The SIXTH Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror awards recognizes the best in monster research, creativity and genre appreciation.
Here are some of the nominees:
1. Best Movie of 2007 (Pick one)-- BEOWULF
-- '1408'
-- GHOST RIDER
-- GRINDHOUSE
-- HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
-- THE HITCHER
-- THE HOST
-- I AM LEGEND
-- THE INVASION
-- THE LAST MIMZY
-- THE MESSENGERS
-- THE MIST
-- THE ORPHANAGE
-- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: WORLD'S END
-- ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN
-- 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
-- 300
-- 28 WEEKS LATER
-- SPIDER-MAN III
-- STARDUST
-- SWEENEY TODD
-- Or write in another choice:
2. Best Television Presentation -- BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, 'Razor,' Sci Fi Channel, 7.10.07. Flashback special returns to start of the Cylon war. 'By your command.'
-- DOCTOR WHO, 'Blink,' BBC, 6.9.07. An old abandoned house and a message from 1969 haunt this Hammeresque episode. 'Beware the weeping angels.'
-- THE 4400, 'The Great Leap Forward,' USA Network, 9.16.07. Season-ender finds mutation drug causing hundreds of deaths in Seattle. 'I think I killed people.'
-- HEROES, 'Five Years Gone,' NBC, 4.30.07. Hiro jumps into the future and sees the catastrophe that awaits. 'Now the hard part ...'
-- LOST, 'Through the Looking Glass,' ABC, 5.23.07. A survivor dies, along with a time-bending shock ending. 'We have to go back!'
-- MASTERPIECE THEATRE, 'Dracula,' PBS, 2.11.07. New version of Dracula drew praise, and howls, for injecting syphilus into the legend. 'Then you will be cured of your fate.'
-- SMALLVILLE, 'Justice,' WB. 1.18.07. A junior Justice League forms, including Green Arrow, Flash and a young Aquaman. 'Game on.'
-- SUPERNATURAL. WB. 'Bad Day at Black Rock. 10.18.07. A rabbit's foot brings bad luck as Sam is hunted for source of his powers. 'Bela Lugosi? Oh, that's cute.'
-- TIN MAN, Sci Fi Channel, 12.2.07. Miniseries reimagines the Wizard of Oz as a parallel universe adventure. 'If you want to stay alive in the O.Z., trust no one.'
-- TORCHWOOD: 'End of Days,' 1.1.07. UFOs over the Taj Mahal as the Rift shatters. 'Something's taken him.'
-- Or write in another choice:
3. Best Classic DVD-- COUNT DRACULA (BBC Louis Jourdan version)
-- FLASH GORDON (DeLaurentiis version)
-- FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (includes three versions)
-- HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB (Paul Naschy)
-- HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME ULTIMATE EDITION (1923)
-- LOST WORLD (1960 and 1925)
-- THE MONSTER SQUAD
-- NOSFERATU (Ultimate edition)
-- ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS
-- SHE (Colorized and b/w)
-- SPIDER BABY
-- 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (Colorized and B/W)
-- WITCHFINDER GENERAL
-- Or write in another choice:
4. Best Classic DVD Collection (new category)-- AZTEC MUMMY COLLECTION (Attack of Aztec Mummy, Curse of Aztec Mummy, Robot vs. Aztec Mummy)
-- CHARLIE CHAN VOL. 3 (Includes Behind That Curtain, with Karloff, and The Black Camel, with Lugosi)
-- CLASSIC SCI-FI ULTIMATE COLLECTION 2 (Deadly Mantis, Dr. Cyclops, Cult of Cobra, Leech Woman, Land Unknown)
-- CULT CAMP SCI-FI (Attack of the 50-Foot Woman, Giant Behemoth, Queen of Outer Space)
-- THE FLY COLLECTION (Fly, Return of Fly and debut of Curse of the Fly)
-- FOX HORROR CLASSICS (The Lodger, Hangover Square, Undying Monster)
-- GODZILLA COLLECTION (10-movie set from Classic Media)
-- ICONS OF HORROR: THE SAM KATZMAN COLLECTION (Werewolf, Giant Claw, Creature with Atom Brain, Zombies of Mora Tau)
-- MARIO BAVA COLLECTION (Vol. 1 and 2) 14 films
-- MONSTERS AND MADMEN (Haunted Strangler, Corridors of Blood, First Man into Space, Atomic Submarine)
-- MR. MOTO COLLECTION Vol 2 (five films)
-- UNIVERSAL HORROR CLASSIC MOVIE ARCHIVE (1941 Black Cat, Man-Made Monster, Horror Island, Night Monster, Captive Wild Woman)
-- Or write in another selection:
5. Best Restoration-- BBC COUNT DRACULA (Restores infant scene)
-- FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (Includes cut giant octopus finale)
-- THE GIANT BEHEMOTH (complete ferry boat scene, which has been cut in some versions)
-- THE GIANT CLAW (widescreen print)
-- HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB (Paul Naschy, restored to unexpurgated widescreen)
-- HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (20 minutes added, sharper print)
-- NOSFERATU (high-def print, includes original intertitles)
-- POPEYE THE SAILOR 1933-1938 (Fleischer cartoons brought back to life)
-- QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (Finally in widescreen)
-- RETURN OF DRACULA (Includes color scene)
-- ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS (New transfer)
-- SPIDER BABY (Opening restored)
-- WITCHFINDER GENERAL (Uncut version; original score reinstated)
-- Or write in another choice:
6. Best DVD Extra-- BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA: 30 minutes of deleted scenes.
-- CORRIDORS OF BLOOD: Censored footage available as bonus.
-- CHARLIE CHAN VOL. 3: Audio and stills recreate the lost film, Charlie Chan's Last Chance.
-- FANTASTIC FOUR EXTENDED EDITION: Jack Kirby Storyteller, hour documentary on the King.
-- FLY COLLECTION: Fly Trap: Catching a Classic, documentary.
-- HALLOWEEN: THE HAPPY HAUNTING OF AMERICA 10th Anniversary Edition: Reissue of Williams/Roebuck/Burns documentary includes second disc of new features about monster collecting.
-- HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923): 3-D production stills, glasses included.
-- ILLUSTRATED MAN: Vintage promo piece, Tattooed Steiger.
-- JESS FRANCO'S COUNT DRACULA: Dracula, 82-minute audio presentation by Christopher Lee.
-- MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA (Godzilla vs. the Thing): Akira Ifukube biography with tribute by Shogo Tomiyama
-- MR. MOTO COLLECTION VOL. 2: Mr. Moto Meets Charlie Chan: The Making of Mr. Moto's Gamble
-- NOSFERATU (52-minute documentary)
-- VINCENT PRICE SCREEN LEGENDS: Art of Fear featurette discusses each of the films.
-- Or write in another choice:
7. Best DVD Commentary-- A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, Malcolm McDowell
-- FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD, special effects director Sadamasa Arikawa.
-- GHIDORAH, THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER, David Kalat.
-- GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN, Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski.
-- HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923), Michael F. Blake.
-- INVASION OF THE ASTRO-MONSTER (Monster Zero), Stuart Galbraith IV
-- MARIO BAVA COLLECTION, five commentaries by Tim Lucas
-- MONSTERS AND MADMEN, fourcommentaries by Tom Weaver, with Richard and Alex Gordon, Yvonne Romain.
-- SPIDER BABY, Jack Hill and Sid Haig
-- 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood
-- Or write in another choice:
(NOTE: Commentaries that appeared on earlier editions or collections are not eligible)
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http://classichorrorfilmboard.com/rondos/rondos.htmlMy Choices posted on my HorrorOnDvd.com blog