Burt Young News

For two glittering weekends at the end of May, the world turns its attention to the movie event of the year: TheCaan Film Festival at Museum of the Moving Image. In celebration of the Bronx-born, Sunnyside-raised, and Sanford Meisner-instructed actor, the film series revisits twelve of James Caan's greatest performances, from May 19 through 28, with nearly all films presented in 35mm. The films feature performances for such great directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Howard Hawks, Michael Mann, Sam Peckinpah, Mark Rydell, Norman Jewison, Wes Anderson, and James Gray.

THE RED MAPLE LEAFthe star-studded feature film by Frank D'Angelo available worldwide on video-on-demand starting May 1 st, 2017 has just won another Best Picture award, this time at the 2017 Boston International Film Festival.

On Oscar® Sunday February 26th, the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel will provide you this new venue for the arrival of approximately 100 + VOTING Academy film and TV stars who will attend the hottest celebrity Awards party in town with even bigger names than last year.

Academy Award-nominated actor Burt Young (Rocky, Chinatown, The Pope of Greenwich Village)takes on the role of an aging mob boss in a new comedy written and directed by David Varriale. The world premiere of The Last Vig will open Jan. 14 at the Zephyr Theatre on Melrose for a six-week run.

Each night at the Longacre Theatre, enthusiastic audiences are teleported to the mean streets of New York City in the 1960's. Telling the story of Calogero, an Italian kid coming of age in the Bronx during a turbulent time in American history. The moving story takes us through one young man's struggles to find a place somewhere between his hardworking father, Lorenzo, the son of immigrants and the glamorous pull of the mafia life and local gangster, Sonny.  

Academy Award-nominated actor Burt Young (Rocky, Chinatown, The Pope of Greenwich Village) takes on the role of an aging mob boss in a new comedy written and directed by David Varriale. The world premiere of The Last Vig will open Jan. 14 at the Zephyr Theatre on Melrose for a six-week run.

After a sold out run at The Abingdon Theatre in NYC earlier this year, Charles Messina's hysterical nostalgia piece A ROOM OF MY OWN, about growing up in a one room apartment in Greenwich Village in the 70s, opens a limited run at The Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, Conn.  Previews begin September 22nd.

After a sold out run at The Abingdon Theatre in NYC earlier this year, Charles Messina's hysterical nostalgia piece A ROOM OF MY OWN, about growing up in a one room apartment in Greenwich Village in the 70s, opens a limited run at The Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, Conn.  Previews begin September 22nd.

The Long Beach International Film Festival (LBIFF) will be celebrating its 4th Anniversary as they bring a fresh line up of exciting films from around the world to Long Island. Taking place this weekend, September 24-27th primarily in the City of Long Beach, NY the event will once again branch off into Rockville Centre as well.

This Labor Day weekend, El Rey Network has your ringside seat to the greatest boxing movie saga of all time with its “Rocky” Movie Marathon featuring movie introductions by Rocky creator and star Sylvester Stallone.

G & G Talent producer Angela Gulizio has signed award-winning indie veteran John Andrew Gallagher to direct the feature film Brook Hollow Warriors

The Garden State Film Festival, now in its 13th year, has been committed to presenting LGBT themed films since its founding.

Director Juha Wuolijoki's ZARRA'S LAW, written by Jospeh Scarpinito and Charles Kipps, is available on DVD today, January 13, 2015.

Director Juha Wuolijoki's ZARRA'S LAW, written by Jospeh Scarpinito and Charles Kipps, is available on DVD on January 13, 2015.

The Warner will show the iconic underdog film ROCKY on the Warner's 50 foot screen, Friday, January 23rd at 8 pm!

The 3rd Annual Long Beach Intl Film Festival will run today, July 30th through Monday, August 4th in various locations throughout Long Island. Come watch the latest and greatest hand-picked independent movie releases from around the world and take part in exclusive film and music events, Q & A panels with award winning filmmakers and directors and much more!

The 3rd Annual Long Beach Intl Film Festival will run Wednesday, July 30th through Monday, August 4th in various locations throughout Long Island. Come watch the latest and greatest hand-picked independent movie releases from around the world and take part in exclusive film and music events, Q & A panels with award winning filmmakers and directors and much more!

The full schedule of films and events has been announced for the 3rd Annual Long Beach International Film Festival (LBIFF), happening at locations in the City of Long Beach and Rockville Centre, Long Island NY from July 30 - August 4, 2014. Tickets are on sale now at www.longbeachfilm.com.

Earlier this year the Broadway musical adaptation of the original 1976 Academy Award-winning film Rocky (which aired on Reel 13in February), made its debut on The Great White Way. The 1979 sequel Rocky II picks up where the first film (and the musical) leave off, with Sylvester Stallone reprising his iconic role as underdog fighter Rocky Balboa, the small-time boxer who gets a rare chance to fight the heavy-weight champion.