The Godfather

Re: Godfather I versus Godfather II

source: imdb.com

I've been treating myself to a retrospective of the Godfather films. Last week was "The Godfather" (1972). Last night was the "The Godfather: Part II" (1974). I was amazed yet again by Part II. The ruthlessness of Don Corleone. The tentative then confident rise of Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro...

Published Sat, Jul 4

Ducks' track success shows Smith purge was right move

source: Statesman Journal

 OR And in rather harsh terms, saying that Smith was sent packing "at the point of a javelin" and comparing Nike chairman Phil Knight's role in the ouster to Don Corleone from "The Godfather." Oregon made the right decision in moving out Smith and and an ...

Published Wed, Jun 10

THEATER REVIEW | 'All Sinatra'

source: Kansas City Star

 MO I remembered reading that he was one of the major stars who wanted to play Don Corleone in “The Godfather,” a role that went to Marlon Brando, whom, we surmise, Sinatra probably hated ever since they co-starred in “Guys & Dolls. ...

Published Fri, Jun 5

For Wichita State coach Gene Stephenson, all roads lead to Oklahoma

source: NewsOK.com

 OK He's kind of like Don Corleone in The Godfather Part III. Just when Stephenson thinks he's out, they keep pulling him back — to Oklahoma. Since accepting, then reneging on a deal to coach OU that strange and fate-filled June 11 day in 2005, ...

Published Thu, May 28

So ya wanna be a Yoostar?

source: New York Daily News

 NY Load Yoostar onto your computer and you can select short clips from "The Godfather," "Dirty Dancing," and a library of other classics. You decide which actor you'd like to erase and replace - perhaps you'd like to do your best Don Corleone? ...

Published Fri, May 15

Do As I Say, Not As…

source: Hands off the Internet

But as Don Corleone said in The Godfather, “That would be wrong.” Is Google backtracking on its support for net neutrality? Sure. But that was inevitable and few took the company’s Messianic pronouncements in favor of Net neutrality ...

Published Thu, May 15

Don Corleone: Libertarian ?

source: Liberty Papers

The theme of the corrupt government official is further explored in The Godfather, Part II in the person of a Nevada Senator who attempts to extort money from the Corleone family in exchange for helping to get a casino license approved. In the end, he gets framed for murder but survives with...

Published Thu, May 10