Posts Tagged ‘gangster’

Jackie Brown (1997)

Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Crosby, Denise | Grier, Pam | Jackson, Samuel L. | Forster, Robert | Fonda, Bridget | Keaton, Michael | De Niro, Robert | Bowen, Michael | Tucker, Chris | Hamilton, Lisa Gay | Lister Jr., Tom 'Tiny' | Winston, Hattie | Haig, David | Graham, Aimee | Williams, Ellis | Ambrose, Tangie
Directors: Tarantino, Quentin
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Jackie Brown is the name of a flight attendant who gets caught smuggling her boss’ gun money on the airline she works for. Luckily for her, the Fed Ray Nicolet and the LA Cop Mark Dargus decide to team up in order to arrest the arms dealer she works for, whose name they don’t even know. Here’s when she has to choose one way: tell Nicolet and Dargus about Ordell Robbie (the arms dealer) and get her freedom -except that if Ordell suspects you’re talking about him, you’re dead- or keep her mouth shut and do some time. That’s when she meets Max Cherry -her bail bondsman-, a late fifties, recently separated, burnt-out man, who falls in love with her. Then Jackie comes up with a plan to play the Feds off against Ordell and the guys he works with -Louis Gara and Melanie Ralston, among others- and walk off with their money. But she needs Max’s help. No one is going to stand in the way of his million dollar payoff…

Firm, The (1993)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Cruise, Tom | Tripplehorn, Jeanne | Hackman, Gene | Holbrook, Hal | Kinney, Terry | Brimley, Wilford | Harris, Ed | Hunter, Holly | Strathairn, David | Busey, Gary | Hill, Steven | Bell, Tobin | Garrick, Barbara | Hardin, Jerry | Calderon, Paul
Directors: Pollack, Sydney
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Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by ‘The Firm’ and made an offer he doesn’t refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan…

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Keitel, Harvey | Roth, Tim | Madsen, Michael | Buscemi, Steve | Penn, Chris | Tierney, Lawrence | Brooks, Randy | Baltz, Kirk | Tarantino, Quentin | Bunker, Edward | Wright, Steven | Turner, Rich | Steen, David | Cosmo, Tony | Polyi, Stevo
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Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss Joe Cabot to carry out a diamond robbery. Right at the outset, they are given false names with an intention that they won’t get too close and concentrate on the job instead. They are completely sure that the robbery is going to be a success. But when the police show up right at the time and the site of the robbery, panic spreads amongst the group members and one of them is killed in the subsequent shootout along with a few policemen and civilians. When the remaining people assemble at the premeditated rendezvous point (a warehouse), they begin to suspect that one of them is an undercover cop.

Hard As Nails (2001)

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Scotti, Allen | Yates, Kim | Craig, Andrew | Westmore, Matt | McComas, Lorissa | Timmons, John | Farentino, Stella | Reynolds, Shannon | Hotchko, Andre | Jade | Pollino, Matthew | Katz, Jerome | Mercier, Nicole | McCoy, Andre | Zaror, Marko
Directors: Katkin, Brian
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A young American member of the Japanese Mafia gains power, and anyone standing in his way is asking for big trouble. Meanwhile, another gangster is caught up in this game of deception and betrayal, and must fight to survive in the dangerous crossfire.

Osmosis Jones (2001)

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Genres: Action | Animation | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Shannon, Molly | Murray, Bill | Stein, Ben | Silver, Joel | Rock, Chris | Fishburne, Laurence | Hyde Pierce, David | Norwood, Brandy | Shatner, William | Howard, Ron | Kid Rock | Olson, Kenny | Krause, Jason | C., Joe | Eulinberg, Stefanie | Bones, Jimmie | Uncle Kracker | Adams, Jonathan | Alazraqui, Carlos
Directors: Farrelly, Bobby | Farrelly, Peter
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Frank Detomello catches a cold. The inside of his body is known as the “City of Frank” to its inhabitants, two of which - white blood cell cop Osmosis Jones, and cold tablet Drixorial - team up to fight the invading viruses intent on taking over the City.

My Blue Heaven (1990)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Martin, Steve | Moranis, Rick | Cusack, Joan | Mayron, Melanie | Irwin, Bill | Kane, Carol | Hickey, William | Rush, Deborah | Stern, Daniel | Bradford, Jesse | Carrier, Corey | Jaffe, Seth | Miranda, Robert | Lauter, Ed | Bovasso, Julie
Directors: Ross, Herbert
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FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs…

Four Rooms (1995)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Calderon, Paul | Willis, Bruce | Roth, Tim | Davis, Sammi | De Cadenet, Amanda | Golino, Valeria | Madonna | Skye, Ione | Taylor, Lili | Witt, Alicia | Beals, Jennifer | Proval, David | Banderas, Antonio | McKissack, Lana | Vonne, Patricia | Tomita, Tamlyn | Verduzco, Danny | Hayek, Salma
Directors: Tarantino, Quentin | Rodriguez, Robert | Anders, Allison | Rockwell, Alexandre
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This movie features the collaborative directorial efforts of four new filmmakers, each of whom directs a segment of this comedy. It’s New Year’s Eve at the Mon Signor Hotel, a former grand old Hollywood hotel, now fallen upon hard times. Often using physical comedy and sight gags, this movie chronicles the slapstick misadventures of Ted, the Bellhop. He’s on his first night on the job, when he’s asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite. Things only get worse when he delivers ice to the wrong room and ends up in a domestic argument at a really bad time. Next, he foolishly agrees to watch a gangster’s kids for him while he’s away. Finally, he finishes off the night refereeing a ghastly wager.

Gigli (2003)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Affleck, Ben | Camilleri, Terry | Backus, David | Venito, Lenny | Silver, Robert | Martínez, Luis Alberto | Bartha, Justin | Lopez, Jennifer | Walken, Christopher | Giebenhain, Todd | Sites, Brian | Casey, Brian | Bradford, Les | Bonfadini, David | Ketchum, Dwight P.
Directors: Brest, Martin
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Gigli, a lowly and inept hitman, is assigned a job by the mob to kidnap a mentally retarded brother of a California district attorney. Gigli abducts the brother from his mental hospital and holds him hostage in his apartment. Ricki, a “lesbian assassin”, is sent to oversee Gigli’s job and make sure he doesn’t screw it up. Comedic high jinks ensue as the two go on the lam and start to fall in love.

Godfather, The (1972)

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Brando, Marlon | Pacino, Al | Caan, James | Castellano, Richard S. | Duvall, Robert | Hayden, Sterling | Conte, Richard | Lettieri, Al | Keaton, Diane | Vigoda, Abe | Shire, Talia | Russo, Gianni | Marley, John | Bond, Rudy
Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford
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The story begins as “Don” Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia “family”, oversees his daughter’s wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father’s business. Through Michael’s life the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don’t want to follow the old ways and look out for community and “family”. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don’s influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don’s fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family.

Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Penn, Sean | Morton, Samantha | Thurman, Uma | Markinson, Brian | LaPaglia, Anthony | Urbaniak, James | Mol, Gretchen | Waters, John | Garrett, Brad | Allen, Woody | Duncan, Ben | Okrent, Daniel | Moran, Dan | Darrow, Tony
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A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world. We follow Ray’s life: bouts of getting drunk, his bizzare hobbies of shooting rats and watching passing trains, his dreams of fame and fortune, his strange obsession with the better-known guitarist Django Reinhardt, and of course, playing his beautiful music.