The week has ended, work is finished for a day or two and the weekend has settled in. There are things to do, people to see and friends and family to share meals with. It was a busy week for…
Joseph AmodeiAugust 14, 2017
I just read the news that actor John Heard has died. He was 72 and passed away while recovering from back surgery. John was one of those actors that never made the big time, meaning he never got that big…
Joseph AmodeiJuly 24, 2017
That’s a very good question and one that has been asked of me more than a few times throughout the life of Virgil Films & Entertainment. After all we are a company that sells primarily documentaries. Not that we will…
Joseph AmodeiJuly 5, 2017
Sometimes it’s just a moment. A scene. A glimpse into something that resonates deep inside of you. And in that moment that scene becomes a memory that never leaves you. Over this past week I’ve thought about one of those “moments”…
Joseph AmodeiMay 1, 2017
It seems like a lifetime ago. A different life, almost. So much has happened since that moment, which now seems frozen in time for me. It was the highest of highs for me. A crescendo of emotions and love had…
Joseph AmodeiApril 19, 2017
There is an exclusive Hollywood party going on tonight that none of us can get into and all of us wish we could. The lineup of stars in attendance goes on forever. Bette Davis is there. So is Joan Crawford…
Joseph AmodeiMarch 6, 2017
What can I say about last night’s dismal Oscar ceremony that hasn’t been said at least a million times over the past twelve hours? That it ended on such an embarrassing note that went beyond anything we have ever witnessed?…
Joseph AmodeiFebruary 27, 2017
I write this latest film blog not as the owner and President of said company’s website the blog appears on but as a film buff. First and foremost this is what I am. So I write this more as a…
Joseph AmodeiFebruary 3, 2017
I spent last weekend in Seneca Falls NY, or what the townies there refer to as “Bedford Falls”. That’s right. The same Bedford Falls that appears in the cherished Frank Capra film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” There is even a…
Joseph AmodeiDecember 23, 2016