Last we heard from Michael Imperioli, best known as Tony's made man nephew on The Sopranos, he was directing Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters at his Off Off Broadway theater. Now he'll be taking a turn behind the camera to direct his own script, The Hungry Ghosts.  read more »

On Monday, Feb. 25, Lorraine Bracco—who around here is still better known as the shrieky wife in GoodFellas than for her role as the shrink with a smoky voice on The Sopranos—threw a launch party for her new line of wines at the Hard Rock Café on Broadway and 43rd Street. No matter how you slice it, a TV actor launching an eponymous line of booze at a Times Square theme restaurant on a Monday night in February is a tad depressing. Fugeddaboutit! The event was well attended and star-studded—even Mayor Bloomberg showed up to support the 53-year-old actress and her vino.

“I have a lot of energy and didn’t want to just walk around in my apartment in circles,” Ms. Bracco told the Daily Transom of why she decided to put her name on a collection of wines, which range from Amarone Classico to Pinot Grigio.  read more »

Sopranos star Steve Schirripa cooks Italian ‘on demand’ in December. ‘I’m a meatball kinda guy!’ he says.  read more »