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First Look: Benjamin Bratt on 'Modern Family'

22 December 2009 8:04 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The first look of Benjamin Bratt as Sofia Vergara's on-screen ex-husband on "Modern Family" has been shared. The actor who finished his commitment on "The Cleaner" when the show was axed earlier this year, will guest star as the brilliant father that Manny often raves on in one episode.

The character is named Javier and through the promotional photos, he will visit his ex-wife and son who now live with Jay Pritchett. Javier was often mentioned in previous episodes as a great but irresponsible husband and father. He once promised to take Manny out for a trip but got him waiting before canceling.

"Up All Night" will air on Wednesday, January 6 as the first episode in 2010. Gloria is less than pleased with Jay's reaction to the arrival of Javier, Manny's infamously unreliable dad. Meanwhile, Phil is suffering from kidney stones and his dramatics leave Claire no other choice but »

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Photos – Modern Family 1.12 "Fifteen Percent"

21 December 2009 11:18 AM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

The barrage of guest stars on Modern Family is continuing.  Chazz Palminteri will be making an appearance on January 13th.  ABC has already released promo photos and a synopsis for the episode.  Check them out below.

You can also take a look at the photos and 4 sneak peeks we already posted for the January 6th episode.

Things Are Not Always What They Seem, On ABC's "Modern Family"

Guest starring Chazz Palminteri ("The Usual Suspects," "Analyze This") as Shorty.

"Fifteen Percent" – Mitchell plants the seed in Jay's head that he thinks one of Jay's old buddies, Shorty, might be secretly gay. Jay doesn't believe it for a second… except for all the questionable signs he now keeps noticing. Meanwhile Gloria gives Manny's date a makeover and Claire faces off with Phil's universal remote, on "Modern Family," Wednesday, January 13 (9:00-9:30 p.m., Et), on the ABC Television Network.

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Banks, Palminteri to guest on 'Modern Family'

27 October 2009 9:14 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Elizabeth Banks and Chazz Palminteri are to guest star in Modern Family. The actors will be featured in separate forthcoming episodes of the ABC comedy, TV Guide reports. The W. actress will play a friend of gay couple Cameron and Mitchell (Eric Stonestreet and Mitchell Pritchett), who used to party with the pair prior to their adoption of a baby girl. Her character (more) »

- By Tim Parks

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Chazz Palminteri to play golf... on Modern Family

26 October 2009 1:03 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

One of my favorite character actors will be guesting on an upcoming episode of Modern Family, Chazz Palminteri. And for a change of pace, Chazz will not be toting a gun. Instead he'll be swinging a golf club, and unless the sitcom takes a radically wicked turn, I don't think Chazz will be taking swings at Ed O'Neill's head.

On the other hand, things can get pretty intense on the links. In the episode, Chazz is golfing with Ed's character, Jay, and somehow the relationship between Cameron and Mitchell comes into play and there's a big gay understanding... or is that a misunderstanding?

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Chazz Palminteri to Guest Star on Modern Family

24 October 2009 8:53 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »

He isn't exactly known for his comedic timing, but that may soon change now that Chazz Palminteri has lined up a role on Modern Family.

The movie actor, who often plays a mobster, will square off against Jay on the golf course in a winter episode that involves Mitchell, Cameron and a major gay understanding.

Benjamin Bratt has also agreed to a guest-starring role on the hilarious sitcom.

Catch up on your favorite Modern Family quotes now! »

- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)

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Chazz joins the 'Mafia'

17 September 2009 12:12 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Chazz Palminteri will write and co-produce the independent drama "Wall Street Mafia" for Fiore Films, with shooting to start in New York in February.According to Variety, Palminteri may also co-star in the film."Wall Street Mafia" is based on the true story of the FBI's investigation into the mob's involvement in Wall Street and the world of finance during the mid-1990s. The film centers on a young executive who leaves Brooklyn for a career at a supposedly reputable Wall Street brokerage house and then finds himself trapped between the mafia and the FBI, which uses aggressive tactics to get him to talk. »

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Palminteri Tells Mob Story

17 September 2009 12:03 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Chazz Palminteri, a man who would surely be a Mafiosi if your career was based solely on looks, is set to write and co-produce Wall Street Mafia, a film that would appear to cross Wall Street with Goodfellas, with just a dash of The Firm. And there's literally no part of that that doesn't sound good.The film follows a young stockbroker from Brooklyn who joins a big brokerage firm in Manhattan and probably expects a life full of hookers and champagne and big shiny penis extensions sports cars. Instead, he finds himself caught between the FBI and the Mafia, with the former investigating the latter's infiltration into the world of high finance. The latter bit is based on a true story; we're guessing that the broker himself may be fictional.Palminteri may also star on the film, but that isn't yet confirmed - nor, as far as we can tell, »

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Chazz Palminteri to Produce Wall Street Mafia

16 September 2009 5:26 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Variety reports that Chazz Palminteri is going to write and co-produce the independent film Wall Street Mafia for Fiore Films.

Depending on his schedule, Palminteri may also co-star in the movie.

Wall Street Mafia sheds light on the true story of the FBI's investigation into the Mafia's "involvement in Wall Street and the world of finance during the mid-1990s." The story will look at a young executive who goes from Brooklyn to Wall Street and soon finds himself stuck between the mafia and the FBI.

The movie will start shooting in New York in February.

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DVD Round Up, May 27, 2009: ‘Eden Log,’ ‘El Dorado,’ ‘Yonkers Joe’

27 May 2009 11:57 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Welcome back to the Round-Up, a safety net to catch the DVD titles that fell off the mainstream tightrope. The titles this week have virtually nothing in common other than coming in two waves from two studios - a pair of classics from Paramount’s Centennial Collection and a trio of indie films from the great Magnolia Pictures.

All five titles were released on May 19th, 2009.

“Centennial Collection #8: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”

Photo credit: Paramount Synopsis: “”This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” Behind the camera? John Ford, a director whose name is synonymous with “Westerns.” Gathered in front of it? An ideal cast – James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin. Now presented on two discs, with all-new special features, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance rides into town as classic entry in the Paramount Centennial Collection. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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[DVD Review] Yonkers Joe

24 May 2009 5:55 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Gambling and heist movies have an established place within the drama and thriller world. Audiences swooned for the Rat Pack in the original Ocean’s 11, and they did again when George Clooney and Brad Pitt took over the game. But not all gambling films are the same – there’s a sharp rift dividing the two types. In one, the heist is glamorized, the stars are sexy and the end result is a celebration of wit and elaborate planning. The other half easily ranks as the more interesting of the two; in it a down on his luck gambler goes after his last shot to make it big. The Good Thief with Nick Nolte and Rounders with Matt Damon keep you rooting for the underdog as he attempts to climb out of the hole circumstance has dug for him. Yonkers Joe continues this tradition and cuts closer to The Good Thief »

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Palminteri, De Niro Keep It Real in A Bronx Tale

2 March 2009 1:30 PM, PST | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »

Fifteen years ago no one in the movie business wanted Chazz Palminteri. Well, they wanted his hit one-man stage show about his coming of age in the Bronx, but they didn't want him to write the screenplay or star in the picture. Then, one night, an actor who had been looking for just the right project for his directorial debut—fella by the name of Robert De Niro—came backstage. »

- Joel Hoglund

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Watch out, Mickey Rourke: Indie Spirit is Oscar's consolation prize

21 February 2009 1:43 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

The Independent Spirit award is supposed to salute what past ceremony host Samuel L. Jackson once called "the strange, the weird, the eclectic, the visionary, the new blood." Ideally, its purpose is to help those low-profile quality films that could use a boost so that someday, maybe, the filmmakers and performers could compete in the big league of the Oscars.

And back when the Spirits took flight, they tried hard to keep to that mission. Indeed, its first best-picture winner in 1985, "After Hours," wasn't nominated for a single Oscar. But then "Platoon" won best pic at both the Spirits and the Oscars the next year. From then on, the Spirits focused more and more on seemingly academy-friendly films, with a corresponding increase in its own profile. While 1987 best-pic winner "River's Edge" was snubbed at the Oscars, other early champs made it into Oscar categories like screenplay ("sex, lies and videotape, »

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A Bronx Tale Starring Chazz Palminteri Comes To Ford Center

11 February 2009 12:31 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to present A Bronx Tale, written by and starring Academy Award?-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri. This funny and touching memoir about a young man's experiences growing up in the Bronx during the 1960s will play at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre for a limited engagement March 10 - 22, 2009. A Bronx Tale is produced by Go Productions. Set design is by James Noone, lighting design is by Paul Gallo, and original music and sound design is by John Gromada. Mr. Palminteri's wardrobe is supplied by Italian menswear designer Isaia. »

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Reminder: Channing Tatum's 'A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints' Re-Releases on DVD

5 February 2009 9:20 PM, PST | Channing Tatum Unwrapped | See recent Channing Tatum Unwrapped news »

I want to remind fans that you can now purchase the new special limited edition A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Steelbook Edition DVD on Amazon. The new DVD comes with a making of featurette, rehearsal scene, deleted scenes, alternate trailer, alternate opening, alternate endings and commentary with the director.

Writer and filmmaker Dito Montiel won the Directing Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival for 'A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints', which is a raw and impressionistic memoir about coming of age in ethnic, working-class Queens in the '80s. Shia Labeouf and Robert Downey Jr. play Dito at two stages of his life: as a sensitive teen dreaming of escaping the dead-end violence around him, and as an adult who returns to see his father (Chazz Palminteri) after a 15-year absence.

The film also focuses on Dito’s family, childhood sweetheart, and friends, who all must manage »

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Sundance Film Festival - Chazz Palminteri on Getting to Sing Again

26 January 2009 10:36 AM, PST | amctv.com - AMC News: Film Festivals | See recent amctv.com - AMC News: Film Festivals news »

Once More With Feeling star Chazz Palminteri had a particular connection to his part as a father who revisits his childhood dream of becoming a singer: Palminteri was a singer before he became an actor. With AMC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff and director Jeff Lipsky, Palminteri discusses the challenge of pursuing dreams, while keeping in mind what may matter more. »

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Sundance in Pictures

24 January 2009 7:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

We here at Cinematical usually dive head first into movies when we take on Sundance, but there's so much else going on here -- like panels, concerts, parties and ridiculous film critic fist fights. So while we finish up our coverage of this year's festival, feel free to scroll through the giant photo gallery below and catch up on all the action that was the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Live from Sundance 2009 Designer LisaBeth Weber smiles following the oath of office by President Barack Obama during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)

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Park City, Ut - January 20: Writer/director Paul Saltzman of the film "Prom Night In Mississippi" pose for a portrait at the Film Lounge Media Center during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2009 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Matt Carr/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Paul Saltzman

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Chazz Paliminteri Returns To The Stage In A Bronx Tale

23 January 2009 6:03 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri returns to the stage in an unforgettable performance fresh from a successful run on Broadway, where it was praised by the critics and adored by the public. In A Bronx Tale, the celebrated play on which he based the legendary movie, Palminteri vividly depicts a young boy's rough childhood in the 1960s-era Bronx and the unforgettable people he encountered. A classic coming-of-age story about reaching your true potential and trusting your heart, A Bronx Tale is directed by four-time Tony Award?-winner Jerry Zaks. A Rejuvenating Act Of Faith In The Powers Of Acting And Storytelling. This memoir has Heart, Spice and Humor." -Charles Isherwood, The New York Times A Note from Chazz: A Bronx Tale is a fictionalized story based on a true incident. When I was a young boy growing up in the Bronx, I witnessed a man shoot another man right in »

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"A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" - Limited Edition DVD review.

22 January 2009 6:19 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

"A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" The Limited Edition DVD Review.by Peter Dimako, Editor. Powerful and impressive, “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints” marks one of the best directorial debuts one can find. Dito Montiel, writer of the book, adapts and helms this gritty, well-acted and touching story based on his own life. It’s been three years since the film won both the Directing Award (Dramatic) and the Special Jury Prize for the best ensemble performance. “Saints” follows the life of young and older Dito with Shia Labeouf and Robert Downey Jr. sharing the lead. It’s 2005 and Dieto (Downey Jr.) is asked to talk about his wonderful new book, taking viewers back to Astoria, Queens, N.Y., 1986 in one of the toughest neighborhoods (brought to life with ease by Montiel). Young Dito (Labeouf) and best friends Antonio (Channing Tatum) and Nerf (Peter Anthony Tambakis) go by their every-day existence with, »

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Movie Review: Yonkers Joe

13 January 2009 5:38 PM, PST | MovieRetriever | See recent MovieRetriever news »

Jan 13, 2009   Hollywood has long been obsessed with the aging con man. It’s ironic but all actors of a certain age inevitably play a cop looking to close one last case or a criminal looking to get one last score. The title character in Yonkers Joe is the latter, a guy who is cut from an old-fashioned cloth of con men and who struggles with the iron-clad security of modern casinos. Joe (Chazz Palminteri) is a dice man. Within the blink of an eye, he can replace the dice at a ...Read more at MovieRetriever.com »

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Review: Yonkers Joe

10 January 2009 1:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

By Joel Keller (original publication date: 5/2/08 -- Tribeca Film Festival)

Something about Yonkers Joe bugged me.

Don't get me wrong; it was a very well-made and well-acted film, with a very touching story about fathers, sons, and the difficulties of raising special needs kids. It's got two stars, Chazz Palminteri and Christine Lahti, that give their usual solid performances. And it even has a story that's got some nice tension and is emotionally satisfying.

But something bugged me. And I couldn't put my finger on why until the very end, but when I did, it made my discomfort crystal clear: This guy's a crook. Why should I care about him at all?Filed under: Drama, Theatrical Reviews

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