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James Gandolfini

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True RomanceTrue Romance (1993) Recommended
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman
Precocious, ultra–violent black comedy from the pen of Tarantino in which comic–book–nerd Christian Slater transforms into…
Money for NothingMoney for Nothing (1993)
Dir. Ramon Menendez
Feat. John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen
Fact–based account of an unemployed Philadelphia dockworker who scooped up US$1.2 million that fell out the back of an armoured car and decided…
Terminal VelocityTerminal Velocity (1994)
Dir. Deran Sarafian
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Nastassja Kinski, James Gandolfini
Sheen plays a skydiving expert roped into international espionage by way of the mysterious Kinski. It's sexist, crass and juvenile, but never dull,…
Juror, TheJuror, The (1996)
Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Struggling artist and mother Demi Moore is summoned to jury service and is singled out by the mob defendants to swing the verdict in their favour.…
Twelve Angry MenTwelve Angry Men (1997)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. George C. Scott, Ossie Davis, Armin Mueller-Stahl
An award–winning television version of the classic jury–room drama. Re–written by the scriptwriter of the original film version…
8mm8mm (1998)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini
First Hollywood effort at generating thrills from the dubious (and probably mythical) subculture of 'snuff movies', where actors are deliberately…
Civil Action, ACivil Action, A (1999) Recommended
Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy
Fact–based account of a protracted courtroom duel between two corporations and small–town folk, whose children have been affected by…
Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 1Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 1 (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Nick Gomez, John Patterson, David Chase
Feat. James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco
Groundbreaking TV–series that ironically portrays the life of a New Jersey Mafia clan as a parade of suburban neurosis, pop–culture…
Mexican, TheMexican, The (2000)
Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini
Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts entangle in this offbeat comic–thriller, with Pitt fulfilling a criminal contract in Mexico and James Gandolfini…
Last Castle, TheLast Castle, The (2001)
Dir. Rod Lurie
Feat. Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo
Solid followup to THE CONTENDER for dir. Lurie, set in a military stockade where war–hero General Robert Redford has been sent for disobeying…
Man Who Wasn't There, TheMan Who Wasn't There, The (2001) Recommended
Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini
The Coen Brothers chalk up another film in love with film, an attractive but slender paean to 1950s pulp melodramas, with its nostalgia–soaked…
Surviving ChristmasSurviving Christmas (2004)
Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate
In a moment of lonely Christmas nostalgia, an obnoxious young millionaire (Affleck) journeys to his childhood home and bribes the resident family to…
Romance and CigarettesRomance and Cigarettes (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Turturro
Feat. James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet
Actor John Turturro wrote, directed and self–released this bawdy and often brilliant 60's–pop–anthem–fuelled comedy musical,…
All The King's MenAll The King's Men (2006)
Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins
A heavyweight, if not entirely functional adaptation Robert Penn Warren's political novel about a failed idealist turned corrupt, powermongering…
Lonely HeartsLonely Hearts (2006)
Dir. Todd Robinson
Feat. John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto
The true tale of 1940s “lonely hearts killers”, Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez who would lure war widows through personal ads and…
In The LoopIn The Loop (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, Gina McKee
Crushingly sharp political satire set in the hubbub of Whitehall and Washington, where petty political games are hilariously played out while the…
Where the Wild Things AreWhere the Wild Things Are (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini
Expanding on the simple text of Maurice Sendak's modern children's classic, this glorious, visionary adaptation from director Spike Jonze and writer…
Welcome to the RileysWelcome to the Rileys (2010)
Dir. Jake Scott
Feat. James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo
A bereaved father (Gandolfini) takes comfort in the company of a wayward young prostitute (Stewart) in this mournful American indie. The premise…
Cinema VeriteCinema Verite (2011)
Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Diane Lane, Tim Robbins, James Gandolfini
Crisply realised HBO production on the making of the world's first ever Reality TV series, PBS's landmark 1973 miniseries 'An American…
Violet and DaisyViolet and Daisy (2011)
Dir. Geoffrey Fletcher
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel, James Gandolfini
Two young female assassins have second thoughts about executing their latest target (an affable James Gandolfini, one of the late actor's last roles)…
Killing Them SoftlyKilling Them Softly (2012)
Dir. Andrew Dominik
Feat. Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn
Ex–pat Kiwi Andrew Dominik helms this sullen gangland thriller, about a professional enforcer (Pitt) hired to track down the amateur criminals…
Zero Dark ThirtyZero Dark Thirty (2012) Recommended
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler
Kathryn Bigelow (THE HURT LOCKER) directs this formidable thriller based on the CIA's decade–long manhunt for Osama bin Laden.
Incredible Burt Wonderstone, TheIncredible Burt Wonderstone, The (2013) Recommended
Dir. Don Scardino
Feat. Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey
Delirious parody of Las Vegas showbiz egotism in which Steve Carrell (and sidekick Steve Buscemi) must find a way back to top of their profession…
Enough SaidEnough Said (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener
Writer/director Nicole Holofcener moves into the first division with her fifth feature film, a savvy divorcee rom–com in perfect accord with…
Drop, TheDrop, The (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael R. Roskam
Feat. Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace
Englishman Tom Hardy displays his extraordinary acting range as lonely New York bartender who finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and…

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