Goodfellas
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Pine Barrens (The Sopranos)...when opening the trunk in that film as well. Incidentally, Billy Batts from Goodfellas was played by actor Frank Vincent, who would also later have a role on The Sopranos as Phil Leotardo. In the climactic scene of the Bernardo... In this article: Tony Sirico, The Sopranos, Bobby Bacala, and David Chase |
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AlterNet.org: MediaCulture | October 16, 2009
4 TV Series That Should Not Be Missed
...5 = excellent] and so does Ms. Richmond. The Wire is just a "Miami Vice" re-hash. The Sopranos is an overlong mini-series re-telling of "GoodFellas". This is the second article pushing television. TV will lower your IQ, destroy your...
In this article: The Wire, Mad Men, The Sopranos, AlterNet, Chocolate chip, Consumerism, Betty Draper, and Frank Sobotka
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Denver Post Entertainment | June 19, 2009
Review: Palminteri at work: He's a made man. ***1/2
...the mold from the Italian crime genre. You might think "A Bronx Tale" treads on too-familiar territory, but it actually preceded "My Cousin Vinnie," "GoodFellas," "The Sopranos" and "Jersey Boys." And while much of "The Godfather" took...
In this article: A Bronx Tale, Chazz Palminteri, Robert De Niro, The Denver Post, A Bronx Tale, Jersey Boys, and The Sopranos
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Wikipedia | September 02, 2009
Frank Pellegrino
...that appears on "FOUND IN THE BASEMENT VOL. 1." Notable roles of his include Johnny Dio in GoodFellas, assorted appearances on Law & Order, and FBI Chief Frank Cubitoso on The Sopranos. Pellegrino is a co-owner of the restaurant Rao's in...
In this article: Frank Pellegrino, Never, Johnny Dio, FBI, Law & Order, The Sopranos, and New York City
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NBC | July 30, 2009
Hey We Gotta Job for Ya
Your homework is to watch Michelle Pfeiffer in "Married to the Mob" or James Caan in "Godfather" or James Gandolfini in "The Sopranos" or Robert De Niro in "Casino" or "Good Fellas" or "Analyze This" or ... you get the picture. For...
In this article: James Gandolfini, James Caan, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Analyze This, Married to the Mob, The Sopranos, and Good Fellas
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 29, 2007
Rooster Joins 'Sopranos' Stars Onstage
...Christopher Moltisanti in "The Sopranos," and has written five episodes of the show. Imperioli also starred in the 1991 hit gangster movie "Goodfellas." "A few years ago, when Victoria suggested we open our own theater, I told her she was...
In this article: Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos, NEW YORK, Christopher Moltisanti, Sharon Angela, and HBO
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CBS News | December 05, 2007
Statham, Pastore Take Aim At Revolver
The film features a barrage of notable character gangster actors, ranging from "Goodfellas" star Ray Liotta to Ritchie�s frequent collaborator, Jason Statham, who provided noteworthy appearances in both "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock."
In this article: Revolver, Vincent Pastore, Jason Statham, Snatch, Big Pussy, Wavelength, Soprano, Ray Liotta, and Madonna
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www.washingtonpost.com | June 21, 2007
Playing by Mob 'Rules'
Playing by Mob 'Rules' "Brooklyn Rules" will ring -- if not clang -- familiar to anyone who has seen "The Sopranos" or Martin Scorsese's gangster films, such as "Goodfellas." In this 1980s-set story of three boyhood friends who grow up in...
In this article: Freddie Prinze Jr., The Godfather, Loews, DuPont, Terence Winter, Brooklyn Rules, Mena Suvari, Alec Baldwin, AMC, and Scott Caan
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NPR | June 26, 2008
Saluting AFI's Great American Genre Films: Part 2 : NPR
...by Joe Pesci. Imperioli went on to star in the popular television show The Sopranos. The Godfather beat Goodfellas for the honor of best gangster film. Author and screenwriter Mario Puzo wrote the original novel and then adapted it for the...
In this article: Martin Scorsese, Academy Awards, Mario Puzo, Michael Imperioli, NPR, David O. Selznick, and Raging Bull
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The Hollywood Reporter | July 07, 2008
Bluebook eyes 'Mulberry' documentary
...of Mulberry Street" in New York's Little Italy in September. The film will draw upon Ciarcia's memories of growing up on Mulberry and include interviews with his friends. With credits that include "The Sopranos" and "Goodfellas," Ciarcia...
In this article: Mulberry, New York, Bruce Burgess, Sirius Radio, Vincent Pastore, and The Sopranos
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Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. The film follows the rise and fall of three gangsters, spanning three decades.
Scorsese originally intended to direct Goodfellas before The Last Temptation of Christ but, when funds materialized to make Last Temptation, he postponed what was then known as Wise Guy. The title of Pileggi's book had already been used for a TV series and for Brian De Palma's 1986 comedy Wise Guys, so Pileggi and Scorsese changed the name of their film to Goodfellas.
To prepare for their roles in the film, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta talked often with Pileggi, who shared with the actors research material that had been left over from writing the book. According to Pesci, improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals where Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted. The director made transcripts of these sessions, took the lines that the actors came up with that he liked best, and put them into a revised script the cast worked from during principal photography.
- Name:
- Goodfellas
- Release Date:
- September 21, 1990
- Directed By:
- Martin Scorsese
- Produced by:
- Irwin Winkler
- Written By:
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- Screenplay:
- Martin Scorsese
- Nicholas Pileggi
- Book:
- Editor:
- Thelma Schoonmaker
- Narrated by:
- Cinematography:
- Michael Ballhaus
- Distributed By:
- Warner Bros.
- Length:
- 145:27
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