For Mafia buffs and many others, James Gandolfini will forever be known as Tony Soprano. The HBO series The Sopranos was a hit with mob watchers as well as millions of others. The factitious New Jersey Mafia family took many of us on a journey that will last a lifetime. Gandolfini was a perfect … [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…]
According to Rogers Media, a new six-part true crime drama series called Bad Blood: The Vito Rizzuto Story which chronicles the life of Vito Rizzuto and the Rizzuto crime family is coming this fall. The new mafia show is based on the book Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto’s Last War written by … [Read more…]
Sylvester Stallone is set to play the role of Raymonde Aprile, the last great American mafia boss in a television adaptation of “Omerta” the final novel by Mario Puzo. The climax of Puzo’s “mafia trilogy” got mixed reviews upon its publication back in 2000 but it should be a perfect fit for a new … [Read more…]
Michael Blutrich appeared on 60 Minutes to tell his story of his business interactions with the mafia and his path to becoming an informant against them. The feds consider him to be one of the best ever civilian informants against the New York mafia. Blutrich tells the story of how the mob extorted more … [Read more…]