I recently had the opportunity to interview Michael Masucci, the CEO of Secret Shadows Productions Inc. and director of American Sunset. Masucci has worked in every facet of the filmmaking process, both behind and in front of the camera. He studied at Lee Strasberg Theater institute before turning his attention to Writing and Directing. Masucci was born and raised in upstate New York. Keep reading to learn more about Masucci's transition from stage to screen and what it was like working with the late Corey Haim on American Sunset.
What was it like making the transition from theater to the big screen?
As an actor, it was a transition at first because film is very different than theater. Film is so much more technical and you shoot out of sequence, and sometimes standing next to a piece of equipment which doesn’t belong there, or you can’t move because...
What was it like making the transition from theater to the big screen?
As an actor, it was a transition at first because film is very different than theater. Film is so much more technical and you shoot out of sequence, and sometimes standing next to a piece of equipment which doesn’t belong there, or you can’t move because...
- 11/17/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
By Jeff Sneider
ID Communications has picked up Corey Haim's last movie "American Sunset" at Miptv.
Haim stars in the thriller as Tom McClean, a man whose wife (Angela Cullins) is abducted while on vacation in Canada. He decides to take the law into his own hands and hires an ex-war hero turned P.I. (Frank Molina) to help track her down.
The film's trailer is available here.
Michael Masucci directs from a twist-filled script by Jacqueline Giroux. Ber...
ID Communications has picked up Corey Haim's last movie "American Sunset" at Miptv.
Haim stars in the thriller as Tom McClean, a man whose wife (Angela Cullins) is abducted while on vacation in Canada. He decides to take the law into his own hands and hires an ex-war hero turned P.I. (Frank Molina) to help track her down.
The film's trailer is available here.
Michael Masucci directs from a twist-filled script by Jacqueline Giroux. Ber...
- 3/26/2010
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Hundreds of fans and family members packed into a Toronto chapel today for Corey Haim’s memorial and burial services.
After an emotional funeral service Corey Haim was buried in his final resting place in his hometown on Mar. 16. More than two hundred friends and family members gathered and overflowed from the Steeles Memorial Chapel, where the private funeral service was held at 11 am. Those who could not fit into the chapel stood on the chapel lawn while inside Corey’s best friend (not Corey Feldman) an aunt and a cousin gave speeches. After a 45 minute service, a long funeral procession including seven police cars led friends and family to where Corey would be buried —the Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Afterwards, the family held a private shivah. Corey’s childhood Hollywood friend Corey Feldman did not attend the funeral out of respect for the family. He is expected to hold a...
After an emotional funeral service Corey Haim was buried in his final resting place in his hometown on Mar. 16. More than two hundred friends and family members gathered and overflowed from the Steeles Memorial Chapel, where the private funeral service was held at 11 am. Those who could not fit into the chapel stood on the chapel lawn while inside Corey’s best friend (not Corey Feldman) an aunt and a cousin gave speeches. After a 45 minute service, a long funeral procession including seven police cars led friends and family to where Corey would be buried —the Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Afterwards, the family held a private shivah. Corey’s childhood Hollywood friend Corey Feldman did not attend the funeral out of respect for the family. He is expected to hold a...
- 3/16/2010
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
He had a well-known struggle with prescription drug addiction, and Corey Haim was having a rough time in the days leading up to his accidental overdose earlier this week.
Director Jensen LeFlore, who worked with Haim on “Decisions,” told press that Corey sounded upset during a recent phone conversation.
"That was the only time I really heard him down. His mom was all Corey had ... He was focused on taking care of his mom. They were living together. He wanted to take care of her."
Pal Angela Cullins added, "They spent a lot of time together. She was battling breast cancer. It was very stressful for him ... It was exhausting, but he took care of her when she needed him."...
Director Jensen LeFlore, who worked with Haim on “Decisions,” told press that Corey sounded upset during a recent phone conversation.
"That was the only time I really heard him down. His mom was all Corey had ... He was focused on taking care of his mom. They were living together. He wanted to take care of her."
Pal Angela Cullins added, "They spent a lot of time together. She was battling breast cancer. It was very stressful for him ... It was exhausting, but he took care of her when she needed him."...
- 3/11/2010
- GossipCenter
During the filming of Corey's final film, "Decisions," he was also caring for his mother, who is battling breast cancer.
Jenson LeFlore, director of "Decisions," tells People magazine, "His mom was all Corey had... He was focused on taking care of his mom. They were living together. He wanted to take care of her."
It was Corey's 61-year-old mother, Judy Haim, who called 911 on Wednesday after Corey collapsed in front of her. He was later...
Jenson LeFlore, director of "Decisions," tells People magazine, "His mom was all Corey had... He was focused on taking care of his mom. They were living together. He wanted to take care of her."
It was Corey's 61-year-old mother, Judy Haim, who called 911 on Wednesday after Corey collapsed in front of her. He was later...
- 3/11/2010
- Extra
When Corey Haim recently called Jensen LeFlore, his director on the movie Decisions, his mood was markedly different from the upbeat, Frisbee-playing actor on the set just a few weeks earlier. Haim explained that he had just spoken to his 61-year-old mother Judy, who was battling breast cancer. She was not doing well. "That was the only time I really heard him down," the director tells People. "His mom was all Corey had ... He was focused on taking care of his mom. They were living together. He wanted to take care of her."In the end, it was his mother...
- 3/11/2010
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
Corey Haim's movie career probably reached its highpoint with one well-regarded, well-remembered vampire movie, 1987's The Lost Boys. That title became the sadly ironic tag that followed his descent from success to his tragic end, another premature Hollywood death in a shockingly short span. The cute kid with the tangled hair and the curling upper lip that hinted at hip self-awareness - well, he was sidelined. He was replaced by a spaced-out stranger who often looked bloated - he claimed at one point to have weighed 285 pounds after spending almost a decade as a shut-in, depressed and in bed.
- 3/10/2010
- by Tom Gliatto
- PEOPLE.com
American Sunset was completed in 2009 and now the film will have a kick-off party, this Monday, November 8th. Corey Haim and other filmmakers will be on hand at a "private after party," for those fortunate enough to see the screening of American Sunset, in Los Angeles. Other stars in the film are Frank Molina, Bernie Robichard, and Angela Cullins in a film about the games some people play. Is American Sunset the signal that Corey Haim will make a comeback to films? Meet him at the "after party" and ask him in person. For now, check out the synopsis and trailer below.
A in-depth synopsis for American Sunset here:
"Tom McClean (Corey Haim) awakens to find his wife missing. Their vacation home, now a crime scene, is littered with hidden clues. Amidst the chaos of the investigation, Tom's phone rings and a mysterious voice asks: 'you wanna play a game?...
A in-depth synopsis for American Sunset here:
"Tom McClean (Corey Haim) awakens to find his wife missing. Their vacation home, now a crime scene, is littered with hidden clues. Amidst the chaos of the investigation, Tom's phone rings and a mysterious voice asks: 'you wanna play a game?...
- 11/10/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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