Joseph F. Alexandre
Joseph F. Alexandre was born in Manhasset, NY and currently lives in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Marquette University, with a BA majoring in Political Science. Alexandre has directed several shorts and narrative and documentary features starting with Psychotropic Overload, a psychological thriller in the vein of Jodowrowsky or E. Elais Merhige. In Hock and Staying There is a narrative/doc hybrid about a no-budget Indie's filmmaker's vexing path to sustainability and success, but instead leads to a gradual descent into insanity. In Hock and Staying There got indie gurus' John & Janet Pierson’s attention (Janet is currently chief executive of the SxSW Film Fest) and prompted the Piersons to commission, The Real Casino, for their show Split Screen for IFC/ Bravo, where The Blair Witch Project and American Movie originated. The full- length version Back Home Years Ago: The Real Casino aired on Image Union, WTTW Channel 11, the Chicago PBS affiliate. It has screened in some 25 festivals worldwide and is included on the TF 1 Collector’s Edition 3 disc DVD of Casino in France and all French speaking territories. It was released in the U.S. on DVD with several versions, deleted scenes, and extra interview footage and is available at amazon, netflix, and Blockbuster.com. The film has appeared on IFC, Bravo, PBS, Time-Warner cable, Moviola cable in Canada, as well as being licensed by French media giant TF 1, Delta Airlines, and Air Canada. Most recently, Alexandre wrote ...
Back Home Years Ago: The Real Casino (2013)
Martin Scorsese's award-winning Casino, based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi, was a powerhouse movie filled with mythical stories of Las Vegas in its early years. In this movie, first aired on John Pierson's show "Split Screen" on The Independent Film Channel and ... (more)
Martin Scorsese's award-winning Casino, based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi, was a powerhouse movie filled with mythical stories of Las Vegas in its early years. In this movie, first aired on John Pierson's show "Split Screen" on The Independent Film Channel and ... (more)
Psychotropic Overload
(1994)
A psychiatrist, a fashion photographer and a detective find their lives intertwined in a curious case involving the disappearance of several male models. A deliciously campy but disturbing thriller that'll keep you guessing. Steven Callahan (David Wittman) is a ... (more)
A psychiatrist, a fashion photographer and a detective find their lives intertwined in a curious case involving the disappearance of several male models. A deliciously campy but disturbing thriller that'll keep you guessing. Steven Callahan (David Wittman) is a ... (more)
Warriors of the Discotheque
(2015)
The place is the notorious Starck Club (so called because it was the first major project designed by Philippe Starck in the US.) The Starck Club opened in Dallas in 1984 and not long after hosted the 1984 national Republican Convention. Ironically, it was actually ... (more)
The place is the notorious Starck Club (so called because it was the first major project designed by Philippe Starck in the US.) The Starck Club opened in Dallas in 1984 and not long after hosted the 1984 national Republican Convention. Ironically, it was actually ... (more)
The Early Inauguation (2018)
What happens when a newly elected President of the US takes office? Is he given an orientation, if you will? Is he possibly coerced or influenced to tone down his ambitious campaign rhetoric or vision for the country by the 'powers that be'? Will his Presidency be ... (more)
What happens when a newly elected President of the US takes office? Is he given an orientation, if you will? Is he possibly coerced or influenced to tone down his ambitious campaign rhetoric or vision for the country by the 'powers that be'? Will his Presidency be ... (more)
The Death (Change) of an Industry: The Evolution (Collapse) of Retailing (2022)
The 4th film in the MAGA film chronicles, The Death (Change) of an Industry, explores the fluid business landscape through the prism of the Retailing industry. The film explores the changing landscape by interviewing small business owners, financial analysts, and a ... (more)
The 4th film in the MAGA film chronicles, The Death (Change) of an Industry, explores the fluid business landscape through the prism of the Retailing industry. The film explores the changing landscape by interviewing small business owners, financial analysts, and a ... (more)
In Hock & Staying There
'In Hock & Staying There' chronicles Alexandre's exploits as an Indie filmmaker as he interviews other filmmakers like underground legend David 'The Rock' Nelson, horror writer Jay Bonansinga (The Walking Dead) as well as many others during the 1995 Chicago ... (more)
'In Hock & Staying There' chronicles Alexandre's exploits as an Indie filmmaker as he interviews other filmmakers like underground legend David 'The Rock' Nelson, horror writer Jay Bonansinga (The Walking Dead) as well as many others during the 1995 Chicago ... (more)
Into the Chasm (2001)
Mike Nelson (Kurt Mattsen)is a young aspiring actor who is introduced by a friend to a mysterious gentleman named Mr. Christian (John Crowther). Mr. Christian explains he has a grant to research ang quantify creativity. In exchange Mr. Christian can help Mike's ... (more)
Mike Nelson (Kurt Mattsen)is a young aspiring actor who is introduced by a friend to a mysterious gentleman named Mr. Christian (John Crowther). Mr. Christian explains he has a grant to research ang quantify creativity. In exchange Mr. Christian can help Mike's ... (more)