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| Paul Sorvino will be in attendance at the screening of Last I Heard on Friday, April 11, at 4:15PM at Enzian. |
By: Denna Beena
Contributing Writer
Florida Film Festival Welcomes Paul Sorvino
Part of the fun of the Florida Film Festival is the special guest that visit during the 10 days of films.
"Brooklyn-born actor Paul Sorvino has appeared in more than 100 films, a variety of television shows, and as an accomplished stage actor won a Drama Desk Award in 1972 and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1973 for his performance in the Broadway production of the dark comedy That Championship Season.."
From the Florida Film Festival site about Last I Heard:
After 20 years in federal prison, former Mafia capo Joe Scoleri (Paul Sorvino, GoodFellas)—aka “Big Joe”—is released and returns to the Queens neighborhood where once he was “a king made of steel.” Now he is old, his heart is failing, and the mob is nothing but small-time crooks and bullies. The world he knew has been transformed into another country. With a decent and well meaning next door neighbor Bobby (Michael Rapaport, TV’s Justified) as a guide and a loving daughter Rita (Renee Props, Get Shorty) as a consciousness-raiser, Big Joe is brought into the 21st century to accept the present and face the past. Sorvino and Rapaport work magic together, and a fine supporting cast gives the film an authentic feel for neighborhood and culture. Written and directed by David Rodriguez, LAST I HEARD shows that coming of age is not reserved for the young.
Screenings of Last I Heard:
Friday, April 11, at 4:15PM at Enzian.
Buy your tickets early!
(All this talk of mobs and such reminds me of the days when I was Italian American, long story, ask me sometime.)