Raymond De Felitta – MRQE

Stano

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Bobby Stano had everything going for him. Fresh out of high school, he was signed to the majors, had a beautiful girlfriend, everything was looking up. That is, until he and his friends get into a fight with a neighboring gang. The confrontation results in an accidental fatality and quickly changes Bobby’s life forever. He’s found guilty of murder and locked in prison for the next thirteen years. When Bobby is released, he’s faced with a vilified reputation, a relationship to rekindle and a new life to find.

Cafe Society

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A tangled web of greed, decadence and scandal in 1950s Manhattan surrounds margarine fortune heir Mickey Jelke (Frank Whaley), who is accused by his girl friend, Patricia Ward (Lara Flynn Boyle), and arrested for pimping. Police detective Jack Kale (Peter Gallagher) goes undercover as a movie actor to ingratiate himself with Jelke, who introduces him to the fast party set that favors nightclub hot spot El Casbah, which may or may not hide Jelke’s alleged ring of prostitution.

Rob the Mob

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it for a while until they stumble upon a score bigger than they ever planned and become targets of both the mob and the FBI.

Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

While filming a documentary in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family. In 2011, Frank’s son returns to the Delta to examine the repercussions of that fateful encounter.

City Island

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The Rizzos, a family who doesn’t share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.

The Thing About My Folks

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Ben’s dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben’s mother (Sam’s wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben’s wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that’s for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam’s wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers close at hand, as do love and hope. Where Sam’s wife is – and why she left – leads to the movie’s resolution.

Two Family House

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy’s dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed moneymaking schemes. His latest is buying a two-family house for him and his wife, Estelle (Katherine Narducci) and converting the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform. The wrench in the works is that he also inherits the upstairs tenants, Mary,a pregnant Irish girl fresh off the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin Conway). As Buddy’s gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the limits of their tolerance and compassion.