Bonanno: A Godfather's Story 1999  TV, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Youngest Godfather
Director: Michel Poulette
Cast: Martin Landau, Edward James Olmos, Costas Mandylor, Guido Grasso Jr., Bruce Ramsay, Tony Nardi, Robert Loggia, Zachary Bennett, Domenico Fiore, Claudia Ferri, Vito Rezza, Vince Corazza
This made-for-TV production covers the life of Mafia boss Joseph Bonanno (Martin Landau-elderly, Tony Nardi-middle age, and Bruce Ramsey-young) from his childhood in Italy through his adulthood as a Mafia Don.
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 The Cheetah Girls 2003   TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Oz Scott
Cast: Raven-Symone, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, Sabrina Bryan, Lynn Whitfield, Sandra Caldwell, Juan Chioran, Lori Anne Alter, Kyle Schmid, Denton Rowe, Vince Corazza, Linette Robinson, Rothaford Gray
This is the story of four teenage singers–Galleria (Raven), Chanel (Adrienne Bailon), Aqua (Kiely Williams), and Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan)–who call themselves the Cheetah Girls. When they are discovered by record producer Jackal Johnson (Vince Corazza), he wants the girls to have a different look, different songs, and a different name. Galleria becomes caught up in the fame while she is insistent on keeping the Cheetahs together the way they were before Jackal. This leads to a huge fight where the girls must decide whether fame or friendship is more important. (Review by LW)
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Danger Beneath the Sea 2001  TV, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Jon Cassar
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Gerald McRaney, Stewart Bick, Ron White, Tammy Isbell, Vince Corazza, Paul Essiembre, Dominic Zamprogna, Michael McLachlan, Jim Thorburn, Joel Gordon
The Executive Officer, Commander Albert Kenner (Stewart Bick), of a nuclear fast attack submarine is upset that Commander Miles Sheffield (Casper Van Dien) was named the Commanding Officer. Kenner's opportunity to take over the ship (with sympathetic crew members) arrives when it appears that a nuclear exchange has taken place, though it was a failed missile test. Sheffield is drugged, and Kenner is about to launch nuclear weapons from their position in the Western Pacific. Can the Commanding Officer stop this, or can the Admiral have the ship sunk before launch? Made for TV.
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Flood: A River's Rampage 1997 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Pittman
Cast: Richard Thomas, Kate Vernon, Nigel Bennett, Jan Rubes, Gabriel Hogan, Mairon Bennett, Kristen Bone, Vince Corazza, Bill MacDonald, J. Winston Carroll
Based on the 1993 flooding of the Mississippi River, this is the fictionalized account of two people who bring their small town together to save it from the flood waters.
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Owning Mahowny 2003  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin, John Hurt, Sonja Smits, Ian Tracey, Roger Dunn, Jason Blicker, K.C. Collins, Vince Corazza, Eric Fink, Michael Caruana, Matthew Ferguson, Conrad Dunn, Janine Theriault
Based on a true, Canadian bank-fraud case, this story revolves around compulsive gambler/bank manager Dan Mahony (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who finds a unique solution to his money woes.
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| 1. Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
aka: Youngest Godfather
2. The Cheetah Girls (2003)
3. Danger Beneath the Sea (2001)
4. Flood: A River's Rampage (1997)
5. Owning Mahowny (2003)
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