John Shea (10/07 A Broken Sole/Something Like That)
Excerpt from Slant Magazine 10/26/07: John Shea | A Broken Sole
A Broken Sole
By Ed Gonzalez ON October 26, 2007
"It's not easy seeing the world backwards," explains the dyslexic Bob (date of birth 11/9) to Nan (date of birth 9/11), the fuck toy he recently met on the Internets, before the two start talking about love, truthiness, 9/11, and The Battle of Algiers as if they were the only people in the world who've ever gone to the movies.
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Director(s): Antony Marsellis Screenwriter(s): Susan Charlotte Cast: Danny Aiello, Margaret Colin, Bob Dishy, Judith Light, Laila Robins, John Shea Distributor: Shoemaker/Broken Sole Productions Runtime: 97 min Rating: NR Year: 2007
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Excerpt from New York Daily News 10/28/07: John Shea
Coming soon to a theater near you
Sunday, October 28, 2007, 4:00 AM
A BROKEN SOLE Six people's lives are connected by the Sept. 11 attacks. With Danny Aiello, Margaret Colin, Judith Light, John Shea. Friday at Quad Cinema.
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Quad Cinema 11/07: John Shea
A BROKEN SOLE
Opens Friday November 2nd
This film is A BROKEN SOLE, a compelling drama directed with a deeply sensitive eye by Antony Marsellis and written with an understanding of human psychological complexities by Susan Charlotte. The film follows the lives of 6 characters: a shoemaker and his customer, a cabbie and his passenger, and a dyslexic director and his date. Responding to 9/11 and its aftermath, these fragile characters are played by a stellar cast who all give extraordinary performances: Danny Aiello, Margaret Colin, Bob Dishy, Judith Light, Laila Robins, and John Shea.
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Excerpt from New York Times 11/2/07: John Shea
Movie Reviews 'A BROKEN SOLE': Cobbling Together a Life Amid Tragedy
By MATT ZOLLER SEITZ Published: November 2, 2007
In December 2001 an actress (Margaret Colin) and a philosophical dyslexic (John Shea) come to terms with their one-night stand while pondering picnic baskets, foreign films and palindromes. Throughout, 9/11 doesn’t so much loom over the proceedings as pop up now and again, to lend gravitas to characters and situations that wouldn’t otherwise hold your attention. A BROKEN SOLE Opens today in Manhattan. Directed by Antony Marsellis; written by Susan Charlotte, based on her play; directors of photography, Dan Karlok and Ken H. Keller; edited by Robert Reitano, William Kelly and David Ray; produced by Ms. Charlotte and Stan Cohen; released by Shoemaker/Broken Sole Productions. At the Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village. Running time: 97 minutes. This film is not rated.
WITH: Danny Aiello (Shoemaker), Margaret Colin (Dyslexic Lover’s Lover), Bob Dishy (Cabbie), Judith Light (Shoemaker’s Customer), Laila Robins (Cabbie’s Passenger), John Shea (Dyslexic Lover) and Rebekkah Ross (Louise’s Voice).
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Excerpt from New York Sun 11/2/07: John Shea
A September 11 Parable, Five Years Too Late
By STEVE DOLLAR | November 2, 2007
A final pas de deux spins toward romantic comedy. An actress (Margaret Colin) discovers after a one-night stand that the theater director (John Shea) she met online only picked her because her name, Nan, is a palindrome. He's a dyslexic who is weary of pronouncing his girlfriends' names backward. It's a cute notion that unfortunately only gets cuter. Any potential pathos is jettisoned when Ms. Colin reveals her character's real name is Lana.
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Excerpt from Variety 11/6/07: John Shea
Review: ‘A Broken Sole’
November 6, 2007 | 07:09PM PT
Pic, which opened Nov. 2 at New York City’s Quad, will likely close precipitously.
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Lastly, actress/anthropologist/travel agent Margaret Colin and dyslexic director John Shea repel and attract each other over palindromes and Pontecorvo.
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Excerpt from New York Theatre Guide 4/6/11: John Shea
The Shoemaker: Danny Aiello to star
Wed 6 Apr 2011
This stage drama was made into a film called "A Broken Sole" starring Danny Aiello, Margaret Colin, Bob Dishy, Judith Light, Laila Robins and John Shea which NBC film critic Jeffrey Lyons described as "...a daring movie which takes a lot of chance and comes up a winner…deeply moving and compelling.”
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Excerpt from Broadway World 9/16/11: John Shea
SOMETHING LIKE THAT To Be Screened At The Helen Mills Theatre 9/16
Friday, September 16, 2011; Posted: 05:09 AM\ - by BWW News Desk
"SOMETHING LIKE THAT", the 9/11 film to be shown on September 16th-6:30pm at The Helen Mills Theatre.
Directed by Antony Marsellis. Written by Susan Charlotte
Starring Danny Aiello, Judith Light, Bob Dishy, Laila Robins, John Shea and Margaret Colin
Produced by: Stan Cohen
It is hard to find the words that describe the enormity of an event such as 9/11. The feature film entitled "SOMETHING LIKE THAT," alludes to this in its title- The inability to describe the indescribable. Written by Susan Charlotte, directed by Antony Marsellis, starring Oscar Nominee Danny Aiello, Tony Nominee Judith Light, Bob Dishy, Laila Robins, John Shea and Margaret Colin and produced by Stan Cohen, "SOMETHING LIKE THAT," weaves together three stories about 9/11 and its aftermath. The film will be shown at the Helen Mills Theatre, located at 139 West 26th Street on Friday, September 16th at 6:30. There will be a Q & A following the screening and then a reception.
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"SOMETHING LIKE THAT" consists of three stories that are woven together in an unusual way. "The Shoemaker"-takes place in a shoe shop on September 11, 2001; "The Cabbie" takes place in a cab one month later; and "The Dyslexic Lover" takes place in a downtown loft two months later. We are introduced to each of the three female characters in the same way-the shoes that they are wearing. And though these characters never meet, they wear the same unique green shoes. The men are connected in a different way--they have an unusual relationship to language. The Shoemaker repeats the phrase, "Something like that," every time he does not want to answer a painful question. The Cabbie is enthralled with the syllables that make up each word that he speaks. And the Dyslexic Lover sees most words in reverse. All six characters have been traumatized by 9/11 and are trying to find their way in emotional territory that feels unsafe and unfamiliar.
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