Angie 1994  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Geena Davis, James Gandolfini, Stephen Rea, Aida Turturro, Philip Bosco, Jenny O'Hara, Michael Rispoli, Betty Miller, Susan Jaffe, Jeremy Collins
An engaged couple (Geena Davis and James Gandolfini) learns that they are unexpectedly "expecting." In a twist that makes this film work, the bride-to-be begins a new relationship with a very interesting stranger.
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 Death to Smoochy 2002 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Danny DeVito, Jon Stewart, Catherine Keener, Harvey Fierstein, Pam Ferris, Michael Rispoli, Vincent Schiavelli, Salma Hayek
Fired from his job as host of a children's TV show, bribe-taking, foul-mouthed "Rainbow"/Randolph Smiley (Robin Williams) plots against his too-good-to-be-true replacement–a purple rhino, "Smoochy"/Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton).
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 Invincible 2006 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ericson Core
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli, Kirk Acevedo, Dov Davidoff, Michael Kelly, Sal Darigo, Nicoye Banks, Michael Mulheren, Michael Nouri, Jack Kehler
In this real-life story, Eagles fan Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg) has just lost his wife and job when he attends an open call and tries out for the Philadelphia Eagles N.F.L. team. In a twist of fate, he survives the cuts and earns a spot on the team where he will remain for the next three years. Vince enjoys triumphs off the football field as well when he finds romance with Janet (Elizabeth Banks).
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Mr. 3000 2004 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Stone III
Cast: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Brian J. White, Ian Anthony Dale, Evan Jones, Amaury Nolasco, Dondre Whitfield, Paul Sorvino, Earl Billings, Neil Brown Jr., Rich Komenich
Immediately following his 3,000th hit, Milwaukee Brewers star Stan Ross (Bernie Mac) retired from baseball and successfully marketed a raft of products under his name. He went on to live the good life–until an error was discovered leaving him with a mere 2997 hits. Stan's solution: return to professional baseball and play until he hits over 3,000–a feat easier said than done.
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 Rounders 1998  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Martin Landau, Famke Janssen, Michael Rispoli, Josh Mostel, Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) is a student at law school who uses his expertise as a poker player to help his friend, "Worm" (Edward Norton), pay off a $15,000 debt to a loan shark. This leads Mike into the world of cutthroat poker players of underground New York and Atlantic City.
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Scar City 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Scarred City
Director: Ken Sanzel
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Chazz Palminteri, Tia Carrere, Michael Rispoli, Gary Dourdan, Larry Manetti, Bray Poor, Steven Flynn, D.B. Woodside, James Villemaire, Herschel Sparber, Dana Eskelson
A young policeman, John Trace (Stephen Baldwin), has problems accepting the tactics of his police unit that stops at nothing in the pursuit of drug dealers and mobsters. During one raid, Trace breaks the rules by setting a prostitute (Tia Carrere) free and, as a result, becomes the hunted target of both police and mobsters.
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Snake Eyes 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, Joel Fabiani, Luis Guzman, David Anthony Higgins, Michael Rispoli
Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) joins his old friend, Navy Commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), in front-row seats at an Atlantic City heavyweight boxing match. The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Charles Kirkland (Joel Fabiani), is seated right behind them for the big event. In the middle of the fight, Kirkland is assassinated, and Santoro uses casino cameras in a clever series of flashbacks to identify the killer.
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 Summer of Sam 1999 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli, Saverio Guerra, Brian Tarantina, Bebe Neuwirth, Anthony LaPaglia, Ben Gazzara
Set during the summer of 1977, when "Son of Sam"–David Berkowitz–was on his killing spree in the Bronx, this Spike Lee drama examines the sexual freedom of the era. The plot revolves around a group of Italian-Americans who love the disco life but are affected by the fear Berkowitz caused when one murder victim after another is discovered in their neighborhood.
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 2009  R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini, Victor Gojcaj, Ramon Rodriguez, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, John Benjamin Hickey, Alex Kaluzhsky, Gary Basaraba, Katherine Sigismund, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jake Richard Siciliano
In this retelling of 1974's cult classic, Denzel Washington plays Walter Garber, the Transit Authority official who is accused of taking bribes and is demoted to the job of dispatcher. Garber is on duty when Ryder (John Travolta) and his three accomplices hijack a subway train and threaten to execute the passengers in one hour if the ransom of $1 million is not paid. Garber must now draw on his subway experience and race against time to save the hostages.
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The Third Miracle 1999 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Ed Harris, Anne Heche, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Michael Rispoli, Charles Haid, Ken James, Barbara Sukowa, James Gallanders, Jean-Louis Roux, Caterina Scorsone
A Chicago priest, Father Frank Shore (Ed Harris), is a Vatican-appointed investigator of purported miracles, who is sent to look into the events surrounding the recovery of a terminally ill girl. But Father Frank soon questions his life's purpose when he falls in love with Roxanne (Anne Heche), the daughter of the woman being considered for sainthood.
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To Die For 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Buck Henry, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Maria Tucci, Alison Folland, Holland Taylor, Susan Traylor, Tim Hooper, Michael Rispoli
This is a story about ambition gone berserk. Obsessed with gaining fame, TV personality Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) is upset when her husband Larry (Matt Dillon) wants her to give up her TV career and start a family. She prepares a documentary, "Teens Speak Out," through which she works with teenagers Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix), Russell (Casey Affleck), and Lydia (Alison Folland). Then she hatches a plot: seduce Jimmy and get him to kill Larry–knowing that the tabloids will cover the story and bring her the notoriety she dreams of. But, of course, more than a few problems ensue that end up with her downfall.
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Two Family House 2000 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Cast: Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald, Katherine Narducci, Kevin Conway, Matt Servitto, Michele Santopietro, Louis Guss, Rosemary DeAngelis, Anthony Arkin, Saul Stein
To attain his dream of owning a bar, Buddy (Michael Rispoli) uses an inheritance to buy a two family house in which he and his wife Estelle (Katherine Narducci) can live on the second floor while the bar occupies the first. Estelle objects, and then Buddy learns that the O'Nearys (Kelly MacDonald and Kevin Conway) already rent the upstairs apartment and are not about to be evicted. Despite these problems, Buddy is about to learn the importance of family, friends, and what love is really all about.
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Volcano 1997 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Mick Jackson
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Don Cheadle, John Corbett, Keith David, Gaby Hoffmann, Jacqueline Kim, Michael Rispoli, John Carroll Lynch, Marcello Thedford
When a vent in Earth's crust erupts into a killer volcano that threatens Los Angeles, Mike Roark (Tommy Lee Jones) leaps into action to save citizens in the path of the flowing lava.
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 The Weather Man 2005 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Gemmenne de la Pena, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Rispoli, Gil Bellows, Judith McConnell, Chris Marrs, Dina Facklis, Sia A. Moody, DeAnna N.J. Brooks, Guy Van Swearingen, Jackson Bubala, Alejandro Pina
Chicago TV weather man David Spritz's (Nicolas Cage) marriage to Noreen (Hope Davis) has broken up, and his father, Robert (Michael Caine), is dying of Lymphoma. David auditions for a New York City national morning show. Will the change to New York be the answer to pulling his family together and David gaining self-esteem in the future?
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| 1. Angie (1994)
2. Death to Smoochy (2002)
3. Invincible (2006)
4. Mr. 3000 (2004)
5. Rounders (1998)
6. Scar City (1999)
aka: Scarred City
7. Snake Eyes (1998)
8. Summer of Sam (1999)
9. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
10. The Third Miracle (1999)
11. To Die For (1995)
12. Two Family House (2000)
13. Volcano (1997)
14. The Weather Man (2005)
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