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The Godfather

Hollywood Godfather by Gianni Russo with Patrick Picciarelli

Book Review: Hollywood Godfather by Gianni Russo

By Larry Clow

April 1, 2019

Hollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo’s glamorous over-the-top reflection on his time—both real-life and on-screen—spent with the Italian mob in the 1980s.  Gianni Russo’s memoir, Hollywood Godfather, opens with a scene that wouldn’t be out of place in a Martin Scorsese movie. It’s the mid-1980s and Russo is the owner of an exclusive Las Vegas nightclub. What…

Vote for Your Favorite Film in the Godfather Series

By Crime HQ

March 27, 2018

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The 12 Best Book to Film Adaptations

By Jon Land

September 30, 2016

Read this exclusive guest post from Jon Land, author of Strong Cold Dead, and make sure you're signed in and comment below for a chance to win the latest Caitlin Strong novel, a bookmark, and a beverage coozy! Since this is Criminal Element, after all, let’s confine our list to thrillers: action, crime, psychological, political,…

Sterling Hayden never wanted to be part of the movie business but became one of the most iconic men of film noir.

Sterling Hayden: Film Noir’s Nothing Man

By Jake Hinkson

May 17, 2012

There were many great leading men in the heyday of classic film noir and each one seemed to carve out a little piece of the kingdom for himself. Robert Mitchum was the King of the Suckers, ultra laidback and super smooth but always and forever a chump for the ladies. Robert Ryan was the ultimate…

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