Posts Tagged ‘new-york’

Madigan (1968)

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Widmark, Richard | Fonda, Henry | Stevens, Inger | Guardino, Harry | Whitmore, James | Clark, Susan | Dunn, Michael | Ihnat, Steve | Stroud, Don | North, Sheree | Stevens, Warren | St. Jacques, Raymond | Freed, Bert | Bellaver, Harry | Marth, Frank
Directors: Siegel, Don
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Policemen Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, the two NYC detectives are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While Bonaro and Madigan follow up on various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers.

Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)

Monday, September 15th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Parker, Sarah Jessica | Cattrall, Kim | Davis, Kristin | Nixon, Cynthia | Noth, Chris | Bergen, Candice | Hudson, Jennifer | Eigenberg, David | Handler, Evan | Lewis, Jason | Cantone, Mario | Cohen, Lynn | Garson, Willie | Gleason, Joanna | Pupo, Joseph
Directors: King, Michael Patrick
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After moving in together in an impossibly beautiful New York apartment, Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big make a rather arbitrary decision to get married. The wedding itself proves to be anything but a hasty affair—the guest list quickly blooms from 75 to 200 guests, and Carrie’s simple, label-less wedding gown gives way to an enormous creation that makes her look like a gigantic cream puff. An upcoming photo spread in Vogue puts the event—which will take place at the New York Public Library—squarely in the public eye. Meanwhile, Carrie’s girlfriends—Samantha, the sexpot; Charlotte, the sweet naïf; and Miranda, the rigid perfectionist—could not be happier. At least, they couldn’t be happier for Carrie. Charlotte still has the unrealized hope of getting pregnant. Samantha is finding a loving, committed relationship more grueling than she could have imagined. Miranda unwittingly lets her own unhappiness—created when Steve admits to cheating on her just once—spoil Carrie’s. After a heated encounter with Steve, she happens to spot Mr. Big and tells him he’s crazy to get married. She’s really only thinking of her own marriage. But her angry remark gets Mr. Big to thinking.

Dark Water (2005)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Connelly, Jennifer | Reilly, John | Roth, Tim | Scott, Dougray | Postlethwaite, Pete | Manheim, Camryn | Gade, Ariel | Haney-Jardine, Perla | Monk, Debra | Emond, Linda | Buell, Bill | Horne, J.R. | Löwensohn, Elina | Belle, Warren | Sealy-Smith, Alison
Directors: Salles, Walter
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Dahlia Williams is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she’s determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment—dilapidated, cramped, and worn—seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia’s world: no matter what it is that’s out there, she’ll stop at nothing to find it.

Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Allen, Woody | Abraham, F. Murray | Symington, Donald | Rapaport, Michael | Stiers, David Ogden | Warden, Jack | Weller, Peter | Randazzo, Steven | Kurland, Jeffrey | Robin, Tucker | Tuffy, Nolan | McQuaid, Jimmy | Alper, Gary | McRobbie, Peter | Edelson, Kenneth
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Lenny and Amanda have an adopted son Max who turns out to be brilliant. Lenny becomes obsessed with finding Max’s real parents because he believes that they too must be brilliant. When he finds that Linda Ash is Max’ real mother, Lenny is disappointed. Linda is a prostitute and porn star. On top of that, she is quite possibly the dumbest person Lenny has ever met. Interwoven is a Greek chorus linking the story with the story of Oedipus.

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Pacino, Al | Cazale, John | Durning, Charles | Sarandon, Chris | Boyar, Sully | Broderick, James | Marriott, John | Springer, Gary | Henriksen, Lance | Chianese, Dominic | Levine, Floyd | Foresta, Carmine | Bogert, William | Cummins, Ron | Gerber, Jay
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Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation. On a hot summer afternoon, the First Savings Bank of Brooklyn is held up by Sonny and Sal, two down-and-out characters. Although the bank manager and female tellers agree not to interfere with the robbery, Sonny finds that there’s actually nothing much to steal, as most of the cash has been picked up for the day. Sonny then gets an unexpected phone call from Police Captain Moretti, who tells him the place is surrounded by the city’s entire police force. Having few options under the circumstances, Sonny nervously bargains with Moretti, demanding safe escort to the airport and a plane out of the country in return for the bank employees’ safety.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Galligan, Zach | Glover, John | Prosky, Robert | Picardo, Robert | Lee, Christopher | Miller, Dick | Watanabe, Gedde | Luke, Keye | Stanton, Don | Stanton, Dan | Nelson, Shawn | Hahn, Archie | Fassler, Ron | Winters, Time | Presson, Jason
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Yesterday it was rural Kingston Falls. Today it’s the Big Apple — and lots of wild, anarchic comedy — because a new batch of mischievous green meanies is on the loose. We told you. Remember the rules. You didn’t listen. Now you’ll have to face up to the hilarious consequences.

Summer of Sam (1999)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Leguizamo, John | Brody, Adrien | Sorvino, Mira | Esposito, Jennifer | Rispoli, Michael | Guerra, Saverio | Tarantina, Brian | Palagonia, Al | Garito, Ken | Neuwirth, Bebe | LuPone, Patti | Starr, Mike | LaPaglia, Anthony | Smith, Roger Guenveur | Gazzara, Ben
Directors: Lee, Spike
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Spike Lee’s take on the “Son of Sam” murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.

Basketball Diaries, The (1995)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: DiCaprio, Leonardo | Bracco, Lorraine | Sokol, Marilyn | Madio, James | McGaw, Patrick | Wahlberg, Mark | Cooper, Roy | Kirby, Bruno | Papiris, Jimmy | Gaetani, Nick | Chaplin, Alexander | Jorgensen, Ben | Mostel, Josh | Lewis, Juliette | Imperioli, Michael
Directors: Kalvert, Scott
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Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll’s epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim’s life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach (”Swifty”) who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin — all of these begin to encroach on young Jim’s dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother’s mounting concern for her son. He can’t go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim “picked up a game” now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.

K-PAX (2001)

Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: McCormack, Mary | Spacey, Kevin | Bridges, Jeff | Woodard, Alfre | Kelly, David Patrick | Saul Williams | Gerety, Peter | Weston, Celia
Directors: Softley, Iain
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Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

New Jack City (1991)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Snipes, Wesley | Ice-T | Payne, Allen | Rock, Chris | Michele, Michael | Nunn, Bill | Wong, Russell | Cobbs, Bill | Williams, Christopher | Nelson, Judd | Williams, Vanessa | Johns, Tracy Camilla | DeSando, Anthony | Ashford, Nick
Directors: Van Peebles, Mario
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In 1989, Nino Brown, a small time drug dealer, is convinced by one of his fellow thugs that the wave of the future is in the cocaine derivative, crack. Brown sees potential in crack and sets out to establish himself as chief kingpin by killing off his rivals and even going as far as to take over a whole apartment complex. Out to stop him are undercover cops Scottie Appleton and Nick Paretti. Appleton especially wants to get Nino because of the fact that he murdered Scottie’s mother as part of a gang initiaton. Also involved is Pookie, a former crackhead who wants to bring down Nino as well.