‘November 1963’ puts Chicago Outfit at center of JFK assassination
A new feature film about the Kennedy assassination puts the Chicago Outfit at the center of a plot to kill the nation’s 35th president. Directed by Roland Joffé, November 1963 stars John Travolta as mobster Johnny Rosselli, Jefferson White as accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, and Mandy Patinkin as Outfit boss Tony Accardo. It also features Robert Carlyle as Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner with suspected Mob ties who fatally shot Oswald on live TV two days after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The movie, filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is set to debut in theaters on December 4. The official details of ...
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Rose Marie, who performed at the Flamingo opening in 1946, remembers it well
Written: November 3, 2017 — Scroll to the bottom for a story update Rose Marie’s trademark raspy voice has more…
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Excerpts from “The Chronicles of The Last Jewish Gangster” by Myron Sugerman
The history of the Mob and the history of Jews in America are intertwined, and it’s a history that Myron…
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“American Gangster,” biopic of Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, celebrates 10-year anniversary
On this day 10 years ago, the film American Gangster debuted with A-list stars portraying the true story of a…
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Cybercrime is in high gear
A panel discussion, The Digital Underworld: Cracking Down on Cybercrime, is set for Thursday, October 5, at 7 p.m. at…
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New York Mob hit man Sammy Gravano released from Arizona prison
The Bull is back on the streets. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, once John Gotti’s loyal underboss until he flipped and…
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Double-crossing and death-dealing in St. Louis
Standing in front of a poolroom at 1006 North Tenth Street, Alphonse Palazzolo watched as a large Chrysler sped by….
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The ‘Gulf Stream Pirate’ – Rumrunning leads to shooting in Prohibition Era
The Prohibition Era is at times characterized by the speakeasy, with men in suits and women in gowns drinking free-flowing…
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