A Schatzberg film that is probably too little known. Its theme reminds faintly of Reunion, but different and in the other direction.

rottentomatoes summary:
A young Frenchman’s search for his American father provides the thematic center of this drama by septuagenarian director Jerry Schatzberg. Daniel (Guillaume Canet) repairs brass instruments for a living, and when he journeys to New York to work on some French horns for Paul (Tony Lo Bianco), a business friend, he brings with him a scrap of paper bearing the identity of his father, whom he has never met. Upon his arrival in New York, Daniel is introduced to Paul’s family, which includes his daughter Tilly (Monica Trombetta) and Joey (Nick Sandow), her abusive lout of a husband. Daniel receives a tough introduction to the South Bronx neighborhood where he looks for his father, getting robbed and witnessing a drive-by shooting in the space of a few minutes. Fortunately, he’s befriended by William (Jay Rivera), a streetwise kid, and his grandfather, Cecil (Norman Matlock). The two help Daniel navigate life in the ‘hood, and he is gradually led to a disreputable landlord (Burt Young) who may have vital information about Daniel’s father.

1.69GB | 1h 36m | 712×432 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/E8EA74DF4F2D9D9/The_Day_the_Ponies_Come_Back_-_Schatzberg_2000.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/E3DF81EEA876429/The_Day_the_Ponies_Come_Back_-_Schatzberg_2000_-_Spanish.srt

Language(s):English
Subtitles:Spanish

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Two gamblers must leave New York City after one loses a lot of money. Doing what all gamblers in trouble would do, they hurry to the gambling capital Las Vegas to turn their luck around.

Unlike his previous film (ugly, awful Second-Hand Hearts), this is an interesting one from Hal Ashby, where he successfully does a Cassavetes-style direction. A number of scenes look more like bloopers that usually get cut out, but that’s where improvisation can take you every now and then, and Ashby was willing to take that road, especially considering the fact that extended version is the one that probably saved all those bloopers. A successful mess that owes most of its charm to Burt Young, who is just amazing and swims in this mess like a fish.

3.40GB | 1h 59m | 1276×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/222E14B6DA36396/Lookin’_to_Get_Out!_1982_720p_WEB-DL_AAC2.0_H.264-alfaHD.mkv
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https://fikper.com/r0DVe5I03A/Lookin’_to_Get_Out!_1982_720p_WEB-DL_AAC2.0_H.264-alfaHD.mkv.html

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

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Hubert Selby’s controversial 1964 cult novel Last Exit To Brooklyn is adapted to the big screen by director Ulrich Edel in this drama. The story is set in the early 1950s in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a blighted waterfront town of boarded-up storefronts and striking factory workers. Harry Black (Stephen Lang), a machinist put in charge of the local union strike office, suddenly finds himself one of the most important men in town. But for all his sudden power, there’s something disturbing Harry. He rejects his wife’s caresses and discovers himself infatuated with a frail young man who calls himself Georgette (Alexis Arquette), who has a crush on well-muscled hood Vinnie (Peter Dobson). But Harry doesn’t confront his problem head-on until he falls head-over-heels in love with Regina (Zette), a local transvestite. As the strike becomes more intense, Harry sinks deeper into an obsessive affair with Regina, using the strike fund to shower him/her with personal gifts. As Harry sinks into obsession, other characters float through the decaying streets. There’s the attractive prostitute Tralala (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who falls in love with a sailor about to be shipped overseas. There is also an agreeable young man named Tommy (John Costelloe) who is beaten by his soon-to-be father-in-law Big Joe (Burt Young) for making his daughter Donna (Ricki Lake) pregnant. Everything comes to a tragic conclusion as the workers’ strike escalates into a violent confrontation.

https://nitroflare.com/view/8FEEA8B03D6685B/Uli_Edel_-_(1989)_Last_Exit_to_Brooklyn.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

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