by
Vincent Giordano
“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.”
― Federico Fellini
Mr. Ric’s Cinema evolution began when my friend screenwriter and TV producer/writer Will Rokos asked if I had any television show ideas in development. I never really had ventured into television writing but I did have several interesting ideas that were perfect if developed correctly. Will helped me shape several ideas into workable concepts. One idea was about a bright young dreamer who desperately wants to create a Cinematheque in New York as a place where “people come as they are and then leave different,” a phrase that defined the work of the late Henri Langlois and his influential Cinematheque Francais. It would essentially be a story of a man struggling to achieve his dream but set in a world of magical realism where the possibly ghosts and spirits of famous actors and directors could glide through the narrative at any moment and become integral parts of an episode.
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