Posts Tagged ‘wiretap’

Carlito’s Way (1993)

Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Pacino, Al | Penn, Sean | Miller, Penelope Ann | Leguizamo, John | Rogers, Ingrid | Guzmán, Luis | Rebhorn, James | Siravo, Joseph | Mortensen, Viggo | Foronjy, Richard | Porcel, Jorge | Minucci, Frank | Pasdar, Adrian | Ortiz, John | Salazar, Ángel
Directors: De Palma, Brian
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Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstanding citizen. He even rekindles a romance with his ex-lover. However, Carlito’s associates cannot seem to leave him in peace…his nephew involves him a pool-room gunfight, his lawyer asks him for “favours” which spiral out of control, and even an old friend (now a wheelchair bound paraplegic) tries to get him into trouble with the law. Carlito decides to make a run for Florida and the promise of a new life, but has one final dramatic escape to make from some hoods who believe (wrongly) that he was behind the murder of their boss.

Midnight Run (1988)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: De Niro, Robert | Grodin, Charles | Kotto, Yaphet | Ashton, John | Farina, Dennis | Pantoliano, Joe | Foronjy, Richard | Miranda, Robert | Kehoe, Jack | Phillips, Wendy | DuClos, Danielle | Hall, Philip Baker | McCleister, Tom | Gillis, Mary | Toles-Bey, John
Directors: Brest, Martin
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Bounty hunter Jack Walsh is sent to find and return bail jumper and former Mafia accountant, Jonathan “The Duke” Mardukas. The FBI have had no success it locating The Duke, so when Jack finds him in next to no time, they are a little embarrassed. In order to collect his $100,000 fee, Jack must take The Duke from New York to Los Angeles. However, the Mafia and the FBI have other ideas, as does Marvin, a rival bounty hunter. On their long cross-country trip to LA, the two get to know each other and they build up a strange friendship.

French Connection, The (1971)

Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Hackman, Gene | Rey, Fernando | Scheider, Roy | Lo Bianco, Tony | Bozzuffi, Marcel | Pasquale, Frédéric de | Hickman, Bill | Rebbot, Ann | Gary, Harold | Farber, Arlene | Egan, Eddie | Ernotte, André | Grosso, Sonny
Directors: Friedkin, William
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William Friedkin’s gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between ‘Popeye’ Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed.

Enemy of the State (1998)

Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Smith, Will | Hackman, Gene | Voight, Jon | Bonet, Lisa | King, Regina | Wilson, Stuart | Cayouette, Laura | Dean, Loren | Pepper, Barry | Hart, Ian | Busey, Jake | Caan, Scott | Lee, Jason | Byrne, Gabriel | LeGros, James
Directors: Scott, Tony
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Tony Scott torna alle atmosfere thriller e senza tregua delle sue opere precedenti con un film tutto giocato sulla critica alle possibili privazioni della libertà del cittadino comune da parte dello Stato. Robert Dean è un giovane e promettente avvocato, che si trova coinvolto in un assurdo gioco di spie, perché un vecchio amico di scuola gli infila fra i regali di Natale un dischetto contenente le immagini di un omicidio commesso da un dirigente ambizioso e senza scrupoli della National Security Agency (potente organismo governativo responsabile delle operazioni spionistiche più complesse). La vita del protagonista è sconvolta e continuamente in pericolo. Un ex agente della NSA, interverrà in aiuto del giovane. Dopo essere sfuggiti numerose volte alla morte, i due si salveranno in un finale pieno di suspense e…con un po’ di furbizia! Grande cast e grande azione per un film solido e ben girato.

Phone Booth (2002)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Farrell, Colin | Sutherland, Kiefer | Whitaker, Forest | Mitchell, Radha | Holmes, Katie | Parker, Paula Jai | Ash, Arian Waring | Texada, Tia | Enos III, John | Jones, Richard T. | Nobbs, Keith | Yount, Dell | MacDonald, James | Pais, Josh | Constantine, Yorgo
Directors: Schumacher, Joel
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A slick New York publicist (Farrell) who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he’ll be killed… and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn’t kidding.