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....February 4, 2:33 AM |
| Justin Breakin' In
Justin Mortelliti
Age: 24 Home: Astoria Tory Christopher Group Acting, singing, modeling – Justin Mortelliti does it all. This former Rutgers student who originally hails from New Jersey has been living in Astoria since 2002 trying to get his break in show business, and with his looks he’s sure to go places. “Since I moved here I’ve been working on some indie shorts and features, commercials, print work and plays,” he said. But, alas, “Nothing huge yet.” When he’s not busy trotting out to auditions or working at the Hard Rock Café, Justin works on his music projects. “I sing a contemporary Rock style,” he said. “I’m currently being shopped around to some labels to try to get signed or just get some interest.” Justin has been working for about a year now recording and putting together a demo CD to get his music out to some record company executives. With Justin’s dreamboat looks and multimedia appeal, he’s sure to go places. As long as he doesn’t have to “bust his butt” at Hard Rock, he’ll be happy. |
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| Hot Water At 97
What a horrible parody for Hot 97 to conjure up, with the Tsunami Song, poking fun at thousands of Asians helplessly trying to avoid their death. It really ticked off some Queens Councilmembers, as they held a protest at the steps of City Hall calling for FCC investigations and penalties against the station.
Hot 97 had already issued a statement days before apologizing for their misjudgment, and had pulled the song entirely. For those who did not hear it, though, Councilman John Liu quoted the entire song in a statement, asking for support for his protest. Hot 97’s morning personality Miss Jones, along with her entire staff who aired the skit on the radio morning show, had already offered to contribute one week’s pay to tsunami relief efforts. They were subsequently put on indefinite suspension. Jones, born Tarsha Jones, is a resident of well . . . Queens – she hails from Astoria Liu, along with fellow Councilmen Jim Gennaro, Leroy Comrie, and Assemblyman Jimmy Meng were obviously outraged by the show’s depiction of tragedy. It’s a good thing our Queens delegation doesn’t listen to Howard Stern, because not much work would get done at City Hall if they decided to protest his every day antics. |
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| On ‘Unholy’ Ground
“Unholy,” a new feature-length thriller starring Adrienne Barbeau (Escape from New York, Swamp Thing, The Fog) and Nicholas Brendon (Psycho Beach Party, Buffy The Vampire Slayer) has been shooting at Fort Totten for about a week.
Directed by Daryl Goldberg and scripted by Samuel Stephen Freeman, “Unholy” is the first in-house feature for Sky Whisper Productions, which served as an associate producer on “Zombie Honeymoon,” currently on the festival circuit. The film deals with a grieving mother, Martha (Barbeau), trying to uncover the terrifying secret that is jeopardizing her family. Along with her son (Brendon), Martha becomes entwined in a conspiracy involving a fabled witch, Nazi occultists and the U.S. government. The film is inspired by an actual military document found discussing elements of Nazi witchcraft that were smuggled into small town Pennsylvania following World War II by the U.S. “I believe that this terrifying and unusual tale, along with cult genre icons such as Barbeau and Brendon, is sure to guarantee a creation like none other,” said Freeman, scriptwriter and co-executive producer on “Unholy.” “There has never been a genre film like this before. Audiences will leave the theater scathed.” |
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| Walken’s Stinker
Famous, and famously attributed for great acting, Christopher Walken, who hails from Astoria, starred in a real loser of a movie last year. The Stepford Wives has been nominated for one of the 100 worst movies of 2004 by Rolling Stone magazine.
The film was a remake of a 1975 film praised for being chilly, original and understated. This 2004 version, however, was hardly credited as being understated or creepy. Rather, words used to describe the 2004 version by the press were “unspectacular,” “unimpressive” and that the film appears to be “edited by a toddler with safety scissors.” Other actors in the movie along with Walken were Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler. In a year of mediocre Hollywood films, this remake was listed along with numerous others like Van Helsing, Alien vs. Predator, Spanglish, Starsky and Hutch, Secret Window, The Lady Killers, Saw and Catwoman. |
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| Drink Up
In the genteel world of politics, a little coffee can go a long way.
But it only works when at least one side take a sip. When Councilman Dennis Gallagher caught wind that protesters were set to demonstrate outside his office in the blistering cold, he set up free Dunkin Donuts coffee along with a welcome sign. So how did it go over? That morning, the protesters went hoarse screaming chants about Gallagher’s opposed to an education bill they supported. When asked if any of the protesters helped themselves to the coffee, Gallagher said, “I’m not sure, but I know quite a few in the media helped themselves.” Really? “We thought it was for the police and reporters,” said Andrew Friedman, who organized the protest. |
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