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'Kill The Irishman' (2011) Film Review
"Kill the Irishman" is a gritty crime drama directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, based on the true story of Danny Greene, an Irish mobster.
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Mar 11, 20214 min read


Biggest Mob trail in 30 Years against the most powerful and notorious crime group in Italy.
Jan. 26, 2021, 1:30 AM PST
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Jan 26, 20213 min read


Anthony Casso (1942-2020)
The previous underboss of the Lucchese family, Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso, died today on December 15th, 2020, at the age of 78.
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Dec 15, 20201 min read


Godfather of Cinema™
Martin Scorsese turns 78, and we are here to celebrate his genius. He truly is the Godfather of Cinema.
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Nov 17, 20203 min read


Mobster Howie Winter dies at 91.
"Former Somerville crime boss Howie Winter — “Whitey” Bulger, head of the Winter Hill Gang — has died at 91, his lawyer confirmed to the Her
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Nov 13, 20202 min read


Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was an Italian American crime boss of the Gambino Crime Family, one of New York's biggest Mafia families and a head of the com
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Oct 15, 20204 min read


'Black Mass' (2015) Film Review
R | 2015. Crime. Drama | 2h 3m. 'Black Mass' is a 2015 American crime drama film directed by Scott Cooper and written by Mark Mallouk and..
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Sep 18, 20203 min read


"Mickey" Cohen
Mickey Cohen, born Meyer Harris Cohen in 1913, was a notorious American gangster known for his criminal activities in the mid-20th century.
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Sep 4, 20203 min read


Pasquale "Fat Pat" Musitano shot and killed
Who new the mafia set its routes in Hamilton, Canada.. It really is the last place one would imagine to live. I guess that's the point. R.I.P Mr. Musitano.
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Jul 10, 20202 min read


Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky, (July 4, 1902 -January 15, 1983) was a pivotal figure in the annals of American organized crime during the 20th century.
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Jun 1, 20203 min read


Sam Giancana
Sam Giancana was a ruthless mobster that was willing to do anything to stay in control.
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May 1, 20203 min read


Best WiseGuy Quotes
Here is a list of some of my favorite wiseguy quotes and quotes from real people who have shaped crime entertainment over the past 100 years. I sat back one day and put a list of all my favorite movies together on paper, and then went through my massive box of DVD's, about 500 of them only to decide to categorize and go OCD on organizing it by genre, for hosting reasons of course, but no honestly what I learned about myself through that was that I'm obsessed with gangster cri
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Mar 1, 20201 min read


Benjamin Siegel
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel would grow up to become a key player in the criminal underworld during the Prohibition era and beyond.
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Feb 28, 20203 min read


John ‘Sonny’ Franzese dies at 103
“They wanted me to roll all the time,” Franzese told Newsday in 2019. “I couldn’t do that.
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Feb 24, 20202 min read


Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Charles "Lucky" Luciano is regarded as the mastermind behind the reorganization and modernization of the American Mafia.
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Jan 1, 20203 min read


Gangs of New York (2002) Film Review
Gangs of New York (2002) | Crime, Drama Director: Martin Scorsese Starring; Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz, with...
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Dec 1, 20193 min read


'The Irishman' (2019) Film Review
R | 2019 . Bio.Crime.Drama | 3h 29m. "The Irishman", directed by Martin Scorsese, is an epic crime drama based on the 2004 Charles Brandt book "I Heard You Paint Houses", which recounts the life of Frank Sheeran, a hitman who claimed to have been involved in the disappearance of union leader Jimmy Hoffa. The film's title, "The Irishman," refers to Sheeran's nickname.
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Nov 1, 20195 min read


'Mafia Inc.' (2019) Film Review
'Mafia Inc' is a crime drama based on the non-fiction book 'Mafia Inc': The Long, Bloody Reign of Canada's Sicilian Clan" by André Cédilot..
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Oct 25, 20193 min read


'On the Waterfront' (1954) Film Review
"On the Waterfront" is widely regarded as one of the most significant films in American cinema history.
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Aug 15, 20194 min read


'Road to Perdition' (2002) Film Review
Set in the backdrop of 1931 during the height of the Great Depression, "Road to Perdition" revolves around the life of Michael Sullivan Sr.
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Aug 1, 20196 min read
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