Bonanno: A Godfather's Story 1999 TV, 139 min. Genre: Drama aka: Youngest Godfather
Director: Michel Poulette Cast: Martin Landau, Edward James Olmos, Costas Mandylor, Guido Grasso Jr., Bruce Ramsay, Tony Nardi, Robert Loggia, Zachary Bennett, Domenico Fiore, Claudia Ferri, Vito Rezza, Vince Corazza, Jessica Welch, Vito DeFilippo, Aldo Tirelli
This made-for-TV production covers the life of Mafia boss Joseph Bonanno (Martin Landau-elderly, Tony Nardi-middle age, and Bruce Ramsey-young) from his childhood in Italy through his adulthood as a Mafia Don.
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Fist of the North Star 1995 R, 103 min. Genre: Action
Director: Tony Randel Cast: Gary Daniels, Costas Mandylor, Malcolm McDowell, Downtown Julie Brown, Dante Basco, Chris Penn, Nalona Herron, Melvin Van Peebles, Chris DeRose, Clint Howard, Leon White, Tracey Walter, Andre Rosey Brown, Paulo Tocha, Rowena Guinness
Banished warrior Kenshiro (Gary Daniels) fights the villainous Lord Shin (Costas Mandylor) who took Kenshiro's bride and murdered his father.
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The Fury Within 1998 PG-13, 91 min. Genre: Family / Drama / Horror
Director: Noel Nosseck Cast: Ally Sheedy, Costas Mandylor, Vincent Berry, Steve Bastoni, Franca Rubiu, Philip Holder, Desmond Kelly, Emily Borg, Enrico Mammarella, Craig Marriott, Jodie Dry, Denni Gordon, Gerald Maguire, Tom Betts, Sandra Bell
This run-of-the-mill, made-for-TV thriller is about a recently separated couple, Joanna and Mike Hanlon (Ally Sheedy and Costas Mandylor), and their three children who are terrorized by a poltergeist that moves into their home.
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The Game of Their Lives 2005 PG, 101 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Miracle Match
Director: David Anspaugh Cast: John Rhys-Davies, Wes Bentley, Gerard Butler, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Patrick Stewart, Jay Rodan, Gavin Rossdale, Zachery Ty Bryan, Costas Mandylor, Louis Mandylor, Bill Smitrovich, Terry Kinney
The U.S. soccer team won an exciting match against England's team in 1950. This is the story about the personal lives of the players on that team of underdogs who performed a stunning upset at the World Cup match.
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Just Write 1997 PG-13, 102 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Gallerani Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams, Wallace Shawn, Alex Rocco, Jeffrey D. Sams, Costas Mandylor, Yeardley Smith, Holland Taylor, Anita Barone
A tour bus driver, Harold McMurphy (Jeremy Piven), sees a future with his favorite star, Amanda Clark (Sherilyn Fenn), when she wrongly assumes that he is a screenwriter. He goes along with the charade that leads to more than one complication for Harold in this comedy.
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Mobsters 1991 R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Karbelnikoff Cast: Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor, F. Murray Abraham, Lara Flynn Boyle, Anthony Quinn, Rodney Eastman, Jeremy Schoenberg, Michael Gambon, Chris Penn, Miles Perlich
This film is based on the lives of 20th century gangsters–Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel, and Meyer Lansky (Christian Slater, Costas Mandylor, Richard Grieco, and Patrick Dempsey). The story relates their rise from young thugs on the streets of New York in the early 1900s to their teaming up and controlling organized crime.
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Saw 3D 2010 R, 90 min. Genre: Mystery / Horror
Director: Kevin Greutert Cast: Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery, Dean Armstrong, Chad Donella, Gina Holden, Chester Bennington, Rebecca Marshall, Naomi Snieckus, Laurence Anthony, James Van Patten, Ned Bellamy, Greg Bryk
The "Jaws" series of horror films continues, and this time it is presented in 3D. Deceased psychopath Jigsaw's (Tobin Bell) survivors seek counseling from self-help guru Bobby Dagen (Sean Patrick Flanery) who claims that he was also a victim. Bobby is a hustler who has written a book about his survival, but his secrets will open up even more terror. Jigsaw's psychotic protegee Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) is still out there and is abetted by cop Gibson (Chad Donella) while carrying out Jigsaw's post-mortem murder spree. And the gore continues.
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Saw III 2006 R, 107 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Cast: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh, Dina Meyer, Mpho Koaho, Barry Flatman, Lyriq Bent, J. LaRose, Debra McCabe, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Kim Roberts, Alan Van Sprang
That evil serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) is back. This time around, he has eluded the police but is bedridden and on the verge of death. With help from his new apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith), Jigsaw manages the kidnapping of Dr. Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) because he wants her to perform brain surgery on him, which will allow him to watch his next victim, Jeff (Angus Macfadyen), play his vicious "chess game" that takes him through a series of increasingly dangerous traps.
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Saw IV 2007 R, 95 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Cast: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Lyriq Bent, Athena Karkanis, Justin Louis, Simon Reynolds, Donnie Wahlberg, Angus Macfadyen, Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Dina Meyer, Mike Realba
Serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) was killed at the end of "Saw III," but his autopsy reveals that before he was killed he swallowed a cassette tape. The tape shows Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) and Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) caught in a death trap. Now, a new puzzle presents itself giving Detective Rigg (Lyriq Bent) just 90 minutes to evade interconnected traps, including moral dilemmas, in his quest to find Hoffman and Matthews.
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Saw V 2008 R, 90 min. Genre: Horror / Action / Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Hackl Cast: Tobin Bell, Julie Benz, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Costas Mandylor, Meagan Good, Mark Rolston, Carlo Rota, Greg Bryk, Laura Gordon, Joris Jarsky, Mike Butters, Al Sapienza, Mike Realba, Lyriq Bent
The deceased sociopath Jigsaw's (Tobin Bell) deadly work is now being carried out by detective Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) who uses his police skills to track down those who could expose him. This story uses flashbacks to previous "Saw" films as Hoffman–while being pursued by Agent Straum (Scott Patterson)–now becomes the one using mechanical contraptions on victims that result in either mutilation or death.
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Saw VI 2009 R, 91 min. Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Kevin Greutert Cast: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell, Shawnee Smith, Peter Outerbridge, Samantha Lemole, Tanedra Howard, Marty Moreau, Shawn Ahmed, Janelle Hutchison, Caroline Cave, Gerry Mendicino, Shauna MacDonald, George Newbern
The FBI is on the trail of Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) who they believe is carrying out the deeds of vengeance ordered by Jigsaw (Tobin Bell). The terror continues, and this time it is not only those performing evil who are punished. Insurance executive William (Peter Outerbridge) has denied health care for the needy, and he becomes a victim in the continuing mayhem.
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Scent of Danger 2002 TV, 88 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller aka: Scent of Murder
Director: Peter Svatek Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Costas Mandylor, Emma Campbell, Bruce Dinsmore, James McGowan, Ellen David, Steve Adams, Alicia Ducasse, Cary Lawrence, Vlasta Vrana, Victoria Van Ryswyk, Genevieve Cocke, Kody McWilliams, Vincent Leclerc
Dog trainer Brenna Shaw (Sherilyn Fenn) also helps in search-and-rescue cases. She saves a young captive, Zoe Hendricks (Alicia Ducasse), of serial killer Gideon (James McGowan), and now the killer intends to make Brenna his next victim. Made for TV.
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Stealth Fighter 1999 R, 88 min. Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Jim Wynorski Cast: Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Ernie Hudson, Erika Eleniak, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Mark Adair-Rios, Sarah Dampf, Andrew Divoff, George Gerdes, Jon Huertas, William Sadler, John Enos III, Alex Meneses, Michael Gregory, Steve J. Hennessy
Navy pilot Owen Turner (Ice-T) faked his death 10 years ago and now is employed by a Latin American drug dealer. The dealer has captured a nuclear submarine, and Owen steals a stealth bomber so they can hold the world hostage. But, Owen's old buddy Ryan Mitchell (Costas Mandylor) knows a lot about his habits and sets out to save the world.
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Virtuosity 1995 R, 105 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Brett Leonard Cast: Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe, William Forsythe, Louise Fletcher, Kevin J. O'Connor, Traci Lords, Stephen Spinella, William Fichtner, Costas Mandylor, Kaley Cuoco, Christopher Murray, Heidi Schanz, Gordon Jennison Noice, Mari Morrow
Parker Barnes (Denzel Washington) was once an LA cop, but now he is in prison. Barnes is given a chance for redemption if he can track down Lindenmeyer's (Stephen Spinella) creation: Sid 6.7 (Russell Crowe), a cyberspace villain with 183 different criminal minds– including those of Hitler, John Wayne Gacy, and Charles Manson.
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| 1. Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999) aka: Youngest Godfather
2. Fist of the North Star (1995)
3. The Fury Within (1998)
4. The Game of Their Lives (2005) aka: The Miracle Match
5. Just Write (1997)
6. Mobsters (1991)
7. Saw 3D (2010)
8. Saw III (2006)
9. Saw IV (2007)
10. Saw V (2008)
11. Saw VI (2009)
12. Scent of Danger (2002) aka: Scent of Murder
13. Stealth Fighter (1999)
14. Virtuosity (1995)
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