`Kiss Me Guido' Director to Helm `Very Mean Men'; First Miracle Group and Baio/White Productions Snag Tony Vitale to Direct Black Comedy.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999-- First Miracle Group Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:MVEE MVEE Military Vehicles Engineering Establishment (United Kingdom) ) and Baio/White Productions have enlisted Tony Vitale, director of the independent hit comedy "Kiss Me Guido," to helm "Very Mean Men," it was announced Tuesday by Tony Cataldo, chief executive officer of First Miracle. The movie, from a script by L.A. playwright Paul T. Murray, will concern a bartender who weaves an outrageous tale about two notorious crime families who engage in a bizarre turf war over someone stiffing a waitress of her tip. The film is scheduled to commence principal photography on Oct. 23, 1999. "We're extremely excited to have Tony Vitale on board," said Cataldo. "His first film, 'Kiss Me Guido,' is hilarious and touching, and we're expecting him to bring the same comic sensibility to our project." Ever since the success of Sundance Film Festival favorite, "Kiss Me Guido," the industry has been anxiously awaiting Vitale's next effort. In addition to "Very Mean Men," Vitale is developing "Man From Elysian Fields Elysian fields (ĭlĭzh`ən) or Elysium (ĭlĭzh`ēəm), in Greek religion and mythology, happy otherworld for heroes favored by the gods. " for producers Donald Zuckerman and Andrew Pfeffer as well as the pilot script "Kiss Me Guido" for Paramount's Axelrod/Widdoes and CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. . Vitale is repped by manager Steven Greener of Elephant Walk and lawyer Don Steele Don Steele, born Donald S. Revert (April 1, 1936 - August 5, 1997), was one of the most popular disc jockeys in the United States, from the middle of the 1960s until his retirement for health reasons in May 1997. of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller and Hoberman. "Very Mean Men" will be produced by Steve Baio, Neil P. White and David Dadon, and executive produced by Tony Cataldo. Baio and White, who teamed in 1996, have collectively produced and co-produced six feature films. One of their projects, the action-feature "The Hunted," currently is airing on DIRECTV and is being distributed internationally by Showcase Entertainment. First Miracle Group is an independent and diversified film production and finance company with a unique corporate structure based on strategic and exclusive alliances with high-quality content producers. First Miracle Group is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. . |
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