Paul Sorvino
1) GoodFellas
Language
English
Description
A young man grows up in the mob and works hard to advance himself through the ranks and enjoys the life of the rich and violent. Adapted from the book by Nicholas Pileggi.
2) The gambler
Language
English
Description
Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest...
Language
English
Description
There were those who thought the rare and beautiful wild stallion was just a myth. But for Hannah Mills and C.J. Adams the myth would become as real as the wild mountain range the wraith stallion called home. Hannah and her father Frank arrive at Mustang Matty Steadman's Bear Mountain Ranch, a spread which runs parallel to the Utah Nevada border. Hannah has come west to photograph the famous wild horses found on Matty's ranch. C.J. is from the neighboring...
5) Goodfellas
Language
English
Formats
Description
Details the rise and fall of Henry Hill, a Brooklyn kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" from his neighborhood. He begins hanging around the mobsters and doing odd jobs until he gains the notice of local chieftain Paulie Cicero. In his teens, Hill distinguishes himself as a "stand-up guy" by choosing jail time over ratting on his accomplices. From that moment on, he is a part of the family. Along with his partner Tommy, he rises through the...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war rages between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob. Turning the tables on loan shark Shondor Birns and allying himself with gangster John Nardi, Greene stops taking orders from the mafia and pursues his own power.
7) GoodFellas
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A young man grows up in the mob and works hard to advance himself through the ranks, enjoying the life of the rich and violent.
Pub. Date
[2014], ©℗2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An obsessed father ..., a kleptomaniac ..., and a gullible teenager ... are cast from Heaven by God. ... They find themselves wandering the frightening, unsympathetic midway of "The Devil's Carnival." Unbeknownst to these condemned attendees, their lives--and the sins that paved their paths to Hell--have become tethered to specific fables in a book read by Lucifer ... [in this] musical movie experience"--Container.
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Fifty years ago, Gino and Maria came to Canada, and never quite recovered. Now, their son Angelo breaks the news...he wants to quit his job and he's in love with his best friend. Tradition is undone, and family is going to take on a whole new meaning.
10) Romeo + Juliet
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
A modern retelling of the classic Shakespeare play, with the two families now being rival gangs.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After spending 20 years in federal prison for myriad crimes, ailing mafia boss Joseph "Mr. Joe" Scoleri is released with a strict requirement not to interact with his old contacts in the mafia - and to ensure this, an FBI tail follows him. He quickly realizes that while the world around him may have changed, the habits of a mafia boss die hard.
12) Immigrant
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The coming-of-age story of Daanyik, a nine-year-old Russian boy whose family immigrates to the United States in the late 1970s to pursue the American Dream.
13) Bulworth
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Believing his career is over, Senator Jay Bulworth takes out an enormous insurance policy and a contract on his own life. His impending death fills him with an outrageous desire to break the rules and tell it like it is.
14) The cooler
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Bernie is extremely unlucky at gambling and he owes the Shangri-La casino's mob boss Shelly Kaplow over $100,000. He is so unlucky that he is hired as a "cooler". He gambles next to high rollers and gives them some of his bad luck to stop them from winning. This arrangement works out for awhile, but when Bernie has almost paid off his debt, he meets cocktail waitress, Natalie. The two start to fall in love and Bernie's luck begins to change. Unfortunately,...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Mary Class, Santa's business minded daughter, must step in to help save Christmas. Santa's in the midst of a late-life crises, he's tired of the responsibilities of the job and is ready to pass on the reins to Mary, who feels torn between the family business and running her own high stakes firm in NYC, along with balancing the love of her life, Luke. The situation gets dire when a disgruntled former elf, Terri, causes dissension at the North Pole...
16) The rocketeer
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
The discovery of a top-secret jetpack hurls test pilot Cliff Secord into a daring adventure of mystery, suspense and intrigue! Cliff encounters an assortment of ruthless villains, led by a Hollywood screen star who's a secret Nazi spy. With the help of his actress girlfriend, the young pilot battles enormous odds to defeat his foes, who are anxious to use the device in an evil plan to rule the world! The dangerous mission transforms the ordinary young...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An intense thriller set in an affluent vacation retreat. The story of seduction, deceit and betrayal. The summer before he leaves for college, a young man begins an affair with the beautiful wife of his wealthy and powerful investment banker neighbor. Soon, a suspicious death embroils him in a scandal.
19) GoodFellas
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
For as long as he could remember, Henry Hill wanted to be a gangster. So, when he was 12 years old, he started running errands for the neighborhood wiseguy and extortionist, "Paulie" Cicero. By the time he was 21, Henry had made a name for himself and had a good life by stealing and reselling cargo. Along with Jimmy "The Gent" Conway and Tommy DeVito, Henry organizes and executes heists, big and small, for their boss and protector, Paulie. He marries...
20) See Spot run
Language
English
Description
Gordon, an offbeat mailman, never met a dog he couldn't handle. That is until he offers to watch a neighbor's young son, James. Together, Gordon and James befriend an FBI crime-fighting superdog, "Agent 11" (whom they name "Spot"), who is hiding from the mob. Gordon, James and "Spot" save the day by rescuing an FBI agent, who has been caught by the mob boss.