Mob movie classic ‘The Friends Of Eddie Coyle’ turns 50

The Boston-based movie The Friends of Eddie Coyle was released 50 years ago, in June 1973, introducing viewers to a…


Bugsy Siegel death house for sale in Beverly Hills

The Beverly Hills, California, mansion where Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was shot to death in 1947 is on the market for…


Spado’s ‘Accidental Gangster’ story headed to silver screen

After a childhood in upstate New York, Ori Spado embarked on a criminal career that took him from Manhattan to…


Frank Costello and Vito Genovese

Frank Costello, Vito Genovese feud is focus of upcoming Mob movie

Mob movie veterans Robert De Niro and Nicholas Pileggi are teaming up again, this time for a drama about two…


Latest from popular crime novelist Don Winslow delves into 1980s Mafia drama

Don Winslow, an author known to many in recent years for stories about cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, has…


‘Godfather’ castmates remember James Caan

James Caan, the versatile actor who achieved lasting fame as hot-headed Sonny Corleone in the 1972 Mafia movie The Godfather,…


HBO Max series ‘Tokyo Vice’ explores Japan’s criminal underworld

A new television drama series, available in its entirety on HBO Max, focuses on organized crime in Japan, featuring a…


History Channel takes on New York Mafia’s Five Families

On March 13, 2019, Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali, a 53-year-old reputed Gambino crime family leader, was shot to death outside…


‘Leave the gun.’ Did mobsters seriously do that?

One frequently asked question at The Mob Museum revolves around a legendary scene in The Godfather. It’s the one in…


‘The Godfather’ celebrates 50 years as the ‘greatest family movie ever’

As The Godfather celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, the movie is regarded as one of the best ever made,…