Latest News for Local Color

The Kitsap Sun has posted an article about the making of 'Local Color'. Director George Gallo talks about casting celebrities on such a small budget. He also mentions how he talked the great German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl out of retirement.

"Gallo called Mueller-Stahl's agent, but was told he had retired to Germany, and wasn't interested in acting any more. But the director got his number and gave him a call anyway."

Redlands Cinema Classic series with the Redlands Art Association will be screening 'Local Colo' tonight, March 5th at 7pm at the Krikorian Cinema 14 in Redlands. Director George Gallo will be in attendence.

"After viewing the film I felt it would be so
appropriate for us to host the first California screening since the
story aligns beautifully to our mission; which is to encourage young
aspiring artists."

'Local Colors' director George Gallo will visit Redlands in March reports the Inland Valley Daily Report.

"It gives you insight to
his youthful experiences, but not only that, it echoes a lot of the
issues that we artists encounter as to what is art and what is not,"
said Annette Weis of the Redlands Art Association.

Read the full article to find out more about the screening and painting demonstraition.

"Feeling is the enemy of the elite." -Nicholi Seroff

From director/writer George Gallo:

All of the art portrayed in LOCAL COLOR were painted by the director/writer, George Gallo. As a plein aire artist, Gallo created over 400 pieces for the film. "Without a doubt, the strength of the insights in the film are due to the fact that George Gallo, besides writing and directing LOCAL COLOR, is an accomplished painter in his own right," says world-renowned painter and best selling author, Richard Schmid.

Plein Aire Painting

"Powerful, Heartfelt and nostalgic, a very absorbing film." –Jeffrey Lyons, Reel Talk

"A deeply felt movie about pursuing your passion in life. Armin Mueller-Stahl is magnificent and young Trevor Morgan matches him step for step." –Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight

"Common man spots bullshit a mile away." -Nicholi Seroff

From director/writer George Gallo:
"Since childhood I have painted pictures. I distinctly remember, much to my late mother's surprise, an incident where I showed her a rendering of a rescue helicopter pulling survivors from a plane crash at sea I had created when I was not much older than three. She didn't believe that I had done it, so she asked me to do another. She was amazed when I completed it and it seemed to make her happy. So, I kept on doing it.

"You're young and life has not kicked the shit out of you yet." -Nicholi Seroff

From director/writer George Gallo:

"You have so much intellect that you have become so stupid." -Nicholi Seroff

From director/writer George Gallo:

From director/writer George Gallo:
"I was shocked that Louisiana could double for upstate New York and Pennsylvania. It is an absolutely gorgeous state, with some of the most breathtaking skies I have ever seen. Some scenes in the movie are so beautiful, they look like paintings. People who have seen the movie have thought we achieved the effects with CGI. The truth is, it's just the natural beauty of the state with wonderful locations and Michael Negrin, our cinematographer, made each image look like an Andrew Wyeth painting.