Big Fan 2009  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert D. Siegel
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, Matt Servitto, Gino Cafarelli, Serafina Fiore, Jonathan Hamm, Joe Garden, Polly Humphreys, Sidne Anderson, Miranda Rhyne, Tom Epstein
Staten Island parking-garage attendant Paul Aufiero (Patton Oswalt) considers himself to be "the world's biggest New York Giants fan." He lives with his mother (Marcia Jean Kurtz) and spends his spare time calling the local sports talk-show where he bickers with his rival Phil (Michael Rapaport) who is a Philadelphia Eagles fan. One night, Paul and his friend Sal (Kevin Corrigan) spot Giants linebacker Quantrell Bishop (Jonathan Hamm) and follow him to a Manhattan strip club where matters take a turn, and Bishop severely beats Paul. Paul is hospitalized, and when the media picks up on the story, Paul is left doubting his allegiance to the Giants and all that he believed in.
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Born to Win 1971  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Addict
Born to Lose
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: George Segal, Karen Black, Paula Prentiss, Jay Fletcher, Hector Elizondo, Robert De Niro, Sylvia Simms, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Jose Perez, Jack Hollander, Burt Young, Alex Colon
This comedy/drama features George Segal as a New York City hairdresser who resorts to crime to support his expensive heroin addiction.
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Dog Day Afternoon 1975  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Sully Boyar, Penelope Allen, James Broderick, Gary Springer, Lance Henriksen, Marcia Jean Kurtz, John Marriott
In order to finance a sex-change operation, Sonny (Al Pacino) and his accomplice Sal (John Cazale) attempt to rob a bank. But, the bank vault is empty, and now the bank is surrounded by police. Sonny's solution: hold the bank employees hostage–not a good idea because events quickly get out of control. The film is excellent as it touches emotions from comedy to pathos. The film received several Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Pacino), Director, and Supporting Actor (Chris Sarandon) and won the award for Best Writing.
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 Find Me Guilty 2006  R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Vin Diesel, Linus Roache, Ron Silver, Peter Dinklage, Alex Rocco, Annabella Sciorra, Raul Esparza, Richard Portnow, Robert(2) Stanton, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Domenick Lombardozzi, Josh Pais, Gene Ruffini, James Biberi
This comedy/drama is based on the trial of Giacomo "Fat Jack" DiNorscio who refused to cut a deal to rat on his mobster family in order to obtain a lesser sentence. Instead, he defended himself against racketeering charges in what turned out to be a 20 month-long trial.
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From Other Worlds 2007  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Barry Strugatz
Cast: Cara Buono, Isaach De Bankole, David Lansbury, Melissa Leo, Joel de la Fuente, Robert Peters, Jonah Meyerson, Quinn Shephard, Robert Downey Sr., Paul Lazar, Sharon Wilkins, Laura Esterman, Lori Tan Chin, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Larry Block
Joanne Schwartzbaum (Clara Buono) is leading a somewhat boring life in Brooklyn with her husband Brian (David Lansbury) and children Linda and Henry (Quinn Shephard and Jonah Meyerson). Then, one night, Joanne walks into the kitchen and is kidnapped by aliens. Afterwards, they remove Joanne's memory of them and leave her on her patio with a fan-shaped bruise on her abdomen. As she tries to sleuth out the mystery, Joanne joins a UFO support group where she meets and joins forces with Abraham (Isaach De Bankole). Together, Joanne and Abraham convince the UFO support group to help them break into the Brooklyn Art Museum in order to steal a certain artifact. Their actions result in saving the whole world.
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The Wrestler 2008 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Ernest Miller, Todd Barry, Mark Margolis, Judah Friedlander, Dylan Keith Summers, Tommy Farra, Mike Miller, Wass Stevens, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Gregg Bello, John D'Leo, Ajay Naidu
In the 1980s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a pro-wrestler but now spends his spare time working at menial jobs and some fights in the local wrestling circuit to pay the rent at his trailer park. He has been trying, without success, to talk stripper Cassidy (Marisa Tomei) into committing to a relationship with him and also has not had much luck reconnecting with his estranged daughter Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood). Now, a high profile rematch with wrestling great The Ayatollah (Ernest Miller) presents itself, and Randy must decide between the thrill of the crowd or the risk of his own mortality. Rourke received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and Tomei was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1. Big Fan (2009)
2. Born to Win (1971)
aka: Addict
aka: Born to Lose
3. Cold Feet (1984)
4. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
5. Find Me Guilty (2006)
6. From Other Worlds (2007)
7. Pleasantville (1976)
8. The Wrestler (2008)
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