For this week’s poll, we are celebrating one of our greatest character actors: Joe Pesci. From Raging Bull to Home Alone to Goodfellas (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor) to My Cousin Vinny to his…
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For this latest Create-A-Caption we are having some fun with Martin Scorsese‘s 1990 masterpiece Goodfellas. Based on Nicholas Pileggi’s book “Wiseguy,” this violent and darkly funny gangster epic chronicles 25 years in the Mafia with real-life mobster Henry Hill (Ray…
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Here’s a fun midweek question for you: What are your top five favorite films of all time? This is a very tricky question to be sure. So much so, that when I was coming up with this post I had…
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With apologies to any fans of The Godfather Part II out there, my all-time favorite mob movie is Goodfellas. Director Martin Scorsese‘s epic 1990 biopic of famed mobster-turned-informant Henry Hill (a never better Ray Liotta) chronicles the highs and lows…
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There’s not a week that goes by that we don’t think about the work of Martin Scorsese. (In fact, our current poll is about what is arguably the director’s most entertaining film, Goodfellas). When Scorsese first exploded onto the scene…
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Martin Scorsese‘s Goodfellas is arguably the best film about life in the mafia ever made. It’s a film rich with unforgettable characters to be sure. But which is your favorite? Tell us in this week’s poll!
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Veteran character actor great Frank Vincent died yesterday at the age of 80 due to complications from heart disease. Having worked steadily in Hollywood from 1976 to last year, Vincent is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with Martin Scorsese,…
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After a hard work week, there are few things as satisfying as sitting back and watching a favorite film. For this latest Open Thread, I want you to tell me what movies you found yourselves enjoying this weekend. So far,…
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Man, is anyone else here hungry? Sometimes just thinking about a movie scene makes our mouth water, be it the appearance of a Baby Ruth bar in The Goonies to the lavish meals served in Goodfellas. Obviously, with Thanksgiving coming…
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On this day in 1990, Martin Scorsese‘s Goodfellas opened in theaters. Arguably the best movie about the mafia ever made (with apologies to fans of The Godfather saga), the film chronicles the rise and fall of gangster Henry Hill. In…
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