After “City Island,” time for Hollywood meetings
Now that my movie is finally out on DVD, I realize the time has come to aim big -- and sell out?
Friday, Aug 27, 2010 12:27 AM UTCEntertainment City Island, Film Salon, Movies
City Island
Entertainment City Island, Film Salon, Movies
Blogging “City Island”: Until we meet again!
So long, farewell, adieu and thanks -- and a trove of directorial wisdom from Robert Altman and Billy Wilder
Monday, May 3, 2010 6:04 PM UTCEntertainment City Island, Film Salon
Blogging “City Island”: Anatomy of an indie breakout
Is our little movie just a modest success -- or a big fat Italian-American smash that will play all summer?
Monday, Apr 26, 2010 12:30 PM UTCEntertainment City Island, Film Salon
Blogging “City Island”: My movie’s a hit! Why am I up all night?
So "City Island" is a sleeper indie success. It's exciting! But I'm possessed by incurable blog fever
Monday, Apr 19, 2010 4:30 PM UTCEntertainment Media Criticism, Film Salon
Blogging “City Island”: My fat-chick manifesto
Some men prefer super-size women to thin ones. Might be disturbing to you, but it's true!
Monday, Apr 12, 2010 4:18 PM UTC 27Entertainment Body Wars, City Island, Obesity
Blogging “City Island”: Why I did it
I wanted to demystify the filmmaking process for Internet audiences, but financiers flipped. Who was right?
Monday, Apr 5, 2010 2:16 PM UTC 10Entertainment City Island, Film Salon
Blogging “City Island”: We survived opening weekend!
But lots of movies don't. When I distributed my own film in '97, I learned how tough this business is
Monday, Mar 29, 2010 3:02 PM UTCEntertainment City Island, Film Salon, Movies
Blogging “City Island”: After Sundance said no
Was I daunted? Well, yeah. But we pushed on toward Tribeca, and after 10 years of work, it was magic
Monday, Mar 22, 2010 3:23 PM UTCEntertainment City Island
“City Island”: Family secrets, boiled and steamed
Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies head a madcap NYC family in a delightful old-school comedy
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 6:01 PM UTCEntertainment City Island, Our Picks, Movies
Blogging “City Island”: The (leading) lady vanishes
We've got some money. We're ready to shoot. But our lead actress quit and every other woman we ask is saying no
Monday, Mar 15, 2010 1:14 PM UTCEntertainment City Island, Film Salon, Movies
Blogging “City Island”: Andy Garcia, the man, the legend, the casting lure
With a genuine movie star in my cast, things happen fast: Marcia Gay Harden! Chlo
Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010 1:20 AM UTCEntertainment City Island, Film Salon, Movies
Blogging “City Island”: Exit Chiklis, producers. Am I doomed?
We had no star, no producers, no money. I went and made another movie instead. And then we asked Andy Garcia
Monday, Mar 1, 2010 2:01 AM UTCEntertainment City Island, Film Salon
Blogging “City Island”: De Niro? Willis? Or Michael Chiklis?
We had a screenplay and producers -- and the first leading man we asked said yes. That's when the trouble started
Monday, Feb 22, 2010 2:01 AM UTCEntertainment City Island, Meryl Streep
Blogging “City Island”: Filmmaker, hype thyself
I directed an award-winning indie with Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies. New job: Internet whore!
Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 2:01 AM UTCEntertainment City Island, Film Salon
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