Here is an interesting new book about the Mafia named “Boxing and The Mob” that will be published in May. When it comes to mafia books this is a subject that we haven’t seen covered all that much so it should definitely be worth a read. For years now there has been speculation of … [Read more…]
The long-awaited mob movie The Irishman has finally wrapped filming and according to the teaser trailer from Netflix is set to it theaters this fall. The new mafia movie directed by Martin Scorsese is based on the Charles Brandt book I Heard You Paint Houses. It tells the story of a former union official … [Read more…]
Bad Blood a six-part series tells the story of former Montreal Godfather Vito Rizzuto and the powerful Rizzuto crime family. The Mafia series is based on the best selling book written by Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso called Business or Blood: Vito Rizzuto’s Last War. Actor Anthony LaPaglia plays the role of Vito Rizzuto with … [Read more…]
The prequel film to the hit Mafia television series The Sopranos called “The Many Saints of Newark” is expected to hit HBO in late 2019. The Sopranos and hit character Tony Soprano was extremely popular winning 21 Emmy Awards during its six-season run on HBO which ended in 2007. Fans of the show were … [Read more…]
There is a new mafia movie in the works set to be released in 2019 called APALACHIN. The indie feature tells the true story of trooper Ed Croswell and the infamous 1957 Mafia summit in upstate New York. Croswell played by star David Arquette played a key role in busting up the meeting which … [Read more…]
It took seven years but the new mafia movie about John Gotti starring John Travolta but it’s finally ready to go and will even make a stop at a famous film festival. According to a report from the Hollywoodreporter, the Gotti movie will premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It’s not on the … [Read more…]
The long-awaited Biopic about the life and death of infamous New York Mafia boss John Gotti is finally set to hit theaters. The new Mafia movie offers a solid cast including John Travolta playing the role of the Gambino crime family boss along with Kelly Preston as Victoria Gotti, William DeMeo as Sammy Gravano, … [Read more…]
The news that Martin Scorsese was doing another mafia movie was met with plenty of positive feedback and now fans of the genre can’t wait for it to hit theaters. Scorsese’s new movie “The Irishman” is based on the Charles Brandt book called “I Heard You Paint Houses“. Brandt was the lawyer of former … [Read more…]
John Travolta takes on the role of infamous Gambino crime family boss John Gotti in the upcoming mafia movie about the life and death of the Dapper Don. We get the first-hand look at Travolta playing the role in this newly released Gotti movie trailer. The crime biopic was directed by Kevin Connolly and … [Read more…]
When it comes to a mafia movie dream team it doesn’t get any better than Joe Pesci, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and famed filmmaker Martin Scorsese. This iconic group is now set to team up in Scorsese’s new mob film called “The Irishman” according to new reports. There have been rumors of Pesci coming … [Read more…]
John Travolta looks razor sharp as he takes on the role of larger than life former New York mafia boss John Gotti in the upcoming crime biopic. Travolta was seen stepping into character as the new mafia movie called The Life and Death of John Gotti was shooting in Brooklyn New York and there … [Read more…]
Netflix has reportedly purchased the global rights to “The Irishman” the long-awaited new mafia movie from acclaimed director Martin Scorsese for $105 million dollars. The film has been talked about for years and may finally happen if Scorsese and Netflix can close the deal to release the movie to the streaming services 93 million … [Read more…]
Trevor McDonald once again takes an in-depth look into the world of the mafia with his new documentary called Mafia Women with Trevor McDonald. The veteran news reporter and journalist was part of a highly rated mafia documentary back in 2015 called “The Mafia with Trevor McDonald.” McDonald’s new documentary is focusing on the … [Read more…]
Richard “Shellackhead” Cantatella a former Bonanno crime family captain turned rat is the star of a new half-hour docu-comedy series called “Unprotected” on Oxygen channel. Cantatella was arrested on a 24-count RICO indictment back in 2002 and while in prison learned fellow Bonanno family mobster Frank Coppa had become an informant. Coppa linked Cantatella … [Read more…]
A new mafia movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio called “The Black Hand” is in the works according to the latest reports. The movie an adaptation of Stephan Talty’s book will tell the story of an NYPD cop named Joe Petrosino who back in the 1900’s squared off against the deadliest secret society in American history. … [Read more…]