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Movie Filming In Paterson Seeks Actors, Pays Up To $3,000 Movie Filming In Paterson Seeks Actors, Pays Up To $3,000
Movie Filming In Paterson Seeks Actors, Pays Up To $3,000 Looking for a shortcut to Hollywood, or just need some extra cash? A short film called "An Expectation" will be filming early next year in Paterson. There are seven supporting roles and another 15 smaller parts up for grabs listed in the casting call.  "An Expectation" follows immigrant Yakup as he tries to get his wife and daughter into the United States from their home country. The film pays some of its actors $216 per hour for one day of work, with others making up to $3,000 for two weeks of work. Its producers have won the Crystal Bear Award at Berlinale and were nominat…

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by Jon Craig
Real Estate
'Clerks' Director Buys Jersey Shore Movie Theater: Report 'Clerks' Director Buys Jersey Shore Movie Theater: Report
'Clerks' Director Buys Jersey Shore Movie Theater: Report "Clerks" director Kevin Smith grew up cutting class to watch movies at a local cinema, NJ Advance Media reports. Now, the Red Bank native plans to buy The Atlantic Moviehouse In Atlantic Highlands, the outlet said. He said the moviehouse, to be renamed SModcastle Cinemas, inspired his love of the big screen. “This is about owning a little piece of my personal movie history, a building that helped forge the filmmaker that I would become," Smith told NJ Advance Media. Smith, 52, even plans to stay in an upstairs apartment, calling it a childhood dream. He reportedly expects to close on the…

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by Jon Craig
News
Hackensack Actor's Role In Powerful Film Shines Light On Mental Illness Hackensack Actor's Role In Powerful Film Shines Light On Mental Illness
Hackensack Actor's Role In Powerful Film Shines Light On Mental Illness A 33-year-old hairstylist from Morris County is shedding light on mental health through her new short film, "MAD." The idea had been on Shana DeAndrea's mind for years. But it wasn't until earlier this month that the project came into focus. "I was sitting at the news station at 3 a.m., and decided I needed to start writing," said DeAndrea, a freelance stylist for several news agencies. "March is Women's Month, and I gave myself the month to get it done, dedicating it to that." The story contains parts of DeAndrea's own.  "MAD" -- directed by Ishell Vaughan -- is about a woman (DeAndrea)…

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by Cecilia Levine