The Godfather

Interview with Family Corleone Author, Ed Falco

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Ed-Falco, Mario Puzo, The Godfather, The Family Corleone, Ed Falco, Italian-American-Fiction, Italian-Americans, Video, Books News
Jeff Rivera

In my interview with the acclaimed author, Falco discuss his own internal battles with the violence in the book, his concerns about perpetuating stereotypes of Italian Americans and what it was like stepping into the footsteps of one of America's greatest storytellers, the late Mario Puzo.

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In The Godfather: Part II, Why Does One of the Goons Trying to Kill Frank Pentangelli in the Bar Say, "Michael Corleone Says Hello"?

Quora | Posted 05.11.2012

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Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Richard Stern, Award-winning Filmmaker & Entrepreneur There are a lot of theories about that line....

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Happy Birthday, Al Pacino!

Posted 04.25.2012

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Oscar winning actor/director Al Pacino is 72! Pacino has had an extensive acting and directing career, spanning from the late 1960s. He is perhaps ...

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VOTE: Which Movie Franchise Is The Best Ever?

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.23.2012

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Twi-hards may get a bad rap for being crazy fanatics, but HuffPost Entertainment were overwhelmingly on Team Bond. In our Ultimate Fan Face-Off, 62 pe...

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VOTE: Which Movie Franchise Is The Best Ever?

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.20.2012

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UPDATE: Vote in Round 2 of our Ultimate Fan Face-Off here. PREVIOUSLY: Long before Katniss Everdeen destroyed her box office competition -- and spa...

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There is Much Talk These Days

Mike Feder | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Exceptionalism, Mario Puzo, Republicans, Pacs, American Exceptionalism, Democrats, The Godfather, Politics News
Mike Feder

Where is it written in our Constitution or Declaration of Independence that we're supposed to be "number one?"

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PHOTOS: 9 Great Movie Reunions

Posted 04.05.2012

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"American Reunion" hits theaters nine years after its predecessor, "American Wedding," opened. Needless to say, some things are different. "Everyon...

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Like/Dislike: Obama, Ghostbusters III, Lindsay Lohan and More

Kris LoPresto | Posted 05.02.2012

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Kris LoPresto

Dislike: Lindsay Lohan is making a comeback. This is not the LINsanity I signed up for.

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Classic Hollywood Stars And Starlets In A Whole New Light

Posted 03.02.2012

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The smoldering gaze, the flirtatious smirk, the incredible jewelry collection... who knows what gives a Hollywood starlet that magical razzle-dazzle. ...

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Why Americans Love 'The Godfather'

Tom Santopietro | Posted 04.25.2012

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Tom Santopietro

Yes, audiences respond to the familial, albeit murderous, warmth on display, but forty years on, what rings truer than ever is the realization that Coppola delivered - brilliantly - a disquisition on the madness, glory, and failure of the American dream.

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THREAT: Severed Pig's Head Left On Doorstep Of Crime-Fighting Italian Priest

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 02.02.2012

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A bloody, severed pig's head, gagged with a wad of cloth, was dumped on the front doorstep of an Italian clergyman who's been critical of mob crime in...

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The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show 12/9/11

Bob Cesca | Posted 02.08.2012

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Bob Cesca

In this week's show we discuss the Obama administration and the Morning After Pill; the Obama record on women's health; the Godfather; Bob's super stupid ladder story; the VA Tech shooting; and other topics.

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Diane Keaton Reveals Five Year Battle With Bulimia

Posted 01.11.2012

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Beloved actress Diane Keaton scribed a new memoir, Then Again, revealing that she suffered a five-year battle with bulimia in her 20s. Keaton was a st...

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Movie Review: Main Street

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.09.2011

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Marshall Fine

It's not hard to see how a movie like Main Street got made, at least in theory. Why it's being released is another question altogether.

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Dinner for Two, For One

Charlie Carillo | Posted 07.05.2011

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Charlie Carillo

My Uncle Frank once walked into a restaurant (alone) and ordered dinner for two. "Shall we wait for your other party?" the waiter asked. Uncle Frank patted his ample belly. "This is the other party," he replied.

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Long-Lost 'The Godfather' Prequel Revived

Posted 07.05.2011

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Perhaps the most acclaimed and notable set of films of the 20th century, "The Godfather" films told the story of the complicated machinations and dram...

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Todd Haynes Talks About Mildred Pierce

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Todd Haynes has spent his filmmaking career working far outside the mainstream -- yet he seems surprised when a reporter refers to his new miniseries, HBO's Mildred Pierce, as surprisingly conventional for him.

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The Maltese Tenor

Albert Imperato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Albert Imperato

My night in Malta remained a great mystery for more than two decades, but that changed when a tall, broad-shouldered and energetic tenor named Joseph Calleja came to visit us at our offices.

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True Grit and the Truth about Revenge

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thane Rosenbaum

The cultural moment where True Grit finds itself as one of America's most popular films is neither surprising nor necessarily of its own making.

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WATCH: Today Show Visits House From The 'Godfather'

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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The iconic home featured in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather is for sale in Staten Island. We wrote about the listing back in December but now yo...

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Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration

Ariston Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ariston Anderson

Over the course of 45 years in the film business, Francis Ford Coppola has refined a singular code of ethics that govern his filmmaking. There are thr...

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Robert De Niro Is Fireproof

Carole Mallory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carole Mallory

In 1976, Bobby De Niro was fired from Bogart Slept Here directed by Mike Nichols. Today comedian De Niro who brings in the laughs in The Little Fockers proves he is fireproof.

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The Agenda: Cirque Shanghai, The Godfather And Orchestre Surréal

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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To counteract the effects of a Little Fockers family viewing, attend the double bill screening of The Godfather and The Godfather II at the New Beverl...

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Hanukkah: Finding My Inner Light as a Jew

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Smaldino

I do not subscribe to the Jewish religion, but to be one who is self-hating or denying of authentic parts of me would be to deny real ecology which has to include the diversity, not only outside, but inside of us as well.

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Heartthrob: Alain Delon Turns 75

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

For those younger readers unfamiliar with him, how best to summarize this actor? Well, let's put it this way: in terms of authentic heartthrobs, before there was Johnny Depp, there was Alain Delon.

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