The Godfather

Taking a bite (or two) out of Sicily

source: Globe and Mail

 Canada En route to Marsala, on the north shore, fans of The Godfather may be willing to brave the insane traffic of Palermo, Sicily's largest city, with a population of about a million. While there, visit Teatro Massimo, where the climax of Francis Ford ...

Published Fri, Jun 5

From Groton Library To NYU's Tisch School

source: TheDay

From Groton Library To NYU's Tisch School  CT By Stephen Chupaska By Cheryl Albaine New London - Six years ago Stephen Dwyer took out a DVD of “The Godfather” from the Groton Public Library and knew that it wasn't just another movie. ”I loved the slow camera movements, the setting in Sicily, ...

Published Sun, May 31

Mafia Cash Increases Grip on Sinking Italy Defying Berlusconi

source: Bloomberg

Until Provenzano was captured, the Sicilian Mafia had been controlled by his Corleone clan, based in the town south of Palermo that gives the fictional family of Mario Puzo's “The Godfather” its name. His arrest marked the end of the Corleone crime ...

Published Tue, May 26

Movie Review: 'Gomorrah' breaks new ground in mob genre

source: Springfield Business Journal

 MO No, not the Sicilian Mafia we know from films such as "The Godfather," "Casino" and "GoodFellas." It's the Camorra (Italian for "gang") based in and around Naples. While some of the book is fictionalized, as a reporter, Saviano inserted himself in the ...

Published Fri, May 22

Opinion: ‘Gomorrah’ is ‘Godfather’-esque, only people are living the story

source: Schenectady Gazette

Why haven’t we heard more about this squalid environment or, to be more precise, why, you may ask, hasn’t the phenomenon captured our imaginations with the epic force of “The Godfather?” For one thing, this is Naples, not Sicily, and while Mario Puzo ...

Published Fri, Apr 3