Arts & Culture
The last time we spoke to Bensonhurst-bred actor and film producer William Demeo, he was telling us about his documentary about cruising 86th Street [/cruisin-86th-street-with-actor-filmmaker-william-demeo/#.VzoqiqODGkq] back in the day that he had just cobbled together “on a whim.” This morning, Demeo was on Good Day New York [http://www.
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“It’s impossible to understand the way we grew up, unless you’ve lived it,” says actor, screen writer, and producer William DeMeo of his Gravesend upbringing. DeMeo, who got his big break in “A Bronx Tale” and has had roles on “The Sopranos” and “Analyze That,” has been spotted
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CBS will film its new drama series titled “Limitless [http://www.cbs.com/shows/limitless/]” in our area all day tomorrow — which means you’ll need to move your cars by 10pm tonight if you’re parked in the filming site, or it’ll be towed to the nearest legal
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Alexander Sokovikov and Robin Wright in the now-famous “bathroom scene” of House of Cards.A Sheepshead Bay cabbie is turning heads as a fictional Russian ambassador at the center of a five-episode story arc on the hit Netflix series House of Cards. Alexander Sokovikov, a 40-year-old Russian immigrant who lives
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Photo by Sam BurbankPaz Pardo is a prolific writer, actor, and director whose name you might recognize from her play Duct Tape Girl and Fetish Chick Conquer the World [/blog/art-music/duct-tape-girl-and-fetish-chick-conquer-the-world-a-heartfelt-play-about-queer-superheroes] , performed in Park Slope living rooms in early 2013. With her one-woman show Perpetual Motion (which takes on
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Tomorrow is the debut of Below the Belt [http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Richard-Dressers-BELOW-THE-BELT-to-Open-at-Westbeth-58-20140411#.U2qp3BayRSU] , a dark workplace comedy directed by neighbor Michael Sladek and starring neighbor Andrew Van Dusen, at the Westbeth Home of the Arts [http://westbeth.org] (55 Bethune Street on the corner of Washington Street
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Bensonhurst Bean super reader Linda Dalton tipped us off to a jumble of movie trailers set up at Avenue U between West 9th Street and West 11th Street for filming. A little online research [http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/02/09/monday-feb-10-filming-locations-for-men-women-and-children-in-austin-the-following-in-nyc-the-leftovers-in-ny-the-originals-in-new-orleans-shameless-in-chicago-franklin-bash-in-l-a-mor/#more-51647] revealed that the filming is for the
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You probably know Stephen Sheffer [http://stephensheffer.com] from The Farm on Adderley [http://thefarmonadderley.com], where he’s worked for about 5 1/2 years. What you might not know about Stephen, who started as a bartender at The Farm and now organizes events both for there and Sycamore
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Pips Comedy ClubRay Garvey, a true Brooklyn renaissance man, will be inducted into the Brooklyn Softball Hall of Fame this Sunday in Kelly Park (East 15th Street and Avenue S) and be remembered for his larger than life personality. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/
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Most of us have dreamed of rubbing elbows with stars on a movie or television set, and although California is famous for its proximity to the film industry, our fair city is no stranger to major productions. Thanks to programs like Made in NY [http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/
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We must have a few actors (or aspiring actors) in the neighborhood who could benefit from this contest [http://rjlewisphotos.com/headshot-contest-rj-lewis-photography/] from Ditmas Park’s RJ Lewis Photography [http://rjlewisphotos.com/headshot-contest-rj-lewis-photography/]. In honor of his new website, RJ is giving actors a chance to enter to win a
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Hey, look, it's all three Olsen sisters! (P.S. - We're horrible people.)A few weeks ago we reported [/very-good-girls-hollywood-in-brighton/] on the filming of the 2013 movie “Very Good Girls,” which will be shot in Brighton Beach over the next few weeks. Producers for the film
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Elizabeth Olsen (Source: ElizabethOlsen.com)Elizabeth Olsen and Dakota Fanning will be walking around the streets of Brighton Beach as Hollywood comes to Brooklyn with the filming of “Very Good Girls,” a movie all about two high school graduates, their summer, and the loss of their virginity. Grab your binoculars