Cinematic Smiles

Paul Guzzo shares some of his favorite comedy films and explains why he likes them.

The films that will be shown are:

PAWN'D by Sean Michael Davis: A situation comedy about the people and events in an urban pawn shop. Outrageous situations unfold as Big Joe the Millionaire Pawn Broker, his trailer trash sidekick Jimmy and a slew of others conduct business in the ghetto. You will never be prepared for who or what comes in next!

The Job by Brian Bourke: Stu catches a little heat after losing his job, He finds himself trying out to be a stunt man, at the end of the day he just might change his mind after learning just how crazy these guys really are.

Damage Control by Gene May: A collection of short skits by one of Florida's funniest comedy troupes.

About Paul Guzzo

Born and raised in Trenton, NJ, Paul Guzzo moved to Tampa, Fl. in 1999. He received his BA in Journalism from Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. For the past nine years, he been a writer for La Gaceta Newspaper, the nation's only tri-lingual newspaper (English, Spanish and Italian), located in Ybor City in Tampa, Florida.

Along with his brother, Pete Guzzo, Paul co-founded and co-hosts Tampa Film Reviews, a monthly film event founded in January 2004 in Tampa that showcases the films of Florida independent filmmakers. Recently, Paul and Pete were named the "Best Reasons to Believe the Local Film Scene Is Alive and Well" by the Tampa publication The Weekly Planet (now Creative Loafing), and "Creatives of the Week" by Tampa Bay's Media Talk Radio Show. Paul was also chosen an inaugural member of the Gasparilla Film Festival Board of Directors.

Paul has produced four independent films - "Joyce Story", the award-winning short "The Dance", the multi-award winning feature film "99", and "The Ghosts of Ybor", a series of films about Ybor City.