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Chazz Palminteri: De Niro
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What's cooler than watching Christopher Walken and Chazz Palminteri in a pool hall volleying verbal swipes at one another? Discovering a multitalented actor/director named Mars Callahan in the middle! This Mars fellow is like a six-foot plus dreamy mansicle flavored with essence of John Cusack and Casey Affleck. Not only is he cinnabun sweet on the retina the guy's a good actor and he wrote and directed this delightfully hip shindig.
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For his debut as a feature-film director, Chazz Palminteri wanted to do something both old-fashioned and cutting-edge. So he made a film that celebrates the spirit of Christmas and the possibility of everyday miracles and is releasing it in what he describes as "radical" fashion.
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Palminteri adapted the screenplay from his one-man show of the same name. The show had successful runs in Los Angeles and Off-Broadway. Palminteri would not sell the rights to his story unless he could write the screenplay and was guaranteed the role of Sonny. At one point he was offered one million dollars, but refused because his conditions were not met. Later, De Niro saw the show and approached Palminteri. He said he knew about Palminteri refusing to sell the rights.
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Palminteri recently made his feature film directorial debut with the holiday film NOEL, starring Penelope Cruz, Susan Sarandon, and Paul Walker. The film is the first feature film to be distributed via Flexplay, the 48-Hour No Return DVD.
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Synopsis: David Rabe's popular play of Hollywood immorality and decadence is brought to the big screen by director Anthony Drazan and an all-star cast that includes Sean Penn, Robin Wright-Penn, Kevin Spacey, Meg Ryan, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, and Anna Paquin. The film is set in the HollywoodRead More
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The star-studded holiday drama marking Chazz Palminteri's directorial debut will now be available in malls through Sbarro locations nationwide, as the ultimate stocking stuffer via drugstore locations nationwide and select UniversalPost and 7-Eleven locations across the country. Recognizing the appeal of the film during the holiday season, 1800CheapSeats will ... offer the film as a gift with every airline reservation purchased on its website: http://www.1800cheapseats.com .
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