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The Godfather, Part III: The One Who Inspired It

November 20, 2021

“Dedicated to Charlie Bluhdorn who inspired it.” * * * Not only is Mario Puzo’s The Godfather the stuff of Hollywood legend, but so is its turbulent production. Even after[…]

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Doing Favors: The Insular Moral and Political World of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

September 22, 2020

The restrained tone, middle American location, and half-century historical sweep of The Irishman depart from Scorsese’s gangland epics Goodfellas and Casino. It isn’t a political treatise, but it does tie[…]

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