70 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MARCH 6, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com ONSITE DOCTORS • EYE EXAMS • CONTACTS • 1 HOUR SERVICE • VISION PLANS ACCEPTED • SUNGLASSES • LOWEST PRICES 2 PAIR OF EYEGLASSES QC QC QC $99 Includes: EYE EXAM, Frames & Lenses Select frames with clear plastic, single vision lenses+/- 4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Offer ends: 4/14/14 NO-LINE BIFOCAL EYEGLASSES $99 Includes: EYE EXAM, No-Line Bifocal Lenses & Frame Select frame with select clear plastic no-line bifocal lenses +/- 4 sph., 2 cyl up to 2.50 add. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Offer ends: 4/14/14 BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER 211-51 26 AVENUE • BAYSIDE, NY 11360 718.631.3699 *FREE with the purchase of glasses. Contact Lens Exam and EYE EXAM tting add’l. *See store for details. QC FLEX SPENDING Use it or lose it! AMAZING WINTER SAVINGS DISPOSABLE CONTACTS $99 Includes: •EYE EXAM •2 Boxes of Lenses Contact Lens Fitting additional. Clear Soft contacts brand clear spherical lenses.Not Valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer ends: 4/14/14 DESIGNER SUNGLASSES QC STARTING AT $99.OO Some Restrictions Apply. See Store For Details. In Stock Items Only. Not Valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer expires: 4/14/14 buzz FILM COMES FULL CIRCLE BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com/@aaltamirano28 One Jackson Heights fi lmmaker is keeping a promise and taking it to the big screen. Producer and Jackson Heights resident Michael Lieber met screenwriter Joseph P. Vasquez in California during the mid-1990s and started to work on a screenplay called “The House That Jack Built,” written by Vasquez. But before the project was complete, Vasquez, 32, died. Lieber vowed that he would fi nish the fi lm. Two years ago, Lieber kept his promise and decided to begin making the fi lm with director Henry Barrial and additional producers Sam Kitt and Hitesh R. Patel. “It just shows that the most important thing was starting with a good script,” Lieber said. “Unfortunately, the writer died many years ago and he was not able to see the fruition of this fi lm. This is why it took so many years to make, because I wasn’t just going to get it fi lmed like that.” Vasquez’s fi lm, which is almost 90 minutes long, follows the life of a young Hispanic man named Jack Maldonado who tries to build a relationship with his family by buying an apartment building and moving them all there. The story then becomes a combination of escalating confl icts with family members and also “turf battles” as Jack deals with competing marijuana dealers. “When I look back, I’m kind of amazed we were able to achieve this,” he said, referring to the fi lm’s budget, which was less than $150,000. One third of the movie was fi lmed in Jackson Heights and the rest was fi nished in the Bronx. “The House That Jack Built” has been picked as one of the 127 fi lms showing at the Queens World Film Festival, which began Tuesday, March 4. It has also been nominated for Best Narrative Feature in the festival. “This festival is very different; this is a fi lm lovers’ festival,” Lieber said. “It’s a warm festival. It’s very New York and yet it has an international scope.” “The House That Jack Built” will be showing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, at P.S. 69, located at 77-02 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights. “If you want the feel of New York City, Queens is the borough these days,” he said. To purchase tickets, visit www.queensworldfi lmfestival.com/tickets. For more info on the fi lm, visit www.thehousethatjackbuiltmovie.com. Images Courtesy Walk Up Productions “The House That Jack Built” is scheduled to air at the Queens World Film Festival on March 7 at P.S. 69 in Jackson Heights.
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