Illegal Tender 2007  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Franc. Reyes
Cast: Rick Gonzalez, Wanda De Jesus, Dania Ramirez, Tego Calderon, Manny Perez, Antonio Ortiz, Jessica Pimentel, Michael Philip Del Rio, Samuel Molina, Delilah Cotto, Rick Sepulveda, D.C. Benny
In 1985, after Millie's (Jessica Pimentel) drug-dealer husband Wilson (Manny Perez) is murdered by drug lord Javier Cordero's (Gary Perez) thugs, she leaves the Bronx with money she has legitimately invested from Wilson's ill-begotten gains. Millie settles down in Connecticut with new baby Wilson, Jr. and, later, his half brother Randy. Now, it is 2007, and Wilson, Jr. (Rick Gonzalez) is an honors student in college but has never wondered about where his mother's money came from. But that changes when the past returns with a vengeance. Wilson is drawn into his parents' past when Millie (now played by Wanda De Jesus) tells him about his father's past, and, together, they face a final showdown with Wilson Sr.'s killer.
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Nothing Like the Holidays 2008 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alfredo De Villa
Cast: John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodriguez, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Pena, Luis Guzman, Vanessa Ferlito, Jay Hernandez, Melonie Diaz, Ramses Jimenez, Manny Perez, Alexander Bautista, Claudia Michelle Wallace, Manny Sosa, Cheryl Hamada
When a Puerto Rican family reunites at their parents home in Chicago for Christmas, family members–Iraq war veteran Jesse (Freddy Rodriguez), his struggling actress sister Roxanna (Vanessa Ferlito), lawyer brother Mauricio (John Leguizamo), and his workaholic wife Sarah (Debra Messing)–are told by their mother Anna (Elizabeth Pena) that she is divorcing their father Eduardo (Alfred Molina). This news causes the family to work together, and, in the process, they discover the true meaning of Christmas.
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Pride and Glory 2008  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Cast: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle, John Ortiz, Shea Wigham, Frank Grillo, Lake Bell, Rick Gonzalez, Carmen Ejogo, Manny Perez, Wayne Duvall, Maximiliano Hernandez, Ramon Rodriguez
Ray (Edward Norton) and his brother Frances, Jr. (Noah Emmerich) have followed in their father Francis Tierney, Sr.'s (Jon Voight) profession as police officers. Their brother-in-law Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell) is also a policeman. During a bloody shoot-out between Hispanic drug dealers and the police, four policemen are killed. Now, Francis, Sr. talks Ray into investigating the case, and while Ray tracks down the killers, Jimmy, who is involved in a drug ring, desperately tries to cover his own tracks.
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| 1. Bullet (1996)
2. Illegal Tender (2007)
3. Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
4. Pride and Glory (2008)
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