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June 7th, 2013: Robin and the 7 Hoods

Leave a comment Posted in Period Film, Crime, Comedy, Spoof, Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Based on a Folk Tale, Gangster, Musical Tagged mobsters, Edward G. Robinson, prohibition, Paul Frees, gang conference, Best Song Nominee, Chicago, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Peter Falk, Sammy Davis Jr, tommy gun, Tony Randall, Best Adapted Score Nominee, Victor Buono, Hans Conried, speakeasy, Robin Hood, Rat Pack

May 12th, 2013: Saving Private Perez

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fish-Out-of-Water, Gangster, Independent, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, Special Operations, Spoof, Suicide Mission, War Movies Tagged brothers, childhood friend, drug dealers, drug smuggler, Guerrillas, hit man, hostage, Iraq, low-budget, machetes, Mexico, mother, narcos, rescue mission, The Marines, U.S. Army, younger brother

Saving Private Perez

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Full Reviews, Gangster, Independent, Reviews, Slapstick, Special Operations, Spoof, War Movies Tagged brothers, childhood friend, drug dealers, drug smuggler, Guerrillas, hit man, hostage, Iraq, low-budget, machetes, Mexico, mother, narcos, rescue mission, The Marines, U.S. Army, younger brother

August 24th, 2012: American Gangster (2007)

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Magazine Article, Cops, Crime, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, True Crime Tagged Armand Assante, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, brothers, Carla Gugino, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clarence Williams III, Common, corrupt cops, Cuba Gooding Jr., Denzel Washington, drug addict, drug dealers, drugs, heroin, Idris Elba, Imagine Entertainment, John Hawkes, Jon Polito, Josh Brolin, Kevin Corrigan, maverick, maverick cops, mobsters, mother-son relationship, New York City, Nicholas Pileggi, Relativity Media, Ridley Scott, rise and fall, Ruby Dee, Russell Crowe, RZA, Ted Levine, Universal Pictures, Vietnam, Vietnam veterans

August 17th, 2012: A Bronx Tale (1993)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Coming of Age, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged actor turned director, apprentice/mentor relationship, arson, bikers, bus driver, Chazz Palminteri, father-son relationship, Joe Pesci, juvenile delinquent, Mafia, mobsters, Molotov cocktails, murder, New York City, racial violence, racism, racists, reluctant witness, Robert De Niro, teens, The Bronx, Tribeca Productions

June 7th, 2012: Branded to Kill

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black and White, Crime, Film Noir, Gangster, Hit Man, Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, The Original Tagged alcoholic, Anne Mari, double cross, femme fatale, hit man, Japan, Jo Shishido, Nikkatsu, rice, Seijun Suzuki, Yakuza

May 9th, 2012: Miller’s Crossing (1990)

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller Tagged "Looks like I'm just gonna have to Yojimbo it", 20th Century Fox, Albert Finney, alcoholic, Barry Sonnenfeld, before they were famous, Carter Burwell, double cross, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Gabriel Byrne, hit man, homage, J.E. Freeman, Joel Coen, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael Badalucco, Michael Jeter, Mike Starr, mob, mob war, mobsters, moll, Sam Raimi, Steve Buscemi, tommy gun

September 29th, 2011: Some Like It Hot (1959)

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Leave a comment Posted in Assumed Identity, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Gangster, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Screwball, Slapstick, Spoof, The Original Tagged all female band, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design, Best Director Nominee, Billy Wilder, Chicago, con, cross dressing, Edward G. Robinson, ingenues, Jack Lemmon, Joe E. Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Miami, Mike Mazurki, millionaire, mob war, mobsters, musical interlude, musicians, on the lam, Pat O'Brien, The Mirisch Corporation, Tony Curtis, train, United Artists, yacht

April 3rd, 2011: The Godfather (1972)

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Book, Crime, Drama, Epic, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original Tagged Abe Vigoda, Al Lettieri, Al Pacino, Alex Rocco, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Picture, Best Sound Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, children of famous people, corrupt cops, Diane Keaton, double cross, Francis Ford Coppola, gang conference, hit man, Hollywood, James Caan, John Cazale, John Marley, Las Vegas, Mafia, Mario Puzo, Marlon Brando, mob war, mobsters, New York City, Paramount Pictures, Richard Conte, Robert Duvall, Sicily, Sterling Hayden, Talia Shire

March 19th, 2011: Casino (1995)

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Book, Crime, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, True Crime Tagged Alan King, Best Actress Nominee, casino, corruption, Dick Smothers, Don Rickles, double cross, flashback, Frank Adonis, Frank Vincent, Frankie Avalon, hit man, James Woods, Joe Pesci, Kevin Pollack, L.Q. Jones, Las Vegas, Mafia, Martin Scorcese, mobsters, Nicholas Pileggi, Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Steve Allen, Universal Pictures

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