Dark Shadows – Trailer – Movie Review –Hollywood Goodfella

Dark Shadows – Trailer – Movie Review: Ellen debuted the first trailer for Dark Shadows earlier today, director Tim Burton’s big screen adaptation of the cult soap opera that finds iconic vampire Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) waking from his prison to find himself trapped in 1972. Dark Shadows comes to theaters May 11th, 2012 and stars Johnny Depp, Eva Green
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Mob Expert Picks Top Mob Stories of 2011

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Mob Expert Picks Top Mob Stories of 2011- As New York mobster stories go, there seemed to be no shortage in 2011. Mob expert Jerry Capeci should know.
Capeci, a former New York Daily News reporter, runs the website Gang Land News. On Thursday, he picked the top mob stories of 2011.
Hands down, he writes, the top story was the Mafia Takedown arrests of 127 wiseguys and “various cohorts.”
Though Capeci picks the massive takedown in January as the top mob story of the year, he is not without some skepticism.
On the day of the announcement, Capeci writes that the “feds put on an overblown dog and pony show at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn in a pretty transparent effort to send a message to mobsters that they were still a top priority of the federal government.”


http://www.ticklethewire.com/2011/12/29/mob-expert-picks-top-mob-stories-of-2011/

Whitey Bulger's many fake IDs released by Feds « Hollywood goodfella

Aug 18, 2011 – The U.S. attorney's office in Boston has released several fake identifications used by Winter Hill Gang mobster Whitey Bulger during his ..Whitey Bulger's many fake IDs released by Feds « Hollywood goodfella.

Whitey Bulger's version of 'Lawyers, Guns and Money'

Whitey Bulger — PICS of Mobster's HIDDEN Arsenal ... in cash that Boston mob boss and notorious fugitive Whitey Bulger


The FBI released photos of the more than $800000 in cash that Boston mob boss and notorious fugitive Whitey Bulger had stashed in his Santa Monica, Calif. apartment along with almost three dozen weapons and more ammo …

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Hollywood Mafia Mobsters August 2008
Top Mafia Mobster, Anthony Fiato and his vicious crew were the enforcing arm of the Los Angeles Mafia.. Fiato was a reputed hit man, and feared for his feral ferocity. .

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters September 2008
Hollywood Attorney, Eddie "The Fixer" Gritz was Mobster, Mickey Cohen's mouthpiece .Gritz greased the palm's of plenty of prosecutors and LAPD detectives. .

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters
The FBI is again pursuing the 2004 disappearance of Genovese boss Dominick Cirillo's son, Nicholas, after ex-Bonanno boss Joseph Massino testified that Cirillo ordered ...

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Hollywood Mafia Mobsters December 2008
Even to this wiseguy’s “family” there’s no place like home for the holidays. Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, who until he was placed on house arrest in ...

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html

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Former New England mafia boss Manocchio to face mob rats at trial - The former boss of the Patriarca crime family in New England Luigi “Baby Shacks"-Morello ..


Hollywood Mafia Mobsters
The FBI is again pursuing the 2004 disappearance of Genovese boss Dominick Cirillo's son, Nicholas, after ex-Bonanno boss Joseph Massino testified that Cirillo ...

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters Hollywood Mafia Mobsters The italian
Former New England mafia boss Manocchio to face mob rats at trial - The former boss of the Patriarca crime family in New England Luigi “Baby Shacks"-Morello ...

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2010/10/italian-american-mobsters.html

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters Montreal Mafia Mafia boss Paolo Renda
Paolo Renda, one of six men who acted as leaders in the Montreal Mafia while the organization was under investigation in Project Colisée, is expected to be ...

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2010/02/montreal-mafia-mafia-boss-paolo-renda.html

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters Michael Franzese mafia talk in utica
UTICA — Former Mafia boss Michael Franzese knows he probably should be dead by now. He knew too much about the inner workings of organized crime, and his ...

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Hollywood Mafia Mobsters September 2008
Hollywood Attorney, Eddie "The Fixer" Gritz was Mobster, Mickey Cohen's mouthpiece .Gritz greased the palm's of plenty of prosecutors and LAPD detectives. .

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html


.Hollywood Mafia Mobsters September 2008
Hollywood Attorney, Eddie "The Fixer" Gritz was Mobster, Mickey Cohen's mouthpiece .Gritz greased the palm's of plenty of prosecutors and LAPD detectives. .

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters
The FBI is again pursuing the 2004 disappearance of Genovese boss Dominick Cirillo's son, Nicholas, after ex-Bonanno boss Joseph Massino testified that Cirillo ...

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters August 2008
Top Mafia Mobster, Anthony Fiato and his vicious crew were the enforcing arm of the Los Angeles Mafia.. Fiato was a reputed hit man, and feared for his feral ferocity. .

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters December 2008
Even to this wiseguy’s “family” there’s no place like home for the holidays. Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, who until he was placed on house arrest in ...

Source : http://busterfromchicago.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html

Hollywood Mafia Mobsters Hollywood Mafia Mobsters The italian
Former New England mafia boss Manocchio to face mob rats at trial - The former boss of the Patriarca crime family in New England Luigi “Baby Shacks"-Morello ...

Lindsay Lohan Will Be In Gotti Movie After All

Yesterday, it seemed like negotiations had ended between producers of the upcoming film, Gotti: The Three Generations and Lindsay Lohan. Previously, Lindsay was in talks to play Victoria Gotti, and a photograph of the two of them standing next to each other indicated a good match was found. As to the reason why Lindsay was no longer in consideration for the part, producer Mark Fiore told People that they just couldn't reach terms. Then, he told TMZ, "I will only ride a merry-go-round with my kids," indicating the possibility that Lindsay became too much to handle. But today, it has been announced that Lindsay will, in fact, appear in the movie, but this time she'll fill the role of Kim Gotti, the wife of John Gotti Jr. Of Lindsay's casting, Fiore told People, "She was definitely out as of earlier...but she really wanted the part. She not only is back in the movie, but she single-handedly put it all together. She called me personally and put her team on it and we came to an agreement." - People

San Francisco crime family

The San Francisco Crime Family was formed after a large gang war, which started in 1928 and ended in 1932. The Lanza gang proved to be the strongest gang after murdering San Francisco gang leader Luigi Malvese on May 18, 1932. Francesco Lanza was the leader of the Lanza gang and became the first real crime boss of San Francisco. He divided his income from loansharking, gun running, prostitution, gambling and narcotics. Lanza founded the famous Fisherman's Wharf along with his partner Giuseppe Alioto. Lanza passed away of natural causes on July 14, 1937. He was 57 years old.

Anthony J. Lima
Anthony J. Lima was succeeded as the next crime boss following Lanza's death. Lima was involved in the murder of Chicago mobster Nick DeJohn. It was believed that Lima and his underboss, Michael Abati, ordered his murder. On April 27, 1953 Lima was sentenced to the California State Prison for grand theft. Lima lost control of his crime family and was replaced by Abati.

Michael Abati
Michael Abati took over as boss in 1953. As boss he attended the famous Apalachin mob convention. There, dozens of top mobsters from accross the country had attended a failed crime meeting. The media attention given to La Cosa Nostra as a result of the meeting settled down but picked up again in 1963 when Joseph Valachi, a soldier in the Genovese crime family agreed to cooperate with the federal government. Abati was deported to Italy on July 8, 1961. He died of natural causes on September 5, 1962.

James Lanza
James Lanza would rise to become the most successful don the San Francisco mob ever had. He was well connected in Las Vegas by his friend William "Bones" Remmer, a Jewish associate with ties to the Genovese crime family of New York. Remmer was Lanza's link to Las Vegas. Lanza became wary of the serious damage that defectors could cause and took precautions against the risk of turncoats like Joseph Valachi. As a result, he brought very little new blood into the San Francisco mob as the membership aged. Lanza paved the way for Los Angeles family capo Aladena Fratianno to open operations based out of San Francisco. He later told Los Angeles crime boss Dominick Brooklier that he wanted Fratianno out of the Bay Area. It was over Fratianno bringing heat to the San Francisco mob. Fratianno would later testify against mobsters in California, Ohio and New York. Lanza was suspected of giving permission for the murder of former New England family associate Joseph Barboza in 1976.

Later YearsEdit
By the start of the 90's, there were only a few made men left in the San Francisco mob, one was Sergio Maranghi, who was involved in cocaine and heroin trafficking. Maranghi moved to the United States from Florence, Italy in 1975 and eventually settled in San Francisco in 1978. He first began working as an employee of Starfish Co., a small fish processing company, which did a lot of business with Alioto's Restaurant. In 1980 Maranghi opened the Anchor Bay Cafe in North Beach. Lanza quickly noticed Maranghi's ability as a money maker and soon made him a member of the crime family. Maranghi was spotted many times meeting with Lanza and other San Francisco mob figures at the Anchor Bay Cafe until it closed down in 1983. He was one of many involved in a cocaine bust in October 1991. Maranghi decided to become an FBI informant instead of facing a long prison sentence and told federal agents of cocaine transactions he had with his associates over a period of several years. Another man arrested was Gaetano Balistreri, a San Francisco mob soldier, who owned the Portifino Cafe on Colombus Ave. Balistreri was arrested for distributing cocaine but the charge was eventually dropped. In 1994, the San Francisco Police raided the Portifino and arrested Balistreri again. This time for running an illegal gambling operation with video poker machines. Another member still living at the time was Steve Trifiro, who ran a small gambling operation in Sacramento, CA. On February 14, 2006 Lanza died of natural causes at the age of 102.