The Genesis of “Goodfellas” The journey of “Goodfellas” from real-life events to a seminal piece of cinema began with Henry Hill’s life and experiences in the Lucchese crime family. Born in 1943 in Brooklyn, New Read More
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Brian De Palma’s “The Untouchables,” released in 1987, is a cinematic retelling of the legendary face-off between lawman Eliot Ness and gangster Al Capone in Prohibition-era Chicago. With a screenplay by David Mamet, the film Read More
Martin Scorsese’s “Casino,” released in 1995, is often seen through the shadow of its predecessor, “Goodfellas,” due to the thematic and stylistic similarities between the two films. Initially perceived by some as a lesser sequel Read More
The Unlikely Victor of 1998 When “Shakespeare in Love” debuted in 1998, directed by John Madden and penned by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, it presented a playful, romanticized vision of William Shakespeare as a young playwright Read More
In 1996, Anthony Minghella’s “The English Patient” swept through cinemas with the force of a desert storm, promising an epic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. Adapted from Michael Ondaatje’s novel Read More
When “Goodfellas” premiered in 1990, directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese and written by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi, it wasn’t just a film that was released; it was a seismic shift in the landscape of Read More