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‘The Irishman’ Blows Up in Detroit, Cleveland and Beyond
Posted by Dave on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
As cast and crew of ‘The Irishman‘ work through the production cycle, all sorts of audiences are grabbing a hold of this compelling story and creating coverage from many points of view.
Cast taking a break or acting? Looks like a good Bar-B-Q either way
Some are excited that films are coming to stimulate the Michigan economy, others are ticked off that Ohio didn’t offer tax breaks to the production and missed out. Many come with an interest in the mob and mafia in general while others were “there” during the bomb wars in Cleveland and one man was mentored by Christopher Walken’s character Shondor Birns and expresses his point of view on the scruples of the real-life characters. Then there are the Vincent D’Onofrio fans - legions of rabid enthusiasts with an apparently insatiable appetite for VD’O pics and videos.
To help you explore all the facets of this particular Irishman’s story, here’s a clearinghouse to browse through and enjoy. But first, we’ve were scooped! Some wily filmmakers in Detroit stealthed onto set to capture an explosion and got the eye of MLive.com’s Jessica Nunez who wrote ‘Behind the scenes on ‘The Irishman’s’ Detroit set‘, on July 01, 2009:
MovieSet.com, an online social movie network that often gets exclusive rights to behind-the-scenes footage of major motion pictures, just posted production videos of “The Irishman,” which is filmed in Detroit and stars Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer.
According to PR Newswire, MovieSet’s videos are the “first-ever behind-the-scenes footage” of the film.
That’s not exactly true. Remember this pyrotechnic car explosion near Eastern Market that local production company Slickfire caught on film?
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‘The Irishman’ Blows Up in Detroit, Cleveland and Beyond
Posted by Dave on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
A car explodes on the set of The Irishman
In a June 29th, 2009 press release [PRNewswire], MovieSet extolled about the burgeoning relationship with The Irishman. No, we’re not talking an Irish man, this is The Irishman, the movie.
Here’s a snippet from the release The Irishman releases exclusive footage to MovieSet for background:
MovieSet.com, the pioneering movie site that takes fans behind the scenes of major motion pictures while still in production, has just released the first-ever behind-the-scenes footage and stills from the set of The Irishman starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken.
Code Entertainment’s production of The Irishman chronicles the rise and fall of infamous Cleveland gangster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), who engaged in a power struggle with the Italian mob in the 1970s. The movie is currently being shot entirely in and around Detroit, MI. Production continues through mid-summer. The film is slated to be released in 2010.
Stills and Videos from Set
You can already find an assortment of still pictures from The Irishman set, plus a video about the nuances of exploding a 1970s sedan. The newest video again takes you behind-the-scenes with a segment about making the hair-dos of the era come across authentically on screen.
In this clip, Kimberly Jones, the lead makeup artist for “The Irishman” discusses the various looks as defined by the three decades spanned in the film in The Irishman Hair and Makeup Video.
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‘The Irishman’ Blows Up in Detroit, Cleveland and Beyond
Posted by Dave on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Danny Green’s Car on Fire! ~ Brand new video for the set
The production team behind The Irishman is uploading B-Roll and other clips to MovieSet.
The film stars Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken in the story of Danny Green - played by Ray Stevenson, a notoriously hard-to-kill gangster in Cleveland.
In the direct-from-set clip below, John V. - the transportation coordinator for The Irishman - prepares to blow up Danny Green’s Cadillac Sedan De Ville along with another nearby car.
John comments about the strategy for blowing up the cars as flamethrowers torch the upholstery with gritty Detroit (masquerading as Cleveland) in the background.
Synopsis of The Irishman
The Irishman chronicles the rise and fall of infamous Cleveland gangster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), who engaged in a power struggle with the Italian mob. Greene was as an upstart longshoreman union rep and later became a cocky, legendarily difficult-to-kill troublemaker in the world of organized crime in the 1970’s. Based on the real story of mobster Danny Greene, Christoper Walken will play the loan shark and nightclub owner Shondor Birns and Val Kilmer is a Cleveland police detective who befriends Greene.
Did you know?
Tara Reid of American Pie fame is the Executive Producer
More from The Irishman
Irishman News ~ Extras, Tiger Statdium + Goodfella of Comedy
The Irishman Sitelet
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‘The Irishman’ Blows Up in Detroit, Cleveland and Beyond
Posted by Dave on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
News for the Irishman - A Mafia Film starring Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken
Filming in Detroit: Extras Needed for ‘The Irishman’
A cast of A-list actors, truckloads of movie-making equipment and $5 million in revenue–all of this is taking place in downtown Detroit this summer, as producers film “The Irishman,” starring Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken.
“The Irishman” will be shot entirely in and around Detroit over the next several weeks. The film features Val Kilmer as a police detective and Christopher Walken as a Jewish mobster, fighting a city-wide gangland war in Cleveland, Ohio.
Producers are looking for 100 35-50ish year old white males to be Cleveland “Dock Workers.”
Read: Filming in Detroit: Extras Needed for ‘The Irishman’ at WXYZ Detroit
Actor Anthony Borgese a.k.a Tony Darrow Charged Criminally
A veteran actor with roles in “The Sopranos” and “GoodFellas” who played a tough guy in real life, Anthony Borgese - along with a reputed Gambino crime family soldier - was charged with trying to strong-arm cash from an unlucky soul who owed money to a loanshark.
Borgese pleaded not guilty Last Friday to charges he tried to extort the unidentified man in upstate Monticello in 2004.
The longtime character actor, who grew up in Brooklyn, uses the stage name Tony Darrow and calls himself the “Goodfella of Comedy” on his Web site.
He was busted by FBI agents at LaGuardia Aiport as he arrived home from a film shoot late Thursday, sources said.
The 70-year-old actor looked haggard in court Friday after spending the night at the federal lockup in Brooklyn.
Read: the full article ‘Sopranos’, ‘GoodFellas’ actor Anthony Borgese a.k.a Tony Darrow charged with trying to extort money from NY Daily News
Irishman Shoots before Tiger Stadium is demolished
Producer Bart Rosenblatt says Detroit is standing in for 1970s-era Cleveland. He says filmmakers wanted to use an “iconic” landmark while shooting in the city. Filming at the stadium was set for This Past Thursday evening.
Tiger Stadium opened in 1912 as Navin Field. The Tigers departed after the 1999 season. Much of the stadium was demolished last year, and a proposal to preserve and redevelop the remaining structure has been rejected. Demolition has already started.
Read about The Irishman shooting on location at Tiger Stadium
Come check out the rest of the The Irishman News, Videos and Stills on our Sitelet!
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