Are we getting closer to publication? Did you have anything to do with the Stuey movie referred to in the other thread? Thanks.
Nolan....any update on Stuey??
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Taken from another site if this helps you:
From today's R-J:
`Stuey' struggles
Michael Imperiolo doesn't disappoint in "Stuey" but the film is a drawn-out downer.
A massive crowd, possibly 1,000 people, stretched back into the Palms casino for a first look Tuesday at the Palms' Brenden 14 Theatres of the long-awaited story of Stu "The Kid" Ungar, three-time winner of the World Series of Poker before committing suicide at age 45.
Imperioli captures Ungar's self-destructive, mercurial side throughout and local Joe LaDue shines as a tough-love pal.
But director Tony Vidmer, who told the audience afterward that he "worships at the altar" of fast-paced films, could have put more of that philosophy to use. The last 45 minutes of the 2 1/2-hour flick went flat.
Even hard-core fans of "The Sopranos" will wince at some of the language as Stuey spirals out of control.
To accommodate the high local interest, a 1:30 p.m. screening has been added today and a 10 p.m. showing is set for Friday.
From today's R-J:
`Stuey' struggles
Michael Imperiolo doesn't disappoint in "Stuey" but the film is a drawn-out downer.
A massive crowd, possibly 1,000 people, stretched back into the Palms casino for a first look Tuesday at the Palms' Brenden 14 Theatres of the long-awaited story of Stu "The Kid" Ungar, three-time winner of the World Series of Poker before committing suicide at age 45.
Imperioli captures Ungar's self-destructive, mercurial side throughout and local Joe LaDue shines as a tough-love pal.
But director Tony Vidmer, who told the audience afterward that he "worships at the altar" of fast-paced films, could have put more of that philosophy to use. The last 45 minutes of the 2 1/2-hour flick went flat.
Even hard-core fans of "The Sopranos" will wince at some of the language as Stuey spirals out of control.
To accommodate the high local interest, a 1:30 p.m. screening has been added today and a 10 p.m. showing is set for Friday.
Thanks for the question.
I am now in the final stages of editing. I was to have the project completed before May 1st, but the WSOP put me back two months. I anticipate having this project finished by the start of football season.
I have nothing to do with the movie called "Stuey." I saw the script before filming began and had a chance to serve as a technical consultant. However, I turned down the offer because I was not pleased with the script. My main dissatisfaction was that the film was to be a "fictionalized" account of his life. The film was also underbudgeted for a topic of this scope, which I beleived would lead to distribution problems (which now seems to be happening).
I will see the movie for the first time this Friday night here at the Film Festival. I have heard mixed reviews -- which tells me this movie will probably never see mass release.
-- Nolan Dalla
I am now in the final stages of editing. I was to have the project completed before May 1st, but the WSOP put me back two months. I anticipate having this project finished by the start of football season.
I have nothing to do with the movie called "Stuey." I saw the script before filming began and had a chance to serve as a technical consultant. However, I turned down the offer because I was not pleased with the script. My main dissatisfaction was that the film was to be a "fictionalized" account of his life. The film was also underbudgeted for a topic of this scope, which I beleived would lead to distribution problems (which now seems to be happening).
I will see the movie for the first time this Friday night here at the Film Festival. I have heard mixed reviews -- which tells me this movie will probably never see mass release.
-- Nolan Dalla
