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Versailles Palace — not the historic residence near Paris — is one of those places. You know, a bedazzled hall for rent for the celebration of weddings, confirmations and whatever rite of passage requires dinner and a DJ. For the Italian American New Yorkers in Somewhere in Queens, it’s not just a venue but a way of life, both a necessary communal stomping ground and an affectionate running joke. As its title suggests, the movie embraces generic types, but smart writing, unforced direction and a superb cast give the sentimental-but-not-gushy comic drama the messy specifics and narrative friction to lift it well beyond been-there-done-that.
Working from a screenplay he wrote with Mark Stegemann, Ray Romano helms his first feature with assurance, concerned not with stamping the material with capital-c cinematic style but with capturing its essence, drawing ace performances from seasoned pros and newcomers alike.
Versailles Palace — not the historic residence near Paris — is one of those places. You know, a bedazzled hall for rent for the celebration of weddings, confirmations and whatever rite of passage requires dinner and a DJ. For the Italian American New Yorkers in Somewhere in Queens, it’s not just a venue but a way of life, both a necessary communal stomping ground and an affectionate running joke. As its title suggests, the movie embraces generic types, but smart writing, unforced direction and a superb cast give the sentimental-but-not-gushy comic drama the messy specifics and narrative friction to lift it well beyond been-there-done-that.
Working from a screenplay he wrote with Mark Stegemann, Ray Romano helms his first feature with assurance, concerned not with stamping the material with capital-c cinematic style but with capturing its essence, drawing ace performances from seasoned pros and newcomers alike.
- 6/11/2022
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ray Romano’s untitled feature directorial debut dramedy, which Deadline first reported, is adding Jacob Ward and Sadie Stanley.
Written by Romano and Mark Stegemann, the pic follows Leo (Romano) and Angela Russo (Metcalf), living a simple, blue-collar life in Queens, surrounded by the big personalities of their overbearing Italian-American family. When their lanky, soft-spoken son, ‘Sticks’
(played by Ward), finds success on his high school basketball team and a chance at a life beyond what tradition expects, Leo tears the family apart, trying to make it happen.
Ward and Stanley join previously announced cast of Romano, Laurie Metcalf, Jennifer Esposito, Dierdre Friel, Jon Manfrellotti, Danny Garcia, Erik Griffin, June Gable, Sebastian Maniscalco, Tony Lo Bianco, Adam Kaplan, Katie Kreisler, Franco Maicas, and Jennifer Simard.
ICM is repping distribution rights on the film. The film is produced by...
Written by Romano and Mark Stegemann, the pic follows Leo (Romano) and Angela Russo (Metcalf), living a simple, blue-collar life in Queens, surrounded by the big personalities of their overbearing Italian-American family. When their lanky, soft-spoken son, ‘Sticks’
(played by Ward), finds success on his high school basketball team and a chance at a life beyond what tradition expects, Leo tears the family apart, trying to make it happen.
Ward and Stanley join previously announced cast of Romano, Laurie Metcalf, Jennifer Esposito, Dierdre Friel, Jon Manfrellotti, Danny Garcia, Erik Griffin, June Gable, Sebastian Maniscalco, Tony Lo Bianco, Adam Kaplan, Katie Kreisler, Franco Maicas, and Jennifer Simard.
ICM is repping distribution rights on the film. The film is produced by...
- 5/14/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Some sad news is making the rounds today, as multiple sources report that actress Alice Drummond has passed away at the age of 88.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actress June Gable said that her friend Drummond's death is due to health issues brought about by a fall she endured around two months ago.
Drummond will forever hold a place in horror fans' hearts for her scene-stealing performance as the librarian in Ghostbusters (1984).
A Tony-nominated stage actress, Drummond appeared as Nurse Jackson on the Dark Shadows TV series in 1967 and also played Carolyn in the hitman versus feline "Cat From Hell" segment of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.
Viewers may also remember Drummond as Lucy in Awakenings, Carlotta Douglas in Office Killer, Grandma Dottie in Pieces of April, Sister Veronica in the Doubt film adaptation, and Mrs. Hutton in After.Life, among many other roles.
Our thoughts go out to Drummond's...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actress June Gable said that her friend Drummond's death is due to health issues brought about by a fall she endured around two months ago.
Drummond will forever hold a place in horror fans' hearts for her scene-stealing performance as the librarian in Ghostbusters (1984).
A Tony-nominated stage actress, Drummond appeared as Nurse Jackson on the Dark Shadows TV series in 1967 and also played Carolyn in the hitman versus feline "Cat From Hell" segment of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.
Viewers may also remember Drummond as Lucy in Awakenings, Carlotta Douglas in Office Killer, Grandma Dottie in Pieces of April, Sister Veronica in the Doubt film adaptation, and Mrs. Hutton in After.Life, among many other roles.
Our thoughts go out to Drummond's...
- 12/3/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Alice Drummond, a prolific character actress nominated for a Best Featured Actress Tony in 1970 and known for appearances in the films Awakenings, Synecdoche, New York and Ghostbusters, among many others, died November 30 from complications following a fall in her home. She was 88. The news was confirmed by Drummond’s friend, June Gable, to The New York Times. Born in 1928 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Drummond was a 1950 graduate of Pembroke College, then the women’s…...
- 12/3/2016
- Deadline TV
Alice Drummond, a prolific character actress nominated for a Best Featured Actress Tony in 1970 and known for appearances in the films Awakenings, Synecdoche, New York and Ghostbusters, among many others, died November 30 from complications following a fall in her home. She was 88. The news was confirmed by Drummond’s friend, June Gable, to The New York Times. Born in 1928 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Drummond was a 1950 graduate of Pembroke College, then the women’s…...
- 12/3/2016
- Deadline
Alice Drummond, an actress who starred in several CBS soap operas and performed regularly on Broadway in the 1960s and '70s, has died. She was 88.
Character actress June Gable, a friend of Drummond's, said her death was caused by complications from a fall she suffered two months prior, according to The New York Times.
Drummond made numerous appearances on TV sitcoms and Broadway shows (The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, You Can't Take It With You) before venturing into film. She starred as Nurse Jackson on the 1967 series Dark Shadows and had regular roles on CBS...
Character actress June Gable, a friend of Drummond's, said her death was caused by complications from a fall she suffered two months prior, according to The New York Times.
Drummond made numerous appearances on TV sitcoms and Broadway shows (The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, You Can't Take It With You) before venturing into film. She starred as Nurse Jackson on the 1967 series Dark Shadows and had regular roles on CBS...
- 12/3/2016
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vineyard Theatre's production of Nicky Silver's play This Day Forward, opening the Vineyard Theatre's 2016-2017 season began performances Thursday, November 3 and will open on Monday, November 21. This Day Forward features Andrew Burnap Troilus And Cressida, Michael Crane Vineyard's Gloria and 'People of Earth', Holley Fain 'Grey's Anatomy', Francesca Faridany The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, Tony Award nominee June Gable Candide, 'Friends' and Joe Tippett Airline Highway. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...
- 11/15/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Vineyard Theatre will soon present Nicky Silver's play This Day Forward, opening the Vineyard Theatre's 2016-2017 season. This Day Forward will feature Andrew Burnap Troilus And Cressida, Michael Crane Vineyard's Gloria, Holley Fain 'Grey's Anatomy', Francesca Faridany The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, Tony Award nominee June Gable Candide, 'Friends' and Joe Tippett Airline Highway.
- 10/5/2016
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
So you call yourself a "Friends" fan, eh? You've seen every episode, know all the lyrics to that darn theme song, and consider classic lines ("could I Be wearing anymore clothes?") part of your everyday vocabulary.
"Friends" premiered 20 years ago today on September 22, 1994, and we thought we would honor that big anniversary by putting together 20 little-known facts about the iconic series. Want to see if you're the master of "Friends" trivia? Look no further:
1. Original titles considered for the show included Six of One, Friends Like Us, Insomnia Cafe, and Across the Hall.
2. The apartment numbers got switched as the series went on. Monica and Rachel's original apartment number was 5, but was later changed to 20 because 5 was too small a number for such a high floor. Joey and Chandler's was switched from 4 to 19.
3. Jon Favreau and Jon Cryer were up for the role of Chandler. As you may remember, Jon Favreau...
"Friends" premiered 20 years ago today on September 22, 1994, and we thought we would honor that big anniversary by putting together 20 little-known facts about the iconic series. Want to see if you're the master of "Friends" trivia? Look no further:
1. Original titles considered for the show included Six of One, Friends Like Us, Insomnia Cafe, and Across the Hall.
2. The apartment numbers got switched as the series went on. Monica and Rachel's original apartment number was 5, but was later changed to 20 because 5 was too small a number for such a high floor. Joey and Chandler's was switched from 4 to 19.
3. Jon Favreau and Jon Cryer were up for the role of Chandler. As you may remember, Jon Favreau...
- 9/22/2014
- by Alana Altmann
- Moviefone
For 10 years Friends captured the hearts of a generation; the audience lived the lives of the central characters through the trials and tribulations of their day-to-day lives while the show launched the careers of all six main stars into the celebrity A-List for life. Rarely has a show attracted both sides of the gender divide in equal measure as successfully as Friends, and every single person in a wide age-bracket knows every word to 'Smelly Cat', how you were doin’ and who was and wasn’t on a break.
If the show’s stars and their interactions were the foundations and framework of Friends, the secondary and guest characters were the cement that held the stories together...
10: Parker (Alec Baldwin) – Season 8
After a disastrous date with a socially stunted children’s erotic novelist, Phoebe pleads with the universe to provide her with her ideal man; cue Parker. At first...
If the show’s stars and their interactions were the foundations and framework of Friends, the secondary and guest characters were the cement that held the stories together...
10: Parker (Alec Baldwin) – Season 8
After a disastrous date with a socially stunted children’s erotic novelist, Phoebe pleads with the universe to provide her with her ideal man; cue Parker. At first...
- 12/29/2010
- Shadowlocked
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