Bed of Roses 1996  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Goldenberg
Cast: Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela Adlon, Josh Brolin, Brian Tarantina, Debra Monk, Mary Alice, Kenneth Cranham, Ally Walker, Anne Pitoniak, Gina Torres, Nick Tate
Wealthy widower Lewis (Christian Slater) sends Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) flowers at her Wall Street office. Lisa is thrilled until she discovers that her admirer delivers flowers for a living (he enjoys watching people smile when they receive flowers). Love perseveres, and romance wins out in this romantic comedy.
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City by the Sea 2002  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, William Forsythe, George Dzundza, Patti LuPone, Anson Mount, John Doman, Brian Tarantina, Drena DeNiro
A NYC cop, Vincent LaMarca (Robert De Niro), re-enters his junkie son Joey's (James Franco) life after Joey is implicated in a murder. Because Vincent's own father was executed for kidnap and murder years earlier, Vincent questions whether murder could be a family legacy. 1 User Review
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 Donnie Brasco 1997  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, Anne Heche, James Russo, Andrew Parks, Zach Grenier, Gretchen Mol, Val Avery, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano, Brian Tarantina, Rocco Sisto
Based on FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone's 1989 memoirs, this is the story of how Pistone/Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp) was able to infiltrate a Brooklyn mob, by acting as a mole, and win the trust of hit-man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). However, once he wins that trust, the two form a friendship that threatens to undermine Brasco's reason for infiltrating the gang. His friendship with Ruggiero also presents problems in his marriage to Maggie (Anne Heche) as well as his devotion to law and order.
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Duane Hopwood 2005 R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Mulhern
Cast: David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander, Susan Lynch, Dick Cavett, Steve Schirripa, Jerry Grayson, Bill Buell, John Krasinski, Ramya Pratt, Brian Tarantina, Irma St. Paule, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Lenny Venito
Duane Hopwood (David Schwimmer) has hit rock bottom. His wife, Linda (Janeane Garofalo), has filed for divorce after he was arrested for drunk driving, and now he has lost his job as pit boss at an Atlantic City casino. With help from friends–maintenance man Anthony (Judah Friedlander) and bartender Gina (Susan Lynch)–Duane does get his life back on track and regains his family. In the process, he learns about unconditional love and how to celebrate life.
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 The January Man 1989  R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Action / Comedy / Thriller / Romance
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Susan Sarandon, Rod Steiger, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello, Alan Rickman, Faye Grant, Tandy Cronyn, Kenneth Welsh, Brian Tarantina, Bill Cobbs, Bruce MacVittie, Jayne Haynes, Greg Walker
There is a serial killer on the loose in New York City, and Nick Starkey (Kevin Kline) is called back into service by his brother, the NYPD police commissioner Frank Starkey (Harvey Keitel), to track down the killer. Mayor Eamon Flynn (Rod Steiger) gets Nick reinstated on the force. During his investigation, Nick manages to have an affair with Flynn's daughter, Bernadette (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), and still finds the killer.
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Motherhood 2009 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Cast: Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Minnie Driver, Matthew & David Shallipp, Daisy Tahan, Alice Drummond, Stephanie Szostak, Celina Vignaud, Dale Soules, James Lecesne, Marceline Hugot, Victor Colicchio, Brian Tarantina, Kerry Bishe, Neal Huff
Emotionally distressed Eliza Welsh (Uma Thurman) lives in New York's West Village where she is planning her six-year-old daughter's birthday party. Eliza tries to find her sense of self as she meets small crises along the way while experiencing her life as wife of Avery (Anthony Edwards) and mother to her son and daughter.
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Resting Place 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: John Lithgow, M. Emmet Walsh, Brian Tarantina, Morgan Freeman, G.D. Spradlin, Richard(2) Brooks, Richard Bradford, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen, John Philbin, Bob Hannah, Marc Clement, Mert Hatfield, Elliott Street, Tegan West
Major Kendall Laird (John Lithgow) accompanies the body of a Black lieutenant, who was killed in action, to his hometown in Georgia. When Laird arrives in town, he meets the deceased soldier's parents, Luther and Ada Johnson (Morgan Freeman and CCH Pounder) and learns that he must deal with racial tension when it is recognized that the Black lieutenant is slated to be buried in a White cemetery.
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The Saint of Fort Washington 1993 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Rick Aviles, Nina Siemaszko, Ving Rhames, Joe Seneca, Adam Trese, Kevin Corrigan, Brian Tarantina, Aida Turturro
Two down-on-their-luck young men (Matt Dillon and Danny Glover) join forces to escape the oppression of the homeless in New York City.
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 Summer of Sam 1999 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli, Saverio Guerra, Brian Tarantina, Bebe Neuwirth, Anthony LaPaglia, Ben Gazzara
Set during the summer of 1977, when "Son of Sam"–David Berkowitz–was on his killing spree in the Bronx, this Spike Lee drama examines the sexual freedom of the era. The plot revolves around a group of Italian-Americans who love the disco life but are affected by the fear Berkowitz caused when one murder victim after another is discovered in their neighborhood.
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Trust the Man 2006 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Bart Freundlich
Cast: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eva Mendes, Garry Shandling, Sascha & Brianna Gillen, Liam Broggy, Scott Sowers, Ellen Barkin, Brian Tarantina, Sarah Knowlton, Justin Bartha, Dagmara Dominczyk
Two spoiled couples–popular stage actress Rebecca (Julianne Moore) and her sex-addicted husband Tom (David Duchovny) and Rebecca's slacker brother Tobey (Billy Crudup) and children's writer Elaine (Maggie Gyllenhaal)–arrive at turning points in their relationships as romantic problems rise to the fore.
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Uncle Buck 1989 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Hughes
Cast: John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood, Brian Tarantina, Mike Starr, Suzanne Shepherd, William Windom
While his brother (Garrett M. Brown) and sister-in-law (Elaine Bromka) are out of town, Uncle Buck (John Candy) steps in and takes care of their children: six-year-old Maizy (Gaby Hoffman), eight-year-old Miles (Macaulay Culkin), and teenager Tia (Jean Louisa Kelly). Although there are problems at first, the inept Uncle Buck manages to overcome his own faults and wins the respect of the children.
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| 1. Bed of Roses (1996)
2. City by the Sea (2002)
3. Donnie Brasco (1997)
4. Duane Hopwood (2005)
5. The January Man (1989)
6. Motherhood (2009)
7. Resting Place (1986)
8. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
9. Summer of Sam (1999)
10. Trust the Man (2006)
11. Uncle Buck (1989)
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