Posts Tagged ‘italian-american’

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…

Leon (Professional, The) (1994)

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France
Actors: Reno, Jean | Oldman, Gary | Portman, Natalie | Aiello, Danny | Appel, Peter | Blood, Willi One | Creech, Don | Glascoe, Keith A. | Scott, Alan Randolph | Badalucco, Michael | Greene, Ellen | Regen, Elizabeth | Matusovich, Carl J. | Senger, Frank | Cherokee, Lucius Wyatt
Directors: Besson, Luc
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Mathilda, a twelve-year old New York girl, is living an undesirable life among her half-family. Her father stores drugs for two-faced cop Norman Stansfield. Only her little brother keeps Mathilda from breaking apart. One day, Stansfield and his team take cruel revenge on her father for stretching the drugs a little, thus killing the whole family. Only Mathilda, who was out shopping, survives by finding shelter in Léon’s apartment in the moment of highest need. Soon, she finds out about the strange neighbour’s unusual profession - killing - and desperately seeks his help in taking revenge for her little brother. Léon, who is completely unexperienced in fatherly tasks, and in friendships, does his best to keep Mathilda out of trouble - unsuccessfully. Now, the conflict between a killer, who slowly discovers his abilities to live, to feel, to love and a corrupt police officer, who does anything in his might to get rid of an eye witness, arises to unmeasurable proportions - all for the sake of a little twelve-year old girl, who has nearly nothing to lose.

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | Germany | Japan | USA
Actors: Whitaker, Forest | Tormey, John | Gorman, Cliff | Liu, Dennis | Minucci, Frank | Portnow, Richard | Vessey, Tricia | Silva, Henry | Ruffini, Gene | Adonis, Frank | Argo, Victor | Whitaker, Damon | Guay, Kenny | Viverito, Vince | Grills, Gano
Directors: Jarmusch, Jim
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In Jersey City, an African American hit man follows “Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai.” He lives alone, in simplicity with homing pigeons for company, calling himself Ghost Dog. His master, who saved his life eight years ago, is part of the local mob. When the boss’ daughter witnesses one of Ghost Dog’s hits, he becomes expendable. The first victims are his birds, and in response, Ghost Dog goes right at his attackers but does not want to harm his master or the young woman. On occasion, he talks with his best friend, a French-speaking Haitian who sells ice cream in the park, and with a child with whom he discusses books. Can he stay true to his code? And if he does, what is his fate?

Shaft (2000)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Jackson, Samuel L. | Williams, Vanessa L. | Wright, Jeffrey | Bale, Christian | Rhymes, Busta | Hedaya, Dan | Collette, Toni | Roundtree, Richard | Santiago-Hudson, Ruben | Sommer, Josef | Thigpen, Lynne | Bosco, Philip | Hingle, Pat | Tergesen, Lee | von Bargen, Daniel
Directors: Singleton, John
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Cool and deadly NYPD detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade, Jr. in a racially-motivated slaying. The eye witness disappears, Wade jumps bail for Switzerland, and Shaft is livid. Two years later, Wade returns to face trial, confident his father’s money and influence (and racial politics) guarantee an innocent verdict. Shaft looks hard for the witness, so Wade wants someone to kill her. He turns to a ghetto drug king, Peoples Hernandez, who’s willing to kill for money, use Wade as a route to rich drug customers, and shaft Shaft. Can Shaft find the witness, convince her to testify, and shepherd her through the hail of bullets that Peoples is sure to let fly?

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…

Godfather: Part III, The (1990)

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Pacino, Al | Keaton, Diane | Shire, Talia | Garcia, Andy | Wallach, Eli | Mantegna, Joe | Hamilton, George | Fonda, Bridget | Coppola, Sofia | Vallone, Raf | D'Ambrosio, Franc | Donnelly, Donal | Bright, Richard
Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford
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In the final instalment of the Godfather Trilogy, an aging Don Michael Corleone seeks to legitimize his crime family’s interests and remove himself from the violent underworld but is kept back by the ambitions of the young. While he attempts to link the Corleone’s finances with the Vatican, Michael must deal with the machinations of a hungrier gangster seeking to upset the existing Mafioso order and a young protoge’s love affair with his daughter.

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.