Post by Stefie on Jun 14, 2008 15:30:49 GMT -5
Production in NY starts in a month.
Here's all the info I've collected so far:
"A dysfunctional family's habit of lying to each other gets them into trouble."
"An Unknown Son Comes Home"
Andy Garcia, Steven Strait and Marcia Gay Harden
The movie is a dark comedy, and Steven plays an inmate, who is credited as one of the six people known to be cast thus far.
The shooting insiders tell me that:
8. CITY ISLAND
July 14 through August 30.
Stars: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Emily Mortimer.
Locations Include: City Island.
This drama about a prison guard who discovers his long-lost son among his new inmates is described as “a valentine to Manhattan as it appears to the ‘bridge and tunnel’ crowd.”
EW tells me:
Ocean's Thirteen casino mogul Andy Garcia will try his luck in City Island. ''It's about a dysfunctional family living in City Island, New York,'' says the actor, who'll produce and star opposite Chloé Sevigny (HBO's Big Love).
However, Raymond De Felitta, the director's website tells me that this is a romantic comedy. Now, I'm just confused.
Hey, here's a big one:
(New York, NY) - Send photographs & resumes ASAP to: Details Are only Available By Subscription.. Title: CITY ISLAND, Feature Film. CAST, Andy Garcia, Stephen Strait, Emily Mortimer; EXEC PROD, Sharon Harel; PROD, Raymond De Felitta, Andy Garcia, Lauren Versel; DIR/SCR, Raymond De Felitta. Contract: SAG. Shoot Dates: July 14, 2008 (in New York, NY). STORY: Every family has its little secrets, but the Rizzos of City Island in The Bronx bought theirs wholesale and have to store secrets in the basement freezer so they’ll keep. Father Vince has two major secrets: he has an illegitimate son and he’s taking acting classes. Daughter Vivian has one major secret: she dropped out of college and is supporting herself as a hooker. Son Vince Jr. is sexually attracted to fat chicks, a fact he prefers not to bring up at the dinner table. And wife Joyce is so convinced that her husband is cheating on her that she’s making goo-goo eyes at Tony Nardella, the almost-ex-con who’s staying with them for the next 30 days and who happens to be Vince’s illegitimate son. Breakdown-- Vivian Rizzo: 18, Caucasian, with black hair and killer eyes, the daughter of Vinca and Joyce, Vivian is a stripper, first seen in a g-string and period support bra. Booted out of school for possession of pot, Vivian has enhanced her breasts surgically and got a paying gig at "Hell’s Half Acre," but she keeps it all a big secret from her family -- while everyone else in her family has a secret they’re keeping from her. Home for "Spring Break" because she has to keep up her flawless façade, Vivian watches her family tear itself apart at the seems, quarreling and lying. But when she thinks her mom is getting it on with Tony Nardella, the 20 years younger handyman-convict (who happens to be Vivian’s half-brother, don’t tell a soul), her own volatile core is unveiled, and Vivian is hotly outraged at her mother’s impropriety. Lead; Vince Jr.: 17, Caucasian, skinny, all elbows and angst, he’s the son of Vince and Joyce, and he’s still living at home. Stuck at that horrible stage of adolescence where no one takes him seriously, Vince Jr. responds to his quarrelsome family with sarcasm, mocking their pattern of escalating arguments. Unaware that his home is a rat’s-nest of secrets and lies, Vince Jr. spends his lonely hours surfing for dirty pictures on the Internet -- and learns to his astonishment that his double-plus-sized neighbor Denise runs a website for guys who like fat chicks. Secretly attracted to both Denise and to Cheryl, a pudgy girl at his school, Vince cozies up to Denise, who invites Cheryl over to her home for a three-way chowhound choc-fest. Lead; Denise: The woman who lives across the street from the Rizzos, Denise is 300 pounds plus, but she proudly regards herself as a big Beautiful Woman, and has no shame about her obesity. IN fact, she has her own website for men who are sexually attracted to BBWs, and is utterly delighted to learn that Vince Jr. is one of her "fans." A cheerful, always upbeat woman who truly loves to cook (as her webcam shows), Denise invited Vince Jr. to go shopping with her, and after learning that Vince Jr. has a chubby girl at his school that he’d like to woo, she invites Cheryl over to her house for a threesome -- of goring on chocolate cake. Lead; Cheryl: A chubby teenage girl who feels horrible about her weight, she is one of Vince Jr.’s classmates at high school. Stuck on a diet of cabbage soup and lentils, Cheryl thinks that Vince Jr. is cruelly mocking her when he invites her out for pizza and doughnuts -- but in fact, he likes her chubby and is trying to out-maneuver her diet. Invited over to Denise’s house to eat like the shameless chowhound she really is, Denise soon finds herself a regular visitor to Denise’s groaning kitchen table; Casting Assistant: She is the Casting Assistant on the Martin Scorsese movie in which Vince gets both an audition and a callback, and has to explain to him what "slate yourself" means; Matt Cruniff: Another guard at Jersey Correctional, he is Vince’s partner on the job, and he discusses the criminal career of Tony Nardella, the new fish in the prison; Tanya: Another secretary at the law firm where Joyce works, Tanya is her on-the-job confidante, a married woman whose husband’s infidelity with Jamie-Lee has made her intensely suspicious of Vince’s stories about an alleged "poker game"; Bruno: A Eurotrash bartender at "Hell’s Half Acre," the strip club where Vivian works, he’s a deadpan guy who listens as Vivian bemoans her complicated life of duplicity and explains why she has to take "Spring Break" off, even though she’s no longer in college; Customer: A middle aged man named Fred. He’s a customer at the strip club who wants a lap dance from Vivian; Security Man: This security man at the open call directs Vinnie to "follow the line"; Working Class Guy: 30-50, Male. He’s another actor at the open call, who passes along (with grave simplicity) some choice gossip to Vince; Casting Director: The Casting Director for the open call, he/she directs Vince to have a seat; Bouncer: The bouncer at "Hell’s Half Acre," he asks Tony for his ID; Young Actor: A young actor in Malakov’s acting class, who has prepared a monologue about his deepest secret. He is a gay man who weeps as he confesses an insight; Young Actor: Another young actor in Malakov’s acting class, who has prepared a monologue about his depest secret. He talks about the day his father shot his dog to death; Young Actress: A young actress in Malakov’s acting class, who has prepared a monologue about her deepest secret. She talks about her incestuous relationship with her uncle; Young Actress: Another young actress in Malakov’s acting class, who has prepared a monologue about her deepest secret, she gives a comic piece about her boring, secret-free life; Kids: Molly’s young children, who have been abandoned by their mother, they are delighted to see her come home. (Posted: June 3, 2008)
My guess? Steven's character's name is Tony Nardella.
Well, lets all keep our eyes peeled. And if any of us are in the Bronx any time soon, lets try to get some set pics with Steven!
Here's all the info I've collected so far:
"A dysfunctional family's habit of lying to each other gets them into trouble."
"An Unknown Son Comes Home"
Andy Garcia, Steven Strait and Marcia Gay Harden
The movie is a dark comedy, and Steven plays an inmate, who is credited as one of the six people known to be cast thus far.
The shooting insiders tell me that:
8. CITY ISLAND
July 14 through August 30.
Stars: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Emily Mortimer.
Locations Include: City Island.
This drama about a prison guard who discovers his long-lost son among his new inmates is described as “a valentine to Manhattan as it appears to the ‘bridge and tunnel’ crowd.”
EW tells me:
Ocean's Thirteen casino mogul Andy Garcia will try his luck in City Island. ''It's about a dysfunctional family living in City Island, New York,'' says the actor, who'll produce and star opposite Chloé Sevigny (HBO's Big Love).
However, Raymond De Felitta, the director's website tells me that this is a romantic comedy. Now, I'm just confused.
Hey, here's a big one:
(New York, NY) - Send photographs & resumes ASAP to: Details Are only Available By Subscription.. Title: CITY ISLAND, Feature Film. CAST, Andy Garcia, Stephen Strait, Emily Mortimer; EXEC PROD, Sharon Harel; PROD, Raymond De Felitta, Andy Garcia, Lauren Versel; DIR/SCR, Raymond De Felitta. Contract: SAG. Shoot Dates: July 14, 2008 (in New York, NY). STORY: Every family has its little secrets, but the Rizzos of City Island in The Bronx bought theirs wholesale and have to store secrets in the basement freezer so they’ll keep. Father Vince has two major secrets: he has an illegitimate son and he’s taking acting classes. Daughter Vivian has one major secret: she dropped out of college and is supporting herself as a hooker. Son Vince Jr. is sexually attracted to fat chicks, a fact he prefers not to bring up at the dinner table. And wife Joyce is so convinced that her husband is cheating on her that she’s making goo-goo eyes at Tony Nardella, the almost-ex-con who’s staying with them for the next 30 days and who happens to be Vince’s illegitimate son. Breakdown-- Vivian Rizzo: 18, Caucasian, with black hair and killer eyes, the daughter of Vinca and Joyce, Vivian is a stripper, first seen in a g-string and period support bra. Booted out of school for possession of pot, Vivian has enhanced her breasts surgically and got a paying gig at "Hell’s Half Acre," but she keeps it all a big secret from her family -- while everyone else in her family has a secret they’re keeping from her. Home for "Spring Break" because she has to keep up her flawless façade, Vivian watches her family tear itself apart at the seems, quarreling and lying. But when she thinks her mom is getting it on with Tony Nardella, the 20 years younger handyman-convict (who happens to be Vivian’s half-brother, don’t tell a soul), her own volatile core is unveiled, and Vivian is hotly outraged at her mother’s impropriety. Lead; Vince Jr.: 17, Caucasian, skinny, all elbows and angst, he’s the son of Vince and Joyce, and he’s still living at home. Stuck at that horrible stage of adolescence where no one takes him seriously, Vince Jr. responds to his quarrelsome family with sarcasm, mocking their pattern of escalating arguments. Unaware that his home is a rat’s-nest of secrets and lies, Vince Jr. spends his lonely hours surfing for dirty pictures on the Internet -- and learns to his astonishment that his double-plus-sized neighbor Denise runs a website for guys who like fat chicks. Secretly attracted to both Denise and to Cheryl, a pudgy girl at his school, Vince cozies up to Denise, who invites Cheryl over to her home for a three-way chowhound choc-fest. Lead; Denise: The woman who lives across the street from the Rizzos, Denise is 300 pounds plus, but she proudly regards herself as a big Beautiful Woman, and has no shame about her obesity. IN fact, she has her own website for men who are sexually attracted to BBWs, and is utterly delighted to learn that Vince Jr. is one of her "fans." A cheerful, always upbeat woman who truly loves to cook (as her webcam shows), Denise invited Vince Jr. to go shopping with her, and after learning that Vince Jr. has a chubby girl at his school that he’d like to woo, she invites Cheryl over to her house for a threesome -- of goring on chocolate cake. Lead; Cheryl: A chubby teenage girl who feels horrible about her weight, she is one of Vince Jr.’s classmates at high school. Stuck on a diet of cabbage soup and lentils, Cheryl thinks that Vince Jr. is cruelly mocking her when he invites her out for pizza and doughnuts -- but in fact, he likes her chubby and is trying to out-maneuver her diet. Invited over to Denise’s house to eat like the shameless chowhound she really is, Denise soon finds herself a regular visitor to Denise’s groaning kitchen table; Casting Assistant: She is the Casting Assistant on the Martin Scorsese movie in which Vince gets both an audition and a callback, and has to explain to him what "slate yourself" means; Matt Cruniff: Another guard at Jersey Correctional, he is Vince’s partner on the job, and he discusses the criminal career of Tony Nardella, the new fish in the prison; Tanya: Another secretary at the law firm where Joyce works, Tanya is her on-the-job confidante, a married woman whose husband’s infidelity with Jamie-Lee has made her intensely suspicious of Vince’s stories about an alleged "poker game"; Bruno: A Eurotrash bartender at "Hell’s Half Acre," the strip club where Vivian works, he’s a deadpan guy who listens as Vivian bemoans her complicated life of duplicity and explains why she has to take "Spring Break" off, even though she’s no longer in college; Customer: A middle aged man named Fred. He’s a customer at the strip club who wants a lap dance from Vivian; Security Man: This security man at the open call directs Vinnie to "follow the line"; Working Class Guy: 30-50, Male. He’s another actor at the open call, who passes along (with grave simplicity) some choice gossip to Vince; Casting Director: The Casting Director for the open call, he/she directs Vince to have a seat; Bouncer: The bouncer at "Hell’s Half Acre," he asks Tony for his ID; Young Actor: A young actor in Malakov’s acting class, who has prepared a monologue about his deepest secret. He is a gay man who weeps as he confesses an insight; Young Actor: Another young actor in Malakov’s acting class, who has prepared a monologue about his depest secret. He talks about the day his father shot his dog to death; Young Actress: A young actress in Malakov’s acting class, who has prepared a monologue about her deepest secret. She talks about her incestuous relationship with her uncle; Young Actress: Another young actress in Malakov’s acting class, who has prepared a monologue about her deepest secret, she gives a comic piece about her boring, secret-free life; Kids: Molly’s young children, who have been abandoned by their mother, they are delighted to see her come home. (Posted: June 3, 2008)
My guess? Steven's character's name is Tony Nardella.
Well, lets all keep our eyes peeled. And if any of us are in the Bronx any time soon, lets try to get some set pics with Steven!