Posts Tagged ‘based-on-article’

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Al Pacino | John Cazale | Charles Durning | Chris Sarandon | Sully Boyar | James Broderick | John Marriott | Gary Springer | Lance Henriksen | Dominic Chianese | Floyd Levine | Carmine Foresta | William Bogert | Ron Cummins | Jay Gerber
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Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation. On a hot summer afternoon, the First Savings Bank of Brooklyn is held up by Sonny and Sal, two down-and-out characters. Although the bank manager and female tellers agree not to interfere with the robbery, Sonny finds that there’s actually nothing much to steal, as most of the cash has been picked up for the day. Sonny then gets an unexpected phone call from Police Captain Moretti, who tells him the place is surrounded by the city’s entire police force. Having few options under the circumstances, Sonny nervously bargains with Moretti, demanding safe escort to the airport and a plane out of the country in return for the bank employees’ safety.

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Monday, July 7th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Music | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: John Travolta | Karen Lynn Gorney | Barry Miller | Joseph Cali | Paul Pape | Donna Pescow | Bruce Ornstein | Julie Bovasso | Martin Shakar | Sam Coppola | Nina Hansen | Lisa Peluso | Denny Dillon | Bert Michaels | Robert Costanzo
Directors: John Badham
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Tony is an uneducated Brooklyn teenager. The highlight of his week is going to the local disco, where he is the king of the dancefloor. Tony meets Stephanie at the disco and they agree to dance together in a competition. Stephanie resists Tony’s attempts to romance her, as she aspires to greater things; she is moving across the river to Manhattan. Gradually, Tony also becomes disillusioned with the life he is leading and he and Stephanie decide to help one another to start afresh.

American Gangster (2007)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Denzel Washington | Russell Crowe | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Josh Brolin | Lymari Nadal | Ted Levine | Roger Guenveur Smith | John Hawkes | RZA | Yul Vazquez | Malcolm Goodwin | Ruby Dee | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Carla Gugino | Skyler Fortgang
Directors: Ridley Scott
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Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.

Proof of Life (2000)

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Meg Ryan | Russell Crowe | David Morse | Pamela Reed | David Caruso | Anthony Heald | Stanley Anderson | Gottfried John | Alun Armstrong | Michael Kitchen | Margo Martindale | Mario Ernesto Sánchez | Pietro Sibille | Vicky Hernández | Norma Martínez
Directors: Taylor Hackford
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In a mountainous South American country, drug-dealing rebels kidnap Peter Bowman, a US engineer who works for an oil company’s subsidiary. The company calls in a negotiator, Terry Thorne, an Aussie ex-soldier based in London. When the subsidiary goes bankrupt, the oil company washes its hands of the matter and pulls Thorne. Bowman’s wife Alice begs him to stay. She and Peter’s sister cobble together some money, Thorne talks ransom terms with the cash-strapped rebels, and Peter, chained high in the mountains, is sustained by a photo of Alice. When the politics of the situation change, so must Thorne’s strategy. And what can Alice and he do about the attraction growing between them?

City by the Sea (2002)

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Robert De Niro | Frances McDormand | James Franco | Eliza Dushku | William Forsythe | Patti LuPone | Anson Mount | John Doman | Brian Tarantina | Drena De Niro | Michael P. Moran | Nestor Serrano | Matthew Cowles | Linda Emond | Cyrus Farmer
Directors: Michael Caton-Jones
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New York City homicide detective Vincent LaMarca has forged a long and distinguished career in law enforcement, making a name for himself as a man intensely committed to his work. But on his latest case, the stakes are higher for Vincent—the suspect he’s investigating is his own son. He and Joey have been painfully estranged ever since Vincent divorced his wife and left the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island for the anonymity of Manhattan and a successful career with the NYPD. He lives his life in solitude, keeping his girlfriend at arm’s length; the closest relationship he maintains is with his partner, Reg—and Vincent makes sure that stops at the precinct door. As long as Vincent lives in the protection of the present, he doesn’t have to deal with the pain of his past—or his sorrow over his broken relationship with Joey. But this murder investigation is drawing Vincent home to Long Beach, the self-proclaimed City by the Sea, where the past has been waiting for him to return. The agonizing memory that has tortured him all his life—the death of his father, a convicted murderer who was executed when Vincent was just a boy—still plagues him. In the course of the investigation, he discovers that his own unresolved pain and failures as a father have deeply influenced Joey’s life, and now his 18-month-old grandson may be fated to follow their self-destructive paths.

Biker Boyz (2003)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Laurence Fishburne | Derek Luke | Orlando Jones | Djimon Hounsou | Lisa Bonet | Brendan Fehr | Larenz Tate | Kid Rock | Rick Gonzalez | Meagan Good | Salli Richardson | Vanessa Bell Calloway | Dante Basco | Dion Basco | Tyson Beckford
Directors: Reggie Rock Bythewood
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A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son”, this is the story of Manuel Galloway (Fishburne), also known as “the King of Cali”, the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets. The focus of this story takes place at an annual drag-racing event in Fresno, as Manuel tries to retain his championship title.

Top Gun (1986)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Cruise | Kelly McGillis | Val Kilmer | Anthony Edwards | Tom Skerritt | Michael Ironside | John Stockwell | Barry Tubb | Rick Rossovich | Tim Robbins | Clarence Gilyard Jr. | Whip Hubley | James Tolkan | Meg Ryan | Adrian Pasdar
Directors: Tony Scott
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Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the Carrier. When his wingman turns in his wings, Maverick is moved up in the standings and sent to the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he fights the attitudes of the other pilots and an old story of his father’s death in combat that killed others due to his father’s error. Maverick struggles to be the best pilot, stepping on the toes of his other students and in a different way to Charlie, a civilian instructor to whom he is strongly attracted.

Peacemaker, The (1997)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: George Clooney | Nicole Kidman | Marcel Iures | Aleksandr Baluyev | Rene Medvesek | Gary Werntz | Randall Batinkoff | Jim Haynie | Alexander Strobele | Holt McCallany | Michael Boatman | Joan Copeland | Carlos Gómez | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Slavko Juraga
Directors: Mimi Leder
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Two trains crash somewhere in Russia, one carrying a nuclear payload. A nuclear explosion follows the crash and the world is on alert… However, White House nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman) doesn’t think it was an accident… Special Forces Intelligence Officer Colonel Thomas Devoe (George Clooney) doesn’t think so either… Together they must unravel a conspiracy that goes from Europe to New York, to stop a terrorist who has no demands…

Fast and the Furious, The (2001)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Paul Walker | Vin Diesel | Michelle Rodriguez | Jordana Brewster | Rick Yune | Chad Lindberg | Johnny Strong | Matt Schulze | Ted Levine | Ja Rule | Vyto Ruginis | Thom Barry | Stanton Rutledge | Noel Gugliemi | R.J. de Vera
Directors: Rob Cohen
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The Fast & The Furious is loosely based on an article in a magazine about street clubs that race Japanese cars late at night. The film stars Vin Diesel as Domenic Toretto, the leader of a street gang that is under suspicion of stealing expensive electronic equipment. Paul Walker plays an undercover police officer that attempts to find out who exactly is stealing the equipment, while falling for Domenic’s younger sister played by Jordana Brewster.