Grade 3 winner First Captain, exiting the first off-the-board finish of his career, will get an opportunity to rebound as well as give Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the historic $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) Friday at Pimlico Race Course.
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Interview: Nick Stagliano Talks The Virtuoso (Exclusive)
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[L-R] Anthony Hopkins and Writer-director-producer Nick Stagliano on the set of the crime-action thriller, ‘The Virtuoso,’ a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.
Anti-heroes who determinedly set out to interprete the ambiguities of the situations they encounter as they struggle to survive in the film noir genre have long remained timely and provocative. Writer-director-producer Nick Stagliano has once again provena his skill in a making a viscerally modern crime thriller by creating a story that thrives on the subtleties and mysteries that drive the main character and plot with his latest feature, ‘The Virtuoso.’ Also fueled by compelling supporting characters, dynamic compositions and visuals, and bold suspense, the movie is a cinematic achievement, as it explores universal themes of identity, fate, guilt and redemption.