28 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 9, 2014 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com HBO miniseries film crew spotted in Whitestone using Italian restaurant BY ERIC JANKIEWICZ @ericjankiewicz [email protected] Film crews were spotted in Whitestone on Oct. 3 shooting a new HBO miniseries called “Show Me a Hero.” The crew, which arrived early in the morning, used the Italian restaurant Trattoria Neo to film a scene involving a clam bar. “The show takes place in the ‘80s, so our décor must’ve just worked for a scene involving a clam bar from that time period,” said Antonetter Mirro, a manager at the restaurant on 149th Street and 15th Avenue. The crew came in around 10 a.m. and left at 3 p.m., according to Mirro. The cast for the show includes Winona Ryder, Catherine Keener, James Belushi, Terry Kinney and Michael Stahl-David. The miniseries, which hasn’t released a premiere date yet, is based on a nonfiction book by Lisa Belkin of the same name. It tells the story of a mayor, Nick Wasicsko, who’s charged with building low-income housing in his hometown of Yonkers, N.Y. The project brings to the surface class prejudices, almost shuts down the local government and ruins the mayor’s political career, according to a show synopsis. Mirro said that the crew will not be returning to the restaurant. During the filming, she didn’t notice any of the main cast members, but she spotted LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson’s wife, who is going to be in at least one episode, according to IMDb. She also noticed one actress from “a soap opera that I used to watch many years ago.” Photo courtesy of Devin O’Connor George Clinton to sign memoir, give talk at Museum of Moving Image event BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected]/@aaltamirano28 Astoria is gonna get some funk. George Clinton, known as one of the trendsetters of funk music and the brain behind the 1970s bands Parliament and Funkadelic (P-Funk All Stars), is scheduled to make an appearance at the Museum of the Moving Image on Oct. 27. Clinton will be present for the screening of the three-part 1994 TV special “Cosmic Slop,” which he hosted, and afterward be part of a discussion, moderated by Grammy-winning artist James Mtume. Following the discussion, there will be a book signing for Clinton’s new memoir called “Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? : A Memoir.” This event is part of the museum’s “Changing the Picture” series, which “celebrates and explores the work of film and television artists of color who are bringing diverse voices to the screen,” according to a description on the museum’s website. “An Evening with George Clinton and Cosmic Slop” begins at 7 p.m. at the Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35th Ave. Tickets are $20. New Yorkers brave rain for LIC Instagram meetup BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] @aaltamirano28 Even through the downpour, Instagrammers flocked to Long Island City for an early morning celebration this weekend. Just two days before Instagram’s four-year anniversary, which was on Oct. 6, members of the photo-sharing app met up in different cities around the world to snap mobile photos and share stories for the 10th Worldwide Instameet using the hashtag #WWIM10. According to organizers, about 70 Instagrammers from the tri-state area put on their rain boots, got out their umbrellas and met up bright and early on Oct. 4 at the Pepsi Sign in Gantry Plaza State Park. Photographers David Krugman and Jose Silva captured the moment on their separate Instagram profiles. Both accounts also feature short videos of the day. “Torrential rain couldn’t hold us down,” wrote Silva in one photo showing the group of Instagrammers standing in the rain at Hunter’s Point South Park, right next to Gantry Plaza. For photos check out @dave.krugman and @jnsilva on Instagram. Image courtesy of Atria Books
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