Chaz Palminteri

Movie star, writer, director, and restauranteur Chazz Palminteri joins host Robin Milling to discuss his new film Mighty Fine. Chazz tells Robin he didnt have to look any further than his own Bronx upbringing to tap into his characters violent temper. Chazz witnessed a murder from the stoop of his childhood home, which years later would become the inspiration for his famous play and movie, A Bronx Tale. Chazz also talks about his upcoming projects which include hosting a writers retreat...Read Full Story

A Bronx Tale star Chazz Palminteri has created a website to help wannabe screenwriters and playwrights.Read Full Story

Operating both on screen and off, Oscar nominee Chazz Palminteri has carved out a career playing both to and against his perceived tough guy strengths. In his new film, writer-director Debbie Goodstein’s 1970s-set “Mighty Fine,” the 60-year-old actor plays charismatic, high-spirited family man Joe Fine, who relocates his wife Stella (Andie MacDowell) and two daughters (Jodelle Ferland and Rainey Qualley) from Brooklyn to New Orleans, in search of a better life. With his apparel business...Read Full Story

Title: Mighty Fine Adopt Films Director: Debbie Goodstein Screenwriter: Debbie Goodstein Cast: Chazz Palminteri, Andie MacDowell, Jodelle Ferland, Rainey Qualley, Paul Ben-Victor Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 5/9/12 Opens: May 25, 2012 As the only person I know who was born in Brooklyn and never moved away, I have a special interest in reasons that people would leave such a heaven-sent destination. Joe Fine (Chazz Palminteri), the principal performer in Debbie Goodstein’s semi-autobiographical...Read Full Story

3 1/2 Stars Wayne Kramer’s second feature is a tough, gritty crime saga told in a highly stylized manner. Shot in saturated tones and color, appropriately setting the mood for a Scorsese-like tale of hoods, crooked cops, pedophiles and a missing gun. Paul Walker does a fine job playing a NJ gangster, who may be more than he seems. Walker obviously benefited from the collaboration with Kramer because this is his first ‘adult’ role, and he’s convincing; even if his ‘Jersey’ accent wavers into...Read Full Story