City By The Sea

Starring: Frances McDormand, Robert De Niro Director: Michael CatonJones Original UK Premiere: 2003 Dvd Release: 14th July, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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A welcome throwback to the cop dramas of the 1970s, City by the Sea is an average film improved by its cast. Robert De Niro stars as veteran New Jersey detective Vincent LaMarca, lamenting the once-glorious Asbury Park boardwalk, now dilapidated from the decay of changing times. A good cop but a regrettable father, LaMarca must confront past mistakes & repressed memories when his estranged son becomes the prime suspect in the killing of LaMarcas partner .

Theres a nagging inevitability to Ken Hixons otherwise intelligent screenplay, but De Niro & Frances McDormand, as LaMarcas compassionate neighbour & part-time girlfriend, turn this simmering drama into something deeper than it is. McDormands role would be thin without the depth & humanity she brings to it & both De Niro & Franco mine gold from their troubling father-son legacy. Based on a true story, City by the Sea has that kernel of authenticity on which good actors thrive. ,

Frances McDormand is a character actress with TV, stage & screen credits. She was born in Chicago, Illinois & was the youngest of three children adopted by Canadian parents Vernon & Noreen McDormand. She spent much of her youth in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb of Monessen, where she graduated from high school. She attended Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia, where she earned her B,A. in Theater in 1979. In 1982 she earned an MFA. from the Yale University School of Drama. While attending Yale, McDormand roomed with fellow actress & student Holly Hunter. In 1984 she married director Joel Coen after performing in the Coen Brother movie, Blood Simple & in 1998 the couple adopted a son from Paraguay, Pedro McDormand Coen. In 1992, McDormand played Stella Kowalski in a stage production of Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. McDormand has been nominated for Academy Awards three times. Posters Of Almost Famous

Editors Choice: Almost Famous, City By The Sea, Laurel Canyon, Madeline, Darkman, Hidden Agenda, Blood Simple, The Man Who Wasnt There, View DVDology

Robert De Niro is an acclaimed American film actor who is noted for having starred in several of director Martin Scorsese s films. Praised for his commitment to his roles, De Niro gained 60 pounds & learned how to box for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, ground his teeth for Cape Fear & learned to play the saxophone for New York, New York. Although not articulate, De Niro is generally considered a skilled observer of physical tics & details & an intense perfectionist. A graduate of the Little Red School House, De Niro made his first film appearance in 1968 in Greetings. After that, he played some major & minor roles in other films not widely seen, until he gained popularity with his role in Bang the Drum Slowly. He began to work with Martin Scorsese in the same year when the two collaborated on Mean Streets. Later Scorsese films in which De Niro has participated are Taxi Driver, New York, New York, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Cape Fear & Casino. Posters Of Analyze This

Editors Choice: Analyze That, Analyze This, Meet The Fockers, Casino, City By The Sea, Meet The Parents, Ronin, Showtime, View DVDology

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