Chazz Palminteri
1) Analyze this
Language
English
Description
"Mob boss Paul Vitti's going a little wacky. His shrink is afraid of getting whacked. Vitti is a troubled crime-family racketeer and Ben Sobel is his psychiatrist with just a few days to turn Vitti in a happy, well-adjusted gangster. In the second film, Vitti is released from prison into the custody of his therapist, Ben Sobel." --
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
A coming-of-age story about a boy growing up in Astoria, N.Y., during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints. He goes back home after fifteen years when he finds out that his father is ill. There he finds old friends, lost friends, and new relationships as he comes to term with his father's rage and love.
4) Noel
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Five strangers lives intertwine on Christmas Eve to tell a story of companionship, love, and healing which unfolds against the backdrop of New York City. A delightful tale of redemption, faith, and the joy of living; proving miracles are closer than you think.
5) A Bronx tale
Publisher
HBO Savoy Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A hard-working bus driver must stand up to the local mob boss if he is to keep his son from falling into a life of crime.
6) In the mix
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Darrell is a successful club DJ who one night unexpectedly rescues a woman from a dangerous situation. The woman turns out to be the wife of Frank Pacelli, one of New York City's most powerful mobsters. To show his appreciation, Pacelli gives Darrell a job -- serving as bodyguard for this beautiful daughter, Dolly. A short-lived romance blooms between Darrell and Dolly, but it is not long before the couple are quarreling, making Pacelli more than...
7) Legend
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of the rise and fall of London's most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ron Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in an amazing double performance. It is a classic crime thriller taking viewers into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray twins.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
All Lance Barton, a struggling black comedian, wants on Earth is landing a spot at the final Amateur Night Contest at the famed Apollo Theatre. Before he can get there he dies before his time on Earth is up. Since returning to Earth in his own body is impossible, Lance gets a second chance at life - as a wealthy, callous, old white mogul.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Police investigating an exploded boat on a San Pedro pier discover 27 bodies and $91 million worth of drug money. The only survivors are a severely burned Hungarian terrorist and Roger Kint, a crippled con-man. Reluctantly, Kint is pressured into explaining what happened on the boat. His story begins six weeks earlier with five criminals being dragged in by New York police desparate for suspects in a truck highjacking, and ends with the possible identification...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Much has been written about Tommy Mottola, one of the most powerful, visionary, and successful executives in the history of the music industry. He discovered, developed and launched the careers of many superstars, including Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan, and is credited with creating the "Latin Explosion." He has had the privilege of working alongside Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Beyonce, Michael...
11) Mulholland Falls
Series
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A rough and vicious group of detectives stumble onto a conspiracy involving the murder of a general and a top secret nuclear program.
12) Jolene
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
At the age of fifteen, Jolene, a free-spirited orphan, embarks on a decade-long cross-country adventure, where she experiences life, love, heartbreak, and freedom.
13) Running scared
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Joey Gazelle is a low level mobster whose job it is to dispose of "hot" guns from mob killings. But Joey has been hiding these guns in the drywall of his basement, instead of tossing them in the river. When Joey's son and his best friend, Oleg, witness Joey hiding some guns from a botched drug deal, Oleg steals one of the guns and shoots his abusive stepfather with it. Things are bad enough, but Oleg's stepfather happens to be the nephew of a psychotic...
14) Animal
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
James 'Animal' Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, and meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence.
15) Vault
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A gripping, stylish thriller that reveals the true story of one of the largest robberies in US history. While doing time for a botched heist, two small-time crooks cook up an ill-fated scheme to rip off a nearby vault for $30 million, money that belongs to the local Mafia!
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Frank Gregorio is a successful psychiatrist and loving family man. But when a patient introduces him to the world of karaoke, Frank begins to obsessively revisit his boyhood dream of becoming a professional singer. Add in his eldest daughter's own midlife crisis, a relationship with a lounge-singing femme fatale, his youngest daughter's upcoming wedding, a precocious granddaughter, his aging father and very suspicious wife, then shake well.
17) Mighty fine
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1970s, Joe Fine is a charismatic man who is utterly devoted to his family and uproots them from Brooklyn to New Orleans in search of a better life. But Joe's spending spree is out of touch with reality: his apparel business is teetering near collapse. His business woes fuel a growing rage that threatens the very fabric of the family.
19) Yonkers Joe
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Joe is a great con artist and dice hustler who makes a lot of money from working the tables at Las Vegas casinos. He and his girlfriend Janice have a pretty good life. But then Joe gets a call from the institution where his son, Joe Jr., is at. Joe Jr., who has Down's Syndrome is being disruptive and thus must be taken out of the institution. Joe doesn't know how to take care of his son and this new change in his life is ruining a lot of his plans...
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Arthur sets out to save his family's home from real estate developers when his grandfather mysteriously disappears. When he finds his grandfather's ancient clues of treasure, he unlocks a passageway that leads to a spectacular world with little people.