, i do not know what has become of harley warren, though i think almost hope that he is in peaceful oblivion, if there be anywhere so blessed a thing. Santa ferandolph scott, janis carter, john archer, roy roberts 1951. Randolph carter is a recurring fictional character in h. April 1 we screened at the belfast intl film festival in northern ireland click for photo of venue.
Testimony 1988 11011988 us drama, history 2h 37m user score. The statement of randolph carter is the first person, apparently verbatim, testimony of the titular character, who has been found wandering through swampland in an amnesiaic shock. Learn more about the testimony of randolph carter and releases of this film on dvd, bluray, vhs and more on filmogs. Sit, says the interogator david ray who is sitting at the dark end of the table, facing the wall.
The statement of randolph carter i repeat to you, gentlemen, that your inquisition is fruitless. The film was very well received and they even sent us home with their audience award for best director. This particular exchange will likely affect how you read other parts of pages testimony and whether you consider him. All about horror, movie, comicbooks, cartoons, and evrething in the middle.
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