Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Goodfellas (1990)

Okay!  Okay!  Okay!  Happy Birthday !!!!

Joe Pesci turns 73 today !!!

Wikipedia.org Article for Joe Pesci:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pesci

So!  Let's get ourselves into some great modern story-telling in Goodfellas (1990) ....


















Run Time:  146 mins
Genre:  Crime, Drama
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:   Martin Scorsese
Starring:  Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino

IMDB.com Entry for the film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas

Wikipedia.org Article for Ray Liotta:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Liotta

Wikipedia.org Article for Lorraine Bracco:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Bracco

Wikipedia.org Article for Paul Sorvino:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sorvino

Find the link to Robert De Niro's Wikipedia.org Article from our The Untouchables (1987) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-untouchables-1987.html

Wikipedia.org Article for Martin Scorsese:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese

Trailer for the film on YouTube:


If you have not seen the film Goodfellas yet, make it a goal to do so.  Robert De Niro was already a huge heavyweight in Hollywood when this film came out.  Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta would become household names once this film was released.  Martin Scorsese would use his amazing skills as a film auteur and editor to craft an amazing piece of Mafia Crime Drama. - Phil


Wikipedia.org Article for the novel Wiseguy (1985), written by Nicholas Pileggi:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiseguy_(book)

Wikipedia.org Article for the real Henry Hill:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hill 

Based on true events and characters found in the book “Wiseguy”, it chronicles the story of Mafia associate Henry Hill JR. from the years 1955-1980.  As you see young Henry grow up from selling and moving stolen cigarettes to his days as an FBI informant, it is not the story that totally drives the film, but the execution and amazing work of Director Scorsese and the actors. - Phil

 Goodfellas: The Making Of A Classic on YouTube:


It is an Academy Award winner that captures the feeling of the Mafia, as well as the period pieces that it chronicles.  Even though it takes place in a recent history, it still captures a charm from the olden days, which probably owes a gratitude to the great vast Italian culture that gives it that galvanizing vintage appeal.  It is a film with everything and a modern classic of extraordinary proportions.  - Phil

Just for fun !!! - Joe Pesci Wins Best Supporting Actor at the 1991 Oscars on YouTube:



Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch Goodfellas (1990) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/goodfellas-42186

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/goodfellas/128113/

Check back in tomorrow ......................
For our next Film of the Day .....................

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