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The Godfather Part III (1990)

“Politics and crime. They’re the same thing…” – Michael Corleone In 1979, Michael Corleone, approaching 60, is wracked with guilt over his ruthless rise to power, especially for having ordered Fredo’s assassination. He donates part of his tremendous wealth to charitable causes. Michael and Kay are divorced; their children, Anthony and Mary, live with Kay.Continue reading “The Godfather Part III (1990)”

The Godfther Part II (1974)

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. – Michael Corleone In 1901, the family of nine-year-old Vito Andolini is killed in Corleone, Sicily, after his father insults local Mafia chieftain Don Ciccio. Vito escapes to New York City and is registered as “Vito Corleone” on Ellis Island.In 1958, during his son’s First Communion partyContinue reading “The Godfther Part II (1974)”

The Godfather (1972)

I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse – Don Vito Corleone In 1945, at his daughter Connie’s wedding to Carlo Rizzi, Don Vito Corleone hears requests in his role as head of a New York crime family. His youngest son, Michael, who was a Marine during World War II, introduces his girlfriend, KayContinue reading “The Godfather (1972)”

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Part of me was afraid of what I would find and what I would do when I got there. I knew the risks, or imagined I knew. But the thing I felt the most, much stronger than fear, was the desire to confront him. – Capt. Benjamin Willard In 1969, during the Vietnam War, aContinue reading “Apocalypse Now (1979)”

The Irishman (2019)

When I was young, I thought house painters painted houses. What did I know? I was a working guy, a business agent for Teamster Local 107 out of South Philly. One of a thousand working stiffs, until I wasn’t no more. And then I started painting houses myself. – Frank Sheeran In a nursing homeContinue reading “The Irishman (2019)”

GoodFellas (1990)

Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut. – James Conway In 1955, high school student Henry Hill, son of an Irish-American father and Sicilian-American mother, becomes enamoured of the criminal life and Mafia presence in his working-class Italian-American neighbourhood in Brooklyn and begins working for local caporegime Paul “Paulie” Cicero andContinue reading “GoodFellas (1990)”

Taxi Driver (1976)

Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets. – Travis Bickle In 1975, Travis Bickle is a lonely, depressed 26-year-old living in isolation in New York City. Travis takes a job as a night shift taxi driver to cope with his chronic insomnia, driving passengers around the city’s boroughs.Continue reading “Taxi Driver (1976)”

Raging Bull (1980)

What Are You Tryin’ To Prove?! What Does It Prove? What are you trying to prove? – Joey LaMotta In 1964, an ageing, overweight Italian American, Jake LaMotta, practices a comedy routine. In 1941, LaMotta is in a major boxing match against Jimmy Reeves, where he suffered his first loss. Jake’s brother, Joey LaMotta, discussesContinue reading “Raging Bull (1980)”

Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)

You and I have unfinished business. –The Bride Four years before the events of Kill Bill: Volume 1, the pregnant Bride and her groom rehearse their wedding. Bill, the Bride’s former lover, the father of her child, and the leader of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad arrives unexpectedly and orders the Deadly Vipers to killContinue reading “Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)”

Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)

Those of you lucky enough to still have their lives, take them with you! However, leave the limbs you’ve lost. They belong to me now…except you Sofie! You stay exactly where you are. – The Bride A woman in a wedding dress, the Bride, lies wounded in a chapel in El Paso, Texas, having beenContinue reading “Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)”