Goodfellas is one of my all-time favorite films. It was released in the fall of 1990 to rave reviews and has been lauded as the best movie about the mob/mafia ever. It’s based on the book, Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and he co-wrote the screenplay with the director, Martin Scorsese.
The film is presented in a narrative style with Ray Liotta’s character, Henry Hill and his wife Karen supplying the narration. Lorraine Bracco played the part of Karen Hill and she would later move on to another well-known mobster vehicle, the TV show, The Sopranos.
Below are seven links to online articles and a video about Goodfellas, including a link from my 365 bars blog where I got to meet the real-life Henry Hill in New York City!
Below that are the MBIP Coming Attractions for next week’s posts!
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SUNDAY LINKS
Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas: A Complete Oral History - If you’re a fan of Goodfellas, then you have to read this oral history, it tales the whole story of how the film was made by the people who made it.
50 genius facts about GoodFellas - These are all great and my favorite is how The Sopranos gave a nod to the movie in the first series.
'We'd Meet in Secret Places the FBI Didn't Know About' – An Interview with the 'Goodfellas' Writer - An interview with Nicholas Pileggi, who wrote the book, “Wiseguy,” which the movie is based on. He also co-wrote the script with Martin Scorsese.
24 Things You Might Not Know About Goodfellas - I found out about number 22 the night I met the real Henry Hill and you can read about that in the second to last link here!
Roger Ebert’s Four Star Review - Roger Ebert was one of the film’s first supporters and this review is proof of that!
Meeting Henry Hill on the 365 Bar Crawl - I was thrilled to meet the real Henry Hill on this memorable night on my 365 bar crawl blog!
Goodfellas’ Cast Reunites 25 Years Later - Back in 2015 Goodfellas was 25 years old and the cast reunited for a spot on the Today Show.
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MBIP COMING ATTRACTIONS
Monday: I went to the Alwan & Sons grill for my weekly cheeseburger for a special grilled Memorial Day post tomorrow.
Tuesday: We’re continuing the MBIP Mac and Cheese Tour and this week we’re meeting MBIP Pal and Wheelman, Scott Turley in his home turf of Morton to sample the Mac and Cheese at Dac’s Smokehouse.
Wednesday: Our monthly fried chicken dinner tour happened again and we went and had appetizers and fried chicken dinners at the Midway Duck Inn. Tune in to see what kind of rating they got!
Thursday: I’ll be posting another link to a bar I’ll be re-visiting for my forthcoming book, A Guy Walks Back Into 19 Bars.
Friday: We’ll be spotlighting another tavern in town for the weekly MBIPTGIF Happy Hour Series on Friday.
Saturday: It’ll be another look back at something from Peoria’s past as we present yet another Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post.
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SUNDAY COMIC
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Revolver, George Carlin and The Kent State Shootings.