| | City By The Sea DVD
| Category | Thriller DVDs, Warner Store Movies, Warner Theatrical Videos, Dramas, Crime, Murder, New York City, Police, Fathers And Sons, Justice | | Starring | Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, William Forsythe, George Dzundza, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, Patti LuPone | | Director | Michael Caton-Jones | | Composer | John Murphy | | Director of Photography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub | | Executive Producer | Don Carmody, Roger Paradiso, Dan Klores | | Producer | Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens, Michael Caton-Jones, Brad Grey, Matthew Baer | | Screenwriter | Ken Hixon | | Source Writer | Mike McAlary |
When a respected New York homicide detective discovers the prime suspect in a murder case is his estranged son, he is forced to return home to the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island to confront the darkness of his past. During the course of the investigation, he realizes that his failures as a father - and his unresolved anguish about the painful estrangement - have deeply influenced his son's life, and he must put his own life on the line in order to do right by both his family and his profession. Stars Nestor Serrano, Patti Lu Pone, Anson Mount, Robert De Niro; directed by Michael Caton-Jones. In CITY BY THE SEA, Robert De Niro plays Vincent, a New York City cop who is investigating a murder that leads him back to the place where he grew up--Long Beach. A born loner who is pained by his past but never shows it, Vincent rarely opens up to his partner (George Dzunda) or his girlfriend (Frances McDormand). However, when his son Joey (James Franco) is named as the murder suspect, he is challenged to confront his duties as a father and a cop.
A constant dialogue between the good times and the bad, the past and the present, and the choices made along the way gives CITY BY THE SEA an emotional, contemplative edge. In its opening scene, a colorful vintage photograph of the happily crowded seaside at Long Beach in the 1970s fades into the cold gray dilapidated locale of the early 21st Century. Joey has similarly faded from a cheerful young boy to a broken junkie loitering on the boardwalk and living in an abandoned merry-go-round. And while Vincent maintains a contented balance between work and his noncommitted romance, it is clear that he feels his best days have passed. The violence and neglect that permeates life on Long Beach is the evil from which Vincent must now save his son, a gesture which breathes new life and new hope into the family he nearly deserted. City By The Sea Reviews: "...Franco's performance is solid..."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...It is loaded with rich, dark themes..."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "...[De Niro is] raw and compelling....McDormand has a salt-of-the-earth quality that lends itself nicely to this role..."
-- Claudia Puig, USA Today "...[De Niro] gives one of his gentlest, most quietly affecting performances....CITY BY THE SEA has combustible moments that wake you right up..."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "...[Dushku and Lupone] each effectively pulls out the stops when the moment calls for it..."-- Robert Koehler, Variety "...The old Method master hasn't lost his touch....DeNiro's final speech brings back the great-actor tingles..."-- Daniel Webb, Total Film "...Franco brings a tortured grace to his performance..."
-- Mark Olsen, Sight and Sound "Franco's a find, and the rapport between De Niro and McDormand resonates effortlessly."
-- Chris Roberts, Uncut City By The Sea | List Price | $9.97 (You save $2.52) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2002 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  56247  | | CD Universe Part number | 5518785 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 25, 2007 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | language, drug use, and some violence | | Running Time | 108 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; HiFi Sound; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Full Frame |
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City By The Sea DVD Region 1
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