Danny Aiello
1) I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else: My Life on the Street, On the Stage, and in the Movies
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Beloved stage and screen actor Danny Aiello's big-hearted memoir reveals a man of passion, integrity, and guts-and lays bare one of the most unlikely success stories ever told.
Danny Aiello admits that he backed into his acting career by mistake. That's easy to see when you begin at the beginning: raised by his loving and fiercely resilient mother in the tenements of Manhattan and the South Bronx, and forever haunted by the death of his infant brother,...
2) Dinner Rush
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At a popular NYC Italian restaurant on a dramatic, busy evening, there are 2 gangsters, cop detective, food-critic, ex bookmaker owner, his chef son, indebted gambler sous-chef etc.
3) Radio Days
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Gripped by wild radio stories, 10-year-old Joe Needleman longs for adventure and dreams of the day he'll see enemy spies or German subs. But while Joe's life is filled with fantasies, the people behind the voices have fantasies of their own. As stars rise, careers fall and a nation hurtles toward the future, one thing is certain: The days of radio may fade...but the magic will always endure.
4) One Moment
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Middle-age siblings struggle to manage their personal lives, families and careers, while also caring for their recently widowed, aging father...welcome to the Sandwich Generation.
7) Pinocchio
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[2005]
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Danny Aiello re-tells this Italian folktale about a puppet who magically comes to life.
9) Moonstruck
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[2006]
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English
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A superstitious Brooklyn widow is ready to get married again. Only this time, she plans on doing it right - even if she has to say "yes" to a man she doesn't really love. When she unexpectedly falls in love with her fiancé's estranged brother Ronny, what happens next is a wonderful romantic complication.
10) Jacob's ladder
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[2010]
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English
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Jacob Singer is a Vietnam vet haunted by the memories of war and the death of his young son. As Jacob starts to experience visions of demons all around him, he begins to question what is real. Is he going insane? Is he suffering from post-traumatic stress? Or could he be caught in the middle of some horrific supernatural battle he can't understand?
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Criterion collection volume 97
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2001.
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"The hottest day of the year explodes onscreen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. A portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise, "--Container.
15) The Stuff
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Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called "The Stuff," a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it's made or what's in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!
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When three life-long friends--Esther, Doris and Lucille--suddenly find themselves middle-aged widows, they discover the transition from mating to dating is a tricky proposition at best, and that starting over takes more effort the second time around. Although this trio of newly-eligible ladies is an added attraction on the over-50 singles circuit, they quickly find that the harvest years have produced a fallow field of suitable single men. But, among...
17) The January Man
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A killer comedy that has an ex-cop trailing a serial murderer... and the mayor's sexy daughter! Kevin Kline leads an all-star cast that includes Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Harvey Keitel and Rod Steiger.
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Life goes on for handsome 19-year-old Stony de Coco of The Bronx. Girls and dancing in the evening. A union job with good pay in the day. But what Stony (Richard Gere) doesn’t know is where his life is going. Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird) directs a tough yet tender slice-of-life rich in great characters, deep feelings and performances crystallizing the love/hate duality of family life. Stony loves his younger brother (Michael Hershewe),...
19) Henry & Me
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When Jack is thrown a curve ball at such a young age, a magical guide named Henry takes him on an unforgettable adventure. On their journey, Jack's dreams come true when he meets his biggest heroes: the New York Yankees! Through meeting Yankee legends of both past and present, he learns valuable lessons that will give him the strength to go up to bat against his greatest battle ever.
20) Little Italy
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The director of HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS and MISS CONGENIALITY cooks up a sizzling comedy about two lifelong pals (Hayden Christensen, Emma Roberts) whose romance is threatened by their parents' rival pizzerias.