"CITY ISLAND" is now being courted by the trades. Today the announcement was made online by Variety: ************************************************************************************ 'City Island' begins shooting Film stars Mortimer, Arkin, Garcia, Margulies By PAOLA CAPO-GARCIA Indie pic "City Island" has just started lensing in its namesake Bronx locale, with Emily Mortimer, Alan Arkin, Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies filling out the cast. Written and directed by Raymond De Felitta ("The Thing About My Folks"), the comedy tracks a Bronx prison guard (Garcia) who recognizes one of the inmates as his own illegitimate son. Steven Strait ("10,000 BC" and "Stop Loss") plays the inmate son. Paradigm's film finance group packaged the pic and will handle domestic sales, while Westend Films will handle foreign. ************************************************************************************ Click for Variety's page Post by Cecelia Bee