Danny Aiello, whose roles in The Godfather Part II, Moonstruck and Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing made him one of the most familiar and admired character actor of recent decades, died yesterday in a New Jersey medical facility following a sudden illness. He was 86.
His death was first reported by TMZ (the outlet attributed his death to an infection) and Fox News said the actor’s death was confirmed by his literary agent.
Aiello’s film breakthrough arrived in 1973 with a supporting role in baseball drama Bang The Drum Slowly starring Robert De Niro. A signature role came the following year when he mobster Tony Rosato in The Godfather Part II.
Other credits include The Front (1976), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Harlem Nights (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), Ruby (1992), Léon: The Professional (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), TV mini-series The Last Don (1997), Dinner Rush (2000), and...
His death was first reported by TMZ (the outlet attributed his death to an infection) and Fox News said the actor’s death was confirmed by his literary agent.
Aiello’s film breakthrough arrived in 1973 with a supporting role in baseball drama Bang The Drum Slowly starring Robert De Niro. A signature role came the following year when he mobster Tony Rosato in The Godfather Part II.
Other credits include The Front (1976), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Harlem Nights (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), Ruby (1992), Léon: The Professional (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), TV mini-series The Last Don (1997), Dinner Rush (2000), and...
- 12/13/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
” There are only three proper responses when I say something to you: “Yes chef,” “No chef,” “I don’t know chef.” “
What A Rush! 20 Years With Chris Clark is a night of cinema and cuisine to honor Cinema St. Louis Artistic Director, Chris Clark co-presented by Cinema Saint Louis and Tenacious Eats. The event is Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 6pm and will now be held at The Mahler Ballroom ( 4915 Washington Blvd. in St. Louis). The event includes a 5-course dinner and a screening of the 2000 film Dinner Rush. Individual Tickets are $125 or a VIP Table of 6: is $1,000 (includes premium seating and event recognition). A Facebook invite for the event can be found Here, To purchase tickets, contact Bree Maniscalco 314.289.4154 or bree@cinemastlouis.org
Chris Clark has been an integral part of the growth and artistic direction of the Saint Louis International Film Festival. Drawing on his background in film studies...
What A Rush! 20 Years With Chris Clark is a night of cinema and cuisine to honor Cinema St. Louis Artistic Director, Chris Clark co-presented by Cinema Saint Louis and Tenacious Eats. The event is Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 6pm and will now be held at The Mahler Ballroom ( 4915 Washington Blvd. in St. Louis). The event includes a 5-course dinner and a screening of the 2000 film Dinner Rush. Individual Tickets are $125 or a VIP Table of 6: is $1,000 (includes premium seating and event recognition). A Facebook invite for the event can be found Here, To purchase tickets, contact Bree Maniscalco 314.289.4154 or bree@cinemastlouis.org
Chris Clark has been an integral part of the growth and artistic direction of the Saint Louis International Film Festival. Drawing on his background in film studies...
- 9/9/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
” There are only three proper responses when I say something to you: “Yes chef,” “No chef,” “I don’t know chef.” “
What A Rush! 20 Years With Chris Clark is a night of cinema and cuisine to honor Cinema St. Louis Artistic Director, Chris Clark co-presented by Cinema Saint Louis and Tenacious Eats. The event is Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 6pm and will be held at The Mad Art Gallery (2727 S 12th St. in St. Louis). The event includes a 5-course dinner and a screening of the 2000 film Dinner Rush. Individual Tickets are $125 or a VIP Table of 6: is $1,000 (includes premium seating and event recognition). A Facebook invite for the event can be found Here, To purchase tickets, contact Bree Maniscalco 314.289.4154 or bree@cinemastlouis.org
Chris Clark has been an integral part of the growth and artistic direction of the Saint Louis International Film Festival. Drawing on his background in film...
What A Rush! 20 Years With Chris Clark is a night of cinema and cuisine to honor Cinema St. Louis Artistic Director, Chris Clark co-presented by Cinema Saint Louis and Tenacious Eats. The event is Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 6pm and will be held at The Mad Art Gallery (2727 S 12th St. in St. Louis). The event includes a 5-course dinner and a screening of the 2000 film Dinner Rush. Individual Tickets are $125 or a VIP Table of 6: is $1,000 (includes premium seating and event recognition). A Facebook invite for the event can be found Here, To purchase tickets, contact Bree Maniscalco 314.289.4154 or bree@cinemastlouis.org
Chris Clark has been an integral part of the growth and artistic direction of the Saint Louis International Film Festival. Drawing on his background in film...
- 8/5/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
(Sigh) I don’t hate any of these Star Trek reboot movies. Hate implies passion, which is the thing that these movies lack the most. Looking back over my review of ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness‘, I basically said the same thing, only I focused the metaphor on how J.J. Abrams knew the words but not the music of Star Trek, and boy, I really wish I saved that one for this review, ’cause-eh, the music,- holy hell! You know, it’s not simply that they used classical orchestral music predominantly in every version of the series and movies beforehand, because they couldn’t use the modern music of the day; it was used to help inspire a tone that invoked a classical feeling for the work, not because they couldn’t get the rights to the Beastie Boys, songs at the time. Yeah, I’ll say this, this is...
- 4/26/2018
- by David Baruffi
- Age of the Nerd
This new release about a highly successful artist returning to his more modest roots in order to re-ignite his passion for his craft could not only apply to the main title character, but to the man who plays him on-screen (who’s also the screenwriter, co-producer, and director). Over the past 20 years Jon Favreau’s had quite an interesting Hollywood career. The then struggling young actor channeled his career frustrations (and the night life exploits of his posse’) into a screenplay that became the low-budget indie hit of 1996 Swingers. From there he called the shots behind the camera on the equally independent Made and soon graduated to bigger studio fare, the holiday-themed smash Elf and the kiddie Sf tale Zathura: A Space Adventure. Then came the man in gold and red. Favreau helmed the initial entry from Marvel Studios, Iron Man and its sequel, which were box office behemoths. But his next studio foray,...
- 5/22/2014
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Disc Dish recently spoke with actress Theresa Russell on the eve of the release of Track 29, (DVD $14.98, Image Entertainment, available on Feb. 21, 2012), the 1988 comedy-drama in which she stars alongside Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Christopher Lloyd (Piranha) and Sandra Bernhard (Dinner Rush).
Written by Dennis Potter and directed by Ms. Russell’s then-husband Nicolas Roeg (The Man Who Fell To Earth), Track 29 is an eccentric fantasy-reality juggler if ever there was one. In it, she portrays Linda, a bored housewife who becomes captivated by the handsome young hitchhiker Martin (Oldman), who suddenly “drops” into her life. After Martin claims that he’s the child that she gave up for adoption after a teen pregnancy, Linda must deal with a series of increasingly bizarre events, which may or may not be transpiring solely in her own lonely head.
Not a great film but far from a forgettable one,...
Written by Dennis Potter and directed by Ms. Russell’s then-husband Nicolas Roeg (The Man Who Fell To Earth), Track 29 is an eccentric fantasy-reality juggler if ever there was one. In it, she portrays Linda, a bored housewife who becomes captivated by the handsome young hitchhiker Martin (Oldman), who suddenly “drops” into her life. After Martin claims that he’s the child that she gave up for adoption after a teen pregnancy, Linda must deal with a series of increasingly bizarre events, which may or may not be transpiring solely in her own lonely head.
Not a great film but far from a forgettable one,...
- 2/17/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Filmmakers have long strove to capture the essence of human desire within their work. Our hunger for power, love, and sex is an intense driving force that binds us to a bevvy of movie heroes. When these onscreen ego ideals finally sink their teeth into their long-longed for desire, we the audience are granted a shiver-inducing — albeit vicarious — thrill. But perhaps no movie thrill is so teasing and tantalizing as the onscreen indulgence of our lust for food. Slow motion cinematography, leering close-ups of ingredients and swooning diners flaunt food so succulent you can almost taste it.
In celebration (and thanks) of these teasing food porn scenes, we raise our glass to the….
Critics loathed Steven Spielberg’s high-flying Peter Pan adventure, but kids adored it for all its goofiness, action and magic. (Not to mention the dreamy bad boy Rufio!) In Hook, Peter Pan (Robin Williams) has become a...
In celebration (and thanks) of these teasing food porn scenes, we raise our glass to the….
Critics loathed Steven Spielberg’s high-flying Peter Pan adventure, but kids adored it for all its goofiness, action and magic. (Not to mention the dreamy bad boy Rufio!) In Hook, Peter Pan (Robin Williams) has become a...
- 11/24/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Edoardo Ballerini (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos) will star in sci-fi thriller Omphalos, written and directed by Gabriel Judet-Weinshel.
Omphalos is set to begin in the summer in New York and New Mexico with Judet-Weinshel’s feature directorial debut from his own script; co-starring feature newcomers Greg Bennick and Sean Gaffney.
The flick will be photographed by George Nicholas and Aidan Fraser’s (Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars) FX visual effects will presumably play prominently in the film’s ambitious imagery.
Storyline follows Darius Lefaux, a private detective since murder comes in and Darius decides to take the case. There’s something curious about this one. In the blurry photograph of the body, the victim’s face looks oddly familiar. Darius heads to the scene of the crime and is astonished to see that the dead man on the ground is … him.
Darius Lefaux is played by Ballerini, who Variety...
Omphalos is set to begin in the summer in New York and New Mexico with Judet-Weinshel’s feature directorial debut from his own script; co-starring feature newcomers Greg Bennick and Sean Gaffney.
The flick will be photographed by George Nicholas and Aidan Fraser’s (Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars) FX visual effects will presumably play prominently in the film’s ambitious imagery.
Storyline follows Darius Lefaux, a private detective since murder comes in and Darius decides to take the case. There’s something curious about this one. In the blurry photograph of the body, the victim’s face looks oddly familiar. Darius heads to the scene of the crime and is astonished to see that the dead man on the ground is … him.
Darius Lefaux is played by Ballerini, who Variety...
- 4/4/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
(Summer Phoenix, left)
(I spoke with Summer Phoenix for Venice Magazine in spring of 2002, during a time when she was getting a real publicity push and lots of work. A press kit that was sent to me in advance had articles from just about every major newspaper and magazine. She was living in London at the time, doing a play with Casey Affleck, who she would marry a few years later. I thought she was quite strong in both The Believer, which would give Ryan Gosling a big push, and a lesser-seen film called Esther Kahn, in which she was the lead. I don't know if she has abandoned acting for the time being, as her IMDb credits seem to stop in 2004. Regardless, I believe she is still a talent and an interesting person from the film world of the decade that was, and so am including our talk in our flashback series.
(I spoke with Summer Phoenix for Venice Magazine in spring of 2002, during a time when she was getting a real publicity push and lots of work. A press kit that was sent to me in advance had articles from just about every major newspaper and magazine. She was living in London at the time, doing a play with Casey Affleck, who she would marry a few years later. I thought she was quite strong in both The Believer, which would give Ryan Gosling a big push, and a lesser-seen film called Esther Kahn, in which she was the lead. I don't know if she has abandoned acting for the time being, as her IMDb credits seem to stop in 2004. Regardless, I believe she is still a talent and an interesting person from the film world of the decade that was, and so am including our talk in our flashback series.
- 1/26/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Is the economic meltdown affecting our appetite for ridiculously overpriced stale popcorn? The Hollywood Reporter says yes -- as two theater chain operators are reporting lower concession sales in the third quarter. We, on the other hand, have another take on this story. If theater operators want to increase their concession sales, they need to convince Hollywood to start making movies more appealing to people who like to eat a lot. We're not saying we need a remake of Big Night, Dinner Rush, or any of the many other food flicks that have done anemic box-office over the years -- but would it be so hard to mix a pie fight into Quantum of Solace instead of just another shoot-out?
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- 11/13/2008
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
NEW YORK -- The Independent Film Channel has signed a license deal with New Line Television to acquire 38 movies, including American History X and Magnolia. The deal is IFC's first with New Line since fellow Rainbow Media Holdings acquisition Bravo was sold to NBC. IFC and Bravo typically shared library titles from output deals. "They've been similar in their needs for films," New Line senior executive vp David Spielgeman said. "But now they have gone in different directions, which creates a new buyer." The titles can air from 2003-08. Twenty-four of the films also were cleared for usage on IFC's video-on-demand platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Other titles licensed include Bamboozled, Boogie Nights and Dinner Rush.
- 5/30/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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