Robert John Celestino is an American film producer, screenwriter, editor and film director. He is best known for his films such as ''Mr. Vincent'' and ''Yonkers Joe''.
Films
''Mr. Vincent'' premiered at the 1997
Sundance Film Festival. It won the Critics' Award for best film at the
Scermi di Amore Film Festival and the Best Dramatic Feature Award at the
Long Island Film Festival.
In 2008 Celestino wrote and directed ''Yonkers Joe''
which stars
Chazz Palminteri,
Christine Lahti
Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film '' Swing Shift''. Her other film roles include '' ...And Justice for All'' (19 ...
,
Tom Guiry
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,
Linus Roache
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and
Michael Lerner. The film tells the story of a dice
hustler
Hustler or hustlers may also refer to:
Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
whose determination to make one last grab in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged son into his life. ''Yonkers Joe'' premiered at the 2008
Tribeca Film Festival
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and is distributed by
Mark Cuban
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's
Magnolia Pictures
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Magnolia was formed in 2001 by Bill Banowsky and Eamonn Bowles, and specializes in both foreign and independent films. Ma ...
.
''
Leave
Leave may refer to:
* Permission (disambiguation)
** Permitted absence from work
*** Leave of absence, a period of time that one is to be away from one's primary job while maintaining the status of employee
*** Annual leave, allowance of time away ...
'', a psychological thriller starring Frank John Hughes, Rick Gomez, Vinessa Shaw,
Bryan Cranston
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and Ron Livingston was released in 2010.
Robert's films also include ''No Promises'', ''X-Factor – Portrait of a Stuntman'' and ''Stone's Law''. In television, he wrote and directed the pilot episode for ''Alternate Realities''.
References
External links
NY TimesMSN*
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Living people
American film producers
American film editors
Year of birth missing (living people)