Julius R. Nasso

By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISAND, N.Y. — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process and have been included in the preliminary round of voting in the upcoming 84th Academy Awards — and “Sing Your Song,”…

Updated: Jan. 03, 2019, 3:35 p.m. | Published: Mar. 18, 2014, 8:28 p.m. By Maura Grunlund | mauragrunlund@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Julius “Jules” R. Nasso, the Staten Island film producer who catapulted Steven Seagal to stardom before their relationship imploded, is set to make a splash in the martial arts/action genre once again, this…

Harbor Lights Theater Honors Steadfast Supporters at Show/Fundraiser by Julie Musbach Jan. 28, 2017    “Since 2010 Harbor Lights Theater Company has been fulfilling our mission to illuminate the human experience, one performance at a time, by producing plays and musicals in beautifully designed, professional productions featuring Broadway talent here on Staten Island. “While our…

By Ryan Faughnder March 18, 2014 5 AM PT Julius R. Nasso made a name for himself as the business partner of Steven Seagal, producing some of the ponytailed martial arts expert’s best-known films. That was before Nasso’s own life began to resemble a Hollywood mafia saga and he landed in prison. In the years since…

The Staten Island New York film festival VIP celebrity party was hosted by Jules Nasso at his lovely palatial estate Villa Terranova on Staten Island. Among invited guest were, Harry Belafonte, Danny Aiello, RZA from the Wu Tang Clan, and Mike Muse just to name a few. The closing award ceremony cocktail party was held…