 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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 Coffee and Cigarettes 2004  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinque Lee, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Joseph Rigano, Vinny Vella, Vinny Vella Jr., Renee French, Cate Blanchett
Over a period of 18 years, Jim Jarmusch put together this series of amusing vignettes, which all revolve around coffee and cigarettes.
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La Ciudad 1998 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The City
Director: David Riker
Cast: Anthony Rivera, Joseph Rigano, Miguel Maldonado, Cipriano Garcia, Leticia Herrera, Jose Rabelo, Rosa Caguana, Ricardo Cuevas, Silvia Goiz
New York immigrants from Latin America contribute to this anthology relating the bleakness of life for many Americans who, despite difficult odds, retain hope for the future.
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| 1. Casino (1995)
2. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
3. La Ciudad (1998)
aka: The City
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