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CALL: Rom-Com Drama Filming In NJ Seeks Local Talent, Pays $1.1K
Are you an aspiring actor looking to break into the film industry? A new romantic comedy-drama feature film, Soma Ulte, is casting talent from New Jersey, New York City, and the surrounding area, with roles paying up to $1,100. Directed by Byron Ruf and written by Jacob Nagle, "Soma Ulte" tells the story of Aidan Axelrod, a 19-year-old aspiring screenwriter who is openly gay and privately on the autism spectrum. Aidan navigates his feelings for his bisexual best friend, Blake, while managing the complexities of social interactions. The production is looking to fill multiple lead and support…
Lifestyle
Matt Damon Spotted In Hoboken
A restaurant in Hoboken had an A-list star at one of its tables on Wednesday, Oct. 16. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Oscar winning actor Matt Damon was spotted at Dear Maud, dining with actor Steve Yeun, according to photos shared with Daily Voice. It is unknown why Damon was dining with Yeun, who has won acclaim for his roles in "Minari" and "Beef." Damon was in New Jersey a day after he was spotted in Los Angeles filming a commercial directed by his friend Ben Affleck and co-starring Dav…
Police & Fire
'Mrs. Maisel' Actor Sent Sexual Messages To 14-Year-Old In North Jersey: Sources
A 31-year-old actor and Hawthorne resident was arrested and charged on Thursday, Oct. 10, with sending sexual messages to a 14-year-old girl, Daily Voice has learned. Matthew Kresch sent the text messages to the girl as part of an attempt to lure her into having sex, Hawthorne police said. He was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of luring. Kresch, whose birthday was Sunday, Oct. 13, co-directed the horror film "Alone Together" with his brother, William, and played a bartender on two episodes of "The Incredible Mrs. Maisel," IMDB shows. …
Lifestyle
Macaulay Culkin Coming To NJ For Special Screening Of 'Home Alone'
If you're home alone with nothing to do, you can set a date with the man who single-handedly took down the Wet Bandits. The 44-year-old Macaulay Culkin, star of the beloved holiday film classic "Home Alone," is going on tour to movie theaters across the country later this year. He'll screen the movie and talk with fans afterward. Dubbed "A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin,” the tour will stop in Wallingford, Connecticut, Medford, Massachusetts, Erie, Pennsylvania, and other states. “Hear about his experiences on set, his favorite memories from filming, and his take on why th…
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NJ Director's Hit Film Rakes In $8M In 15-Year Anniversary Release
A New Jersey director's movie was one of the big winners at the box office last weekend, despite being 15 years old. A re-release of "Coraline", directed by Glen Cove native Henry Selick, who later lived in Rumson, finished in 5th place at the box office, earning $8.63 million over the weekend on 1,603 screens, breaking its previous record for a Fathom Events movie, after earning $7 million in a re-release last year, according to Deadline "Coraline" was released to critical acclaim in 2009. The movie, which stars Dakota Fanning as the voice of the titular character, made $75.3 million at th…
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Movie Named After NJ Town Casting Paid Roles For Men Ages 18-25
Actors for a new feature film called "Sicklerville" are being sought. The estimated pay is $3,150 for 15 days of shooting and you can apply by clicking here by July 31. The film shoots from Sept. 9 through 27 in New Jersey. This movie is about three young adults in a drug-induced utopia who are shattered when their addictions run deep through a treacherous day. There are four lead male openings, ages 18 to 25 to actors who are white and of European descent or of mixed ethnicities. They ask for some musical skills in rock, punk or metal. The movie is loosely based on true events. The …
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New Film Studio Approved For This North Jersey Town
West Orange is going to back to its movie-making roots. Last December, the township approved a redevelopment agreement to develop a film studio at the site credited with the birthplace film industry. The studio will be build on 12.2 acres adjacent to Thomas Edison National Historical Park and behind the Edison Lofts on Main Street, the site of the original film production studio, Black Maria, from the late 1880s. Edison is credited as one of the inventors of motion pictures. "A film studio in downtown West Orange is the most appropriate historic location in the world and will bring p…
Lifestyle
Bob Dylan Biopic Starring Timothee Chalamet Shooting In These NJ Counties
In New Jersey, the times are about to be a changin'. "A Complete Unknown,", a biopic about Bob Dylan starring Timothee Chalamet will be shooting in the Garden State. The movie is set to film in Hudson, Essex, Passaic and Cape May counties from the end of March through May, Steven Gorelick, the director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission said. The film is directed by James Mangold, who previously directed the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line." "A Complete Unknown" has been gestating for years and Dylan is an executive producer on the film, Mangold …
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$1B Netflix Studio Plows Ahead With NJ Plans
New Jersey is one step closer to becoming home to a nearly $1 billion Netflix production facility. Gov. Phil Murphy this week approved Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority meeting minutes, meaning that he major project can move forward at the former site of the Fort Monmouth campus in Monmouth County. We are excited to watch the historic Fort Monmouth transform into a state-of-the-art Netflix film and television... Posted by Governor Phil Murphy on Friday, November 3, 2023 Joined by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, state officials, and labor representatives, Murphy said the camp…
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$1B Netflix Production Studio Replacing Long Vacant NJ Property
A Jersey Shore property that has sat vacant for more than a decade will soon be transformed into a nearly $1 billion Netflix production studio. The entertainment company plans on committing $848 million in capital investments to develop the facility on the more than than 292-acre site on the former Fort Monmouth campus in Monmouth County. The "economic engine" is estimated to create more than 1,500 permanent production jobs and more than 3,500 construction-related jobs, Netflix and Gov. Phil Murphy said. Located adjacent to Route 35 in Eatontown and Oceanport, the facility will be split i…
Business
NJ Birthplace Of Moving Motion Picture Now Has Museum, Screening Facility
Hollywood isn't where the motion picture industry got its start — that would be Fort Lee. And the borough finally has the Barrymore Film Center & Museum to honor that. The newly-built facility will open Friday, Oct. 21, marking the beginning of unique film programming in the region. It features a 260-seat cinema, film museum and archive — dedicated to the role Fort Lee played as the birthplace of the film industry. Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich spearheaded efforts to build the BFC and ensure its success as a film center and museum, but also an economic boost for the region. C…
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Prop Gun Discharged By Alec Baldwin On Film Set Kills Cinematographer, Wounds Director
UPDATE: The prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director on the set of his latest film in New Mexico contained a "live single round," the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees told its members in an email. The gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza in an "accidental discharge" on Thursday was among props supplied for the film “Rust” not by IATSE Local 44 members but a local crew, Secretary-Treasurer Anthony Pawluc added. “A live single round was accidentally fired on set by the principal actor,…
Police & Fire
Palisades Park Police Sergeant's New Book Examines Changing Role Of Law Enforcers In Film
A history of how law enforcement was portrayed on the big screen in the first half of the 20th century had never been written -- until now. A Palisades Park police veteran who's also a prolific author has just released his fifth book, "Law Enforcement in American Cinema, 1894-1952," which examines the history of police and policing on the big screen during that period. "Film is a site where public sentiments toward the police are both created and reflected," Sgt. George Beck wrote. Cineastes have often focused on the way gangsters and other criminals are romanticized in movies -- or film, …
Neighbors
Hillsdale Native's Documentary Shines Spotlight On Women In Hollywood
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- A Pascack Valley High school grad is behind a new documentary about women filmmakers and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's investigation of hiring practices in Hollywood. "Half the Picture," by Hillsdale native Amy Adrion, is being screened at the Sundance Film Festival taking place Thursday, Jan. l8 to 28, according to NorthJersey.com. The Bergen County native, who now lives in Los Angeles, produced the film with her husband, David Harris. The concept grew out of her own frustrations after graduating from UCLA film school in 2009. Adrion inte…
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