Paul Sorvino: Bad Publicity Killed Taxpayer-funded Film Deal

"Goodfellas" actor Paul Sorvino is blaming unfavorable news coverage for killing a deal to distribute a movie he produced with $500,000 from a Pennsylvania county. Sorvino told WILK-FM on Wednesday that negative commentary from a station host and a newspaper columnist caused trouble for "The Trouble With Cali." He says a Canadian distributor didn't want to be part of the controversy surrounding the taxpayer-subsidized production. It was written by Sorvino's daughter Amanda and co-starred his Oscar-winning daughter Mira. Sorvino says he's upset the movie languished after debuting at a 2012 film festival.
He says he'd repay taxpayers if he had the money.