Richie Stephens has turned his real-life path to redemption, from Irish gangster to an actor with guest roles on series like “NCIS” and “Blue Bloods,” into the upcoming book “The Gangster’s Guide to Sobriety: My Life in 12 Steps.” And now, “Silicon Valley” co-creators John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky have signed on to develop a TV series based on the personal account, with Stephens involved as well.
“The Gangster’s Guide to Sobriety,” set to be released on May 24 by Post Hill Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster, tells the true story of Stephens’ involvement with drug trafficking, kidnapping, and robbery (along with other misdeeds that he alludes to), followed by his path away from that world via acting.
Altschuler and Krinsky will developing Stephens’ story for TV via the book, which they helped write with Stephens. “Hopefully if people see that someone as fucked up as me could change their life,...
“The Gangster’s Guide to Sobriety,” set to be released on May 24 by Post Hill Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster, tells the true story of Stephens’ involvement with drug trafficking, kidnapping, and robbery (along with other misdeeds that he alludes to), followed by his path away from that world via acting.
Altschuler and Krinsky will developing Stephens’ story for TV via the book, which they helped write with Stephens. “Hopefully if people see that someone as fucked up as me could change their life,...
- 4/11/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Terry Milam, Jonathan Fuller, Ashley Whelan, Creek Wilson, Brittany Lucio, Richie Stephens, Laura Flannery, Bryan McClure, Sara Morgan, Adam Stephenson, Aspen Kennedy Wilson | Written by Stephen George | Directed by Andre Alfa
The plot of Blackstock Boneyard has its roots in the 1913 conviction and eventual execution of Thomas and Meeks Griffin, two wealthy black farmers for the murder of a veteran of the Confederate army. A murder they didn’t commit and were eventually exonerated of in 2009. This being a horror film, a posthumous pardon is not nearly enough to even the score.
Director Andre Alfa and writer Stephen George‘s story picks up in 2013 as Judge Carroll Johnson ‘Cj’ Ramage the grandson of the judge that sentenced the Griffins to die is about to close a lucrative deal on the land that once was their farm. There’s just one problem, his lawyer has found another heir to the property,...
The plot of Blackstock Boneyard has its roots in the 1913 conviction and eventual execution of Thomas and Meeks Griffin, two wealthy black farmers for the murder of a veteran of the Confederate army. A murder they didn’t commit and were eventually exonerated of in 2009. This being a horror film, a posthumous pardon is not nearly enough to even the score.
Director Andre Alfa and writer Stephen George‘s story picks up in 2013 as Judge Carroll Johnson ‘Cj’ Ramage the grandson of the judge that sentenced the Griffins to die is about to close a lucrative deal on the land that once was their farm. There’s just one problem, his lawyer has found another heir to the property,...
- 6/29/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Tagline: "Wrongly Accused. Murdered. Back for Revenge." Digging up the past, Blackstock Boneyard has been created in the style of a slasher. From writer Stephen George and director Andre Alfa, this feature looks at two brothers, who were wrongly murdered. Now, a killer is back for revenge. And, Blackstock Boneyard stars: Laura Flannery (A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return), Richie Stephens and Brittany Lucio, in this horror tale. The film's official trailer and poster are here. The trailer builds the story. Over a 100 years ago, Thomas (David Jite) and Meeks Griffin (Dean Will) were targeted by their community. Their land was stolen. And now in the present, all of the descendants - from the killing - are being targeted, unjustly. Blackstock Boneyard will show on Digital platforms and DVD, this June 8th. Uncork'd Entertainment will bring this indie horror feature to audiences. And, this feature looks to bring the...
- 5/20/2021
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Italian sales company Summerside Intl. has acquired from Nordisk Film a three-title package of the latest titles in family franchise “Father of Four,” a hit in Denmark, on which they are launching international sales at the Efm.
Besides director Martin Miehe-Renard’s 2018 “Father of Four On The Sunny Side” and his 2017 “Father of Four at The Top,” the franchise package includes upcoming “Father of Four And The Vikings,” to be shot this summer for delivery in 2020.
Summerside chief Francesca Manno said she is launching pre-sales in Berlin on the franchise’s “The Vikings” installment in an unusual move for her company which handles a wide range of specialty titles from around the world, but in more advanced stages of production.
The Summerside slate also comprises doc “Rock The World,” an Italian/Jamaican co-production about the Ska Nation Band project, a group fusing Jamaican and Italian reggae produced by Grammy winner Richie Stephens,...
Besides director Martin Miehe-Renard’s 2018 “Father of Four On The Sunny Side” and his 2017 “Father of Four at The Top,” the franchise package includes upcoming “Father of Four And The Vikings,” to be shot this summer for delivery in 2020.
Summerside chief Francesca Manno said she is launching pre-sales in Berlin on the franchise’s “The Vikings” installment in an unusual move for her company which handles a wide range of specialty titles from around the world, but in more advanced stages of production.
The Summerside slate also comprises doc “Rock The World,” an Italian/Jamaican co-production about the Ska Nation Band project, a group fusing Jamaican and Italian reggae produced by Grammy winner Richie Stephens,...
- 2/8/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
AnnaSophia Robb is set to co-star opposite Charlie Plummer (All the Money in the World) and Taylor Russell (Lost in Space) in the Thor Freudenthal-directed film adaptation of Words On Bathroom Walls, based on Julia Walton’s debut novel. Plummer plays Adam, a high schooler living with paranoid schizophrenia and battling wild hallucinations. Luckily, an experimental drug trial promises to help hide his illness from his peers and most importantly from Maya, the girl of his dreams. Robb will play Rebecca, one of the main characters in Adam’s hallucinations who acts as a conduit for the feelings that he cannot express. Nick Naveda wrote the screenplay which Ld Entertainment financing and Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon are producing. Robb, whose upcoming projects include the supernatural drama, Down A Dark Hall for Lionsgate, Freakshow, produced by Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films, and the PBS Civil War mini-series Mercy Street,...
- 4/16/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Have you have come across an actor that seems as if they were built to be a villain? You know what I am talking about — that actor that if you were to see them playing anything other than the antagonist in a film, the entire film would be ruined. Richie Stephens is making a very successful career out of being the villain you love to hate. The Irish-born actor has carved himself a nice little space in the Hollywood landscape and although he is relatively unknown, his ability to take on the role of the villain is uncanny. Whether
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- 10/17/2017
- by Rick Wallace
- TVovermind.com
Long and lean Irish actor Richie Stephens guest-stars on the original horror series Lore for Amazon. The third episode sees him cast as a villainous cousin named Jack Dunne who spreads superstitious malfeasance. Titled “Black Stockings”, the episode is a detailed look at the 19th-century Irish belief in Changelings, a fairy left after a human is taken by fairies. The story is entwined with a modern-day murder case of a man who killed his wife while running in the park using the Irish “Changeling” defense. Lore is a new six-part anthology series based on the popular podcast by Aaron Mahnke....read more...
- 10/13/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Recently, CBS delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Criminal Minds" episode 9 of season 11. The episode is entitled, "Internal Affairs," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff take place as an underground internet drug syndicate becomes the main focus of the Bau team in their latest investigation, and more. In the new, 9th episode press release: When The Bau Looks Into The Disappearances Of DEA Agents, An Underground Internet Drug Syndicate Becomes The Investigation's Focus, On "Criminal Minds," Wednesday, Dec. 2. Press release number 2: After two undercover DEA agents are murdered and a third goes missing, the Bau will join the Nsa to investigate whether an underground Internet drug syndicate is involved. Also, Hotch will hope the team's work with the Nsa brings them closer to finding the "Dirty Dozen" hitmen ring. Guest stars feature: Andrew Borba (Tony Axelrod), Richie Stephens (Jacob Dufour...
- 11/18/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Fruitvale Station (2013) Film Review, a movie directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durand, Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Ahna O’Reilly, Melonie Diaz, Ariana Neal, Richie Stephens, Mahal Montoya, Jonez Cain, Joey Oglesby, Tressa Ohler, Arlene Barshinger, and Thomas Dalby. Fruitvale Station is the best film [...]
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- 9/7/2013
- by Deyan Angelov
- Film-Book
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