Geneva man ready for 'Action!' Auditions for new filmmaker's Tri-Cities-, Chicago-based thriller set for Saturday.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April, 2004 | by Pierce, Gala M.

Byline: Gala M. Pierce Daily Herald Staff Writer For his first full-length feature film, Jose Gomez wants to tell the story of a young couple in love. They stumble upon a briefcase full of blood money - what they feel may fulfill their dreams. After finishing the script, the 30-year-old Geneva man thought his story resembled a more familiar tale.

"One day, I realized that I was subliminally or unconsciously making a modern retelling of 'MacBeth,'" he said. Gomez liked Orson Welles' film noir-like telling of "MacBeth" from the 1940s, and Roman Polanski's Medieval spin of the Shakespeare tale in the early '70s. Gomez envisions a modern-day story of a couple hoping a briefcase full of money, instead of a king's crown, can fulfill all their desires. After...