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June 25 - I landed a small principal part on Brotherhood for episode 6 of the second season now shooting in Providence. I played an Irish driver involved in an auto accident with a Latino driver. We both jumped out of our cars and started sceaming at each other while Irish neighbors lined up behind me and Latino neighbors behind him. Jason Clarke, in his role as Tommy Caffee, watched the mayham from the porch of a house he was visiting for political purposes. Since I am a Providence born Irishman, and this is a program about Providence Irishman, I am now waiting for production to flesh my role out into a more significant series character.
The Container was selected for the Cannes Film Festival Shortfilm Corner. Click the title above or on the links page to watch it online.
On August 27 I did an on camera principal role in a Dunkin' Donuts commercial. It is called People Of New England. I am playing an architect on a construction site. Alot of friends have seen it, but I have only seen it twice - once while watching Saturday Night Live and the second time during My Name Is Earl.
An Uzi At The Alamo was unanimously chosen as the winner of the Rhode Island Intercollegiate Film Festival. The screening will be held this month at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. The date and exact time is yet to be determined, so I will let you know as soon as I do.
"In The Tradition of My Family" 2006 Festivals/Awards: Philadelphia Film Festival - Best Narrative Short Redstone West Showcase, Hollywood, CA - 1st place DC Independent Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Short WorldFest Houston International Film Festival - Silver Remi Award for Cinematography Boston Underground Film Festival - Runner up, Most Promising New England Filmmaker Redstone Film Festival, Boston - 3rd place Longbaugh Film Festival, Portland,OR - Best of Shorts encore program Delray Beach Film Festival - March 11 Naked Eye College Film Festival, Boston - April 25 Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - June 5 Filmstock International Film Festival, Luton, UK - June 11 Boston International Film Festival - June 12 Plymouth Independent Film Festival - July 20-23 Todd Davis orLater Productions, LLC www.orlater.com Midnight Chimes Productions and IMAGINE Magazine are sponsoring the 3rd Annual Boston Film Night on Sunday September 17, 2006 at Regent Theatre in Arlington. This year's line-up will include a SAG only portion of the program. So if you have made a film using union talent be sure to submit it to Kevin Anderton for consideration. You can contact Kevin at midnightchimes@gmail.com for an application and more information. In April I had the good pleasure of working with Jamie Benti and Jenna Sullivan of Image Icon Entertainment. I played the role of Henry, a slick haired full of himself throw back to the disco era in their lastest production "Last Shot," written by Kevin Boyle. The other cast members include Darya Zabinski as Sara the Russian femme fatale, Terrence P Haddad as Dennis the assassin, John Pierce as the bartender, Joey Vacchio as Jack and Jamie Benti as Greg play a couple of lucky drunken guys. Click the Image Icon link above for more info about the film and I.I.E. March saw the CBS pilot for "Waterfront" come to Providence. I agreed to do a day of background and it turned into four days working as Joe Pantoliano's bodyguard. No lines, but maybe a leg up if the series gets picked up. In February I played a detective investigating a young girl's murder in a short film tentatively titled Stop & Go. Prior to that I worked in my first silent film, "The Container" directed by Andy Sneizek and produced by his Reaction Independent Studios. Mari DaVila and Staci Nardizzi were my co-stars. 2005 Showtime's "Brotherhood" TV series shot throughout last summer. I worked background on the pilot the previous November and did not get called again until the final episode was being shot. I ended up working five days as the father of the groom in the big season ending Irish wedding of the two Finerty clans. Michael Corrente is seeking investors for the feature film PRINCE OF PROVIDENCE, based on the Michael Stanton book of the same name. The story is about the rise and fall of colorful Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, and is scheduled to star Paul Giamatti from the Oscar nominated film SIDEWAYS. The screenplay was written by David Mamet. Corrente will produce and direct. Email here for more information.
**Dress is casual, so you will have to save your tux or Vera Wang dress for another time.
Earlier this year I completed a co-starring role in Rock Productions's MIRROR MIRROR, starring Donna Douglas (Elly Mae Clampett of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES). For details click Rock Productions. I have been a film fan since my early teens. Between the cinema and home viewed DVDs I must watch an average of two or three films a week.
The first opportunity I had to actually work in a movie was when "Meet Joe Black" filmed in Warwick, Rhode Island in the Fall of 1997.
Since "Met Joe Black" I have worked in nearly 50 projects including Hollywood films, independent films, television programs, and commercials.
Working in "Meet Joe Black" for five weeks of twelve hour nights was a bit much for some of the background performers, but having the opportunity to see film making in progress was fantastic for me - a passion was aroused.
At the time there was alot of talk about Providence becoming the Hollywood of the east. Michael Corrente and home grown Rhode Island film makers Bobby and Peter Farrelly hit the scene, and the TV show "Providence" filmed for a couple of years - it seemed to be happening. Unfortunately, most other producers decided it was more economically feasible to make film elsewhere, notably in Canada.
On the fortunate side we now have a shaker and a stirrer running the Rhode Island Film Commission. With Steven Feinberg at the helm positive things are happening. He convinced Blake Masters to shoot the entire pilot episode of Showtimes "Brotherhood" right here in the Ocean State (when they originally planned to work four days here, shooting the rest in Toronto). On the heels of that success, Steven was able to convince the producers to shoot the entire eleven episodes of the first year right here (commencing in July). Way to go Steve.
Not happy sitting pat with that shot in the arm for Rhode Island filmmaking, Director Feinberg encouraged our state legislators to create tax incentives to draw in more movies. Happily his efforts have paid off and the incentives were announced at a press conference March 8, 2005. During that conference he also indicated several other projects are in the Rhode Island pipeline.
I currently earn my living wage from self-employed real estate appraisals and sales; work that allows me the flexibility to do what I want to do for my own passion and enjoyment - ACT!!!
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