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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Alone in the Neon Jungle 1988 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Danny Aiello, Jon Tenney, Joe Morton, Raymond Serra, Jon Polito, Priscilla Lopez, Charlotte d'Amboise, W.T. Martin, Jude Ciccolella, Frank Converse, Brad Greenquist, Georg Stanford Brown
When tough police Capt. Janet Hamilton (Suzanne Pleshette) transfers to the crime-infested district known as "The Sewer," she finds that some members of her own police force are guilty of crimes in the area, and corruption within the department is a problem that must be dealt with.
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Alphabet City 1984 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Amos Poe
Cast: Vincent Spano, Michael Winslow, Kate Vernon, Jami Gertz, Zohra Lampert, Raymond Serra, Kenny Marino, Daniel Jordano, Tom Mardirosian, Christina Marie Denihan
Johnny (Vincent Spano) is an up-and-coming drug dealer on NYC's Lower East Side who is faced with orders from the Mob that involve endangering his own family.
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Bill 1981  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dennis Quaid, Largo Woodruff, Anna Maria Horsford, Harry Goz, Kathleen Maguire, William J. Daprato, Raymond Serra, Jenny Rebecca Dweir, Breon Gorman, George Hamlin, Katharine Balfour, Cordis Heard
Mentally challenged Bill (Mickey Rooney) has spent his life in an institution until documentary filmmaker Barry Morrow (Dennis Quaid) invites him to spend time with his family in his home. Bill adjusts to a new lifestyle and learns about love when Barry becomes his friend.
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A Deadly Business 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Alan Arkin, Armand Assante, Michael Learned, Jon Polito, Raymond Serra, James Rebhorn, George Morfogen, John Seitz, Stephen Pearlman, Dave Nichols
This film is based on the real-life story of government informer Harold Kaufman (Alan Arkin) who provides evidence of chemicals being illegally dumped in New Jersey.
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Forever, Lulu 1987  R, 85 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
aka: Crazy Streets
Director: Amos Kollek
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Deborah Harry, Alec Baldwin, Annie Golden, Paul Gleason, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Raymond Serra, George Kyle, Bill Corsair, Jonathan Freeman, Amos Kollek, Charles Ludlam
Through a series of bizarre events, aspiring, but out-of-work, writer Elaine (Hanna Schygulla) gets her hands on information that the police could use to break up a drug ring. She turns over the information, gains instant celebrity status, writes a best-selling novel, and finds love as well. But, wait. There are more than a few problems to encounter along the way.
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Gotti 1996  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Harmon
Cast: Armand Assante, William Forsythe, Richard C. Sarafian, Frank Vincent, Anthony Quinn, Dominic Chianese, Vincent Pastore, Scott Cohen, Raymond Serra, Marc Lawrence
Made for HBO, this is the biography on NYC's high-profile Mafia boss, John Gotti (Armand Assante). It follows his rise to the top in the crime world through his fall when captured and imprisoned.
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Mail Order Bride 2003 R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Capelli Jr., Jeffrey Wolf
Cast: Danny Aiello, Robert Capelli Jr., Ivana Milicevic, Artie Lange, Slava Schoot, Vincent Pastore, Raymond Serra, Frank Bongiorno, Jackie Martling, Kamal Ahmed, Steven Ogg
Both Mob Boss Tony (Danny Aiello) and Russian mobster Pavel (Steven Ogg) have had members of their "families" scammed by a Russian Mail Order Bride. So, they send Tony's stupid nephew (Robert Capelli Jr.) and Pavel's loco son (Slava Schoot) to Moscow to recover the money AND bring back the perpetrator. But is the dysfunctional duo up to the task?
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Mambo Cafe 1999 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Reuben Gonzalez
Cast: Danny Aiello, Rick Gonzalez, Rosanna DeSoto, Thalia, Robert Costanzo, Paul Rodriguez, Richard Hillman, Lillo Brancato, Raymond Serra, Gary Swanson
A Puerto Rican family runs a restaurant in NYC, and business isn't good. Here's an idea: rumor has it that a local mobster is about to be taken out by his superiors, and the restaurant would become famous if the gangster got killed there. So–the gangster accepts the invitation to dine daily at the family's cafe, and the plan works. One result is favorable–the place is now packed; the problem is that now the mob boss is suspicious of what happened.
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Prizzi's Honor 1985  R, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Huston
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston, William Hickey, John Randolph, Lee Richardson, Robert Loggia, Lawrence Tierney, CCH Pounder, Dick O'Neill, Michael Lombard, Vic Polizos, Raymond Serra, Sully Boyar, Tom Signorelli
Mafia hit man Charley Partanna (Jack Nicholson) falls in love with beautiful Irene Walker (Kathleen Turner). Charley thinks Irene is a tax consultant, but it turns out that she is hit man for a mob, which makes Charley question his loyalty between Irene and the Mafia. As luck would have it, there is a third member, Maerose Prizzi (Angelica Huston), making up this triangle, and she has devious plans for the other two. Angelica Huston won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. There were seven other nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), Director, and Supporting Actor (William Hickey).
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Safe Men 1998 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti, Michael Lerner, Mark Ruffalo, Harvey Fierstein, Michael Schmidt, Christina Kirk, Peter Dinklage, Josh Pais, Michael Showalter, John Hamburg, Raymond Serra, Ray Iannicelli, Jacob Reynolds
Set in Providence, Rhode Island, this comedy involves the humorous result of mistaken identities. An untalented singing duo, Sam (Sam Rockwell) and Eddie (Steve Zahn), are mistaken for a pair of ace safecrackers–Mitchell (Josh Pais) and Frank (Mark Ruffalo)–by Jewish Mafia bigwigs Big Fat Bernie Gayle (Michael Lerner) and Veal Chop (Paul Giamatti). The fun begins as Sam and Eddie are forced into the business, and their work conflicts with the real safecrackers.
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Sugar Hill 1994  R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leon Ichaso
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Theresa Randle, Abe Vigoda, Clarence Williams III, Ernie Hudson, Raymond Serra, Joe Dallesandro, Leslie Uggams, Vondie Curtis-Hall
On the surface, Roemello Skuggs (Wesley Snipes) has it all –girls, car, penthouse. However, he is haunted by his past and tries to fight the influences of Italian drug dealers.
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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, David Forman, Jay Patterson, Raymond Serra, Corey Feldman, Michael Turney, James Saito, Sam Rockwell, Toshiro Obata, Kevin Clash, Robbie Rist
Those crazy turtles that live in sewers have jumped off the pages of comics and are now on the screen. After being exposed to radiation, the turtles–Michelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Leonardo (David Forman), and Raphael (Josh Pais)–have mutated into teenagers and are living in New York City's sewers. They become ninja fighters under the guidance of the rat, Splinter (voice of Kevin Clash). When problems develop with the Foot Clan gang, which is led by The Shredder (James Saito), the turtles team up with television reporter April O'Neil (Judith Hoag) and Casey Jones (Elias Koteas) to stop the gang in its tracks.
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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze 1991 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Paige Turco, David Warner, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Kenn Scott, Mark Caso, Ernie Reyes Jr., Francois Chau, Raymond Serra, Frank Welker, Toshiro Obata, Kevin Clash, Mark Ginther, Kurt Bryant, Kevin Nash
The teenage mutant ninja turtles–Michelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Leonardo (Mark Caso), and Raphael (Ken Scott)–are living with television reporter April O"Neil (Paige Turco). April interviews Professor Jordan Perry (David Warner) who has information on the ooze that transformed the mutated turtles into teenagers. The evil Shredder (Francois Chau) is still the leader of the Foot gang, and they kidnap Perry along with the last canister of the ooze as part of their plot to create dangerous mutants. Armed with Perry's anti-mutant antidote, the turtles set out, once again, to stop Shredder from performing his dastardly deeds.
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| 1. 18 Shades of Dust (1999)
2. Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
3. Alphabet City (1984)
4. Bill (1981)
5. A Deadly Business (1986)
6. Forever, Lulu (1987)
aka: Crazy Streets
7. Gotti (1996)
8. Mail Order Bride (2003)
9. Mambo Cafe (1999)
10. Prizzi's Honor (1985)
11. Safe Men (1998)
12. Sugar Hill (1994)
13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
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