WATCH: [HD] Trailer For Hard-Hitting Mob Thriller ‘THE ICEMAN’ Based On a True Story!

April 11, 2013 By 81 Comments

We’ve got an amazing trailer for you indie film lovers!  But don’t start thinking that means boring or too artsy… This here is a hard-hitting mob hit-man flick directed by Ariel Vromen featuring an all-star cast!  ’The Iceman’ stars Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, James Franco, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans, David Schwimmer, Robert Davi, and Danny Abeckaser.

Inspired by actual events, the movie follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski (Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon) from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than 100 men.

For years the notorious hitman Richard Kuklinski split his time between being a family man and a ruthless contract killer.  He managed to keep it a secret from his wife and children until they finally learned the truth upon his 1986 arrest.

Barbara and Richard Kuklinski. Aww…

Throughout their marriage, Richard Kuklinski seemed to be your typical suburban family man in in Dumont, New Jersey.  He was involved in the local Church every Sunday, BBQs by the pool, trips to Disneyworld , etc.  Truth is, he was a cold-blooded murderer – no pun intended.  Some in anger, some for profit, others just for fun… For 20 years, Kuklinski had made a living as one of the most prolific contract killers in the history of organized crime.

Oh and apparently he froze his victims’ bodies to dupe forensic experts, hence the nickname “Ice Man”.

This doesn’t look like Captain America?

‘The Iceman’ premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.  It also screened at the Telluride Film Festival in 2012, was released at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, and many more!

Watch the HD trailer here…

 

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WATCH: New Trailer For Brad Pitt’s ‘Killing Them Softly’

November 24, 2012 By 114 Comments

 

Awesome poster, right?

Just released is another trailer with new footage for Andrew Dominik’s hitman flick ‘Killing Them Softly’, starring Brad Pitt.  What do you think?

The story follows Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt), who’s job is to track down the people who ripped off a mob-protected poker game.  Ray Liotta is the hustler running the poker game, Vincent Curatola plays an ex-con looking for revenge, Richard Jenkins plays a shady lawyer, and James Gandolfini plays an alcoholic hit man.

 

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WATCH: Dysfunctional Criminals of South Boston in the Film ‘CONNED’

October 24, 2012 By 731 Comments

You gotta watch this melting pot of eccentric and dysfunctional criminals of the South Boston underworld where ambitions arise and inevitably clash in ‘CONNED’.

Directed by Arthur Luhn and starring John Cleary, Wally Carlson, John McGinty, Rosa Vasquez, Charlie Alejandro, Rudi Anna, and Hilary Barraford.

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The Boston Underworld is too small for all of them. And there’s only one big prize left.  It’s about to go under.  All the smart operators have gone to jail, and all that’s left behind are the eccentric whacks and nut jobs deemed unworthy of being put behind bars.  From Napolitano who runs the North End with the belief that every room is bugged, to Mr. Million, who is so insecure he needs constant reassurance, to a rampant gang that can’t take directions from anyone, simply because they can’t hear a single thing- their preferred method of communication is sign language which leaves everyone asking, just what is going on?  With less and less up for stake, there is a sense of urgency for everyone to grab what they can and make a run for it before the underworld is shut down for good.

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New International Trailer For Brad Pitt’s Mob Flick ‘Killing Them Softly’

October 18, 2012 By 443 Comments

There’s a brand new international trailer for Brad Pitt’s mob flick ‘Killing Them Softly’ directed by Andrew Dominik.

The story follows Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt), who’s job is to track down the people who ripped off a mob-protected poker game.  Ray Liotta is the hustler running the poker game, Vincent Curatola plays an ex-con looking for revenge, Richard Jenkins plays a shady lawyer, and James Gandolfini plays an alcoholic hit man.

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WATCH: Alec Baldwin, Scott Caan, Mena Suvari, & Jerry Ferrara in ‘BROOKLYN RULES’

October 15, 2012 By 405 Comments

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Director Michael Corrente’s coming-of-age comedy drama Brooklyn Rules unfurls in 1985, coincident with the early rise of John Gotti. Three young Brooklyn men of Italian-American heritage — Michael Turner (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Carmine Mancuso (Scott Caan), and Bobby Canzoneri (Jerry Ferrara) — make the pivotal, potentially irreversible choices that will determine their directions in life. The boys’ periodic run-ins with a sadistic mobster type who rules the neighborhood, Caesar Manganaro (Alec Baldwin), suggest the ever-present option of drifting into a career of crime. On the surface, Michael courageously and doggedly bucks this choice, opting instead for the pre-law program at Columbia and a straight-laced romance with blonde-haired, blue-eyed coed Ellen (Mena Suvari), yet this path is not as antiseptic as it may seem, for he actually scammed his way into the law program. Meanwhile, Carmine idolizes Caesar, and his desire to emulate this thug not only compromises his own moral integrity, but threatens to jeopardize the stability of Michael’s life as well by drawing him into a sticky web of criminal activity. While the first two men navigate these treacherous paths, the third friend, Bobby, stakes out safer ground with a low-key job at the post office and married life with his intended. Over the course of it all, the boys’ bonds of friendship become stressed and strained given the divergence of their paths.

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Today In Movie History: ‘Goodfellas’ Released

September 19, 2012 By 2,610 Comments

On September 19th 1990, Martin Scorsese’s ‘Goodfellas’ opened at theaters worldwide.  And in honor of this masterpiece we have some fun facts and behind-the-scenes info about the movie…

  • The “You think I’m funny?” scene was based on a true story.  While working in a restaurant as a young man, Joe Pesci once told a mobster that he was funny and the mobster became very angry.
  • The movie was originally named “Wiseguy”.
  • The word “fuck” is used 296 times, half of which were said by Joe Pesci.
  • When Henry and Karen Hill are negotiating to enter the Witness Protection Program, former U.S. Attorney Edward McDonald plays himself, re-enacting what he did in real life.
  • At Martin Scorsese’s request, associates of the actual people were always on the set of the film, giving helpful and essential information about the life, people, settings and moods.
  • During one of the final scenes, Henry Hill opens his front door and picks up a newspaper. The newspaper is the Youngstown Vindicator as an homage to Youngstown, Ohio, which has been called Mobtown USA.
  • After the premiere, Henry Hill went around and revealed his true identity. In response, the government kicked him out of the Federal Witness Protection Program.
  • Al Pacino was offered the role of Jimmy Conway but he turned it down due to fears of typecasting.  He admits he regrets this decision.
  • Tom Cruise and Madonna were the producers’ first choice for the roles of Henry Hill and his wife…. Yikes!!
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Former ‘Goodfellas’ Gangster Henry Hill Dies in LA

June 13, 2012 By 920 Comments

Henry Hill, the famed mobster turned FBI informant whose life story was documented in the book “Wiseguy”– upon which Martin Scorsese’s 1990 gangster epic ‘Goodfellas’ was based — has died at the age of 69 in Los Angeles.

Hill was associated with New York’s Lucchese crime family throughout the 1960s and into the 1980s.  He began his life of crime at the age of 11 while growing up in Brooklyn by running errands for Paul Vario, a mob captain of the Lucchese family.

“I shot at people. I busted a lot of heads, and I buried a lot of bodies,” Hill said in 2010. “You can try to justify it by saying they deserved it, that they had it coming, but some just got whacked for absolutely no reason at all.”

Yikes!

Hill, who spent more than a decade in the federal witness protection program, was portrayed by Ray Liota in ‘Goodfellas,’which was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

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Trailer: ‘The Gangster Squad’ with Ryan Gosling & Sean Penn

May 10, 2012 By 2,139 Comments

Listen up ladies! Guess who’s back?



Yup. That guy.

But don’t worry guys, this movie has enough testosterone to make Chuck Norris jealous.

The movie is ‘The Gangster Squad.’  A 1940′s era film about the Los Angeles Police Department’s efforts to keep out a wave of East Coast mobsters from taking over the city.  Sgt. Jerry Wooters (what a name), played by Ryan Gosling is one of the officers trying to take down the gangsters led by Sean Penn’s character, Mickey Cohen.  Things get dicey when the Sgt. falls for none other than Mickey’s girl, Grace Faraday, played by Emma Stone.

The film also stars Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Pena, and Anthony Mackie.  Check out the trailer, which includes music from Jay-Z.


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