Misdaad drama film geregisseerd door michael catonjones. City by the sea vincent has had a long and distinguished career in the police force but he is still suffering from the pain of the breakup with his wife and son, joey. The film last vegas shows that its never too late to teach an old dog new tricks. Vincent lamarca, whose father was executed for a 1950s kidnapping of a child, grew up to become a police officer, only to see his own son become a murder suspect. A welcome throwback to the cop dramas of the 1970s, city by the sea is an average film improved by its cast. There is also a list of films he has produced and his appearances in theater plays, tv series and documentaries. This is not an easy movie to watch, but well worth the time and effort. It deals with the family problems of a wayward youth and is set against a man trying to break free of his past. City by the sea was adapted from a piece by journalist mike mcalary which first. City by the sea dvd, 2003, full frame for sale online ebay. For asbury park, an unflattering role the new york times. Sep 06, 2002 city by the sea 2 stars an overgrown and quite mediocre tv movie, despite the big names.
It makes you react to events and question motives and reasons. Vincent lamarca is a nypd police detective whose father was executed at sing sing prison in the 1950s for kidnapping and murdering a child. City by the sea vincent has had a long and distinguished career in the police force but he is still suffering from the pain of the breakup with his wife and son. On the plus side, franco is brilliant as the junkie son and mcdormand is solid as the cops doormat squeeze. His performance in the film led him to win the academy award for best actor in a supporting role. High marks, though, go to warner for a top notch transfer. He was trained at the stella adler conservatory and the american. City by the sea 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. His first major film role was in 1973s bang the drum slowly. Vincent lamarca robert deniro is a dedicated and wellrespected new york city.
He knows that if he does not interfere that a cop will end up killing him. City by the sea doesnt seem to know what kind of movie it wants to be. There is a cop killer reported and during the investigation he gets inside information that says his son is the killer. Films like falling in love 1984 and jacknife 1989 are counted as his boxoffice failures.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. As bruce springsteen was predicting the rebirth of his beloved asbury park at benefit concerts he gave here last week, the cast and crew of city by the sea. Even though the movie is well acted, it sinks under an abundance of. In this movie, city by the sea, you will find that it starts out in 1970 with a nice photo of long beach, california. City by the sea 2 stars an overgrown and quite mediocre tv movie, despite the big names. City by the sea is a moral lesson on the value of fatherhood. Young joey has grown over the years and has turned into a junkie. Expecting action sequences will only disappoint you. He garnered widespread acclaim with the films bang the drum slowly 1973 and mean streets 1973 following which he featured in many other notable films. City by the sea is a drama that follows a cop and his family. City by the sea tells the sad, fatalistic story of a cop whose father was a babykiller, and whose son now seems to be a murderer, too.
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