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May 3rd, 2014: Black Caesar (1973)

May3 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Action, Blaxploitation, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Tragedy Tagged absent father, AIP, Al Jolson songs, bad period detail, barber shop, blackface, cash-in, D'Urville Martin, Don Pedro Colley, double cross, father, father-son relationship, Fred Williamson, funk soundtrack, Gloria Hendry, grindhouse, Harlem, homage, James Brown, Julius Harris, Larco Productions, Larry Cohen, ledgers, location shooting, low-budget, MacGuffin, Mafia, mob, mob war, mobsters, mother-son relationship, New York City, rise and fall, shoe shine boy, single mother, spaghetti, Val Avery

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

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