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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
'BPAC hosts conversation with actor Vincent D’Onofrio'
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Article by Robert Cambria - April 15th, 2013
“I don’t think of myself as a stage actor. I am a film actor,” said Vincent D’Onofrio during the Screen Actors Guild Foundation Conversation series at Baruch College’s Engelman Recital Hall on a wet April 10 evening, to a sell-out audience.
Article by Robert Cambria - April 15th, 2013
“I don’t think of myself as a stage actor. I am a film actor,” said Vincent D’Onofrio during the Screen Actors Guild Foundation Conversation series at Baruch College’s Engelman Recital Hall on a wet April 10 evening, to a sell-out audience.
Moderator Richard Ridge of BroadwayWorld.com had an easy manner of questioning that brought out the boyish quality that has made D’Onofrio an actor’s actor.
At 53, with cropped Brillo-like hair, a hint of stubble on his face and dressed in a well-tailored black suit and a white shirt, D’Onofrio’s six-foot-two, (6'4") large-boned frame is a reminder of the days when he was a bouncer at Studio 54, the Ritz and Hard Rock Cafe.
At times he worked as a bodyguard to Yul Brynner and Dan Ackroyd.
Appearances notwithstanding, the Brooklyn-born actor retains a boyish charm, which the long reach of the Soviet director Stanislavski’s influence has nurtured and continues to sustain during D’Onofrio’s 30-year career.
D’Onofrio is nothing but a man driven by acting. He feels comfortable before the camera and, on stage, too, and more importantly he has easy relationships with other actors.
Acting is a defining moment, yet he has come to realize things about his performance and his character of which he had not been completely conscious.
“Regardless of his own will he lives the part…not thinking of his own accord, subconsciously and intuitively,” wrote Stanislavski in the bible of method actors, An Actor Prepares.
“Regardless of his own will he lives the part…not thinking of his own accord, subconsciously and intuitively,” wrote Stanislavski in the bible of method actors, An Actor Prepares.
“There is a warmth between legitimate [committee] actors,” D’Onofrio regarded with a broad smile. “I accept them as friend and peer.”
Still, acting is like a fine-grained whetstone on which to give a keen edge.
D’Onofrio’s filmography is long and impressive. From his spectacular breakout role in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket in 1987 to Mystic Pizza, he has taken on the appearance of a chameleon, taking on the color and character of the role.
D’Onofrio’s filmography is long and impressive. From his spectacular breakout role in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket in 1987 to Mystic Pizza, he has taken on the appearance of a chameleon, taking on the color and character of the role.
Even today the muses of acting have a powerful hold on him. For 2013 and 2014 he has six films in pre-production.
D’Onofrio turned down a part in The Sopranos, yet, he is not afraid of being ethnically typecast. On the other hand, he is best known as Detective Robert Goren in Dick Wolf’s Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
He amusingly described how he grew into his role during the series, 10 years on TV with worldwide syndication. Squid-like, he molded Goren’s quirks to heighten the drama of this crime series.
His pauses, his daring techniques of nailing the criminal, his Sherlock Holmes narcissism, his egocentricity and arrogance brought a fever-pitch tension to Goren, which won him and his character a huge following.
Nonetheless, the pull of the theater and the call of his buddy, the talented actor-director Ethan Hawke brought him back to the boards of off-Broadway.
“I would do anything for Ethan,” D’Onofrio admitted.
“I would do anything for Ethan,” D’Onofrio admitted.
In a revival of Brecht’s heavy-handed Baal, D’Onofrio won critical acclaim, as he did in Hawke’s stage of Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Clive.
His disclaimer that he is simply a film actor notwithstanding, be it on TV, on the “silver screen” or Broadway, proves otherwise.
But there is another side of D’Onofrio. In his own way, he is a Renaissance man. He is a producer, a director, he sings and dances and can use his talent even as a magician and juggler, if they are called on.
D’Onofrio is a man driven by his own demons, so much so he had to take a leave from Law and Order owing to an exhausting work schedule.
Nowadays, he works as hard as ever, but manages his energies better. His daughter is a student at the The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, and he makes sure that he has more than enough time for his 13-year-old and 5-year-old sons.
Charming, urbane, witty, he is hardly midway in his multifaceted career.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Kathryn Erbe slated for SVU return...
When Law & Order: SVU‘s Fin finds himself in danger this May, an old friend will be around to lend a hand.
Kathryn Erbe‘s Alexandra Eames will make her second appearance of the season in the May 8 episode, executive producer Warren Leight tells TVLine exclusively.
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The Law & Order: Criminal Intent mainstay will show up when someone related to Fin’s past as a narcotics officer begins causing trouble for the SVU detective . What happens is “so big, she’s called in,” Leights says, adding that the idea for the episode originated with its star Ice T.
“He said, ‘I saw after that Rollins-and-her-sister episode, the fans really like it when we’re in harm’s way,” the EP recalls. “‘And don’t forget, I used to be a narcotics officer. There’s got to be a lot of people who want me dead.’”
Hip-hop artist 2 Chainz also appears in the episode as “someone Fin dealt with in the past,” Leight says. “There’s a lot of bad blood from Fin’s past involved in it.”
Emilio Rivera (Sons of Anarchy), Yul Vasquez (Magic City) and Cathy Moriarty (Raging Bull) also appear in the episode.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
'The Tomb' renamed as 'Escape Plan' gets earlier release
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on April 10, 2013 at 7:30 PM
That other New Orleans-set prison-break movie -- you know, the one that isn't a now-viral videoshot by inmates at Orleans Parish Prison -- has a new name and a new release date. "The Tomb," a thriller that Arnold Schwarzengger and Sylvester Stallone shot in New Orleans last year, is now titled "Escape Plan" and will land in theaters on Sept. 13, two weeks earlier than its original Sept. 27 date, according to EW.com.
Directed by Mikael Hafstrom ("1408," "The Rite"), the film sees Stallone playing a "structural security" expert who finds himself framed for a crime he didn't commit -- but sentenced to a prison that he designed. Schwarzenegger plays a hardened inmate at the prison, from which Stallone naturally sets out to escape. Co-stars include Jim Caviezel, Sam Neill, Vincent D'Onofrio and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
Monday, April 8, 2013
'Crackers' short with Vincent D'Onofrio wins at Garden State Film Festival
GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL
CONGRATULATIONS TO GREGORY PRINCIPATO AND THE CAST OF 'CRACKERS' FOR WINNING BEST NARRATIVE SHORT!
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
New video by DeStorm features Vincent D'Onofrio's nephew, Hawk...
THANX TO CHRIS AT THEREELBLOG FOR THE CATCH!
Friday, April 5, 2013
Video: Kathryn Erbe's personal invite to the Red Or White Ball tonight in Chicago
7pm VIP Reception
8pm Main Event
Venue One, 1044 W Randolph St
- Sweet and savory tasting stations
- Multiple open bars
- Must-have silent auction and raffle prizes
- Magnolia Photo Booth to capture fantastic memories
- DJ Madrid spinning hits late into the night
- After Party at the hot Chicago night-spot, Nellcôte
Become a VIP Today and Enjoy:
- Tasting Stations from Hot Chicago Chefs:Chefs Thomas Elliott Bowman and Ben Roche of Baume and BrixSushi Chef Puje Dorlig of JellyfishChef Rick Gresh of David Burke’s PrimehouseChef Mark Payne of Deca Restaurant + BarChef Jean Tippenhauer of Fred's at Barneys New YorkSpecialty cocktail from Halsted Vodka
- Whiskey tasting from Diageo’s Master of Whiskey
- Specialty beer tasting from Goose Island
- Delicious red and white macaroons from Danny Macaroons
- Unique VIP prize drawing
- VIP gift bags
- Special access to Steppenwolf artists
- VIP status all night long
'Crackers' short with Vincent D'Onofrio screening at Garden State Film Festival this weekend
EXAMINER.COM
By Jennifer Principato
By Jennifer Principato
Wednesday, April 3 - The Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park kicks off today and will run throughout the weekend to showcase independent films from New Jersey and around the world. Attending a film festival is a great way to catch thought provoking films, various off beat story lines, (unlike the predictable Hollywood films that are most often available to us at mega theaters), and a chance to get acquainted with otherwise unrecognized talent. Often, one leaves pleasantly surprised and will think about the films they saw days afterwards. If you can get over to Asbury Park try to view at least one of the many interesting Independent films being screened over the weekend.
I highly recommend seeing the award-winning New Jersey-made short film CRACKERS starring Vincent D’Onofrio (Law & Order Criminal Intent), Brenda Vaccaro (Midnight Cowboy), Dan Hedaya (Cheers), Sal Richards (Out for Justice), Anthony Laciura (Boardwalk Empire), Beth Ann Bonner (One Life to Live) and Vincent Mora.
The film is part of a shorts showcase and will be screening at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park on Saturday, April 6 at 8:15 pm. The short film, with a run time of 32 minutes, has been widely received throughout the country and been the recipient of six awards including The People’s Choice Award and Best Short Film at the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival, Best Short Comedy at The World Cinema Festival, Audience and Juried Award for Best Short at the Teaneck Film Festival and Special Jury Award at the San Diego Film Festival.
It is a dark comedy, about the unraveling of an otherwise content chef (Vincent D’Onofrio) who now finds himself out of work and having to share his home with his cantankerous mother in law (Brenda Vaccaro), and her nutcracker collection. It’s only until he turns to his oddball neighborhood friends, (Sal Richards and Anthony Laciura) for help when things get worse and he slowly loses his paradise, his sanity and all that is sacred to him.
The film was shot in South Amboy and made by New Jersey resident, and award–winning filmmaker, Gregory Principato, (Mr. Laughs –A Look Behind the Curtain – 2009), who has directed, produced and co-wrote, along with fellow Union county resident, Timothy Reinhardt. When asked how they came up with the story, Principato said the experience had been surreal. The story had been twirling around my head for years, and once I met Tim, a novelist, we decided to work together, our ideas just came together so quickly. It took us three weeks to write the full story. Some of the characters come from our personal experiences and upbringing, so the dialogue felt real, but I was particularly amazed about how smoothly the partnership between us evolved as we met weekly at our local Barnes and Noble to work on the story.” Although Gregory has directed projects before and Tim has other fictional works written, this was the team’s first attempt in writing a screenplay.
“There were times I was pacing, waving my hands and yelling out profanities as part of the dialogue, while Tim was sitting on the floor with his laptop plugged in to the wall in the back of the store by the restrooms. One time, there was this elderly woman on her way to the bathroom when she had caught us in mid-dialogue, with me yelling, 'Now Gus, feed the crazy old broad some kind of potent drug." I felt like a deer caught in the headlights when I turned around to see this sweet old woman staring at me. The look on her face was just priceless.” Principato explains. “If you have a warped sense of humor you will definitely enjoy the movie.”
If dark comedy is not your thing, there are many other films to choose from, go to www.gsff.orgor call (877) 908-7050 for more information and movie times.
New photos of Vincent D'Onofrio from Strasberg Talks visit to Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Carol from the Vincent D'Onofrio Fan Group Page on Facebook found these additional photos of Vincent teaching a class at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute...
THANK YOU, CAROL!
THANK YOU, CAROL!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
'A Conversation With Vincent D'Onofrio' at the SAG Foundation April 10th
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R.I.P. Roger Ebert
Below is a video in which Siskel and Ebert reviewed 'Full Metal Jacket'...Roger wasn't impressed with the movie but thought Vincent was good. It turned into a heated argument between the duo. Roger Ebert passed away from cancer which had come back after being afflicted years back when he had most of his jaw removed. Just recently, he had fallen for the second time and broke a bone and when it was found the cancer had returned. His courage and inspiration will be remembered in facing the public with his deformed face for an article that shocked many. It did not stop him from continuing his reviews that were written because he could no longer speak nor could he eat and took nutrition through a feeding tube. There's an aisle seat for you in Heaven, Roger; rest easy.
Travel information for charity event in Utah with Vincent D'Onofrio...
Someone from the Utah area has posted this additional information for those planning to attend the charity event coming up on April 18th and 19th...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Leighton Meester joins Robert Downey, Vincent D'Onofrio and others in 'The Judge'
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester has joined Robert Downey Jr. in The Judge, the Warner Bros. dramedy being directed by David Dobkin.
Judge is a co-production between Team Downey and Big Kid Pictures and a Boston shoot beginning in June is being eyed.Meester joins a cast the includes Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dax Shepard, and Billy Bob Thornton.
Downey stars as a successful attorney who returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral to discover that his estranged father (Robert Duvall), the town's judge, is suspected of murder. The man sets out to discover the truth, and along the way, reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
Mester will play a character with whom Downey has a one-night and whose later revelations cause quite a bit of headaches for the man.
Judge is Meester’s first major move since wrapping Gossip Girl, which ran for six seasons on the CW. In that time, she appeared in such movies as Date Night, Country Strong, The Oranges andThat’s My Boy.
She is repped by WME, Leverage Management, and Stone Meyer.
Garden State Film Festival boasts 163 films and events including 'The New Tenants' with Vincent D'Onofrio
INDEPENDENT
The Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) celebrates its 11th anniversary this year.
The Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) celebrates its 11th anniversary this year.
Co-founded in 2003 by film industry veteran Diane Raver and the late actor Robert Pastorelli, the festival runs April 4-7 in the Paramount Theatre/Convention Hall complex in Asbury Park and other local venues.
In addition to 163 film screenings, there will be a free screening for kids and families, a gala cocktail party, panel discussions, book signings, question-and-answer sessions and educational programs.
An open casting call, a black-tie awards ceremony and a benefit screening for victims of superstorm Sandy are also scheduled.
The GSFF kicks off at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday with a free screening of age-appropriate films for kids and families in the Paramount Theatre.
At 7 p.m., festivities continue by honoring the heroes of superstorm Sandy and supporting the residents and businesses that were affected by the storm.
“We are trying to get the word out that the Jersey Shore is open,” Raver said.
The Thursday event called “The Shore Must Go On” will be held in honor of all the heroes who assisted others during and after the storm. The GSFF is offering the public an opportunity to purchase one ticket ($12) for the fundraiser and get one free, so they can treat their “hero” to a night out.
The evening will end with the audience singing “One Light,” written by Lori Drazenovich, which will be filmed for later use to boost tourism throughout the Shore this summer.
The festival’s official kickoff on Friday includes a gala cocktail party at 7 p.m. in the Grand Arcade, followed by a screening of “A Reckless Romeo,” starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle.
The screening will be followed by a short film from South Africa called “Loot” and a special screening of the feature-length documentary “Icebound.”
The festival offers a large selection of films that explore a variety of diverse subjects. Highlights include:
“Magic Camp,” the inspirational story of a group of misfit high school kids attending the real-life Hogwarts each summer in Pennsylvania; “Crackers,” the star-studded short film featuring Brenda Vaccaro, Vincent D’Onofrio and Anthony Laciura;
“Hava Nagila (The Movie),” directed by award-winning director Roberta Grossman; and
“The Perfect Wedding,” a romantic comedy featuring Hollywood veterans
James Rebhorn and Kristine
Sutherland.
International films include:
“Il Cacciatore di Anatre”
(The Duck Hunter), filmed in Emilia, Italy; and
“Thailand Untapped:
The Global Reach of Engineers Without Borders,” which follows three Rutgers engineering students as they travel to a province in northern Thailand to bring clean, potable water to a rural village.
Celebrity honorees include:
Diane Ladd, an actress, director and author who will host a panel discussion and a book signing of her latest work, “A Bad Afternoon for a Piece of Cake,” on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Watermark;
Kristine Sutherland, a veteran of television, film and stage; James Rebhorn, a well-established film and television actor; and
Jay Seals, an actor born and raised in Hasbrouck Heights and a graduate of Ramapo College.
A live reading will be presented on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Watermark.
A panel titled “New Jersey Girls Working in Film” will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Stella Marina.
The 11th anniversary awards dinner will be held on Sunday at the Crystal Point Yacht Club in Point Pleasant.
“We’re thrilled everything has come together in such a perfect way,” Raver said, adding that during the festival weekend there will be 163 films — nearly 78 hours, 28 minutes and 41 seconds of films — to view.
A complete film listing can be found on the GSFF website at www.gsff.org.
To attend, individual screening tickets are $12, while a weekend pass to all films is $50.
Admission to the opening-night cocktail party and screening is $25, and the awards dinner is $125 per person.
To purchase tickets/passes, go to www.gsff.org/festival-info/buy-tickets.
'Iron Man coming to the Iron Bridge?'
Recorder Staff
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
THE RECORDER
SHELBURNE FALLS — Filmmakers for “The Judge,” which will star Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall and Vincent D’Onofrio, are looking at Shelburne Falls, and could be filming movie scenes here this summer.
It is reportedly one of two locations in the state being considered for filming. The Warner Bros. film is drama/comedy about an attorney who returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, and learns that his estranged father, a judge who suffers from Alzheimer’s, is suspected of his mother’s murder. The film will also star Vera Farmiga, who was nominated for an Oscar for “Up in the Air.”
If the filmmakers select Shelburne Falls, this will be the second major Hollywood feature film to be shot here within a year.
Last June, “Labor Day,” starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, was filmed in Shelburne Falls and surrounding areas. That movie was scheduled to be released this year; however, a release date for that film has not yet been announced.
Meanwhile, town officials from Buckland and Shelburne are drafting a permit procedure for future filmmakers who are interested in shooting scenes in the village’s commercial center.
According to Buckland Town Administrator Andrea Llamas, a draft proposal of permits and procedures will be on Buckland’s selectmen’s agenda for its April 9 meeting. Shelburne Selectman Joseph Judd said the same draft will be on Shelburne’s agenda for the April 8 meeting.
Judd said the permit procedure stems from lessons that were learned during last summer’s “Labor Day” filming. It puts into place procedures for parking, street permit fees, usage areas, and what to do when fast decisions have to made by town officials. For instance, although each board of selectmen meets twice a month, extra open meetings had to be scheduled to approve an extended filming schedule on public roads, due to delays caused by weather.
Judd said the permitting process “would allow for an easier transition, if we’re faced with a similar situation.
We have been considered (for film settings) in the past,” Judd added. “And now that we know that, we’re preparing for the future.”
Judd and Llamas both said their selectmen’s boards have not been officially approached by movie officials to shoot scenes in Shelburne Falls.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
'The Judge' with Robert Downey Jr., Vincent D'Onofrio eyes Shelburne Falls, Western Massachusetts sites for filming
MASSLIVE.COM
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Robert Downey Jr.
Producers of "The Judge," a Warner Brothers feature film starring Robert Downey Jr., are scouting out locations in Shelburne Falls and other Western Massachusetts communities for filming this summer.
"They are looking at several locations in Western Massachusetts right now. I am in touch with the location scouts," said Diane Pearlman, executive director of the Berkshire Film and Media Commission.
She confirmed that Shelburne Falls, where scenes for the upcoming "Labor Day" with Kate Winslet were filmed last June, is in the running. However, Pearlman stressed it was too soon to say exactly where the movie will be shot.
Filming in Western Massachusetts will last two to three weeks in June or July, she said.
Producers will also spend a few weeks shooting in Boston. They were attracted to the Bay State because of tax incentives, Pearlman said.
"The Judge" is a co-production between the star's Team Downey and director David Dobkin’s Big Kid Pictures.
In recent months, Shelburne Falls officials have been working with their counterparts in neighboring Buckland to determine a film permitting process and practical guidelines for studios.
Shelburne Falls Selectman Joseph J. Judd, who has been active in drafting a permit process, said it was not related to the filming of "The Judge." Rather, it was sparked by concerns raised during the filming of "Labor Day," he said.
"We learned during the filming that the town had been looked at six times for movies and no one was aware of it," Judd said.
Judd said he could not confirm or deny whether talks between the town and the producers of "The Judge" had taken place.
In "The Judge," Downey will star as a successful lawyer who returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father (Robert Duvall), the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
The comedy-drama also stars Vera Farmiga ("Up in the Air"), as well as Vincent D'Onofrio ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") and Billy Bob Thornton ("Sling Blade").
Filming in Boston is expected to commence in June, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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on April 01, 2013 at 3:40 PM, updated April 01, 2013 at 3:50 PM
Robert Downey Jr. "They are looking at several locations in Western Massachusetts right now. I am in touch with the location scouts," said Diane Pearlman, executive director of the Berkshire Film and Media Commission.
She confirmed that Shelburne Falls, where scenes for the upcoming "Labor Day" with Kate Winslet were filmed last June, is in the running. However, Pearlman stressed it was too soon to say exactly where the movie will be shot.
Filming in Western Massachusetts will last two to three weeks in June or July, she said.
Producers will also spend a few weeks shooting in Boston. They were attracted to the Bay State because of tax incentives, Pearlman said.
"The Judge" is a co-production between the star's Team Downey and director David Dobkin’s Big Kid Pictures.
In recent months, Shelburne Falls officials have been working with their counterparts in neighboring Buckland to determine a film permitting process and practical guidelines for studios.
Shelburne Falls Selectman Joseph J. Judd, who has been active in drafting a permit process, said it was not related to the filming of "The Judge." Rather, it was sparked by concerns raised during the filming of "Labor Day," he said.
"We learned during the filming that the town had been looked at six times for movies and no one was aware of it," Judd said.
Judd said he could not confirm or deny whether talks between the town and the producers of "The Judge" had taken place.
In "The Judge," Downey will star as a successful lawyer who returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father (Robert Duvall), the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
The comedy-drama also stars Vera Farmiga ("Up in the Air"), as well as Vincent D'Onofrio ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") and Billy Bob Thornton ("Sling Blade").
Filming in Boston is expected to commence in June, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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