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Author : Geoff Andrew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780831745103
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hollywood Gangsters written by Geoff Andrew and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John McCarty
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786738758
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bullets Over Hollywood written by John McCarty and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gangster, like the gunslinger, is a classic American character-and the gangster movie, like the Western, is one of the American cinema's enduring film genres. From Scarface to White Heat, from The Godfather to The Usual Suspects, from Once Upon a Time in America to Road to Perdition, gangland on the screen remains as popular as ever.In Bullets over Hollywood, film scholar John McCarty traces the history of mob flicks and reveals why the films are so beloved by Americans. As McCarty demonstrates, the themes, characters, landscapes, stories-the overall iconography-of the gangster genre have proven resilient enough to be updated, reshaped, and expanded upon to connect with even today's young audiences. Packed with fascinating behind-the-scenes anecdotes and information about real-life hoods and their cinematic alter egos, insightful analysis, and a solid historical perspective, Bullets over Hollywood will be the definitive book on the gangster movie for years to come.
Author : Bradley Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster written by Bradley Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length biography of West Coast gangster Mickey Cohen, a man of many parts: boxer, bodyguard, blackmailer, pimp, gambler, haberdasher, restaurateur, racketeer, thief. A confidant of Hollywood legends, Cohen hung out with Rat Pack mega stars and hobnobbed with Jerry Lewis. In the world of crime, Mickey Cohen knew everyone--from underworld bosses to punks, from operator-enforcers to B-girls. A personal friend of professional gigolo Johnny Stompanato, Mickey had an association with Jack Ruby and acted as bodyguard for Bugsy Siegel. He did the bidding for Mafiosi bigwigs, including Meyer Lansky, Sam Giancana, Carlo Gambino, Vito Genovese, Frank Costello, and Lucky Luciano. At five feet five inches, Mickey still had a way with women. The fugitive Patty Hearst even played a role in the incredible life of this "celebrity gangster," right at home during Hollywood's Golden Age--and beyond.--From publisher description.
Author : George Anastasia
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 0762443707
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies written by George Anastasia and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gangster movie is one of the most popular genres in film. From the Italian, Irish, and Russian "families" in America to similarly sinister groups in Europe, Japan, and beyond, the cinema has never shied away from portraying the evil exploits of these brutal outfits. In this highly entertaining and informative book, two accomplished and apropos authors put the genre in perspective like no other author or documentarian has done before. The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies provides extensive reviews of the Top 100 gangster films of all time, including sidebars like "Reality Check," "Hit and Miss," "I Know That Guy," "Body Count," and other fun and informative features. Also included are over a dozen stand-alone chapters such as Sleeper "Hits," "Fugazi" Flops, Guilty Pleasures, Lost Treasures, Q&A Interviews with top actors and directors (including Chazz Palinteri, Michael Madsen, Joe Mantagna, and more), plus over 50 compelling photographs. Foreword by Joe Pistone, the FBI agent and mob infiltrator who wrote the bestselling book and acclaimed movie, Donnie Brasco.
Author : Ori Spado
Publisher : WildBlue Press
ISBN 13 : 1948239450
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Accidental Gangster written by Ori Spado and published by WildBlue Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a Hollywood fixer who wound up in the sights of the FBI. In this memoir, Orlando (Ori) Spado honestly recounts his humble beginnings from the small town of Rome in upstate New York, and his journey to becoming known as “The Mob Boss of Hollywood.” It is a candid account documenting his fall from a well-known Hollywood fixer mixing with A-list celebrities to serving 62 months in Federal prison, and ultimately making a determined comeback. “For nearly forty years Orlando ‘Ori’ Spado was a friend and associate of John ‘Sonny’ Franzese, underboss of the Colombo organized crime family. His relationship with Sonny brought him to the attention of the FBI, and eventually led to his being indicted with Sonny on federal RICO charges, and imprisoned. In The Accidental Gangster Ori provides the details of his time in ‘the life’ and his long battle with the FBI—whose overwhelming resources made it a fight that was impossible to win.”—Nick Pileggi, author of Wiseguy “Orlando ‘Ori’ Spado had been a thorn in the side of the Los Angeles field office of the FBI for almost two decades before they finally took him down. Accidentally or not, Ori was a quintessential Mob character, complete with a pinkie ring and a slow, steady deliberate voice whether speaking with friends or foes. But like so many other ‘Good Fellas,’ he was set up by a friend’s son. You will have to read the book to find out who set him up. Enjoy!”—John Connolly, New York Times-bestselling author of Filthy Rich
Author : Gianni Russo
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250181399
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hollywood Godfather written by Gianni Russo and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real-life mobster-turned-actor who helped make The Godfather a reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour. Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny—played by James Caan—up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act—he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination, to having to go on the lam after shooting and killing a member of the Colombian drug cartel in his Vegas club. Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra, who became his son's godfather, and Marlon Brando, who mentored his career as an actor after trying to get Francis Ford Coppola to fire him from The Godfather. Russo had passionate affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, and scores of other celebrities. He went on to become a producer and starred in The Godfather: Parts I and II, Seabiscuit, Any Given Sunday and Rush Hour 2, among many other films. Hollywood Godfather is a no-holds-barred account of a life filled with violence, glamour, sex—and fun.
Author : John McCarty
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780306813016
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bullets Over Hollywood written by John McCarty and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2004-06-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McCarty provides a history of gangsters in American film and a look at why welove them.
Author : Geoff Andrews
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hollywood Gangsters written by Geoff Andrews and published by . This book was released on with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan J. Cavallero
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252093194
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hollywood's Italian American Filmmakers written by Jonathan J. Cavallero and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood's Italian American Filmmakers explores the different ways in which Italian American directors from the 1920s to the present have responded to their ethnicity. While some directors have used film to declare their ethnic roots and create an Italian American "imagined community," others have ignored or even denied their background. Jonathan J. Cavallero examines the films of Frank Capra, Martin Scorsese, Nancy Savoca, Francis Ford Coppola, and Quentin Tarantino with a focus on what the films reveal about each director's view on Italian American identities. Whereas Capra's films highlight similarities between immigrant characters and WASP Americans, Scorsese accepts his ethnic heritage but also sees it as confining. Similarly, many of Coppola's films provide a nostalgic treatment of Italian American identity, but with little criticism of the culture's more negative aspects. And while Savoca's movies reveal her artful ability to recognize how ethnic, gender, and class identities overlap, Tarantino's films exhibit a playfully postmodern engagement with Italian American ethnicity. Cavallero's exploration of the films of Capra, Scorsese, Savoca, Coppola, and Tarantino demonstrates how immigrant Italians fought prejudice, how later generations positioned themselves in relation to their predecessors, and how the American cinema, usually seen as a cultural institution that works to assimilate, has also served as a forum where assimilation was resisted.
Author : Brian Robb
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1472110684
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Brief History of Gangsters written by Brian Robb and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The romanticised American gangster of the Prohibition era has proved an enduringly popular figure. Even today, names like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano still resonate. Robb explores the histories of key figures, from gangs in the Old West, through Prohibition and the Great Depression, to the likes of John Gotti and Frank Lucas in the 1970s and 1980s. He also looks at the gangster in popular culture, in hit TV series such as Boardwalk Empire. Although the focus is strongly on the archetypal American gangster, Robb also examines gangsters around the world, including the infamous Kray twins in London, French crime kingpin Jacques Mesrine, the Mafia Dons of Sicily, and the rise of notorious Serbian and Albanian gangs. Infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly makes an appearance, as does Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, while other sections provide details of the Chinese Triads and the Yakuza in Japan. Robb also explores the gangster in popular culture, especially in film and television. Recent hit TV series such as The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire and blockbuster movies like Public Enemies and Gangster Squad show that the gangster is here to stay.
