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Showing posts with label godfather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label godfather. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Friday, January 30, 2026
"The Corleone Family (a la "The Addams Family") - (video)
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
The Amazing Tumbling Salad Bowl From "The Godfather" (1972) (video)
Of all the great performances in "The Godfather" (1972)...
...perhaps the least appreciated is that of Connie's incredible acrobatic salad bowl.
A tumbling run such as this would surely rate a "ten" at any dinner-table-related Olympics.
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Monday, February 15, 2021
Amazing New "Tornado Siren" Ending To "THE GODFATHER PART III" (video)
They've recently re-edited "The Godfather Part III" in an attempt to improve it.
But in my opinion they seriously missed the boat when they failed...
...to edit Michael's climactic silent cry of anguish to sound like a tornado siren.
It is a failure that we, in our own humble way, have now rectified.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Netflix's "FEAR CITY: NEW YORK VS. THE MAFIA" Trailer Debut -- Watch It HERE!
NETFLIX'S
"FEAR CITY: NEW YORK VS. THE MAFIA"
OFFICIAL TRAILER DEBUT
Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, the “Five Families” of the New York mafia—Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Luccese—held a powerful, and seemingly insurmountable, grip on the city.
In this three-part docuseries from RAW (Don’t F**K With Cats) and Brillstein Entertainment, award-winning documentarian Sam Hobkinson details the incredible story of the history-making organized crime investigation and prosecution case brought against New York’s most formidable mob bosses.
WATCH THE TRAILER:
Through interviews with dozens of law enforcement officials, ex-mafia associates and others, FEAR CITY: NEW YORK vs. THE MAFIA sheds light on how the mafia’s control of unions, high-rise construction and other industries netted billions for organized crime.
Previously unheard surveillance recordings, news footage and archival material alongside new interviews and reenactments paint a shocking and captivating portrait of this “Golden Era of the Mob.”
Release Date:
Wednesday, July 22nd
Format:
A Netflix Original Documentary Series
Director:
Sam Hobkinson
Executive Producers:
Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton, Adam Hawkins, Jon Liebman
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Porfle's Trivia Quiz: "THE GODFATHER" (1972) (video)
Many consider "The Godfather" to be Francis Ford Coppola's best film...
...and one of the greatest gangster movies of all time.
It won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actor (Marlon Brando).
But how much do you remember about it?
Question: What is Don Corleone holding in the opening scene?
A. Dog
B. Cat
C. Grandchild
D. Orange
E. Gun
Question: In the restaurant, Sollozzo tells McCluskey to try the...what?
A. Gnocchi
B. Rigatoni
C. Veal
D. Pesto
E. Lasagne
Question: Who betrays Michael in Sicily?
A. Vitelli
B. Calo
C. Don Tommasino
D. Fabrizio
E. Fredo
Question: Don Corleone laments, "Look how they ______ my boy."
A. Executed
B. Massacred
C. Annihilated
D. Murdered
E. Brutalized
Question: Moe Green tells Michael, "I made my bones when you were going out with..." What?
A. Beach bunnies
B. Cheerleaders
C. Homecoming Queen
D. Suzy Homemaker
E. Debutantes
Question: Carlo tells Michael that he was approached by...who?
A. Tattaglia
B. Barzini
C. Cuneo
D. Stracci
E. Zaluchi
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Thursday, August 8, 2019
The Godfather Monster Mash ("The Godfather", 1972) (video)
The best scene in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" (1972)...
...is the one where Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) uses an orange peel to make vampire teeth...
...and terrifies his grandson, Anthony.
The only trouble is, this precious scene just too brief. It needed to be longer.
And now, that problem has been wonderfully, delightfully solved.
Because now we have, for current and future generations to cherish...
...The Godfather Monster Mash.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
THE GODFATHER's Opening Shot Repeated in John Milius' DILLINGER (1973)(video)
The famous opening shot in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" (1972)…
...is a slow, extended zoom out from a tight closeup of Bonasera (Salvatore Corsitto).
The introductory shot of Cloris Leachman in American Zoetrope alumnus John Milius' "Dillinger" (1973) seems to use it as a template.
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Sunday, March 11, 2018
Phantom Bullethole in "THE GODFATHER" (1972) (video)
(spoilers)
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) must meet with Sollozzo and his bodyguard, crooked police captain McCluskey.
Michael plans to assassinate them both.
The location is an out-of-the-way Italian restaurant. Michael acquires a hidden gun in the bathroom.
He shoots Sollozzo, then McCluskey.
But look...after the first shot to the throat, there's already a bullethole in McCluskey's forehead.
That's because director Francis Ford Coppola decided to switch the order of the shots. Coppola must've figured that if we noticed it, we could live with it.
And I guess we did!
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
Michael Corleone Realizes He Has Nerves of Steel in "THE GODFATHER" (Paramount, 1972)
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) goes to the hospital to check on his father after an assassination attempt.
He finds the Don's armed guards have all been banished by a crooked police captain.
Michael moves his father to safety, then enlists the aid of Enzo the baker, a family friend.
They pretend to be armed in order to ward off a gang of hitmen.
Enzo is so shaken and scared that Michael must light his cigarette.
That's when Michael notices that his own hands aren't shaking at all.
We're allowed to notice it, too. Important as it is, it's a very subtle moment.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Tom Hagen Chows Down As Jack Woltz Rants in "THE GODFATHER" (Paramount, 1972)
Corleone family lawyer Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) gets sent to Hollywood to negotiate with a stubborn film producer, Jack Woltz (John Marley).
Tom's been up all night, on the go all day, and hasn't had a decent meal for several hours.
So when Woltz invites Tom to a lavish dinner, he makes the most of it.
As they dine, Woltz becomes increasingly incensed. He works himself into a rage.
Knowing this is the last decent meal he'll have for a while, Tom continues to eat.
His bites get bigger. He's wolfing that elegant meal down.
Nom nom nom...
Fully sated, Tom makes his exit.
But although he must skip dessert...
...Mr. Woltz later gets served the deluxe Horse Head Surprise.
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Friday, January 26, 2018
Phantom Ghost Face in "THE GODFATHER" (1972)
During the big funeral scene, Michael (Al Pacino) confers with Tessio (Abe Vigoda).
Michael rises, and briefly the screen is dark. For an instant, a phantom face appears on the right of the screen.
Ghost? Weird anomaly? Too much garlic?
Actually, it's Mama Corleone (Morgana King), who's sitting next to Michael, in a freak camera lens reflection. Simple explanation, but it still looks kinda creepy.
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Sunday, January 14, 2018
Sonny's Famous Phantom Punch in "THE GODFATHER" (1972)
Hotheaded Sonny Corleone (James Caan) makes a distressing discovery about his sister Connie (Talia Shire) and her no-good husband Carlo.
I wouldn't wanna be Carlo right now...especially when Sonny uses his patented "Phantom Punch"!
Just the wind from it snaps Carlo's head back!
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