Barbara De Fina
1) Casino
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls...
2) Silence
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two Catholic missionaries face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan looking for their missing mentor, at a time when Catholicism was outlawed.
5) Cape Fear
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Fourteen years after being imprisoned, psychopath Max Cady emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden.
Series
Criterion collection volume 70
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Language
English
Formats
Description
This fifteen-year labor of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis's landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances, bold cinematography, and a transcendent score.
Publisher
Paramount Classics
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Language
English
Description
Sammy is a single mom living in a small Catskill town with her eight-year-old son. A lot happens all at once to Sammy as she, sort of, picks up with an old boyfriend, gets a new boss and her wayward brother finally shows up after months of no communication. A crisis of sorts ensues when the son meets his estranged father.
8) Cape fear
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicious psychopath Max Cady emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney. Sam Bowden. Realizing he is legally powerless to protect his beautiful wife Leigh and his troubled teenage daughter Danielle against Max's relentless psychological torment, Sam resorts to unorthodox measures, leading to an unforgettable action packed showdown.
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"One of the most acclaimed directors of our time, Academy Award nominee Martin Scorsese ..., directs and narrates this remarkable in-depth look at the careers of great Italian filmmakers and their profound influence on him. ... Scorsese takes the viewer on a fascinating journey highlighting the classics of Italian cinema, from the neorealism of postwar Italy through its transition into opulent period drama and surrealist fantasy. Illuminated by insightful...
11) New York stories
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001?]
Language
English
Description
A trilogy about life in the big city. "Life lessons" is the tale of a passionate painter (Nolte) torn between his obsession for his art and his infatuation with his sultry assistant (Arquette). "Life without Zoe" is a wimsical fantasy of a very grown-up 12-year-old who brings charm and magic to life in New York. "Oedipus wrecks" is the story of a neurotic lawyer (Allen) who cannot escape the influence of his mother.
Series
Criterion collection volume 913
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"No filmmaker captures the grandeur and energy of New York like Martin Scorsese. With this sumptuous romance, he meticulously adapted the work of another great New York artist, Edith Wharton, bringing to life her tragic novel set in the cloistered world of Gilded Age Manhattan. The Age of Innocence tells the story of Newland Archer(Daniel Day-Lewis), whoses engagement to an innocent socialite (Winona Ryder) binds him to the codes and rituals of his...
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[c2009]
Language
English
Description
The Color of money: An aging pool shark who believes "money won is twice as sweet as money earned", forms a profitable yet volatile partnership with a young pool hustler. Cocktail: An ambitious young bartender becomes the toast of Manhattan's Upper East Side until a new romantic interest causes him to look at life differently.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The documentary uses Graham Greene's own words from his books and recordings, as well as photographs and clips from his many films, to reveal the fascinating life of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The cast includes John Le Carre, psychologist Kay Jamison, critic David Lodge, Time correspondent Bernard Diederich, former CIA Inspector General Fredrick Hitz, and Greene's daughter Caroline Bourget.
