Posts Tagged ‘film and video shoots’

Thursday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Jun 10th, 2010 • Category: Blog

- Recall Process Begins: A three-person committee says it has filed the papers to begin a recall effort against Mayor Healy, City Council President Peter Brennan, At-Large councilman Mariano Vega* and At-Large councilwoman Willie Flood. City Clerk Robert Byrne says he hasn’t seen the letter yet; he’s in charge of reviewing and approving it before [...]



Jersey City Stands in for NYC in New Independent Film ‘Breaking Point’

By Sean Allocca • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Arts, Featured

Actor and producer Robert Capelli Jr. is best known for his comedic work with the likes of Artie Lange in Waltzing Anna, and Danny Aiello in 2003’s Mail Order Bride. But the lifelong Hoboken resident’s newest film is a hardened look at corruption on New York City streets (even though it was shot in Jersey City).

Starring Busta Rhymes, Tom Berenger, and the late Jersey City boxing legend Arturo Gatti, most of Breaking Point was shot right here in Chilltown — and it might just mirror the city’s recent political distortion.



TV Pilot to Complicate Parking in Hamilton Park Next Week

By Jon Whiten • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

Open 4 Business Productions is shooting a new TV pilot, Mercy, which is about how a nurse returning from serving in Iraq is struggling to re-enter civilian society.
The show will be shooting scenes at 8th and Erie Streets on Tuesday, April 7, between 6 am-6:30 pm. The shooting will create No Parking zones on the [...]

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