"Loosies" hits the big screen Jan 11th, in NY, other locations to follow

“Peter and Jaimie Alexander were brilliant along with the rest of the cast...and the film came to life with the music of American Idol star Paul McDonald," stated Producer Chad A. Verdi.

EAST GREENWICH, RI--(Jan 5, 2012) - Rhode Island film production company Verdi Productions (VP) announced today that its film "Loosies" will hit the big screen Jan 11th at the IFC Center located at 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street, New York City, with other locations to follow. “Loosies” is being released through IFC Films and will soon expand to over 60 million homes on Video on Demand through major US cable distributors, as well as iTunes and the SundanceNow website.
Filmed nearly entirely in Rhode Island, "Loosies" tells the story of Bobby (Peter Facinelli, "Twilight"), a NYC pickpocket, who roams the city disguised as a stockbroker. He's handsome and charming, fitting in perfectly with the Wall Street types on the subway and downtown, but with no father and a mother who does not work, Bobby is forced to live a life of crime in order to make ends meet. He becomes the center of a citywide search and soon runs into an even bigger challenge..Lucy (Jaimie Alexander, "Thor"), a recent one-night stand. It is now three months after their passionate one night affair, and Bobby is confronted with a tough reality. Lucy informs him she is pregnant, and that the child is his. Suddenly two different worlds collide, forcing Bobby to reevaluate a lifetime of missteps.
“Loosies” was directed by Rhode Island native Michael Corrente and co-stars Rhode Island actors Tommy DeNucci, (“Inkubus”, “Infected”), Tom Paolino, (“Inkubus”, “Infected”) and Sera Verdi(“Inkubus”, “Infected”).  “One of the main goals in all my films is to utilize the talent and infrastructure we have in Rhode Island, and I’m thrilled we could shoot 90% of Loosies right here,” stated Verdi.  “Having Loosies hit the big screen is a huge accomplishment and something I am very proud of. Then to have the VOD release expanded to over 60 million homes is the icing on the cake.”
“Loosies” also stars William Forsythe (“Boardwalk Empire” HBO, “Inkubus”, “Devil’s Reject”), Michael Madsen, (“Kill Bill”, “Infected”) and Vincent Gallo, (“Brown Bunny”).
For a list of cable providers showing "Loosies," please follow the link below:
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/loosies
For an iTunes rental http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/loosies/id476442409
For a SundanceNow rental http://www.sundancenow.com/film/loosies/775

About IFC
A leader in the independent film industry, IFC Entertainment consists of multiple brands that are devoted to bringing the best of specialty films to the largest possible audience: IFC Films, IFC Festival Direct, IFC Productions and the IFC Center.
IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent and foreign films with a unique day and date distribution model, "IFC In Theaters," that makes films available to a national audience by releasing them simultaneously in theaters as well as on cable's On Demand platform, reaching 50 million homes. 'IFC in Theaters' is available nationwide in standard definition and also offered in high definition on Cablevision and Comcast. IFC Festival Direct features a wide selection of titles acquired from major international film festivals and initially offers them exclusively through On Demand. IFC Productions is a feature film production company that provides financing for select independent film projects. IFC Center is a three screen, state-of-the-art cinema with luxurious seating and HD digital and 35mm projection that shows art-house films in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village. IFC Entertainment's companies are subsidiaries of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC.

About Verdi Productions
Verdi Productions is a fully funded film production company located in East Greenwich, RI, with additional offices in New York City, NY.  The company pursues all aspects of filmmaking, carrying projects from conception of script through postproduction.
Verdi Productions is redefining how films are made on the East Coast.  Unlike other film projects that come to the Northeast, Verdi is establishing itself as a fixture in the Rhode Island community.  Verdi Productions does not operate on a project-to-project basis, but instead functions like a west coast studio, with established offices, full time employees, and a continuous stream of product.
Over the past eighteen months, Chad A. Verdi, the Managing Partner of Verdi Productions and the Managing Partner of The Woodhaven Production Company, a subsidiary of Verdi Productions, has filmed, produced and sold three feature films and is currently in pre-production with his producing partner Noah Kraft on their next feature film titled PAZ.
For more information please visit http://www.verdifilms.com
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