For some time now, I have been fascinated by all things mafia related. I can, and quite often do, quote large chunks of dialogue from films like The Godfather, Casino and the TV series The Sopranos. Much to the annoyance of friends and family, I try to strike up conversations about people like John Gotti, AKA the Teflon Don. Or Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante, the New York boss sometimes called the Oddfather, due to the fact that he would often walk around Greenwich Village in his pyjamas and slippers talking to himself in order to appear insane, thus evading prosecution.
There I go again. So, I became overcome with excitment when I read about the arrests of 13 suspected members of the Gambino family recently. The article is available here:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/US-Prosecutors-Arrest-13-Alleged-Mafia-Members-Of-The-Gambino-Clan/Article/201004315611731?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15611731_US_Prosecutors_Arrest_13_Alleged_Mafia_Members_Of_The_Gambino_Clan
A couple of days later, this video of Italian mobsters setting fire to a bowling lane appeared on YouTube. The music is a poor choice, but apart from that it is pretty exciting stuff.
I know these are some pretty bad guys, but the characters and the fact that such groups still exist fascinates me. What can I say? I guess I'm still just a big kid.
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Friday, 5 February 2010
Stop the Presses: Scorsese to direct mob film
I know, I can't believe it either.
While being interviewed this week at the Berlin film festival, journalists asked the veteran director of such classics as Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas if he intended to produce another mobster flick. Scorsese answered in the affirmative to a collective sigh of relief from the crowd of journos. And you'll never guess who is attached to star. Bob De Niro. Talk about taking risks! Here is what the director had to say.
"De Niro and I are talking about something that has to do with that world - there's no doubt about that. We're working on something like that, but it's from the vantage point of older men looking back, none of this running around stuff."
While being interviewed this week at the Berlin film festival, journalists asked the veteran director of such classics as Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas if he intended to produce another mobster flick. Scorsese answered in the affirmative to a collective sigh of relief from the crowd of journos. And you'll never guess who is attached to star. Bob De Niro. Talk about taking risks! Here is what the director had to say.
"De Niro and I are talking about something that has to do with that world - there's no doubt about that. We're working on something like that, but it's from the vantage point of older men looking back, none of this running around stuff."
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