18 Shades of Dust 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Danny Aiello III
Cast: Danny Aiello, William Forsythe, Aida Turturro, Polly Draper, Leonardo Cimino, Michael Margotta, Vincent Pastore, Frank Pellegrino, Larry Romano, Raymond Serra
An aging hit man, Vincent (Danny Aiello), is in trouble with the mob for (allegedly) ratting on the boss. So now, Tommy (William Forsythe), the hot-headed son of the boss, is after Vincent. But, Vincent was a hero of Tommy's as Tommy grew up. What's a person to do? Too long and philosophical. Directing debut of stuntman Danny Aiello III, Danny Aiello's son.
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Amityville II: The Possession 1982 R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Damiano Damiani
Cast: Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, James Olson, Moses Gunn, Jack Magner, Diane Franklin, Andrew Prine, Ted Ross, Danny Aiello III, Leonardo Cimino
This prequel to "The Amityville Horror" tells what happened in the Long Island house before the Lutz family moved in. An Italian-American family move into the house, and their teenage son (Jack Magner) is possessed by evil spirits and kills his family. Now, the family's priest (James Olson) wants to perform an exorcism to save his soul.
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2007  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Brian F. O'Byrne, Blaine Horton, Arija Bareikis, Leonardo Cimino, Lee Wilkof, Damon Gupton, Adrian Martinez
Although both work for a Manhattan real-estate firm, brothers Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Hank (Ethan Hawke) desperately need money. Their solution: rob their parents' (Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris) jewelry store. They can take the jewels and sell them, and their parents can collect on the insurance. Thus, nobody loses. But as the story continues, flashbacks reveal a multitude of family problems–including Hank sleeping with Andy's wife (Marisa Tomei)–and the planned robbery is destined to trigger the family's final collision course.
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The Confession 1964  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Quick, Let's Get Married
Seven Different Ways
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Barbara Eden, Michael Ansara, Walter Abel, Elliott Gould, Cecil Kellaway, Pippa Scott, Leonardo Cimino, Vinton Haworth
This film was made in 1964 but it was not released for showing until 1971; it involves a joke pulled on an unworldly prostitute. Elliott Gould made a quiet film debut in this weak flick that wasted the talents of the good cast.
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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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Jeremy 1973 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Barron
Cast: Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Len Bari, Leonardo Cimino, Ned Wilson, Chris Bohn, Pat Wheel, Ted Sorel, Bruce Friedman, Eunice Anderson
Teenagers–Jeremy and Susan (Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor)–fall in love only to learn that they will be separated when Jeremy's family moves away. This film promoted Robby Benson to full-fledged star status and represents Glynnis O'Connor's first starring role.
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The Man in the Glass Booth 1975  PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Lois Nettleton, Luther Adler, Lawrence Pressman, Henry Brown, Richard Rasof, David Nash, Martin Berman, Sy Kramer, Lloyd Bochner, Robert H. Harris, Norbert Schiller, Berry Kroeger, Leonardo Cimino, Connie Sawyer
In 1965, Arthur Goldman (Maximilian Schell) is a wealthy Jewish industrialist enjoying life in a luxury apartment in Manhattan when Israeli agents break into his home and arrest him for being the Nazi war criminal "Dorff" who ran a Nazi death camp. Goldman is drugged and sent to Israel where he is tried while in a protective glass booth. Now the question is, "Is he, or is he not, really Dorff?" This screen adaptation of Robert Shaw's play is so far removed from Shaw's interpretation that Shaw removed his name from the credits.
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Monsignor 1982 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Genevieve Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller, Joseph Cortese, Leonardo Cimino, Robert Prosky, Tomas Milian, Adolfo Celi, Joe Pantoliano
Corruption in the Vatican occurs when a Priest (Christopher Reeve) has Mafia ties. The priest makes a deal to share black market profits and, as if that were not enough, seduces a nun (Genevieve Bujold).
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 Moonstruck 1987 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, Joe Grifasi, Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Nada Despotovich, Helen Hanft, Robin Bartlett
Loretta (Cher) is a superstitious woman who feels that bad luck has caused her tragedies in life. She accepts Johnny Commarari's (Danny Aiello) marriage proposal because she wants the security of a husband. After Johnny leaves for a trip to Sicily to visit his dying mother, Loretta meets his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), and she finds the great love of her life. Cher and Olympia Dukakis (in the role of Loretta's mother) won Oscars for this film, as did the Writing-Screenplay. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia as Loretta's father) and Director.
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Q&A 1990  R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Patrick O'Neal, Lee Richardson, Luis Guzman, Charles S. Dutton, Leonardo Cimino, Paul Calderon, Dominic Chianese
NYC cop Mike Brennan (Nick Nolte) kills a drug dealer and claims self-defense. It seems to be an open-and-shut case until a young district attorney, Al Reilly (Timothy Hutton), is assigned to investigate.
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Waterworld 1995  PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter, Gerard Murphy, R.D. Call, Zakes Mokae, Robert Joy, Leonardo Cimino, Chaim Girafi, Rick Aviles, Zitto Kazann, Luke Ka'ili Jr., Jack Kehler
Mariner (Kevin Costner) sails his trimaran over a land that has been drowned by the melting of polar ice. While Mariner searches for Paradise (a never-seen place called Dryland), arch-villain Deacon (Dennis Hopper) heads up the Smokers who live on an old oil tanker and attack from jet skis and motorized surfboards. Special effects are great. 1 User Review
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| 1. 18 Shades of Dust (1999)
2. Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
3. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
4. The Confession (1964)
aka: Quick, Let's Get Married
aka: Seven Different Ways
5. Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991)
aka: Mob Justice
6. Jeremy (1973)
7. The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
8. Monsignor (1982)
9. Moonstruck (1987)
10. Q&A (1990)
11. Waterworld (1995)
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