Baby It's You 1983  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin, Jack Davidson, Frank Vincent, Fisher Stevens, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew Modine, Nick Ferrari, Leora Dana, Bill Raymond, Sam McMurray, Dolores Messina, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Marta Kober
The rich-girl-in-love-with-boy-from-the-other-side-of-the-tracks classic storyline is again used; this time however, it's the 1960s and Jill Rosen (Rosanna Arquette) is an intelligent, college bound Jewish girl, and Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo (Vincent Spano) is an Italian waiter with aspirations to become a singer. Good performances and script.
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 Belly 1998  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hype Williams
Cast: DMX, Nas, Method Man, Taral Hicks, Tyrin Turner, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Hassan Johnson, Oliver "Power" Grant, Kurt Loder, Stan Drayton, Louie Rankin, James Parris, Frank Vincent, Jay Black, Ben Chavis
Petty criminals Tommy (DMX) and Sincere (Nas) up the ante when they find an opening in the Midwestern drug market. But when Tommy and Sincere ply their trade of interstate heroin dealing, the feds quickly pursue them, and the bodies start to pile up.
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 Casino 1995 R, 171 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, L.Q. Jones, Dick Smothers, Frank Vincent, Pasquale Cajano, Vinny Vella, Joseph Rigano, John Bloom, Melissa Prophet
Accomplished gambler Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro), who plays by the rules, enters the mob-controlled Las Vegas scene in the 1970s when he becomes an operator of the Tangiers Casino. His best friend, Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), is a Mafia under-boss who robs locals and cheats his way to the top of the gambling world. Now, Las Vegas hustler Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone) becomes part of their lives when Ace falls in love with her. This leads to the downfall of Ace, Ginger, and Nicky as they seek new heights in the world of drugs and violence. The message of this film is that greed, lust, and corruption lie just below the surface glitz that is Las Vegas.
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Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace 1991  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mob Justice
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: Tony Danza, Ted Levine, Dan Lauria, Frank Vincent, Joe Lisi, James Rebhorn, Nicholas Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson, Caroline Aaron, Leonardo Cimino, Wendy Makkena, Kevin Corrigan
Gus Farace (Tony Danza) is a small-time gangster by night and a trusted member of a mob family by day. After he kills a cop (Samuel L. Jackson), both the police and, at police request, the mob are after Gus. But Gus still has friends in the mob that may help. As expected, the film heads to the inevitable showdown. Originally made for TV.
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Entropy 1999 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Joanou
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Judith Godreche, Kelly Macdonald, Lauren Holly, Jon Tenney, Frank Vincent, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Hector Elizondo, Bono, Shannon Fiedler
Jake (Stephen Dorff) does fine directing videos for the band U2. Now he gets an offer to make a feature-length film, and one aspect of his life improves as he directs a documentary about U2 while his personal life slides downhill.
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 GoodFellas 1990  R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Debi Mazar, Chuck Low, Frank DiLeo, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Catherine Scorsese, Beau Starr
The New York Mafia, from the mid-1950s until 1980, is the subject of this film that captures the essence of loyalty among Family members. Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book, this is the story of Henry Hill's (Ray Liotta) long tenure as a member of the Mafia. Joe Pesci won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Five nominations were also received, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Lorraine Bracco).
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Gotti 1996 R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Harmon
Cast: Armand Assante, William Forsythe, Richard C. Sarafian, Frank Vincent, Anthony Quinn, Dominic Chianese, Vincent Pastore, Scott Cohen, Raymond Serra, Marc Lawrence
Made for HBO, this is the biography on NYC's high-profile Mafia boss, John Gotti (Armand Assante). It follows his rise to the top in the crime world through his fall when captured and imprisoned.
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Gun Shy 2000 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eric Blakeney
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Jose Zuniga, Richard Schiff, Mary McCormack, Mitch Pileggi, Andrew Lauer, Paul Ben-Victor, Frank Vincent
Undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayo (Liam Neeson) has been stressed-out by his dangerous line of work. As a solution to his problem with flatulence, he heads for group therapy where he meets nurse Judy "the Enema Queen" (Sandra Bullock) who helps him recover. But she cannot solve the problem of his next undercover assignment.
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If You Only Knew 2000 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Snedeker
Cast: Johnathon Schaech, Alison Eastwood, James LeGros, Gabrielle Anwar, Lainie Kazan, Frank Vincent, Paul Sampson, Dayna Danika, Annie Corley, Miguel A. Nunez Jr.
Parker Concorde (Johnathon Schaech) pretends to be gay so that beautiful artist Samantha (Alison Eastwood) will share her apartment with him. Parker has fallen for Samantha and wants the chance to be near her, but he has problems impressing her because she keeps setting him up with her gay male friends.
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Jungle Fever 1991 R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, Anthony Quinn
This Spike Lee offering, "Jungle Fever" (Lee's term for an unhealthy interracial sexual affair), is very amusing, psychologically powerful, and supported by impressive performances. The story involves a married Black man who has an affair with a White woman and how their actions affect those around them.
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Last Exit to Brooklyn 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Uli Edel
Cast: Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson, Jerry Orbach, Stephen Baldwin, Ricki Lake, Jason Andrews, Maia Danziger, Frank Vincent, James Lorinz, Sam Rockwell, Camille Saviola
Based on Hubert Selby Jr's novel, this is the story about down-and-out characters in Brooklyn during the 1940s.
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Mortal Thoughts 1991 R, 104 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis, John Pankow, Harvey Keitel, Billie Neal, Frank Vincent, Karen Shallo, Crystal Field, Marianne Leone
Cynthia (Demi Moore) is confessing to the police and to a video camera that she killed her best friend's (Glenne Headly) husband, an abusive, wayward man. The story is told in flashbacks and shows the events prior to the murder. Whodunit?
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Nothing to Lose 1995 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Ten Benny
Director: Eric Bross
Cast: Adrien Brody, Sybil Temchen, Michael Gallagher, Tony Gillan, James E. Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Gayle Scott, Greg Zittel, David Deblinger
Ray (Adrien Brody) and Mike (Michael Gallagher) have been best friends since childhood until Ray's gambling, on money borrowed from a loan shark, gets him into trouble–big time.
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 Raging Bull 1980  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Martin Scorsese, Geraldine Smith, Theresa Saldana, Frank Adonis, Mario Gallo, Michael Badalucco, John Turturro, Joseph Bono, Frank Topham, Lori Anne Flax
Robert De Niro won the Academy Award for his performance as Jake La Motta, boxing's middleweight champion. Jake's brother Joey (Joe Pesci) has helped him gain the right to fight for the title against Sugar Ray Robinson. Then, jealousy raises its ugly head over Jake's wife Vickie (Cathy Moriarty), and the self-destructive Jake takes out his rage in the ring. A downward spiral is inevitable, and Jake not only loses his title but also destroys his marriage to Vickie and his relationship with Joey as well. The boxing scenes are works of art in this well-presented film. Other Oscar nominations included Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Joe Pesci), Supporting Actress (Cathy Moriarty), and Director (Martin Scorsese).
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She's the One 1996 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Edward Burns
Cast: Edward Burns, Maxine Bahns, Cameron Diaz, Mike McGlone, John Mahoney, Jennifer Aniston, Malachy McCourt, Leslie Mann, Amanda Peet, Anita Gillette, Frank Vincent, Robert Weil, Tom Tammi, Beatrice Winde, Eugene Osborne Smith
Irish brothers Mickey (Edward Burns) and Francis (Mike McGlone) along with their father (John Mahoney) have problems in relationships with women. Mickey, for example, meets and marries Hope (Maxine Bahns)–all within 24 hours. What Hope failed to tell Mickey is that she expects him to follow her to Paris where she plans to attend the Sorbonne. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival.
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This Thing of Ours 2003  N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Danny Provenzano
Cast: Frank Vincent, James Caan, Vincent Pastore, Danny Provenzano, Edward Lynch, Louis Vanaria, Christian Maelen, Michael DelGaizo, Pat Cooper, Paul Vario
Three mobsters–Austin (Louis Vanaria), Nick (Danny Provenzano), and Robert (Christian Maelen)–plot to use the Internet as their vehicle for robbing billions from the nation's banks.
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Vig 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Money Kings
Director: Graham Theakston
Cast: Peter Falk, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tyne Daly, Paul Lazar, Tony Sirico, Steve Sweeney, Colm Meaney, Frank Vincent
Vinnie (Peter Falk) runs a bar and is the local bookie in a working-class town–a benevolent man in a peaceful community. But things change when the out-of-town mobster boss sends his nephew (Freddie Prinze Jr.), a violent druggie, to act as Vinnie's collection agent. Now Vinnie must act as things get out of control. Falk makes this otherwise weak film watchable.
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West New York 1996 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Paperblood
Director: Phil Gallo
Cast: Frank Vincent, Gian DiDonna, Gloria Darpino, Brian McCormack, Victor Colicchio, Vincent Pastore, Brian Burke, Dan Grimaldi, Benny Nieves, Henry LeBlanc, Trade Martin, Michael Squicciarini, John Henry Cox
A New Jersey bank hires ex-cop Tom Colletti (Frank Vincent) to oversee shredding of corporate bonds, but Colletti has plans to make some extra money by fencing a few of the bonds. As expected, his plans go awry.
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| 1. Baby It's You (1983)
2. Belly (1998)
3. Casino (1995)
4. Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991)
aka: Mob Justice
5. The Death Collector (1975)
aka: Family Enforcer
6. Entropy (1999)
7. Federal Hill (1994)
8. GoodFellas (1990)
9. Gotti (1996)
10. Gun Shy (2000)
11. If You Only Knew (2000)
12. Jungle Fever (1991)
13. Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
14. Mortal Thoughts (1991)
15. Nothing to Lose (1995)
aka: Ten Benny
16. Raging Bull (1980)
17. She's the One (1996)
18. This Thing of Ours (2003)
19. Vig (1998)
aka: Money Kings
20. West New York (1996)
aka: Paperblood
21. Wise Guys (1986)
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