Mario Puzo

A Marlon Brando memoir has been optioned for a biopic treatment

Posted 9 years ago

"Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. Quitting acting, that's the sign of maturity."  – Marlon Brando BLACK SWAN and HACKSAW RIDGE producer Brian Oliver has optioned George Englund's memoir, The Way It's Never Been Done Before,...

A movie about the making of The Godfather is coming to HBO

Posted 9 years ago

Ah, THE GODFATHER, the movie we?ve all seen and love, or lie and say we?ve seen and love so we don?t look like assholes. Easily one of the greatest cinematic achievements ever not everyone knows the lengths to which director...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Godfather, Leatherface, Mary Poppins

Posted 10 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Sylvester Stallone joins Antoine Fuqua’s TV adaption of Mario Puzo’s Omerta

Posted 10 years ago

For those of you waiting for Sylvester Stallone to put his drawl to good use, it looks like he's going to get his chance on smaller screens. Antoine Fuqua is heading up a TV series adaptation of Mario Puzo's "Omerta,"...

Exclusive Video: Pop-Up Movie Facts – The Godfather

Posted 10 years ago

We're back with another installment in our Pop-Up Movie Facts video series, and this time the subject is, well, the godfather of all mafia flicks: Francis Ford Coppola's THE GODFATHER. Based on the Mario Puzo novel of the same name,...

HBO is bringing The Godfather Epic to you this month

Posted 11 years ago

Up for a seven-and-a-half hour version of THE GODFATHER you can watch in the comfort of your own home? HBO is more than happy to oblige, lining up THE GODFATHER EPIC as a part of its programming this month on...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Marlon Brando

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of the great Robert De Niro. This week's subject has much in common with him, not the least of which is a role they both won Oscars for… Marlon Brando...

Exclusive: Check out episode 2 of Pacino & Walken: Roomies!

Posted 11 years ago

The animated misadventures of Al Pacino and Christopher Walken continue in episode 2 of Roomies! Check out Episode 1 of Roomies here if you need to catch up! In this second episode, Al Pacino hopes for the possibility of a Godfather...

The UnPopular Opinion: The Godfather Part III

Posted 12 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

The legendary Godfather of make-up, Dick Smith, has passed away

Posted 12 years ago

Dick Smith was known as The Godfather of Make-up, and for good reason. Aside from actually working on the legendary GODFATHER, he did a masterful job on several other great films, including THE EXORCIST, TAXI DRIVER, and AMADEUS. He passed...