Welcome to Holiday Favorites, a series in which Slackerwood contributors and our friends talk about the movies we watch during the holiday season, holiday-related or otherwise.
Today's pick is from seasoned sound designer turned writer/director Steven DeGennaro, whose short film First Date premiered during the Afs ShortCase at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. DeGennaro successfully wrapped a crowdfunding campaign and raised over $35,000 for his first feature, Found Footage 3D. Here's his holiday favorite:
There’s only one holiday movie in my family, and that’s 29th Street. The movie tells the sort-of, almost, but not-really "true" story of the first winner of the New York State Lottery, Frank Pesce (who wrote the film and plays a supporting role). Danny Aiello plays the domineering father of the clan, whose son, played by Anthony Lapaglia, is supposedly the luckiest man alive. So lucky, in fact, that it turns out to be a curse.
Today's pick is from seasoned sound designer turned writer/director Steven DeGennaro, whose short film First Date premiered during the Afs ShortCase at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. DeGennaro successfully wrapped a crowdfunding campaign and raised over $35,000 for his first feature, Found Footage 3D. Here's his holiday favorite:
There’s only one holiday movie in my family, and that’s 29th Street. The movie tells the sort-of, almost, but not-really "true" story of the first winner of the New York State Lottery, Frank Pesce (who wrote the film and plays a supporting role). Danny Aiello plays the domineering father of the clan, whose son, played by Anthony Lapaglia, is supposedly the luckiest man alive. So lucky, in fact, that it turns out to be a curse.
- 12/29/2014
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
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