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9781413790986

From The Silent Era To The Sopranos

From The Silent Era To The Sopranos
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  • ISBN-13: 9781413790986
  • ISBN: 1413790984
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Publisher: PublishAmerica, Incorporated

AUTHOR

Blackwood, Bob

SUMMARY

From the Silent Era to The Sopranos contains critical commentary on the major Italian-American gangster films and TV shows and biographical data on the actors from The Black Hand (1906) to The Sopranos (1999-2005). Early 1930s sound films include Little Caesar, Scarface; from the 1940s—Kiss of Death, Key Largo; from the 1950s—Guys and Dolls and Some Like It Hot; and from the1960s—The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, and The Brotherhood…among many others. Special chapters were needed for Martin Scorsese’s films (Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino) and Francis Ford Coppola’s films (The Godfather trilogy, The Cotton Club). The analysis includes 77 contemporary films, such as: Thief, Prizzi’s Honor, Miller’s Crossing, Married to the Mob, True Romance, Bugsy, Out for Justice, Bullets Over Broadway, Get Shorty, Gotti, Donnie Brasco, Analyze This, and A History of Violence. Mentioned television shows include The Untouchables, Crime Story, Wise Guy and The Sopranos with an episode guide.Blackwood, Bob is the author of 'From The Silent Era To The Sopranos', published 2006 under ISBN 9781413790986 and ISBN 1413790984.

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