Stano / Bottom of the 9th (2019)
Drama
After serving 17 years in prison for a violent mistake he made in his youth, a once-aspiring baseball player returns to his Bronx neighborhood.
Starring: Joe Manganiello, Sofía Vergara, Denis O'Hare, Burt Young, Vincent Pastore, James Madio
Director: Raymond De Felitta
The Thing About My Folks (2005)
Comedy | Drama
Ben is a writer who is enjoying a quiet evening at home with his wife, Rachel, when they receive an unexpected visitor, Ben's father, Sam. As it happens, Sam has some surprising news — his wife, Muriel, has left him, leaving behind a note saying she wants some time alone. While Ben gets in touch with his sisters, who immediately set out to track down Muriel, he is left to deal with Sam while he tries to figure out what has gone wrong. Eager to spend some time with his dad to talk things out, Ben invites Sam along for a trip upstate to look at some property he's interested in buying, and as the two men hit the road, they get a chance to get to know one another in a way Sam, a busy salesman, was unable to do when Ben was a boy.
Starring: Peter Falk, Paul Reiser, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins, Ann Dowd
Director: Raymond De Felitta
City Island (2009)
Comedy | Drama
Meet the Rizzos, a family that might get along a lot better if only they could tell each other the truth. Dad Vince is the worst offender. But since the prison guard won't even admit that poker night is in fact acting class, how's he ever going to explain about his illegitimate son? His daughter works as a stripper when she's supposed to be in college, while young Vinnie Jr has a secret sexual fetish that involves a 24-hour webcam and the family's 300-pound neighbour. Vince's wife Joyce is the family's rock, but it's been a year since she enjoyed intimacy with her husband, and it's no surprise she thinks poker night spells A-F-F-A-I-R. When former prisoner Tony enters the Rizzos' lives, Joyce begins to suspect that the handsome young Tony isn't who Vince says he is. City Island is a funny, touching and smart family tale about the secrets of the past catching up with the lies of the present, and accepting that nobody's perfect – least of all your loved ones.
Starring: Andy Garcia, Antonio Gijon, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Dominik García-Lorido, Ezra Miller, Alan Arkin, Emily Mortimer
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Rob the Mob (2014)
Crime | Drama
A Queens couple who specialize in robbing mafia social clubs stumble upon a score bigger than they could ever imagine, becoming targets of both the mob and the FBI in the process.
Starring: Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano, Burt Young
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Two Family House (2000)
Drama
An unseen narrator looks back to 1956, on Staten Island, when Buddy, an Italian guy with big dreams, buys a house planning to live upstairs with his wife Estelle and run a bar downstairs. The first problem is Estelle's lack of confidence in Buddy. Then, Irish tenants upstairs refuse to move and won't pay rent; plus, the woman upstairs is about to have a baby. The next problem is the baby: once he's born, it's clear his father was Black. The Irish guy splits; Buddy evicts mother and child, then feels guilt and sets her up in a flat while she sorts out an adoption. Estelle's lack of faith, the Irish lass's spirit, Buddy's dream, racial prejudice, and the baby's fate play out.
Starring: Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald, Kathrine Narducci, Kevin Conway, Matt Servitto, Michele Santopietro
Director: Raymond De Felitta
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