Wrong Turn at Tahoe
2009 3.1 stars 90 mins Thrillers Rated: R
When local underground crime boss Vincent (Miguel Ferrer) betrays volatile big-time drug dealer Nino (Harvey Keitel), he touches off a dangerous mob war that soon engulfs his friend and debt-collector protégé, Joshua (Cuba Gooding Jr.). As the conflict escalates between the rival factions, Joshua must risk everything to even the score with Nino. This tense thriller from director Franck Khalfoun also stars Leonor Varela and Johnny Messner. |
The Ministers
2009 2.7 stars 89 mins Thrillers Rated: R
More than a decade ago, a mysterious organization known as the Ministers murdered Celeste's (Florencia Lozano) father. Today, she's a New York City cop -- a job she took simply to avenge her father's death -- and the Ministers have resurfaced. But as Celeste investigates, she's unaware that someone within her inner circle is connected to the group. Harvey Keitel co-stars in this thriller from writer-director Franc. Reyes. John Leguizamo co-stars. |
Life on Mars: The Complete Series
2008 3.8 stars 1000 mins Television Rated: PG-13
In present-day New York City, cop Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) is struck by a car and transported to 1973. But is Sam really lost in time, or is it an illusion resulting from his accident? As Sam tries to figure it all out, he attempts to continue his job with the N.Y.P.D. and discovers that police work has come a long way in 35 years. Michael Imperioli and Harvey Keitel co-star in this American version of the hit British show from David E. Kelley. |
Life on Mars: The Complete Series: Disc 1
2008 172 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Out Here in the Fields," "The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler," "My Maharishi is Bigger Than Your Maharishi" and "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows." |
Life on Mars: The Complete Series: Disc 2
2008 215 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Things To Do in New York When You Think You're Dead," "Tuesday's Dead," "The Man Who Sold the World," "The Dark Side of the Mook" and "Take a Look at the Lawmen." |
Life on Mars: The Complete Series: Disc 3
2008 172 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Let All the Children Boogie," "Home is Where You Hang Your Holster," "The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All" and "Revenge of Broken Jaw." |
Life on Mars: The Complete Series: Disc 4
2008 172 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Coffee, Tea or Annie," "All the Young Dudes," "Everyone Knows It's Windy" and "Life is a Rock." |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) and Dr. Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) -- who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure -- reteam with their wisecracking partner in crime, Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), for another romp through U.S. history. Now, armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben is obsessed with finding the truth behind President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets: Bonus
2007 3.4 stars 76 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG
The bonus material for this thrilling adventure includes deleted scenes with optional director's audio commentary, bloopers and outtakes, and multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes. |
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 3.6 stars 102 mins Children & Family Rated: PG
Ten-year-old Arthur (Freddie Highmore) discovers a world of tiny people living in his backyard in this charming tale. Since Arthur's grandfather disappeared four years earlier, the bills have piled up and the family home is slated for demolition. A cryptic message leads Arthur to the miniature community, where he searches for a rumored treasure in an effort to save his house. The celebrity vocal cast includes David Bowie, Snoop Dogg and Madonna. |
The Outsider
2006 3.0 stars 83 mins Documentary Rated: NR
Following maverick writer-director James Toback through the process of making his 2004 drama When Will I Be Loved, this documentary provides a fascinating look inside the world of filmmaking. Toback, whose previous screenplays include The Gambler and Bugsy, shot the movie in 12 days without a script and battled to get it released. Woody Allen, Robert Downey Jr., Harvey Keitel, Brooke Shields, Roger Ebert and many others discuss Toback and his work. |
Stone Merchant
2006 2.8 stars 107 mins Foreign Rated: R
Leda (Jane March) knows firsthand the impact of terrorism. Her husband (Jordi Mollà), an expert on the subject, was paralyzed by a terrorist bomb. Then love unexpectedly enters Leda's life in the form of Ludovico (Harvey Keitel), a charming gem dealer … and a ruthless al-Qaida operative. Blinded by passion, Leda becomes an unwitting pawn in the large-scale terrorist attack Ludovico and his accomplice, Shahid (F. Murray Abraham), are plotting. |
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
2006 3.0 stars 118 mins Action & Adventure Rated: R
After assassinating a military leader in Mexico, American government hit man Clayton Price (Scott Glenn) finds cover in the form of two weary travelers (Craig Wasson and Giovanna Zacarias) who agree to help him hide in the Mexican jungle. But what they don't know is that Price is being tailed by stealthy CIA operative Walter McGrane (Harvey Keitel), who has instructions to deliver his target dead or alive. |
Dreaming of Julia
2005 2.8 stars Drama Rated: NR
Amidst the tumult of revolution in Cuba, Che (Harvey Keitel) looks after his small-town family and friends as he tightropes a dangerous line between the town police and the local rebels fighting under Castro. Meanwhile, at the local cinema, Che's grandson (Andhy Mendez) and the boy's grandmother immerse themselves in Hollywood films -- in particular, a film starring Doris Day as a character named … Julia. |
One Last Dance
2005 3.0 stars 90 mins Foreign Rated: PG-13
Infusing this complex Singapore drama with both Eastern and Western attitudes, director Max Makowski presents a piece that's worth multiple viewings. After leading a life full of death and destruction, a hit man with no roots -- known simply as "T" (Francis Ng) -- makes up his mind to retire from the business. But in an underworld ruled by dark shadows and duplicitous forces, getting out may be more difficult than he thought. |
Be Cool
2005 3.1 stars 120 mins Comedy Rated: PG-13
John Travolta reprises the role of Chili Palmer, for which he won over both audiences and critics, in this comedy based on a novel by Elmore Leonard. Having exhausted all avenues in the movie industry and finding it wanting, Chili sets his sights on the music business. His first client is a singer who's on the lam from the Russian mob, and Chili finds himself resorting to his old tactics to fend them off. Costars Uma Thurman and Danny DeVito. |
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2005 2.4 stars 120 mins Drama Rated: PG
Mary Mcguckian directs this complex drama based on a novel by Thornton Wilder. When an elaborate rope bridge collapses on July 20, 1714, five strangers share a horrible fate. But is it possible their deaths could have been connected? As a Peruvian priest tries to divine a definite answer, we learn the victims' personal stories through flashback. Robert De Niro, Gabriel Byrne, Harvey Keitel, Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham star. |
Shadows in the Sun
2005 3.5 stars 95 mins Comedy Rated: PG-13
On a pilgrimage to Italy to find Weldon Parish (Harvey Keitel), his literary idol, a budding young writer named Jeremy (Joshua Jackson) finds exactly what he's looking for -- and then some. But a funny thing happens while Weldon's encouraging Jeremy to expand his worldview: He finds his protégé has something to say, too. Claire Forlani co-stars as Weldon's daughter Isabella, who takes an unabashed interest in her father's admirer. |
National Treasure
2004 3.8 stars 131 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage), search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do. Diane Kruger, Sean Bean and Harvey Keitel co-star. |
Crime Spree
2003 3.0 stars 105 mins Comedy Rated: R
There's hell to pay -- and even that might not be enough -- when an out-of-town heist goes awry for a bungling crew of French burglars (Gerard Depardieu, Johnny Hallyday, Albert Dray and Stephane Freiss). Seems they've mistakenly robbed the head (Harvey Keitel) of the Chicago Mafia. Talk about your poisson out of water! |
The Galindez File
2003 2.7 stars 77 mins Drama Rated: NR
Doctoral student Muriel Colber (Saffron Burrows) investigates the mysterious 1956 vanishing of Spanish dissident Jesus de Galindez in Gerardo Herrero's political drama. Muriel begins in Spain, where she learns of Galindez's opposition to certain Dominican Republic politicians. New information leads her to Miami, and all the while, an FBI agent (Harvey Keitel) tries to keep her from uncovering U.S. involvement in Galindez's disappearance. |
Cuban Blood
2003 2.4 stars 87 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13
Harvey Keitel heads the cast in this direct-to-video actioner helmed by Juan Gerard. Battling to keep his small Cuban town from disintegrating as an insurrection brews, charismatic Che (Keitel) takes care of his friends and family, placating the police chief (Daniel Lugo) while secretly aiding the revolutionaries. But when they destroy the local power plant, Che must face the forces of change -- or risk losing everything he holds dear. |
Red Dragon
2002 3.7 stars 124 mins Thrillers Rated: R
This Silence of the Lambs prequel stars Edward Norton as former FBI agent Will Graham, who was once nearly killed by the savage Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) and now has no choice but to face him again. It seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer, Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes) -- but can he be trusted? Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel, Mary-Louise Parker and Philip Seymour Hoffman co-star. |
Taking Sides
2002 3.2 stars 105 mins Drama Rated: UR
American officer Steve Arnold (Harvey Keitel) mercilessly prosecutes controversial German symphony conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler (Stellan Skarsgård), one of the most renowned of his profession in the 1930s. Arnold sets out to prove Furtwängler as a standard war criminal working under Adolf Hitler's regime. István Szabó directs this film based on a true story about disharmony among art and politics. |
Ginostra
2002 2.2 stars 135 mins Drama Rated: R
When the Italian Mafia assassinates an FBI informant, Agent Matt Benson (Harvey Keitel) is sent to the islands off Sicily to interview the only survivor of the car bombing -- the informant's 11-year-old son Ettore (Mattia De Martino). But Benson must get to the boy before the ruthless gangsters are able to silence him for good. Andie MacDowell, Harry Dean Stanton, Asia Argento also star in this crime drama directed by Manuel Pradal. |
Beeper
2002 2.4 stars 94 mins Thrillers Rated: R
Recently widowed Richard Avery (Ed Quinn) is facing a parent's worst nightmare: His young son's been kidnapped, snatched while the two were traveling in India. With a beeper providing his only lead and connection, the desperate dad swiftly launches a rescue effort. But with so little to go on, Avery must seek help from unlikely sources, including a drug lord (Harvey Keitel) and an alluring but dangerous woman named Julia (Joey Lauren Adams). |
The Grey Zone
2001 3.1 stars 108 mins Drama Rated: R
Based on actual events, this is the staggeringly powerful story of Auschwitz's 12th Sonderkommando -- one of 13 "special squads" of Jewish prisoners forced by the Nazis to help exterminate fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life. Written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson, the film features a first-rate ensemble cast, including Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, David Arquette and Mira Sorvino. |
Nailed
2001 2.3 stars 89 mins Drama Rated: R
Jeff (Brad Rowe), a struggling young writer, is drawn to a mysterious and emotionally troubled young woman named Kelly (Rachel Blanchard) and has a passionate but turbulent affair with her. When Kelly discovers she's pregnant, Jeff and his father (Harvey Keitel) are suddenly torn apart as his father wages a war to save his son from this troubled woman, while she in turn vies for the heart and soul of the man she loves and needs. |
Holy Smoke
2000 3.0 stars 114 mins Independent Rated: R
Returning to Australia from India after living in a cult, Ruth Barron (Kate Winslet) is enraged to learn she was tricked into coming back by PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel), a hotshot deprogramming guru. Waters believes he can return Ruth to normalcy with little effort, but quickly learns otherwise when Ruth turns the tables on him. Before long, Waters needs a strong dose of his own medicine! |
Little Nicky
With two of his sons trying to muster up enough souls to oust Old Scratch (Harvey Keitel) from power, the netherworld patriarch sends his sweet, dim-bulb son Nicky (Adam Sandler) to Earth to bring back his scheming siblings. Meanwhile, they're turning Manhattan into a living hell. This devilish comedy revels in crass humor and teems with gag cameos (many by Sandler's onetime "Saturday Night Live" co-stars, including Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon). |
U-571
It's 1942 and the Nazis are winning the war at sea, thanks to the Enigma encoding device that makes the German ciphering system unbreakable. A group of American submariners undertakes a mission to steal the Enigma in this Oscar-winning thriller. Among those facing tremendous risks for the greater good of the Allies are Lt. Andrew Tyler (Matthew McConaughey), Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren (Bill Paxton) and Lt. Pete Emmett (Jon Bon Jovi). |
Fail Safe
2000 3.4 stars 84 mins Drama Rated: NR
Directed by Stephen Frears, this made-for-TV remake of Sidney Lumet's 1964 Cold War nail-biter follows U.S. officials in a race to stop nuclear war from breaking out after a technical malfunction. The all-star cast includes Don Cheadle, Harvey Keitel, Noah Wyle, Sam Elliott and executive producer George Clooney, who plays the commander mistakenly sent to bomb Russia. Richard Dreyfuss, James Cromwell, Brian Dennehy and Hank Azaria co-star. |
Presence of Mind
1999 2.3 stars 105 mins Thrillers Rated: PG-13
An English governess (Sadie Frost) heads for Mallorca to meet her new charges: two orphans. Soon after her arrival, she notices them behaving oddly, unlike any children she's ever cared for before. Determined to discover the root of their strangeness, she plunges headlong toward danger and disgrace. Also stars Lauren Bacall and Harvey Keitel. |
The Prince of Central Park
1999 2.9 stars 109 mins Independent Rated: PG-13
Tired of the abuse heaped on him by his foster mother (Cathy Moriarty), J.J. Somerled (Frankie Nasso) flees to New York City's Central Park determined to make the metropolitan woodland his home. As J.J. continues to dream of reuniting with his birth mother, he finds himself amongst a world of bizarre characters led by an intimidating oddball dubbed the Guardian (Harvey Keitel). The strong supporting cast includes Kathleen Turner and Danny Aiello. |
Finding Graceland
1999 3.1 stars 97 mins Drama Rated: PG-13
Still mourning the loss of his wife, young widower Byron Gruman (Johnathon Schaech) grudgingly picks up a hitchhiking Elvis (Harvey Keitel), who's Memphis-bound for the yearly commemoration of his "death." He's also on a mission to help folks in need -- including the grief-stricken Byron. Bridget Fonda costars as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator from a Mississippi casino revue who joins the duo on their road trip. |
Shadrach
1998 3.3 stars 90 mins Drama Rated: PG-13
An elderly black man (and ex-slave) returns to the Virginia plantation where he was born -- to die. There, he encounters the plantation's new occupants, a family of struggling white farmers. Harvey Keitel and Andie MacDowell star as the hardscrabble Dabney family; the Dabneys help their visitor while confronting a past they didn't create. Shadrach was a labor of love for director Susanna Styron. |
Lulu on the Bridge
1998 2.8 stars 103 mins Independent Rated: PG-13
Middle-aged saxophonist Izzy Maurer (Harvey Keitel) suffers a near-death experience that takes him down a rabbit hole full of shadowy and insidious characters in freshman director Paul Auster's smart film noir. Co-star Mira Sorvino shines as waitress and aspiring actress Celia Burns, who unintentionally gets entangled with Izzy. The stellar supporting cast includes Willem Dafoe, Gina Gershon, Vanessa Redgrave and Mandy Patinkin. |
Gunslinger's Revenge
1998 2.5 stars 95 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13
Rock legend David Bowie stars as a ruthless outlaw in this Western. When notorious villain Jack Sikora (Bowie) arrives in Basin Field, he's got just one thing on his mind: to kill the legendary Johnny Lowen (Harvey Keitel). With Lowen in retirement to focus on mending his broken family, the time is right for Sikora to end Lowen's long reign as an undefeated gunslinger -- if he can only maneuver the reluctant Lowen into a duel to the death. |
City of Industry
1997 3.0 stars 97 mins Thrillers Rated: R
The promise of quick money in a Palm Springs, Calif., jewelry heist draws seasoned armed robber Roy Egan (Harvey Keitel) out of his quiet, Midwestern retirement. Everything goes according to plan until getaway-car driver Skip Kovich (Stephen Dorff) double-crosses his fellow thieves and kills Roy's brother, Lee (Timothy Hutton). Vowing vengeance, Roy chases the villain to Los Angeles in this contemporary film noir from director John Irvin. |
Fairy Tale: A True Story
1997 3.6 stars 97 mins Children & Family Rated: PG
In this film loosely based on a scandal that erupted around World War I, two cousins, Elsie (Florence Hoath) and Frances (Elizabeth Earl), discover sprites in their garden and take their pictures to prove they exist. When all of England hears of their secret, they become instant celebrities, hobnobbing with the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Peter O'Toole) and Harry Houdini (Harvey Keitel). But are the sprites real? And if not, does it matter? |
Head Above Water
1997 3.0 stars 92 mins Comedy Rated: PG-13
Nathalie (Cameron Diaz) and her husband George (Harvey Keitel) are on vacation with family friend Lance (Craig Sheffer), who's also Nathalie's ex-boyfriend. All is well until another ex-boyfriend of Nathalie's, Kent (Billy Zane), shows up while George and Lance are off fishing. The two fight, and Kent storms off … only to wind up dead in Nathalie's bedroom a short time later, setting off a series of frantic plans to get rid of the body. |
Cop Land
1997 3.3 stars 116 mins Drama Rated: R
When a local patrolman is implicated in a controversial shooting in a small New Jersey town, put-upon sheriff Freddy Heflin teams up with Lt. Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro) to investigate a connection between the mob and the NYPD officers who live in the town. Sylvester Stallone delivers an effective dramatic performance in this arresting crime thriller as Freddy. Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta also star. |
Cop Land
1997 3.1 stars 104 mins Drama Rated: R
Director James Mangold's Cop Land looks at a New Jersey town that's become a safe haven for corrupt New York City cops. Sheriff Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone) turns a blind eye to some crimes, but when murder and cover-ups raise the stakes, Heflin must do the right thing. Cop Land gives Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta a chance to strut their stuff. |
From Dusk Till Dawn
Robbers-on-the-lam Seth (George Clooney) and Richard Gecko (Quentin Tarantino) take an ex-preacher (Harvey Keitel) and his kids hostage. On a race to the Mexican border, they rendezvous at a cantina, not knowing the owners and clientele are bloodthirsty vampires. That's when director Robert Rodriguez (Desperado) abruptly switches from hostage drama to tongue-in-cheek, vampiric melee, creating a blood-stained ode to 1960s Mexican horror movies. |
From Dusk Till Dawn: Full Tilt Boogie
1996 3.1 stars 100 mins Horror Rated: R
This documentary feature will give you an insider's look behind the scenes of Robert Rodriguez's darkly comic supernatural thriller. On-set interviews and footage offer plenty of insight into both the hard work and the camaraderie that goes on when the official cameras aren't filming. A must for indie fans and aspiring filmmakers. (Note: This disc does not contain From Dusk Till Dawn; to see the film, please rent the movie disc.) |
Somebody to Love
1996 2.2 stars 102 mins Drama Rated: R
Struggling actress Mercedes (Rosie Perez) resorts to exotic dancing and frequents a bar populated by other lost souls in this drama set in Los Angeles. Her washed-up actor boyfriend (Harvey Keitel) won't leave his wife, and Mercedes carelessly uses a man (Michael De Lorenzo) who worships her, with tragic results. The film features Anthony Quinn and a "Who's Who" of indie stars: Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci and Sam Fuller. |
Ulysses' Gaze
After more than three decades, a Greek-American director (Harvey Keitel) known simply as "A" returns to his homeland in search of the first cinematic footage filmed in the region. His quest leads him on an existential journey -- by car, by train and on foot -- through the war-ravaged Balkans. Maia Morgenstern costars in this three-hour epic, which claimed the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize. |
Smoke
A Brooklyn cigar store anchors the vignettes that make up this lyrical Wayne Wang movie written by famous author Paul Auster. Auggie (Harvey Keitel), the store manager, is surprised by a visit from his ex-wife, who says their daughter is in trouble. Rashid (Harold Perrineau Jr.), a runaway searching for his father (Forest Whittaker), saves Auggie's customer, Paul (William Hurt), from being hit by a car, and changes his life forever. |
Clockers
1995 3.3 stars 129 mins Drama Rated: R
Strike is from the mean streets, working his way up in the drug rackets. When a local kingpin tips him off to an opportunity for advancement, a rival dealer is killed, and Strike gets caught between two homicide detectives. Directed by Spike Lee, produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted from a Richard Price novel, Clockers was "one of 1995's most powerful films," according to Jeffrey Lyons of Sneak Previews. |
Blue in the Face
1995 3.2 stars 83 mins Independent Rated: R
As a stand-alone movie or as a companion to the critically acclaimed Wayne Wang movie Smoke, Blue in the Face succeeds. The faux-documentary captures improvised scenes using the same cast as Wang's movie and others who dropped by during filming. Interesting appearances include Lily Tomlin as a man searching for Belgian waffles, Michael J. Fox as a survey taker, Madonna delivering a singing telegram … and more. |
Pulp Fiction
A burger-loving hit man (John Travolta), his philosophical partner (Samuel L. Jackson), a drug-addled gangster's moll (Uma Thurman) and a washed-up boxer (Bruce Willis) converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper fueled by director and co-writer Quentin Tarantino's whip-smart dialogue. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time, resulting in one of the most audacious and imitated films of the 1990s. |
Pulp Fiction: Bonus Material
1994 3.9 stars 149 mins Drama Rated: NR
The Pulp Fiction Bonus Disc includes some fun extras: a behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes with Quentin Tarantino's introductions, trailers, extensive interviews, DVD-ROM features and a trivia game. |
Imaginary Crimes
1994 3.0 stars 96 mins Drama Rated: PG
Ray (Harvey Keitel), a hard-drinking get-rich-quick schemer, struggles to raise his daughters (Fairuza Balk and Elizabeth Moss) after the death of his wife (Kelly Lynch). With his eldest yearning to go to college, Ray gets involved in a potentially lucrative deal but soon thinks better of the plan -- is it now too late to back out? Anthony Drazen directed this poignant drama adapted from the novel of the same name by Sheila Ballantyne. |
Monkey Trouble
1994 3.2 stars 96 mins Children & Family Rated: PG
When Eva (Thora Birch) secretly adopts a mischievous capuchin monkey, her life turns upside down in this slapstick family comedy. Eva's mother (Mimi Rogers) and allergic stepfather (Christopher McDonald) raise objections, especially when the animal begins stealing everything in sight, but Eva is concerned about protecting her new pet from Azro (Harvey Keitel), who wants to find him and use him as part of an important robbery. |
The Piano
Holly Hunter stars as Ada McGrath, a mute but strong-willed 19th-century Scottish expatriate who arrives in New Zealand with her daughter (Anna Paquin) and her beloved piano in tow. Although betrothed to a landowner (Sam Neill), she's pulled into an affair with a laborer (Harvey Keitel). Hunter and Paquin both won Oscars for their performances in this haunting drama from writer-director Jane Campion. |
The Young Americans
1993 2.6 stars 103 mins Drama Rated: R
British cops are challenged to keep apace with the growing presence of an unusual crime mob -- one comprised of young criminals -- in London. Determined to make packs of money, the gang, led by an American, deals illegal substances on the streets, and its members are ruthless in their attempts to protect their designated turfs. To win the war on drugs, Scotland Yard recruits the fearless DEA agent John Harris (Harvey Keitel) to take them on. |
Point of No Return
1993 3.5 stars 109 mins Action & Adventure Rated: R
In this American remake of La Femme Nikita, cop killer Maggie Hayward (Bridget Fonda) is on death row. After the government stages her execution by lethal injection, she wakes up to an unusual offer: Become a government assassin, or die -- this time, for real. Desperate to live and looking for a way out, Hayward accepts the government's offer. Gabriel Byrne co-stars in this thriller from director John Badham. |
Rising Sun
1993 3.4 stars 129 mins Thrillers Rated: R
An ex-investigator (Sean Connery) with knowledge of Japanese customs is called in to help a detective (Wesley Snipes) solve a prostitute's murder. Committed during the height of a corporate gala, the crime was captured on video -- but the evidence has been suspiciously altered. As they work together to solve the case, the unlikely partners uncover a chain of corporate corruption that's nearly as gruesome as the victim's death. |
Dangerous Game
1993 2.5 stars 104 mins Drama Rated: UR
Attempting to get the most out of his actors and maintain the heavy mood of his film, director Eddie Israel (Harvey Keitel) is increasingly demanding of stars Sarah Jennings (Madonna) and Francis Burns (James Russo). The film charts the breakdown of a marriage. As the filming progresses, the relationships between the actors become contaminated by the violence of their work. Petty jealousies and betrayals rage -- with horrifying results. |
Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut is raw, violent, often mimicked -- and unforgettable. A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), newcomer Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), bickering weasel Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) and Nice Guy Eddie (Chris Penn) -- unravel. |
Star Knight
1992 1.9 stars 90 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy Rated: PG-13
Harvey Keitel stars as Klever, a none-too-smart medieval knight pursuing the beautiful Princess Alba (Maria Lamor). But when an alien appears on the scene and takes the princess captive, Klever faces the challenge of his life. Will he rescue the princess in time, or will a conniving alchemist and a shady priest be his undoing? Directed by Fernando Colomo, this genre-busting flick also stars Klaus Kinski, Miguel Bosé and Julieta Serrano. |
Bad Lieutenant
Winner of an Independent Spirit Award (Harvey Keitel for Best Male Lead), director Abel Ferarra's gritty, visceral crime drama puts an out-of-control police lieutenant (Keitel) on a collision course with disaster. A survivor of the streets, this junkie, thief and killer comes face to face with his own sordid past. Although he's exploited young girls for sex, he's forced to confront his private demons when he investigates the rape of a nun. |
Sister Act
Songbird Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) needs protection after inadvertently seeing her gangster boyfriend, Vince (Harvey Keitel), commit murder. She's rechristened Sister Mary Clarence and stashed in a convent, where her heretical behavior shakes up the order -- especially starchy Mother Superior (Maggie Smith). Relegated to the choir, Deloris peppers their repertoire with doo-wop and soon draws the media's attention ... and Vince's. |
Reservoir Dogs: Bonus Material
1992 4.0 stars 100 mins Thrillers Rated: R
The Bonus Disc for Quentin Tarantino's violent feature debut includes a full-screen version of the film, as well as three critics' commentaries (accompanying montages of selected scenes), audio features that combine music selections and interviews, a re-enactment of a key scene as performed by Reservoir Dogs action figures, a Sundance retrospective, a bibliography of Tarantino's references, a bevy of other production featurettes and more. |
Bugsy: Extended Edition
Barry Levinson directs Hollywood legend Warren Beatty in this true story of gangster Bugsy Siegel's dream of building a gambling mecca in the middle of the Nevada desert. The New York mobster worked hard to make the Flamingo a reality. But his affair with screen siren Virginia Hill (Annette Bening) would ultimately bring him down. The film received Oscars for art direction and costumes and was nominated for Best Director and Best Actor. |
Mortal Thoughts
1991 3.1 stars 102 mins Thrillers Rated: R
Cynthia Kellogg (Demi Moore) walks into a police station with some disturbing things to get off her chest: Her best friend, Joyce (Glenne Headly), has murdered her abusive husband (Bruce Willis) -- and Cynthia has helped her cover it up. But as the interrogating detective (Harvey Keitel) digs deeper into the case, he uncovers the shocking truth. Alan Rudolph directs this dark suspense-thriller, co-starring John Pankow. |
Thelma & Louise: Special Edition
Waitress Louise Sawyer (Susan Sarandon) and naive housewife Thelma Dickinson (Geena Davis) take off for a simple weekend free of men … and become outlaws blazing a cathartic trail across America. This Special Edition video includes audio commentary with director Ridley Scott, writer Callie Khouri and the two stars; four documentaries; deleted scenes; an alternate ending with director's commentary -- and much more! |
Bugsy
1991 3.2 stars 136 mins Drama Rated: R
Barry Levinson directs Hollywood legend Warren Beatty in this true story of gangster Bugsy Siegel's dream of building a gambling mecca in the middle of the Nevada desert. The New York mobster worked hard to realize his dream, but his affair with screen siren Virginia Hill (Annette Bening) would ultimately bring him down. The film received Oscars for art direction and costumes and was nominated for Best Director, Best Actor (Beatty) and more. |
Thelma & Louise
1991 3.8 stars 129 mins Action & Adventure Rated: R
Fed up with her boyfriend, live-wire Arkansas waitress Louise Sawyer (Susan Sarandon) persuades her friend Thelma Dickinson (Geena Davis), a naïve housewife burdened with a negligent, sexist husband, to hit the road with her for a simple weekend of freedom. But after accidentally killing a man, the two friends wind up outlaws blazing a cathartic trail across America. Callie Khouri won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. |
The Two Jakes
1990 3.1 stars 137 mins Thrillers Rated: R
World War II is over, and an older, wiser Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) still works divorce cases. Developer Jake Berman (Harvey Keitel) wants Gittes to obtain proof that Berman's wife is cheating on him. (He also wants other things Gittes doesn't know about.) Great supporting work from Keitel and Chinatown scribe Robert Towne's crackling script make The Two Jakes a worthy sequel to Chinatown. |
Two Evil Eyes
1990 3.0 stars 120 mins Horror Rated: NR
Directors Dario Argento and George Romero each try their hand at an Edgar Allan Poe tale in this eerie double feature. In "The Facts in the Case of Mrs. Valdemar," Adrienne Barbeau is an ex-waitress who schemes with her ex-lover for her elderly husband's money. In "The Black Cat," Harvey Keitel plays a shutterbug who suffers the consequences of killing his girlfriend's cat. |
The January Man
1989 3.0 stars 97 mins Comedy Rated: R
Murder is a dish best served cold, they say. That's certainly true of a New York City serial killer who's iced 11 women in as many months. And it's up to rumpled Sherlock Nick Starkey (Kevin Kline) to crack this case before the killer makes it 12 for 12. Rod Steiger's the mayor of Gotham who, against his better judgment, gives the investigative green light to the former cop turned gourmet cook! |
The Last Temptation of Christ
Nikos Kazantzakis's landmark novel comes to life in Martin Scorsese's moving, spiritual and highly controversial film that challenges the Christian notion that Jesus (Willem Dafoe) was both God and man. With an all-star cast that includes Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton and David Bowie, Scorsese's film portrays Jesus as more human than divine, susceptible to the desires, doubts and temptations that all men face. |
The Pick-up Artist
1987 3.0 stars 81 mins Comedy Rated: PG-13
Carefree lady-killer Jack Jericho (Robert Downey Jr.) seduces women by the dozen. But the tables abruptly turn when he meets beautiful (and totally indifferent) museum guide Randy Jensen (Molly Ringwald), who agrees to a one-night stand and then dumps him. Stymied and completely smitten, Jack keeps pursuing Randy -- and, along the way, helps her alcoholic father erase a huge gambling debt he owes the mob. |
Wise Guys
1986 3.1 stars 91 mins Comedy Rated: R
When petty crooks Harry Valentini (Danny DeVito) and Moe Dickstein (Joe Piscopo) "borrow" a large sum of cash from a Mafia boss (Dan Hedaya), they head to the track to multiply their stolen gains. But when their bets go belly-up, they're at the mercy of hit men hired to make them pay. Brian De Palma directs this cracked-up comedy in a departure from his usual fare, following the exploits of two common thieves who lack the gift of common sense. |
Falling in Love
1984 3.3 stars 106 mins Romance Rated: PG-13
Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep star in this tale of two married strangers whose chance meeting and ensuing friendship lead to a forbidden love affair. But can their stolen moments result in anything more than heartbreak? Now, Frank (De Niro) and Molly (Streep) must face the consequences of their trysts and the truth that may shatter two families. Harvey Keitel and Jane Kaczmarek also star in this romantic drama. |
Corrupt
1983 2.5 stars 113 mins Foreign (Italian) Rated: R
Lt. Fred O'Connor (Harvey Keitel) has finally nabbed serial killer Leo Smith (John Lydon, aka The Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten). But Smith's not showing his hand just yet, and a frustrated O'Connor resorts to holding the killer hostage in a vacant apartment. Despite his situation, Smith still wields the power of knowledge over the beleaguered detective, leading to a battle of wills between the two men, neither of whom is ready to back down. |
The Border
1982 3.2 stars 109 mins Drama Rated: R
Border patrol guard Charlie Smith (Jack Nicholson) is plagued by a guilty conscience when, after moving to El Paso with his wife, he goes on the take and helps to smuggle aliens across the border for work as farmhands on U.S. ranches. This movie is a rare glimpse of Nicholson (who plays against type here) in the role of old-fashioned movie hero. Co-stars Harvey Keitel and Valerie Perrine. |
Bad Timing
1980 3.1 stars 122 mins Thrillers Rated: R
In Cold War-era Vienna, psychoanalyst Dr. Alex Linden (Art Garfunkel) becomes consumed by an erotic affair with the mercurial Milena Flaherty (Theresa Russell). When the lovers' passion takes an ill-advised and life-threatening turn, Inspector Netusil (Harvey Keitel) must get to the sordid bottom of it all. The musical score features Tom Waits, The Who and Billie Holiday. Nicolas Roeg directs with his usual offbeat panache. |
Saturn 3
Stanley Donen (Singin' in the Rain) changes direction here with a three-character sci-fi thriller set in the rings of Saturn. Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett play environmental scientists (and lovers) who are developing food for consumption on Earth from their Saturn space station. The couple's troubles begin when a crazed scientist (Harvey Keitel) arrives and turns loose his 8-foot-tall robot on them. Novelist Martin Amis wrote the screenplay. |
Fingers
1978 2.9 stars 89 mins Drama Rated: R
Harvey Keitel plays a piano virtuoso with a twisted second job: He's the muscle man in charge of "collecting" on his mob father's debts. Of course, this creates an internal struggle between the artist's commitments and loyalties. It's another worthy notch in Keitel's belt of offbeat roles that include The Bad Lieutenant, Mean Streets and Pulp Fiction. |
Blue Collar
1978 3.7 stars 114 mins Drama Rated: R
When Detroit autoworkers Jerry (Harvey Keitel), Smokey (Yaphet Kotto) and Zeke (Richard Pryor in a rare and brilliant dramatic performance) find bills piling up and pressures bearing down, they decide to rob their corrupt union office. |
The Duellists
1977 3.4 stars 100 mins Drama Rated: PG
D'Hubert (Keith Carradine) and Feraud (Harvey Keitel) are officers in Napoleon's army who challenge each other to a series of bloody duels. In the final clash -- which comes after many years of fighting -- D'Hubert finally bests Feraud, but things don't end there. Better keep your powder dry for the explosive finish! Based on a story by Joseph Conrad, The Duellists marks director Ridley Scott's feature debut. |
Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese crafts a violently prophetic, gripping vision of urban decay and insanity in which mentally unstable Vietnam vet Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) drives a cab through the sleaziest streets of pregentrified New York City and befriends a child hooker (Jodie Foster). The groundbreaking film earned four Oscar nominations, including nods for Best Picture, Best Score, and for De Niro and Foster's haunting performances. |
Buffalo Bill and the Indians
1976 2.8 stars 123 mins Classics Rated: PG
Robert Altman delivers an uproarious look at Buffalo Bill Cody (Paul Newman), the legendary Western adventurer who turned his celebrity into cash with the creation of a Wild West sideshow. Based on the stage play by Arthur Kopit, this cheeky comedy presents a biting critique of American history, co-starring Joel Grey, Shelley Duvall, Burt Lancaster, Harvey Keitel and Pat McCormick as President Grover Cleveland. |
Mother, Jugs and Speed
1976 3.2 stars 95 mins Comedy Rated: PG
Bill Cosby, Harvey Keitel and Raquel Welch star in this zany 1976 comedy about two privately owned ambulance companies in intense competition for a contract with the city of Los Angeles. A mix of slapstick comedy punctuated by moments of drama, the film follows a group of unique colleagues, including an ambulance driver who drinks at the wheel, a sexy female switchboard operator and a police officer on suspension for peddling drugs to minors. |
Welcome to L.A.
Alan Rudolph's 1976 drama focuses on the romantic entanglements of Carroll Barber (Keith Carradine), a self-centered Los Angeles songwriter whose evening escapades involve a string of beautiful women but cannot ease the fundamental loneliness of his life. His partners include a lonely realtor (Sally Kellerman), a photographer (Lauren Hutton) and a housewife (Geraldine Chaplin), all of whom are hoping for a deeper personal connection. |
That's the Way of the World
1975 2.8 stars 100 mins Classics Rated: PG
Featuring a soundtrack by Earth, Wind & Fire, director Sig Shore's cult classic rock musical offers a behind-the-scenes look at the interworkings of the recording industry. Harvey Keitel stars as Coleman Buckmaster, a record producer who's turned his back on the white pop music world that made him successful, putting his faith instead in his own creative integrity and a budding R&B group (played by the members of Earth, Wind & Fire). |
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Ellen Burstyn won an Oscar playing Alice Hyatt, a destitute widow who must find the strength to go on for her young son (Alfred Lutter) in the face of loneliness and fear, in this classic slice of 1970s cinema from director Martin Scorsese. When the pair lands in Tucson, Ariz., Alice takes a job at a diner and meets a customer (Kris Kristofferson) who helps mend her fractured heart. The film spawned the popular TV sitcom "Alice." |
Virginia Hill: Mistress to the Mob
1974 2.5 stars 72 mins Classics Rated: NR
Joel Schumacher's biopic chronicles the love affair between Hollywood socialite Virginia Hill (Dyan Cannon) and gangster Bugsy Siegel (Harvey Keitel). After falling for the mobster, Hill proves a dutiful moll, supporting Siegel as he struggles to finance Las Vegas's first gambling resort. But Siegel's rising debt angers the Mafia, leaving Hill powerless to protect her lover. Allen Garfield and Robby Benson co-star in this engaging crime drama. |
A Memory of Two Mondays
1974 2.7 stars 90 mins Classics Rated: NR
Workers in an auto parts warehouse struggle to make ends meet during the Depression in this film based on Arthur Miller's classic one-act play, which draws on Miller's own experiences in the 1930s. Unable to get ahead, most of the workers spiral into despondency. The stellar cast of this character-driven drama includes Harvey Keitel, George Grizzard, Barnard Hughes, Estelle Parsons, Jerry Stiller, Dick Van Patten and Jack Warden. |
Mean Streets
In director Martin Scorsese's look at New York City's Little Italy, Charlie (Harvey Keitel) deals with the pressures of working his way up the ranks of a local mob, while coping with his family's disapproval of his epileptic girlfriend (Amy Robinson). Meanwhile, his small-time gambler friend, Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), threatens to ruin Charlie's reputation with debts to a loan shark. The film marks Scorsese's first teaming with De Niro. |
Kojak: Season 1: Disc 1
1973 203 mins Television Rated: UR
This disc includes the following episodes: "Siege of Terror," "Web of Death," "One for the Morgue" and "Knockover." |
Kojak: Season 1: Disc 4
1973 203 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Death Is Not a Passing Grade," "Die Before They Wake," "Deliver Us Some Evil" and "Eighteen Hours of Fear." |
Kojak: Season 1: Disc 5
1973 203 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Before the Devil Knows" "Dead on His Feet," "Down a Long and Lonely River" and "Mojo." |
Kojak: Season 1: Disc 6
1973 102 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Therapy in Dynamite" and "The Only Way Out." |
Kojak: Season 1: Disc 2
1973 203 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Girl in the River," "Requiem for a Cop," "The Corrupter" and "Dark Sunday." |
Kojak: Season 1: Disc 3
1973 203 mins Television
This disc includes the following episodes: "Conspiracy of Fear," "Cop in a Cage," "Marker to a Dead Bookie" and "Last Rites for a Dead Priest." |
Kojak: Season 1
1973 3.2 stars 758 mins Television Rated: NR
Who loves ya, baby? New York's hard-nosed cop Kojak does, that's who. Telly Savalas's lollipop-addicted character became a cultural phenomenon in this slick 1970s police drama series that garnered Emmys and Golden Globes. Season 1 starts off strong, with Kojak taking down jewel thieves, murderers, kingpins and kidnappers. Guest stars include John Ritter, Isabel Sanford, Ann Jillian, James Woods, Hector Elizondo and Harvey Keitel. |
Mean Streets
1973 3.5 stars 110 mins Classics Rated: R
In director Martin Scorsese's look at New York City's Little Italy, Charlie (Harvey Keitel) deals with the pressures of working his way up the ranks of a local mob, while coping with his family's disapproval of his epileptic girlfriend (Amy Robinson). Meanwhile, his small-time gambler friend, Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), threatens to ruin Charlie's reputation with debts to a loan shark. The film marks Scorsese's first teaming with De Niro. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Siege of Terror
1973 50 mins Television Rated: R
When a bank truck heist veers off course, Kojak has two hours to rescue a group of hostages being held inside an Army surplus store. Harvey Keitel makes an early career appearance, guest starring as a hothead bank robber. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Deliver Us Some Evil
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG
John Ritter guest stars as a small-time crook in way over his head, a delivery boy turned burglar whose efforts to avoid a pending murder charge find him planning a multi-million dollar heist to fund an escape to South America. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Die Before They Wake
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG-13
When a crusading, high-profile television reporter is murdered, Kojak tracks down a drug-addicted prostitute to get some answers. Isabel Sanford ("The Jeffersons") and Tina Louise ("Gilligan's Island") guest star. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Death is Not a Passing Grade
1973 50 mins Television Rated: NR
When Kojak inadvertently humiliates one of his students in his criminal justice class, the student launches a rash of burglaries and plants several of Kojak's personal effects at the scene of the crime. James Woods guest stars. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Marker to a Dead Bookie
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG
To help him sidle up to an incarcerated informant and get information on an upcoming narcotics deal, Kojak convinces everybody that he's a corrupt police officer and purposely gets himself thrown behind bars. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Cop in a Cage
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG
Kojak grows concerned for the lives of his family and friends when he begins receiving threats from an ex-con he put away. When the threats become more disturbing, Kojak suspects that his niece's wedding day might be in jeopardy. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Conspiracy of Fear
1973 50 mins Television Rated: R
Kojak's murder investigation is threatened by the impending groundbreaking of a new urban development project. In order to stall the construction, Kojak squares off with the project developer and a sleazy city official. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Dark Sunday
1973 50 mins Television Rated: NR
Kojak probes the connection between the senseless murder of a small-time car thief and the unsolved investigation of a $500,000 heist, only to discover that a crook much higher up the food chain is pulling the strings. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: The Corrupter
1973 50 mins Television Rated: NR
In investigating the death of a local jewelry store owner, Kojak finds it awfully suspicious that an all-new staff was put in place at the Duchess Jewelry Company shortly before the murder. Lola Albright and Scatman Crothers guest star. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Requiem for a Cop
1973 50 mins Television Rated: NR
Kojak loses an old friend -- and to add insult to injury, his buddy is accused of being a corrupt officer. To prevent longtime public servant from being buried with dishonor, Kojak will have to clear his name in the next 48 hours. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Girl in the River
1973 50 mins Television Rated: NR
When a dead girl is discovered in the river, the autopsy results raise Kojak's suspicions that her murder signals the return of a psychopathic serial killer who managed to elude the police for over two years. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Knockover
1973 50 mins Television Rated: NR
Kojak's ongoing murder investigation takes a mysterious turn when an ostentatious diamond ring found on the victim's person is traced back to an unsolved million-dollar bank robbery in upstate New York. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: One for the Morgue
1973 50 mins Television Rated: UR
When the evidence implicating a notorious crime lord in an assassination attempt falls into place a little too neatly, Kojak refuses to accept the conclusion and continues to investigate the case on his own. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Web of Death
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG
Kojak lends a helping hand to fellow detective Nick Ferro in investigating a puzzling domestic homicide, wholly unaware that Ferro is the culprit behind the grisly murder. Hector Elizondo guest stars. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Eighteen Hours of Fear
1973 50 mins Television Rated: G
A seemingly harmless out-of-town businessman is named as the prime suspect in a shocking triple murder case when he unwittingly becomes involved with a beautiful smuggler who's running from a deadly crime syndicate. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Before the Devil Knows
1973 50 mins Television Rated: R
The surviving member of an ace cat burglary team is in desperate need of Kojak's help and protection when he becomes the prey of a vengeful fence, a professional killer and a hot-tempered robbery victim. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Dead on His Feet
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG-13
Kojak discovers that his colleague, Det. Benny Furore, is conducting an intense investigation into the murder of his late friend and partner while concealing the fact that he's dying from a terminal disease. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Mojo
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG-13
When a mysterious group of thieves steals $1 million worth of morphine from an insurance company and attempts to sell it back at an outrageously inflated price, Kojak poses as a dirty chemist to smoke the crooks out. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Therapy in Dynamite
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG-13
Kojak is tasked with finding a serial bomber whose patterns have the police stumped. When he discovers that the psychopath targets the enemies of those closest to him, Kojak hopes it's the clue he needs to break the case. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: The Only Way Out
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG-13
Kojak uses his skills to probe the disappearance of a missing father at the request of the man's adult son. But the case takes a bizarre turn when the trail leads Kojak to a thief who's made off to Brazil with $25 million. |
Kojak: Ssn 1: Last Rites for a Dead Priest
1973 50 mins Television Rated: PG
Hollywood great Jackie Cooper guest stars as Frank Mulvaney, a criminal mastermind who poses as priest in order to pull off a well-planned, multi-million dollar heist during a national jewelry convention. |
Who's That Knocking at My Door?
1967 3.2 stars 90 mins Classics Rated: R
A young couple's romantic bliss is shattered in this dark drama from Martin Scorsese. When a Catholic reformed street thug (Harvey Keitel) finds out that his girlfriend (Zina Bethune) was raped years earlier, he's unable to cope with the revelation. Despite his deep feelings for the girl, he's chained to a repressive moral code and a social milieu that assigns women to one of two categories: virgin or whore. |