The Rondo Winners

Here is a list of the winners of the Ninth Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Click here to see more details. Congratulations to all of the winners!

BEST FILM OF 2010 - THE BLACK SWAN
BEST TV PRESENTATION - THE WALKING DEAD: Days Gone Bye
BEST CLASSIC DVD - THE COMPLETE METROPOLIS
BEST CLASSIC HORROR COLLECTION - THRILLER: THE COMPLETE SERIES
BEST RESTORATION - THE COMPLETE METROPOLIS
BEST COMMENTARY - RAY HARRYHAUSEN, TONY DALTON (Jason and the Argonauts Blu-Ray)
BEST DVD EXTRA - THE WOLF MAN SPECIAL EDITION: 'Pure in Heart' documentary
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY - Two winners: AURORA MONSTERS and LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN/DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
BEST SHORT FILM - UNITED MONSTER TALENT AGENCY (Greg Nicotero)

FX Wizard Greg Nicotero's 'United Monster Talent Agency' - Watch more horror
BOOK OF THE YEAR - THE ART OF HAMMER:Posters from the Archives of Hammer Films, by Marcus Hearns
BEST MAGAZINE (mass market) - RUE MORGUE
BEST MAGAZINE (fan market) - MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT
BEST ARTICLE - 'THE WOLF MAN: 69 YEARS OF TERROR,' by Robert Aragon. HORROR HOUND #21
BEST INTERVIEW (Award goes to interviewer) - James Burrell interviews Christopher Lee, RUE MORGUE #100

BEST COVER - FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #251 by Basil Gogos
BEST WEBSITE - DREAD CENTRAL
BEST BLOG - FRANKENSTEINIA
BEST CONVENTION - HORROR HOUND WEEKEND (Indianapolis, featuring horror host salute to Vampira)
BEST FAN EVENT - FEBRUARY AS WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH (conceived by Hannah Neurotica of Ax Wound Magazine)
FAVORITE HORROR HOST - Penny Dreadful
BEST HORROR AUDIO SITE - RUE MORGUE RADIO
BEST CD - DARK SHADOWS: The Night Whispers (Big Finish Productions); Jonathan Frid returns
BEST HORROR COMIC BOOK - THE WALKING DEAD, by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard

BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE - Creature and Julie (Diamond Select)
RONDO AWARD SPECIAL RECOGNITION - 'The Tutor' project
FILM MOST IN NEED OF DVD RELEASE OR RESTORATION - ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932)
WRITER OF THE YEAR - BRUCE G. HALLENBECK (chronicler of the Hammer heritage)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR - DANIEL HORNE
LINDA MILLER AWARD FOR FAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR - SHANA BILBREY (Belle Dee)
DVD REVIEWER OF THE YEAR - KIM NEWMAN
MONSTER KIDS OF THE YEAR - Gary Gerani and Marc Scott Zicree
MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME - TIM and DONNA LUCAS, WILLIAM STOUT, RON BORST, GEORGE A. ROMERO, TOM WEAVER, VERNE LANGDON (1914-2011)

We Have A Winner!

Well, that didn't take as long as I thought it would.

Congratulations to faithful Wonderful Wonderblog reader Chris! Here's his answers --

OK I knew almost all of these immediately. How lame does that make me?
1. Devil Slayer
2. The Shroud
3. Blue Diamond
4. Paladin
5. Prowler
6. Bloodstone
7. Star Fox (Eros)
8. Omega The Unknown
9. Jack of Hearts (wife is going to make me a costume!!!)
10. Stiltman
11. Porcupine
12. Batroc Ze Leaper
13. Dragonman
14. Gargoyle
15. Wundarr (loved Project Pegasus)
Well, how sad is it I knew them all?

I don't think that you are sad or lame. I think you're awesome! :)

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Elizabeth Taylor, R.I.P.

From Fox All Access --

Legendary Academy Award winning actress Elizabeth Taylor passed away this morning surrounded by her children, at the age of 79. The past several years she had been suffering from congestive heart failure.

Taylor began her acting career at ten years old, in the movie, There’s One Born Every Minute. The movie that got her attention early on was the 1943 film, Lassie Come Home, co-starring Roddy McDowall. The two were life long friends until his death. However the movie that made Taylor a superstar was the 1944 film, National Velvet, which Taylor starred in when she was only eleven years old. Taylor went on to become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood history, starring in some of the most revered movies of all time including Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and A Place In The Sun.

Taylor won many awards over her phenomenal acting career, but the two that stand out were her two Academy Awards for Butterfield 8 (1961), and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).

Over her career, Taylor’s personal life often times overshadowed her career. She was married eight times. She was first married to Conrad Hilton Jr. (of the family owned Hilton Hotels) in 1950, from whom she divorced in 1951. (Technically, she is considered a step-great aunt to Paris Hilton). She was then married to producer Mike Todd from 1951-1952. Todd died in a plane crash in 1952. During her marriage to Todd, the couple became close friends with Hollywood stars, Debbie Reynolds and husband Eddie Fisher. At that time, Reynolds and Fisher were considered Hollywood’s biggest couple. Fisher, who was best friends with Todd, came to Taylor’s aid when Todd passed away. Fisher and Taylor ultimately had an affair, and Fisher eventually divorced a devastated Reynolds. This love triangle is still considered one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood history. Today, the scandal is considered the equivalent of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt’s marriage supposedly being broken up by Angelina Jolie. Almost two decades later, Reynolds and Taylor made amends and became friends again.

From 1952-1957, Taylor was married to actor/producer Michael Wilding, with whom she has two children.

Taylor was married to Eddie Fisher from 1959 to 1964. In 1964, Taylor had an affair with actor Richard Burton, who she met on the set of the film, Cleopatra. The two were married twice to each other, and some who knew Taylor considered Richard Burton to be the love of her life. Burton and Taylor were married from 1964-1974 and remarried from 1975-1976. Taylor then had two more marriages, both ending in divorce.

As the years went on, Taylor still made movies, but the younger generations got to know her through some of her work on television. Taylor was a huge fan of the daytime Soap opera, General Hospital, and appeared on the show as the enemy of “Luke and Laura” who at the time, were the hottest couple on television. Years later, Taylor voiced a character on the FOX series, The Simpsons.

Aside from being one of the greatest actresses of all time, Taylor was a wonderful humanitarian. She was an advocate for many charities and causes, and will always be remembered as one of the first big Hollywood stars to champion to find a cure for AIDS.

Taylor was one of the most elegant, beautiful stars to ever grace the big screen. Her great work both on and off the screen, will live on for many generations.

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Ferlin Husky, R.I.P.

From NYDailyNews.com --

Ferlin Husky, whose smash hits "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove" helped marry country and pop music fans, died Thursday from heart failure.

He was 85 and had suffered cardiac problems for many years.

Husky's tearjerking Korean War duet with Jean Shepard, "A Dear John Letter," made him a country music star in 1953.

Four years later, he re-recorded "Gone," a melodramatic lament he first sang in 1952. This time the combination of his wailing voice and a lush background chorus sent it to No. 1 on the country charts and the top five on the pop charts.

Today the song is widely cited as one of the records that pushed country music away from its traditional "twang" and toward a smoother pop sound.

It also showed that early rock 'n' roll audiences would buy a good country tune, and Husky was featured in the 1958 movie "Mr. Rock & Roll."

He hit No. 1 again in 1960 with "Wings of a Dove," a melodic country gospel song that crossed over to the pop top 20.

Husky eventually settled back in the country world, becoming a Grand Ol' Opry regular known for his folksy manner and imitations of other singers in addition to his own hits.

Michael Gough, R.I.P.

From Fox News --

Michael Gough, the British star best known for playing butler Alfred Pennyworth during director Tim Burton's time helming the crime-fighting films from 1989 to 1997, has died.

He was 94.

Gough's first and second venture into the cave was alongside Michael Keaton in "Batman" and "Batman Returns."

Michael reprised his role in "Batman Forever," with Val Kilmer as his master, then again in "Batman & Robin" opposite George Clooney.

He worked alongside Burton on a number of his other films, including "Corpse Bride," "Sleepy Hollow" and the "Alice In Wonderland" remake.

Defying his years, Gough continued to work up until this year and voiced a character in animation "All-Star Superman."

He starred in over 150 TV shows and films throughout his career, including "Doctor Who" twice where he starred as "The Celestial Toymaker" and a "Time Lord Councillor."

He is survived by his fourth wife Henrietta and two children from previous marriages.