Production
Now Completed: Today's Special (FKA '7 To The Palace') writers Aasif Mandvi and Jonathan Bines, director David Kaplan
Synopsis:
"Today's Special" is a heartwarming New York style Tandoori comedy. Samir (Aasif Mandvi) is a talented cook who dreams of being a great French Chef, but when he is forced to abandon his dream and run his fathers Indian restaurant in Jackson Heights, his life is forever changed. Learning the alchemy of Indian cuisine from a mystical larger than life immigrant cab driver, Samir manages to heal himself and his family, fall in love and turn a dreary run down greasy spoon restaurant into one of New York's most talked about eateries. "Today's Special" is about food, family, love, magic and New York. Also, starring: Naseerudin Shah, Kevin Corrigan, Madhur Jaffrey and Harish Patel. Visit the IMDB page: www.imdb.com/title/tt1153053/
Currently in Development / Optioned Property: The Untitled Syd Barrett Project. Based on the book by Tim Willis entitled, Madcap: The Half-Life of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's Lost Genius.
Currently in Development: TEXASSTYLE writer/director Alex Kilgore
Synopsis:
Fledgling screenwriter Jake Marlow (Matthew Stadelmann) and his hippie film professor, Mr. Mumford get in over their heads when they lie to their edgy dentist "financier", T Bob Dickey, telling him Luke Wilson is attached to their low budget film, "Texasstyle." Commerce crushes art and celebrity trumps all in this Lone Star Faust, a punk rock two step between investor and filmmaker on the "third coast."