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.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Robert De Niro: Oscar Winning Actor/Director/Producer
Frances McDormand: American Actress
George Dzundza: American Character Actor
James Franco: American actor, Freaks & Geeks/TRISTAN & ISOLDE
William Forsythe: American Actor, RAISING ARIZONA, DICK TRACY, BLUE STREAK
Patti LuPone: American Actress/Singer
Eliza Dushku: Actress/ TRUE LIES, Faith on "Buffy"

Michael Caton-Jones: British Director

Brad Grey: Producer
Matthew Baer: Producer, CITY BY THE SEA (2002)
Elie Samaha: Producer
Michael Caton-Jones: British Director
Andrew Stevens: American Actor/Director/Producer, THE FURY

Ken Hixon: Screenwriter

John Murphy: Composer, NEW BEST FRIEND (2002)

"...Franco brings a tortured grace to his performance..."
"...The old Method master hasn't lost his touch....DeNiro's final speech brings back the great-actor tingles..."
"Franco's a find, and the rapport between De Niro and McDormand resonates effortlessly."
"...[De Niro] gives one of his gentlest, most quietly affecting performances....CITY BY THE SEA has combustible moments that wake you right up..."
"...[Dushku and Lupone] each effectively pulls out the stops when the moment calls for it..."
"...It is loaded with rich, dark themes..."
"...Franco's performance is solid..."
"...[De Niro is] raw and compelling....McDormand has a salt-of-the-earth quality that lends itself nicely to this role..."