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James Bulger
James "Whitey" Bulger (1929-2018) was an infamous American mobster who led the Winter Hill Gang in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Sep 3, 20202 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


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


Pulp Fiction (1994) Film Review
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in violence and redemption. #imdb
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Nov 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


R.I.P Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas was an American drug trafficker who operated in Harlem, New York during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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May 30, 20192 min read


John Torrio, Escobars other Mentor
John Torrio, Italian American mobster often hailed as one of the masterminds behind the development of organized crime in the United States.
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Apr 16, 20194 min read


The Commission
The Commission, a term imbued with mystique and menace, stands as an indelible symbol of organized crime in the United States.
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Jan 1, 20194 min read


Best Gangster Films: 2018
Gangster films, also known as mob films or organized crime films, are a subgenre of crime films that focus on organized crime syndicates.
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Dec 29, 20184 min read


Arnold Rothstein
Arnold Rothstein, often dubbed as "The Brain" or "The Big Bankroll," stands as a legendary figure in the annals of American criminal history
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Nov 6, 20183 min read


Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord.
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Nov 1, 20183 min read


Frank Costello
Frank Costello, born Francesco Castiglia on January 26, 1891, was a prominent figure in the world of organized crime.
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Oct 1, 20183 min read


'White Boy Rick' (2018) Film Review
R | 2018. Crime. Drama | 1h 51m. "White Boy Rick" is a 2018 crime drama film directed by Yann Demange, with a screenplay by Andy Weiss, ..
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Sep 14, 20182 min read


'Den of Thieves' (2018) Film Review
R. 2018. 2h20m. Action. Crime. Drama. Thriller.
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Sep 1, 20185 min read
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