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GoodFellas (1990), director Martin Scorsese’s stylistic masterpiece is a nitty-gritty, unflinching treatment of a true mobster story about three violent ‘wiseguys’ (Mafia slang for ‘gangsters’), enhanced by the Italian-American director’s own experience of his upbringing in Little Italy.

The film’s factual, semi-documentary account was adapted from both Nicholas Pileggi’s and Martin Scorsese’s screenplay based on Pileggi’s 1985 non-fictional book ‘Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family’. The real-life story concerned a low-level, marginalized gangster of mixed ethnic roots (half-Irish, half-Sicilian) Henry Hill, who ultimately broke the gangster’s code of ‘never ratting on your friends’, and turned informant for the FBI and entered the Federal Witness Protection Program.

The violent, carefully-built film was given six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Joe Pesci), Best Supporting Actress (Lorraine Bracco), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker). However, only Pesci won the Oscar. [Pesci’s specialty was playing gangster-related roles, as in Death Collector (1976) (aka Family Enforcer), A Bronx Tale (1993), and in Scorsese’s Casino (1995).]

New Releases

Mark Wahlberg stars in the ispirational docudrama exploring the remarkable rise of Massachusetts - born lightweight title - winner ‘Irish’ Micky Ward. A determined pugilist whose career in the ring was shepherded by his loyal half - brother, Dicky — a hard - living boxer - turned - trainer whose own career in the ring was nearly sent down for the count due to drugs and crime. Perennial underdog Irish Micky rebounded from a disheartening series of defeats to win both the WBU Intercontinental Lightweight title and the WBU Light Welterweight titles. Darren Aronofsky directs from a script by 8 Mile’s Scott Silver and Paul Attanasio (The Bourne Ultimatum).

Tees Maar Khan

Tees Maar Khan is an audacious crook who, along with his gang have managed to keep police on their toes. One fine day antique smugglers assign Tees Maar Khan the biggest con job of his life. He must rob antiques worth 500 crore rupees from a heavily guarded moving train! Will Khan and his merry gang be able to pull off the greatest heist in history?