'Sopranos' actor Imperioli directs first film

His new movie, "The Hungry Ghosts," premieres Sept. 15 in Manhattan.

The evening will be something of a cast reunion for actors from "The Sopranos." Steve Schirripa and Sharon Angela star in Imperioli's film, and Vince Curatola and Lorraine Bracco are expected to attend the screening. The hit HBO series ended in 2007.

Ticket sales for the screening at the Rubin Museum will benefit Tibetan refugees and elderly Buddhist monks led by the Dalai Lama.

Imperioli says Buddhism is an antidote to the torments of the movie's characters, who float like ghosts through life, wrestling with drugs, alcohol and sex in search of something spiritual.

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