Tag Archives: Video

Mating Ritual

Posted on March 9, 2022 by John Biscello

Welcome to Wildlife, U.S.A. Today we’ll be taking you deep into the concrete jungle of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, where you’ll witness, uncut and uncensored, the primal mating ritual between the native male and female. Listener discretion advised.

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Jack Kerouac

Posted on March 5, 2022 by John Biscello

Cinematic poetic tribute to Jack Kerouac, honoring his centennial birthday (March 12, 2022).

Posted in Audio, Books, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose | Tagged beat generation, beat tobop, film, jack kerouac, kerouac centennial 2022, Poetry, Spoken Word, Video | Leave a comment

Glow

Posted on September 16, 2020 by John Biscello

Childhood and coke parties. Excerpt from No Man’s Brooklyn.

Posted in Audio, Books, Prose, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged Brooklyn, childhood, family matters, John Biscello, New York, novel, Prose, urban lore, Video | Leave a comment

Lit Trailers

Posted on March 27, 2020 by John Biscello

A series of trailers that were created for two of my novels: Broken Land and Nocturne Variations (Unsolicited Press). Videos and music by Anthony Distefano.

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Brooklyn for Reel

Posted on November 25, 2019 by John Biscello

Video recording of a reading from my novel, No Man’s Brooklyn, as part of “Italian Good Fellas Night” at SOMOS (Taos, NM). In this scene, father and son pay a visit to Atlantic City, where gambling, drinking and storytelling play out … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, photography, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged atlantic city, fathers and sons, Italian-American, John Biscello, no man's brooklyn, novel, Prose, Video | 2 Comments

Trailer for Nocturne Variations

Posted on April 15, 2018 by John Biscello

This is the first literary trailer for Nocturne Variations, my new novel, which will be released this November (Unsolicited Press). Watch here. ABOUT: Dystopic Peter Pan meets surrealist noir in this cinemythical tale about love, loss and the illusions of shadow-play. Los … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Press, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged anthony distefano, dreamland, John Biscello, Literary, los angeles, neverland, nocturne variations, peter pan, Publication, surreal, trailer, unsolicited press, Video | 11 Comments

Literary Trailer #1

Posted on March 1, 2018 by John Biscello

Literary trailer for the re-release of Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale. This is the first of three trailers, the other two being for Raking the Dust and Nocturne Variations, with videos and music created by Anthony Distefano. Watch here.

Posted in Audio, Books, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged august, book launch, Broken Land a Brooklyn Tale, John Biscello, Literary, literary trailer, music, novel, trailer, unsolicited press, Video | 3 Comments

Sacrifice

Posted on December 24, 2017 by John Biscello

It is strange, and indelibly touching, how a sacrifice to the winter gods and summertime sadness co-exist as one and the same thing.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged fall, grace, John Biscello, Lana Del Rey, music, poem, Poetry, rebirth, sacrifice, summertime, summertime sadness, Video, Winter | Leave a comment