Frank Vincent
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Vito Rossi knows how to make a delicious sauce and Frank Bianco the perfect crust, but as rival neighborhood pizzeria propietors, each would rather go bankrupt than share his secret with the other. As a winner-takes-all cook-off threatens to settle their long-term feud for good, each man will stop at nothing to learn the other's secret in pursuit of the perfect pizza pie, even if it means spying, sabotage, or using the budding romance between their...
2) Raging bull
Description
Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother, Joey, falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, and fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage.
3) Casino
Pub. Date
1998
Description
The story of the rise and fall of three friends in 1970s-era Las Vegas: Mafia-connected casino operator Sam "Ace" Rothstein, Mafia enforcer Nicky Santoro, and hustler Ginger McKenna.
As the opening credits say, the film is "adapted from a true story". The source material is Pileggi's nonfiction biography of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, and most of the characters in the film are based on real people.
4) Raging Bull
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother Joey falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, while fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's wife and most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage
5) Snipes
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Description
Set in the mean streets of Philadelphia, this is a journey into the dark side of the rap music industry and an underworld filled with hustlers, thieves and killers who will do whatever it takes to stay on top.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Spike Lee is one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors of all time. Now five of his most provocative, thought-provoking films are available in one collection. From the breakout hit dramedy "Do the right thing" to the gritty, urban "Clockers," Lee peels away life's layers, exposing the ironies, brutalities, rhythms and prejudices of the naked city in this powerful collector's set.
Clockers: a film about the violent world of drug dealing...