WAMG Survives CON-TAMINATION 2010!

By Movie Geeks | May 9, 2010

Celebrities and Filmmakers, Vampires and Zombies, Fans and Ghouls, Creatures and Creepazoids, Artists, Bands, Movies… the weekend of April 30 through May 2 was filled with all of this and much more. So, the big question is… Where were you? If you were in, or near, St. Louis then the place to be was CON-TAMINATION 2010 at the Holiday Inn Viking Center where fans converged in one location, despite daunting weather. So, what did you miss?

Opening Night… What a Fright!

One could certainly surmise that the truest fans were present on opening night of CON-TAMINATION 2010, braving strong winds, horizontal rain, lightning and tornado warning sirens to show up for the frightening festivities. On the other hand, the weather added a certain level of mood enhancement to the theme of the event, whereas sunshine and calm skies could not. Opening night included, amongst other devilish delights, a tribute for Forry Ackerman by Scott Ford’s Drive In Graphics and aÂ costume contest, followed by a masquerade ball.

CON-TAMINATION 2010 Celebrities:

Superbowl Champion and Actor/Filmmaker Fred Williamson, whose films include MASH, HAMMER, BLACK CAESAR, BUCKTOWN, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, STARSKY & HUTCH… and many more. And, keep you eyes peeled for our interview with Fred Williamson coming soon!

Actor William Forsythe, with a list of credits too long to cover in full, includes CLOAK & DAGGER, RAISING ARIZONA, DICK TRACY, VIRTUOSITY, THE ROCK, DEVIL’S REJECTS and Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN… just to name a few!

Brooke McCarter and Billy Wirth made an appearance at CON-TAMINATION 2010 and offered fans a heart-felt tribute to the late Corey Haim and discussed making THE LOST BOYS. Check it out here.

Ari Lehman, the actor who portrayed the very first Jason Voorhees, was in attendance to meet fans and also performed live as part of his two-piece rock band. You haven’t seen anything till you’ve seen Ari wield his keyboard sword of doom!

No soup for WAMG! Larry Thomas, the actor who played the infamous Soup Nazi on Seinfeld.

Legendary adult film star Seka, spicing up the list of celebrities in attendance at CON-TAMINATION 2010.

Artist Joel Robinson stands before a display of his incredibly cool artwork, portraying just about every legendary genre character you could think of… from Vincent Price to Freddy Krueger. Check out his website here.

So, Jake Gyllenhaal wasn’t actually in attendance at CON-TAMINATION 2010, but a bigger-than-life-sized display was, promoting the upcoming film PRINCE OF PERSIA, along with a live sword fighting demonstration. Regardless, this did not stop Melissa from fantasizing about the real thing.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD… The Puppet Show? Live!

Angry Young Men, Ltd. presents NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: THE PUPPET SHOW… that’s right. The young and talented crew of delightfully demented theatre folk put on quite the entertaining and hilarious comical homage to the 1968 classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, updated just enough to be socio-politically current. The creators clearly have a respectful admiration for the original film from George Romero, as well for the underlying metaphors that were present just beneath the surface of the flesh-eating zombies. Angry Young Men, Ltd. take their comedy/horror show on the road, so check their website for upcoming dates playing near you… it’s a frightfully good time!

Melissa found herself the object of undead affection. This puppet zombie’s flirtatious advances and smooth talking finally wore Melissa down and earned him a kiss… of course, it may have also had something to do with the donation made to the show.

The Movie Geeks meet the MOD DOLLS: “Different Making a Difference”

The Mod Dolls are a Kentucky based sisterhood of tattooed and/or body modified women who’ve joined forces for a common cause. Together, these intelligent women work towards changing stereotypes that unfortunately accompany the modified lifestyle, while working with local charities in the name of change and fellowship. The Mod Dolls were present at CON-TAMINATION 2010, spreading their message. To learn more about this interesting and worthy group of women, check out the Mod Dolls on MySpace.

WAMG Discovers EXOTIC RHYTHM BELLYDANCE

Exotic Rhythm Bellydance performed a live demonstration of their art at CON-TAMINATION 2010, displaying an acient art of dance melding traditional form and technique with a modern goth-influenced flavor, featuring bellydance choreographed to music from TOOL and other similar artists. Check out Exotic Rhythms Bellydance on MySpace.