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City by the Sea Director: Michael Caton-Jones Cast: Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Eliza Dushku

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  • DVD Release Date: 02/18/2003
  • Original Release: 2002
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 19,918

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Closed Caption; Feature-length commentary by writer Ken Hixon and producer Matthew Baer; Six words about filmmaking with Michael CAton-Jones; Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; Cast/director/writer film highlights; Scene access; Languages: English & Français (dubbed in Quebec); Subtitles: English, Français & Español

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Side #1 --
1. Then/Now Credits [3:19]
2. Getting High [2:33]
3. Picasso [2:07]
4. Believe Me This Time [3:10]
5. Thing for Cops [2:17]
6. Back to Long Beach [4:19]
7. "You're Dead!" [2:38]
8. Snake Rats [4:17]
9. Casino Visitors [2:55]
10. Drugs and a Doll [3:48]
11. Responsibilities [3:38]
12. Off the Case [1:15]
13. Their Problems [3:02]
14. Be His Dad [3:04]
15. Not So Simple [3:22]
16. Vince's Visitor [5:08]
17. Not Coming Back [5:33]
18. Officer Down [3:00]
19. All He's Got [3:44]
20. So Wrong [3:11]
21. Choice or Sentence? [2:11]
22. Both Cop and Father [3:23]
23. Minds Made Up [6:25]
24. The Best Thing? [2:39]
25. Simon's Lead [2:48]
26. Killer Bait [3:23]
27. Along Goes a Spyder [4:40]
28. Joey's Choice [3:14]
29. Grandpa at the Beach [4:04]
30. End Credits [4:18]

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A man struggling to come to terms with the sins of his father makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime in a drama based on a true story. Vincent LaMarca (Robert DeNiro) is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past; four decades earlier, Vincent's father Angelo killed a young child, and since then Vincent has carried emotional scars from this incident that he refuses to show to the world. Vincent lives alone in a small apartment building, though he has nurtured a close if tentative relationship with his downstairs neighbor, Michelle (Frances McDormand). One day, Vincent and his partner, Reg Duffy (George Dzundza), are assigned to investigate a murder when the body of a young man is found dead in a dumpster. It turns out the body was that of a drug dealer, and the dealer's partner in crime, Spyder (William Forsythe), believes the killer was one of his regular customers -- a junkie would-be musician who calls himself Snake (Brian Tarantina). City By the Sea was adapted from a piece by journalist Mike McAlary which first appeared in Esquire magazine; the cast also includes Eliza Dushku and Anson Mount. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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January 23, 2004: ROBERT DINERO DOES IT AGAIN!! HE WAS GREAT! GOOD COP MOVIE!

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February 27, 2003: Robert De Niro (''Good Fellas'', ''Backdraft'', ''Analyze This'' & ''Meet The Parents'') plays the part of Detective Vincent DeMarco, a respected New York City police officer. The product of a failed marriage and family, Vincent has moved from Long Island, where he left behind his own failures as a husband and father, to a quiet life in the big city. His downstairs neighbor, Michelle (Frances McDormand - ''Blood Simple'', ''Fargo'' & ''Almost Famous'') and he have developed a no-strings attached relationship that Michelle hopes will be more someday. Ever patient and understanding, Michelle tries to get Vincent to open up and communicate with her on certain aspects of his life, but then finds out later that maybe she wishes he hadn't. Carrying along with him the burdens of his own father's crimes and death, Vincent now finds himself investigating the murder of a drug dealer who washed up on the shore in his province and his own son, James Franco (''Whatever It Takes'', ''James Dean'' (Made For TV) & ''Spiderman''), is the prime suspect. Everything comes to a head as Vincent is forced to deal with his past, both as a son and a father, and try to save his son from himself. In doing so, Vincent finds that he is saving himself as well. *Based on a true life account, ''City By The Sea'' was a very well acted and filmed movie. However it lacked any sensationalism that most police action dramas do have, and had more of a ''made for television'' feel to it. I would compare this movie to the likes of ''Cop Land'' or ''City Hall''. Frances McDormand put in yet another good performance, and Robert De Niro showed us rare emotion as a father trying to save his son. And it is nice to see the young James Franco develop into a very good actor. Certainly worth watching and even owning. But the draw and appeal to ''City By The Sea'' will fade over time, until it won't seem as good a film to you as you seemed to remember it being.