29th Street 1991   R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Gallo
Cast: Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan, Frank Pesce, Robert Forster, Donna Magnani, Ron Karabatsos, Rick Aiello, Vic Manni, Paul Lazar
On Christmas Eve, the local priest marches Frank Pesce Jr. (Anthony LaPaglia) to police headquarters. Frank had been throwing snowballs to break church windows. While in custody, Frank relates the story of how his life has been cursed with good luck while his father (Danny Aiello) has endured nothing but bad fortune. Now, NY officials have just announced the first State Lottery winner. Frank's father bought many tickets, but Frank bought only one. You guessed it, Frank won the prize and is having trouble dealing with the repercussions.
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2B Perfectly Honest 2004 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Randel Cole
Cast: Adam Trese, Andrew McCarthy, John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Aida Turturro, Robert Vaughn, Hayley Mills, Mark Margolis, Kathleen Chalfant, Rick Washburn, Bruce MacVittie, Paul Lazar
When social climber Frank's (Adam Trese) ad agency, that he owns with Josh (Andrew McCarthy), fails, he moves back home with parents Nick and Terri (Robert Vaughn and Hayley Mills). Frank sets out to regain his stature, but roadblocks lie ahead. 1 User Review
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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 Host 2006  R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Fantasy
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byeon Hie-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Dun-na, Ko Ah-sung, Oh Dal-su, Brian Rhee, Paul Lazar, David Joseph Anselmo, Park No-shik, Scott Wilson
In his late 60s, Park Hee-bong (Byeon Hie-bong) lives a peaceful life with his sons Park Gang-Du (Song Kang-ho) and Park Nam-il (Park Hae-il), daughter Park Nam-Joo (Bae Dun-na), and 13-year-old granddaughter Park Hyun-seo (Ko Ah-sung). The family runs a snack bar on the banks of Seoul's Han River. One day, a slimy monster–the product of toxic chemicals that were tossed in the river six years ago–appears and spreads panic. It grabs Hyun-seo and drags her beneath the murky river. But, miraculously, she is not dead and uses a cell phone to contact her family. The government refuses to help, so the family members set out on their own to rescue her.
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 Mickey Blue Eyes 1999 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Kelly Makin
Cast: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Burt Young, James Fox, Joe Viterelli, Gerry Becker, Maddie Corman, Tony Darrow, Paul Lazar, Vincent Pastore, Frank Pellegrino, Scott Thompson, John Ventimiglia, Margaret Devine
A very respectable Manhattan art auctioneer, Michael Felgate (Hugh Grant), proposes marriage to Gina (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and only later learns that she is a Mafia princess–the daughter of Mafia chief Frank Vitale (James Caan). Frank takes a liking to Michael, and Michael's life changes: his trucked-in deliveries start arriving on time, but he pays the price via favors expected by the mobsters.
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No Such Thing 2001 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Sarah Polley, Robert John Burke, Helen Mirren, Baltasar Kormakur, Paul Lazar, Annika Peterson, Julie Christie, Margret Akadottir, Julie Anderson, Gudrun Bjarnadottir
An aspiring reporter, Beatrice (Sarah Polley), travels to Iceland searching for her missing fiance who has been reported killed and then dined on by a Monster (Robert John Burke). She does find the Monster, forms a relationship, and brings him to NYC for treatment. This is NOT Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."
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Philadelphia 1993 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Vawter, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Robert Ridgely, Tracey Walter, Charles Napier, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman, Daniel Chapman, Obba Babatunde, Paul Lazar
Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has AIDS and has been fired from his law firm because of his disease. Instead of sitting back and accepting his fate, Beckett hires Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former law firm. This insightful film shows the ignorance, prejudice, and unfairness experienced by AIDS sufferers. Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his performance, and the song "Streets of Philadelphia" (Bruce Springsteen) also was an Academy Award winner. Three other nominations were received.
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 The Silence of the Lambs 1991  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Brooke Smith, Kasi Lemmons, Diane Baker, Roger Corman, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Charles Napier, George A. Romero, Tracey Walter, Frankie Faison, Paul Lazar, Dan Butler
FBI recruit Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is given quite an assignment for her first case. In order to get a psychological profile of the killer she is pursuing, she must go to Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) who is himself a homicidal maniac locked in a cell for eight years. The film received five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actress (Foster), and Actor (Hopkins) and was nominated for two other awards.
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Six Ways to Sunday 1998 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Adam Bernstein
Cast: Norman Reedus, Deborah Harry, Elina Lowensohn, Adrien Brody, Jerry Adler, Peter Appel, Paul Lazar, Holter Graham, Anna Levine, Isaac Hayes, Vincent Pastore, Clark Gregg, Paul D'Amato
Eighteen-year-old Harold (Norman Reedus) lives with his overprotective mother, Kate (Deborah Harry), but grows up fast when he hooks up with a local gangster, Arnie (Adrien Brody).
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Streamers 1983  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, George Dzundza, Albert Macklin, B.J. Cleveland, Bill Allen, Paul Lazar
Lives of paratroopers about to be sent to Vietnam erupt into violence when they discover one of them is a homosexual in this very intense and revealing story.
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The Substitute 2: School's Out 1998 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Steven Pearl
Cast: Treat Williams, B.D. Wong, Larry Gilliard Jr., Edoardo Ballerini, Angel David, Chuck Jeffreys, Paul Lazar, Christopher Cousins, Michael Michele, Owen Stadele
If you are into viewing endless streams of violence, then this story–about an ex-Green Beret mercenary (Treat Williams) posing as a teacher to avenge his brother's murder–will appeal.
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Suits 1999  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eric Weber
Cast: Robert Klein, Tony Hendra, Larry Pine, Paul Lazar, Randy Pearlstein, Ingrid Rogers, James Villemaire, Mark Lake, Joelle Carter, Edoardo Ballerini
In this satire on the advertising industry, the firm of Cranston & Co. pulls out all stops to come up with the winning slogan for a sanitary napkin campaign.
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Vig 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Money Kings
Director: Graham Theakston
Cast: Peter Falk, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tyne Daly, Paul Lazar, Tony Sirico, Steve Sweeney, Colm Meaney, Frank Vincent
Vinnie (Peter Falk) runs a bar and is the local bookie in a working-class town–a benevolent man in a peaceful community. But things change when the out-of-town mobster boss sends his nephew (Freddie Prinze Jr.), a violent druggie, to act as Vinnie's collection agent. Now Vinnie must act as things get out of control. Falk makes this otherwise weak film watchable.
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| 1. 29th Street (1991)
2. 2B Perfectly Honest (2004)
3. From Other Worlds (2007)
4. The Host (2006)
5. Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
6. No Such Thing (2001)
7. Philadelphia (1993)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Six Ways to Sunday (1998)
10. Streamers (1983)
11. The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
12. Suits (1999)
13. Vig (1998)
aka: Money Kings
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