CineRanter Movie Discussions and Reviews Podcast

See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcebQnMQkCchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdYdLAksrzQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2bPbDms4Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JxGpCb9L3k  In The Godfather, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) kills the head of all the rival New York crime families after the death of his father, Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). The settling of family business is considered one of Michael's most incredible acts as Don of the Corleone family, but how much credit does he deserve? Was the Five Family Hit actually masterminded by his father Don Vito Corleone? NEW PODCAST EVERY FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdYdLAksrzQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2bPbDms4Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JxGpCb9L3k  Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. Based on Harry Grey's novel The Hoods, it chronicles the lives of best friends David "Noodles" Aaronson and Maximilian "Max" Bercovicz as they lead a group of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence as Jewish gangsters in New York City's world of organized crime. The film explores themes of childhood friendships, love, lust, greed, betrayal, loss, broken relationships, together with the rise of mobsters in American society. NEW PODCAST EVERY FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2bPbDms4Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JxGpCb9L3k  Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Godfather: Part III, director/screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola brings a definitive new edit and restoration of the final film in his epic Godfather trilogy—Mario Puzo’s THE GODFATHER, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), now in his 60s, seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire. That successor could be fiery Vincent (Andy Garcia)... but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence. The film’s meticulously restored picture and sound, under the supervision of American Zoetrope and Paramount Pictures, includes a new beginning and ending, as well as changes to scenes, shots, and music cues. The resulting project reflects author Mario Puzo and Coppola’s original intentions of The Godfather: Part III, and delivers, in the words of Coppola, “a more appropriate conclusion to The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II.” NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diriliş: Ertuğrul (English: "Resurrection: Ertuğrul") is a Turkish historical fiction and adventure television series created by Mehmet Bozdağ, starring Engin Altan Düzyatan in the namesake leading role. It was filmed in Riva, a village in Beykoz, Turkey, and premiered on TRT 1 in Turkey on December 10, 2014. The show is based on the history of the Muslim Oghuz Turks and takes place in the 13th century. It centers around the life of Ertuğrul, the father of Osman I, who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Its sequel Kuruluş: Osman revolves around the life of Osman I. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ttNAR63lQ&t=235s NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hostiles is a 2017 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on a story by Donald E. Stewart. It stars Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Ben Foster, Stephen Lang, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, Adam Beach, Q'orianka Kilcher, Timothée Chalamet and Scott Wilson in his final film role. It follows a U.S. Army cavalry officer who must escort a Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their home in Montana in 1892. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JxGpCb9L3k  NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Godfather: Part III, director/screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola brings a definitive new edit and restoration of the final film in his epic Godfather trilogy—Mario Puzo’s THE GODFATHER, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), now in his 60s, seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire. That successor could be fiery Vincent (Andy Garcia)... but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence. The film’s meticulously restored picture and sound, under the supervision of American Zoetrope and Paramount Pictures, includes a new beginning and ending, as well as changes to scenes, shots, and music cues. The resulting project reflects author Mario Puzo and Coppola’s original intentions of The Godfather: Part III, and delivers, in the words of Coppola, “a more appropriate conclusion to The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II.” See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JxGpCb9L3k  NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 Best Picture winning masterpiece The Godfather is widely considered to be one of the greatest, if not THE greatest film of all time. The Italian American crime drama stars what today is considered an all star ensemble cast, including the likes of Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, James Caan and Talia Shire. Of course, many of the actors in the film who became A listers were up and coming at the time of the film’s release. The one actor who had by far and away the greatest cloud and the biggest A lister in the film was of course Marlon Brando, widely considered to be one of the greatest actors of all time and a pioneer of method acting. Brando won an Oscar for his portrayal as Don Corleone in The Godfather, but did not return for the sequel The Godfather: Part II. It may surprise you to learn that Brando was in fact supposed to be in the film, so why was he not? See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWM2UnHzkf8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12aUZDjw240&t=49s NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

State of Grace is a 1990 American neo-noir crime film directed by Phil Joanou and starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman, also featuring Robin Wright, John Turturro, and John C. Reilly. Written by playwright Dennis McIntyre, the film was executive-produced by Ned Dowd, Randy Ostrow, and Ron Rotholz, with a musical score by Ennio Morricone. Although the film was not a box office success and its release overshadowed by that of the similarly-themed Goodfellas, it was received positively by most critics. Shot on location in New York City, the film was inspired by the real-life Hell's Kitchen gang the Westies. Coincidentally, Penn was strongly considered for the lead role of Henry Hill in Goodfellas before he starred in this film. A New York cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob ran by his best friend's brother. Gone for a decade, Terry Noonan (Sean Penn) is welcomed back into the fold in his Irish-American neighborhood in New York City. A one-time street tough, Terry is now an undercover officer targeting crime boss Frankie Flannery (Ed Harris). In the name of duty, Terry rekindles his dormant friendship with Frankie's younger brother, Jackie (Gary Oldman). But as Terry gets closer to his goal, his feelings for the youngest Flannery, his old flame Kathleen (Robin Wright), complicate his mission. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12aUZDjw240&t=49s NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2019 I reviewed a film called Mob Town, a mafia movie released the same year as Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, directed by and starring Danny A. Abeckaser, who also starred in The Irishman alongside Robert De Niro. I gave the film a poor review, and recently Abeckaser contacted me and responded to my review.See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12aUZDjw240&t=49s NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heist, (also called Bus 657), is a 2015 American heist action thriller film directed by Scott Mann and written by Stephen Cyrus Sepher and Max Adams, based on the original story by Sepher. The film stars Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kate Bosworth, Morris Chestnut, Dave Bautista, Sepher and Gina Carano. The plot of the film revolves around a casino heist by an employee who needs to pay for his sick daughter's treatment. T he film was released on November 13, 2015, by Lionsgate Premiere When their attempt to rob a gangster's (Robert De Niro) casino goes awry, a desperate man (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and his partner (Dave Bautista) hijack a city bus to escape from the police and a maniacal thug (Morris Chestnut). See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12aUZDjw240&t=49s NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

His House is a 2020 horror thriller film written and directed by Remi Weekes from a story by Felicity Evans and Toby Venables. It stars Wunmi Mosaku, Gnags of London's Sope Dirisu and Matt Smith. The film tells the story of a refugee couple from South Sudan, struggling to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJEtRmkAdUg&t=38s  NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plans for a 4th film in The Godfather franchise starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro was in the works from original film director Francis Ford Coppola and co-script and book writer Mario Puzo. What happened to the film, and why was it not made? See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJEtRmkAdUg&t=38s  NEW PODCAST EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI is the third non-fiction book by American journalist David Grann. The book was released on April 18, 2017 by Doubleday. Time magazine listed Killers of the Flower Moon as one of its top ten non-fiction books of 2017. Martin Scorsese's new movie (featuring Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio) will be made by Apple and distributed by Paramount Pictures. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwea-mKnFLk NEW PODCAST EVERY SUNDAY | WEDNESDAY | FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Martin Scorsese's Casino (1995), starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and James Woods, Ace, a resourceful mafia associate, is asked to run casinos in Las Vegas and rises to power. However, his altercations with Nicky, his friend, and Ginger, his love interest, creates complications. Let's take a look at 40 interesting facts and pieces of trivia about the movie. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sVZY0qMuys&t=707s NEW PODCAST EVERY SUNDAY | WEDNESDAY | FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Irwin Winkler and distributed by Warner Bros. It is an adaptation of the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family from 1955 to 1980. In celebration of the film's 30th anniversary, let's take a look at 40 interesting facts and pieces of trivia about the movie. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQkxioCNrw NEW PODCAST EVERY SUNDAY | WEDNESDAY | FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It remains one of the most controversial and talked-about endings in the history of television. Some people loved it, others despised it, but the debate still remains, what happened to Tony Soprano at the end of The Sopranos? Did he or didn’t he die? In an episode directed by Sopranos creator himself David Chase, Tony sits with his family at a Holsten’s ice cream parlour for some onion rings and listens to Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing , his daughter Meadow struggles to park her car outside to join her family, and a mysterious character in a members only jacket passes Tony on his way to the bathroom. With each jungle of the restaurant door opening, Tony glances up to take a look at who’s walked in. We can’t quite work out why, but tension is building, something is about to happen. And then, the door opens, Tony looks up, and we cut to black, just as the words of the song reach “don’t stop”. It was a revolutionary ending, the kind not seen on the small screen, to such an extent it had people checking their TVs to make sure nothing had gone wrong. So what happened – did Tony simply see his daughter walk in and enjoy a family meal for the evening? Was he shot by the members only guy, with the sight of his daughter the very last thing he sees before he dies? The question as to whether Tony died or not at the end has been hotly debated for over 10 years, and surely the definitive answer can only come from the creator of the show David Chase? See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EPN3l847tM NEW PODCAST EVERY SUNDAY | WEDNESDAY | FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new Scarface movie is in the works written by the Coen brothers. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf0Ya2BC-24 NEW PODCAST EVERY SUNDAY | WEDNESDAY | FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most anticipated Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Irishman, Killers of the Flower Moon) projects was his biopic of legendary singer/actor/mafia associate Frank Sinatra. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2mJqwGNtJs NEW PODCAST EVERY SUNDAY | WEDNESDAY | FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capone (2020) - formerly Fonzo - chronicling the final days of notorious gangster Al Capone as he succumbs to dementia and relives his past through tormenting memories. Starring Tom Hardy as Al Capone and directed by Josh Trank. Linda Cardellini, Jack Lowden, Noel Fisher, Kyle MacLachlan, and Matt Dillon also star. This is my review of the film. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xnYXgHaXdI&t=1s NEW PODCAST EVERY SUNDAY | WEDNESDAY | FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Irishman's flag scene explained. See a video version of this podcast on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xnYXgHaXdI&t=1s NEW PODCAST EVERY SUNDAY | WEDNESDAY | FRIDAY Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlah95  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8580945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineRanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices