Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
July 24, 2014
Bristol gets a nod in new Hollywood flick
May 13, 2013
Bristol's Muzzy Field eyed for movie
Bristol’s historic Muzzy Field may play a leading role in a film about a young baseball phenom who “struggles to maintain his dignity and gain acceptance in the traditional world of professional baseball” after he is outed as a homosexual.
“The First Out” is “a film about being yourself,” said producer and director Joshua B. Porter. “It’s a family drama. That’s the way we’re looking at it.”
If all goes according to plan, Muzzy Field would become a movie set for a couple of weeks next spring or summer as the third baseman Brad Hawley’s home ballpark as a star on the mythical Bristol Wolves. Click here for rest of story.
January 9, 2010
Bristol filmmaker captures Las Vegas movie award
Kenneth Lundquist of Bristol won the Golden Reel Award of 2009 from the Nevada Film Festival! recently for his film "HEART, The Congo Chronicles," which was
Watch HEART @ the Nevada Film Festival in Activism & Non-Profit | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
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shown at the Bristol Historical Society last fall. (Thanks to Laura Minor for the Facebook tip!)
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April 23, 2008
Make the movie at Muzzy, state leaders say
Reporter Jackie Majerus wrote this story:
A plan to make a major Hollywood movie about baseball great Jackie Robinson has growing support at the Capitol from lawmakers who say they'd love to see the stadium scenes filmed at Muzzy Field in Bristol.
House Speaker James Amann said he "absolutely" would want to see historic Muzzy Field used in the film.
"It sounds exciting to me," said Deputy House Speaker Demetrios Giannaros, a Farmington Democrat.
The as-yet-unnamed film, which will tell the story of Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey and the breaking of baseball's color bar in the late 1940s, is a project of Baldwin Entertainment Group, Andrew Cohen, Tracy Falco, Robert Redford and his production company, Wildwood Enterprises and ESPN Films.
Producers have said Muzzy Field is on the short list of ballparks under consideration for use in the movie, but haven't committed yet.
Lawmakers said the historic Bristol ballpark is a perfect location for the scenes at Ebbett's Field, the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
"I think it would be fantastic," said Rep. Bill Hamzy, a Plymouth Republican. "It would be such a home run."
Hamzy said he has the "utmost respect" for Robinson and what he did.
"He had to perform at a very high level under some extremely difficult situations," said Hamzy. "The important thing is not only was he the first African-American to play in the majors, it was very important that he performed at the level he did."
Amann, who has been pushing tax breaks for filmmakers to build the filmmaking industry in Connecticut, has been working with Baldwin's firm for more than a year on the Robinson project.
"It's nice to know that what we talked about a year ago is happening now," Amann said. "We're very excited about it."
Amann said he was glad to see ESPN get involved in the production.
The Bristol-based ESPN announced last week that it would join Redford, Baldwin and the other producers to make the movie.
Besides being a producer, Redford is to play Rickey in the movie. Producers have not yet announced who will play Robinson.
Baldwin Entertainment Group, which recently relocated from California to Waterford, is now working out of the offices of Sonalyst Studios, according to Karen Baldwin, executive vice president of Baldwin Entertainment Group.
Amann said he's happy that there's moviemaking business along the shore in Waterford, but he said other places in Connecticut should see some of the action, too.
"I really want the whole state to benefit," said Amann.
Filming some of the Jackie Robinson movie in Bristol would go a long way towards that goal, according to Amann.
Rep. Zeke Zalaski, a Southington Democrat, said making a movie at Muzzy Field would be "a great thing for the whole area."
Zalaski, who's worked at Associated Spring in Bristol for 30 years, is very familiar with Muzzy Field. He said he even played baseball and football there as a high school student.
"Muzzy Field is probably one of the most hidden gems in the state of Connecticut and probably New England," said Rep. Frank Nicastro, a Bristol Democrat and former longtime city mayor.
"We have a beautiful park," said Rep. Ron Burns, a Bristol Republican who said anytime the city gets that kind of positive exposure, it's a good thing.
Nicastro said the city has been buying up the homes surrounding the historic ballpark and tearing them down to better show off Muzzy Field. Another house is scheduled to come down in about a month.
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A plan to make a major Hollywood movie about baseball great Jackie Robinson has growing support at the Capitol from lawmakers who say they'd love to see the stadium scenes filmed at Muzzy Field in Bristol.
House Speaker James Amann said he "absolutely" would want to see historic Muzzy Field used in the film.
"It sounds exciting to me," said Deputy House Speaker Demetrios Giannaros, a Farmington Democrat.
The as-yet-unnamed film, which will tell the story of Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey and the breaking of baseball's color bar in the late 1940s, is a project of Baldwin Entertainment Group, Andrew Cohen, Tracy Falco, Robert Redford and his production company, Wildwood Enterprises and ESPN Films.
Producers have said Muzzy Field is on the short list of ballparks under consideration for use in the movie, but haven't committed yet.
Lawmakers said the historic Bristol ballpark is a perfect location for the scenes at Ebbett's Field, the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
"I think it would be fantastic," said Rep. Bill Hamzy, a Plymouth Republican. "It would be such a home run."
Hamzy said he has the "utmost respect" for Robinson and what he did.
"He had to perform at a very high level under some extremely difficult situations," said Hamzy. "The important thing is not only was he the first African-American to play in the majors, it was very important that he performed at the level he did."
Amann, who has been pushing tax breaks for filmmakers to build the filmmaking industry in Connecticut, has been working with Baldwin's firm for more than a year on the Robinson project.
"It's nice to know that what we talked about a year ago is happening now," Amann said. "We're very excited about it."
Amann said he was glad to see ESPN get involved in the production.
The Bristol-based ESPN announced last week that it would join Redford, Baldwin and the other producers to make the movie.
Besides being a producer, Redford is to play Rickey in the movie. Producers have not yet announced who will play Robinson.
Baldwin Entertainment Group, which recently relocated from California to Waterford, is now working out of the offices of Sonalyst Studios, according to Karen Baldwin, executive vice president of Baldwin Entertainment Group.
Amann said he's happy that there's moviemaking business along the shore in Waterford, but he said other places in Connecticut should see some of the action, too.
"I really want the whole state to benefit," said Amann.
Filming some of the Jackie Robinson movie in Bristol would go a long way towards that goal, according to Amann.
Rep. Zeke Zalaski, a Southington Democrat, said making a movie at Muzzy Field would be "a great thing for the whole area."
Zalaski, who's worked at Associated Spring in Bristol for 30 years, is very familiar with Muzzy Field. He said he even played baseball and football there as a high school student.
"Muzzy Field is probably one of the most hidden gems in the state of Connecticut and probably New England," said Rep. Frank Nicastro, a Bristol Democrat and former longtime city mayor.
"We have a beautiful park," said Rep. Ron Burns, a Bristol Republican who said anytime the city gets that kind of positive exposure, it's a good thing.
Nicastro said the city has been buying up the homes surrounding the historic ballpark and tearing them down to better show off Muzzy Field. Another house is scheduled to come down in about a month.
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July 10, 2007
Stortz under fire from GOP candidate
First off, here's Jackie Majerus' story detailing the fleeting opportunity for Bristol to land, perhaps, a bit role in Hollywood's upcoming production of The Lovely Bones, a surprisingly wonderful novel written in the voice of a murdered girl.
But from a political perspective, the real story is that Republican City Council hopeful Ken Cockayne, a 2nd District candidate, is taking aim at Mayor William Stortz, the supposed GOP leader in town. Cockayne said that Stortz mishandled the movie makers by failing to accommodate exactly what they wanted.
That was a "bad business move," he said. "It's really turning businesses off on working with Bristol."
It's never good for a candidate to have his own party turning on him.
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But from a political perspective, the real story is that Republican City Council hopeful Ken Cockayne, a 2nd District candidate, is taking aim at Mayor William Stortz, the supposed GOP leader in town. Cockayne said that Stortz mishandled the movie makers by failing to accommodate exactly what they wanted.
That was a "bad business move," he said. "It's really turning businesses off on working with Bristol."
It's never good for a candidate to have his own party turning on him.
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