Jamesy Boy, a gritty crime drama starring newcomer Spencer LoFranco plus Ving Rhames, Mary-Louise Parker and James Woods, comes out today on DVD and Blu-ray. Thanks to the good folks at Phase 4 Films, we have to give away a DVD copy of the movie, plus a poster signed by cast members Taboo (from the Black Eyed Peas) and Ben Rosenfield, Michael Trotter, director Trevor White, writer Lane Shadgett, and James Burns (the real-life Jamesy Boy on whom the film is based). To win, all you have to do is be the first person to email nick AT filmmakermagazine DOT com with the correct answer to the following question: Which film previously […]
by Nick Dawson on Feb 25, 2014Ostensibly based on a true story, Trevor White’s Jamesy Boy recounts the ascension, demise and redemption of James Burns, a cavalier gang member whose story is an all too American one — he fell into a life of crime on the streets of Baltimore as a 14 year old, did some hard time, and was, somewhat astoundingly given the unrepentantly punitive nature of our disenfranchisement factories known as prisons, the better for it. He’s played by a promising newcomer, Spencer LoFranco, who is joined by an accomplished cast including Ving Rhames, Mary-Louise Parker and James Woods, in a somewhat surprising turn, […]
by Brandon Harris on Jan 31, 2014