DINNER RUSH : THE BEST MOB MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN : CHRISTINE TRZYNA DVD FILM REVIEW

DINNER RUSH : THE BEST MOB MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN : CHRISTINE TRZYNA DVD FILM REVIEW

Speaking of more restaurants with heavily curtained dining alcoves.




A Bob Giraldi Film, staring Danny Aiello.  Written by screenwriters Rick Shaughnessy and Brian Kalata...
 Lately I've become sensitive to editing, and this film was edited and filmed to have a reality TV sort of haywire.  The camera and the action and the dialogue quickly moves through the film, interspersed with fast clips of restaurant reality; the ambiance on deck and the chaos of the kitchen. 



It's all very effective, and perhaps because at times you feel a little hopped up to follow the story, a little confused.  The the tension builds, and having seen a lot of mob movies you're expecting a murder at any time, but when it comes it's a surprise!  You've been lulled.

Dinner Rush is perhaps the best mob/Mafia film I've ever seen.  The plot revolves around bookie and restaurateur Louis Cropa acted by Danny Aiello, whose partner was recently killed by two young thugs from the Queens who want to take over some businesses, including the restaurant, and the turf.  The bookie's son has a gambling habit and is in hock to these two thugs $13,000.

The restaurant is one of the hot spots of New York and an important critic has come to sample and write about the Nuevo Cuisine, while Louis mourns not only his partner but also the days when an Italian restaurant featured meat balls.
 
Louis himself is low key but, as all his loyal and some not so loyal employees know, his word is a command.  Who will obey?  Who won't?

Cut. Action. More action.  Did you hear that?  Overhear that?  Did that just happen?

C 2013 Christine Trzyna  All Rights Reserved

SUBWAY STORIES : 10 SHORT STORIES in ONE FILM

I enjoyed SUBWAY STORIES, but more I was surprised by it.

A contest was held and thousands of writers submitted their stories. Then HBO filmed ten short shorts they thought were best. It pleased me greatly to see the final credits and the names of all those writers. The only thing I'm not sure of is if the submissions called for true and personal stories or if some or all of the writers created their stories.

Either way, if you've ever ridden a subway anywhere, you can relate. For these stories are unusual but also credible. Yes, this movie made me laugh and cry. I'm not sure which story was my favorite. Perhaps the story of the young woman who sang her dying mother a song on the phone, with a saxophonist and a rabbi lending their musical collaboration spontaneously.

Savor this one not with popcorn but a glass of wine.

C Christine Trzyna 2012 All Rights Reserved including Internet and International Rights

ONLY YOU : MARISA TOMEI and ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR

"Only You," was a Romantic Comedy I thoroughly enjoyed. Maybe that's because I'm a fan of Robert Downey Junior, or because this film had an element of synchronicity and magic to it.

"Damon Brinkley" is the buzz word: Character Faith Corvatch of Pittsburgh is 9 days away from marrying a podiatrist when a friend of her fiancé calls to say he's in Italy and won't make the wedding. Faith was 11 when, while using a Ouija board with her brother, she asked for the name of her future husband and what did it spell ? "Damon Brinkley." 

(I played the Ouija board once with a teenage friend and when we asked what spirit was communicating it spelled "Jesus Christ." So much for my girlfriend pushing on her end to make it spell. I got the hell out of her too fluffy pink bedroom and ran all the way home and that big full moon sitting on the top of the hill sure did spook me!)

Ok, but then when Faith is a full blown teenager, she goes to a crystal ball reader and guess who the mystic says she will marry? "Damon Brinkley!" The man on the phone from Italy is named "Damon Brinkley." How could she get married without first meeting her soul mate? 

Of course she has a couple friends who support her choice, though they see that if she could do this then maybe she shouldn't get married. What follows (I won't spoil it for you) is a romp through Italy.

The movie ends with Faith knowing just who Mr. Right is. Ha!

Re-edited Sept 2013

C 2012-2026 Christine Trzyna