Nicholas Pileggi
Author
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
The true story behind the Martin Scorsese film: A "riveting . . . account of how organized crime looted the casinos they controlled" ( Kirkus Reviews ). Focusing on Chicago bookie Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal and his partner, Anthony Spilotro, and drawing on extensive, in-depth interviews, the #1 New York Times -bestselling author of the Mafia classic Wiseguy --basis for the film Goodfellas --Nicholas Pileggi reveals how the pair worked together to oversee...
2) Wise guy
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents a firsthand account of organized crime showing its brutality and fascination.
Pileggi's vivid, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill was the basis for the motion picture GoodFellas, which brought to life the violence, the excess, the families, the wives and girlfriends, the drugs, the payoffs, the paybacks, the jail time, and the Feds. Read it and experience the secret life inside the mob-- from one who's lived it.
3) Casino
Language
English
Formats
Description
This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino,...
5) GoodFellas
Language
English
Description
A young man grows up in the mob and works hard to advance himself through the ranks and enjoys the life of the rich and violent. Adapted from the book by Nicholas Pileggi.
6) Goodfellas
Language
English
Formats
Description
Details the rise and fall of Henry Hill, a Brooklyn kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" from his neighborhood. He begins hanging around the mobsters and doing odd jobs until he gains the notice of local chieftain Paulie Cicero. In his teens, Hill distinguishes himself as a "stand-up guy" by choosing jail time over ratting on his accomplices. From that moment on, he is a part of the family. Along with his partner Tommy, he rises through the...
8) Casino
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
In an era of over-the-top glitz, Sam "Ace" Rothstein is riding high as front man for the Mob's multi-billion-dollar Las Vegas operation. To protect their "investment, " the bosses send in Ace's boyhood pal, hot-headed enforcer Nicky Santoro. It's a winning hand: Ace's brain and Nicky's muscle--until sexy wild card Ginger McKenna turns up the heat.
9) GoodFellas
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
For as long as he could remember, Henry Hill wanted to be a gangster. So, when he was 12 years old, he started running errands for the neighborhood wiseguy and extortionist, "Paulie" Cicero. By the time he was 21, Henry had made a name for himself and had a good life by stealing and reselling cargo. Along with Jimmy "The Gent" Conway and Tommy DeVito, Henry organizes and executes heists, big and small, for their boss and protector, Paulie. He marries...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
GoodFellas: A young man grows up in the mob and works hard to advance himself through the ranks, enjoying the life of the rich and violent.
The untouchables: Eliot Ness and his band of prohibition-era law enforcement agents try to destroy Al Capone's criminal empire.