Alone in the Neon Jungle 1988  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Danny Aiello, Jon Tenney, Joe Morton, Raymond Serra, Jon Polito, Priscilla Lopez, Charlotte d'Amboise, W.T. Martin, Jude Ciccolella, Frank Converse, Brad Greenquist, Georg Stanford Brown
When tough police Capt. Janet Hamilton (Suzanne Pleshette) transfers to the crime-infested district known as "The Sewer," she finds that some members of her own police force are guilty of crimes in the area, and corruption within the department is a problem that must be dealt with.
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Codebreakers 2005  TV, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Code Breakers
Director: Rod Holcomb
Cast: Scott Glenn, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jake Busey, Jude Ciccolella, Jeff Roop, Corey Sevier, Shane Daly, Robin Dunne, Adam Grimes, Theo Rossi, Richard Zeppieri, Jonathan Walker, Tim Post, Sarah Gadon
This ESPN film examines the academic cheating scandal at West Point in 1951, which involved 83 cadets after Coach Blaik (Scott Glenn) and his Assistant Coach Vince Lombardi (Richard Zeppieri) relentlessly drove their players to excel on the football field at the expense of cheating at academics and violating the honor code.
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 Glengarry Glen Ross 1992  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Foley
Cast: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce, Bruce Altman, Jude Ciccolella, Paul Butler, Barry Rossen, Neal Jones, Dana Lee, Julie Payne, George Cheung
This is the Pulitzer Prize winning story about 24 hours in the lives of four Chicago real estate salesmen–Ricky Roma (Al Pacino), Shelley "The Machine" Levine (Jack Lemmon), Moss (Ed Harris), and Aaronow (Alan Arkin). Sales consultant Blake (Alec Baldwin) orders the salesmen to "sell or get out," and now they will stop at almost nothing in their desperate attempts to obtain sales and keep their respective jobs. A good movie.
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 Head of State 2003   PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Rock
Cast: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Tamala Jones, Dylan Baker, Lynn Whitfield, Nick Searcy, Robin Givens, James Rebhorn, Keith David, Stephanie March, Tracy Morgan, Jude Ciccolella
After the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates are killed in a plane crash, the party chooses inept Washington D.C. Alderman Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock) as its replacement for president. Mays names his bail bondsman brother, Mitch (Bernie Mac), as his running mate, and, to the surprise of party bigwigs, the tide turns as Mays' street talk begins to win over the voters.
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High Crimes 2002 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Bruce Davison, Tom Bower, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Michael Gaston, Jude Ciccolella, Michael Shannon, Dendrie Taylor, Paula Jai Parker, John Billingsley, Emilio Rivera
Attorney Claire Kubik (Ashley Judd) teams up with military lawyer Lt. Terrence Embry (Adam Scott) and civilian attorney Charles W. Grimes (Morgan Freeman) after her ex-USMC husband Tom(James Caviezel) is arrested and charged with murder for war crimes he supposedly committed while serving in El Salvador many years earlier.
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Mad Love 1995 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Antonia Bird
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Chris O'Donnell, Joan Allen, Jude Ciccolella, Matthew Lillard, Robert Nadir, Kevin Dunn, Liev Schreiber, Richard Chaim, Amy Sakasitz
Good boy Matt (Chris O'Donnell) meets and falls in love with wild and crazy Casey (Drew Barrymore) and runs away with her when her parents plan to send her to a sanitarium.
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Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart 2003 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jason Ensler
Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Tim Matheson, Joanna Cassidy, Jude Ciccolella, Mauralea Austin, Dorie Barton, Sean Gallagher, Michelle Nolden, Terri Govang, Nigel Bennett, Richard Donat, Toni Grossett
Cybill Shepherd takes on the role of the queen of households in this story showing the contrast between Martha Stewart's sweet TV personality versus her nasty performances off-screen as she steps on toes to ensure her rise to fame.
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 The Shawshank Redemption 1994  R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Gil Bellows, Mark Rolston, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn, David Proval, Larry Brandenburg, Neil Guintoli, Brian Libby, Joseph Ragno, Jude Ciccolella
Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) has been falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to Shawshank State Prison in Maine. Once there, he learns just how tough prison can be. One shining light in his newfound Hell is Red (Morgan Freeman) who shows Andy how to work the prison system to survive. Set in the 1940s, this film is based on a Stephen King short story. Seven Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Picture and Actor (Morgan Freeman).
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 Sin City 2005  R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Frank Miller's Sin City
Director: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Nick Stahl, Powers Boothe, Rutger Hauer, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Jaime King, Michael Clarke Duncan, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Jude Ciccolella
Three of Frank Miller's stories–"The Hard Goodbye," "The Big Fat Kill," and "The Big Fat Bastard"–make up this movie in which murder, gore, and mayhem abound. In one segment, Marv (Mickey Rourke) is in love with prostitute Goldie (Jaime King) but finds her murdered by demon cannibal Kevin (Elijah Wood). Another segment, involves cop Hartigan (Bruce Willis) doing everything in his power to save stripper Nancy (Jessica Alba) from being raped by the murdering "Yellow Bastard" (Nick Stahl). And, then there is photographer Dwight (Clive Owen) who tangles with corrupt cop Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro) only to find himself in the middle of a mess involving dangerous ladies of Sin City who are led by Gail (Rosario Dawson). Great special effects.
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 1992 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alastair Reid
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Jeff Daniels, Maria Conchita Alonse, Eli Wallach, Robert Prosky, Donald Moffat, Al Waxman, Tony Lo Bianco, Kate Reid, Brad Sullivan, Val Avery, Jude Ciccolella, Victor Slezak, Frank Pellegrino, Henderson Forsythe
This true story involves the activities of Jackie Presser (Brian Dennehy) who became president of the Teamsters Union following the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Presser had problems with the FBI and the Mafia, and his rise to power proved to be short-lived.
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 The Terminal 2004 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Barry Shabaka Henley, Kumar Pallana, Zoe Saldana, Eddie Jones, Michael Nouri, Jude Ciccolella, Corey Reynolds, Guillermo Diaz, Rini Bell, Sasha Spielberg
Just as he arrives in NYC, Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) learns that his country has undergone a coup and, thus, his passport is no longer valid. Because his life has been put on hold while he awaits news that the coup has been foiled, Viktor decides to spend the day at JFK–a day that turns into nine months, during which time he falls in love, learns English, and becomes a hero to JFK employees.
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| 1. Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
2. Codebreakers (2005)
aka: Code Breakers
3. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
4. Head of State (2003)
5. High Crimes (2002)
6. Mad Love (1995)
7. Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (2003)
8. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
9. Sin City (2005)
aka: Frank Miller's Sin City
10. Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
11. The Terminal (2004)
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