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Two mob movies. One understands the myth. The other believes it. Bugsy turns a violent egomaniac into a tragic joke with a neon afterglow. Lansky tries to polish a legacy that was never meant to shine—and ends up feeling like a self-serving bedtime story.
#FilmReview #MovieCritic #Crime #MovieReview #FilmAnalysis #Bugsy #Lansky #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-myth-of-the-moral-mobster-a-critical-historiography-of-meyer-lansky-and-benjamin-siegel-in-american-cinema/ -
Two mob movies. One understands the myth. The other believes it. Bugsy turns a violent egomaniac into a tragic joke with a neon afterglow. Lansky tries to polish a legacy that was never meant to shine—and ends up feeling like a self-serving bedtime story.
#FilmReview #MovieCritic #Crime #MovieReview #FilmAnalysis #Bugsy #Lansky #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-myth-of-the-moral-mobster-a-critical-historiography-of-meyer-lansky-and-benjamin-siegel-in-american-cinema/ -
Two mob movies. One understands the myth. The other believes it. Bugsy turns a violent egomaniac into a tragic joke with a neon afterglow. Lansky tries to polish a legacy that was never meant to shine—and ends up feeling like a self-serving bedtime story.
#FilmReview #MovieCritic #Crime #MovieReview #FilmAnalysis #Bugsy #Lansky #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-myth-of-the-moral-mobster-a-critical-historiography-of-meyer-lansky-and-benjamin-siegel-in-american-cinema/ -
Two mob movies. One understands the myth. The other believes it. Bugsy turns a violent egomaniac into a tragic joke with a neon afterglow. Lansky tries to polish a legacy that was never meant to shine—and ends up feeling like a self-serving bedtime story.
#FilmReview #MovieCritic #Crime #MovieReview #FilmAnalysis #Bugsy #Lansky #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-myth-of-the-moral-mobster-a-critical-historiography-of-meyer-lansky-and-benjamin-siegel-in-american-cinema/ -
Two mob movies. One understands the myth. The other believes it. Bugsy turns a violent egomaniac into a tragic joke with a neon afterglow. Lansky tries to polish a legacy that was never meant to shine—and ends up feeling like a self-serving bedtime story.
#FilmReview #MovieCritic #Crime #MovieReview #FilmAnalysis #Bugsy #Lansky #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-myth-of-the-moral-mobster-a-critical-historiography-of-meyer-lansky-and-benjamin-siegel-in-american-cinema/ -
#OTD (Oct 24) in 1918, Meyer #Lansky is arrested in #Manhattan for felonious #assault.
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“Trump decreed he would designate “antifa” as a terrorist organization under RICO. Ironically, the RICO…Act was codified to stop organized crime: including the mobsters from whom Trump took inspiration, most notably Meyer Lansky and Trump’s mentor, mafia lawyer Roy Cohn.”
—Sarah Kendzior
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#OTD (Sep 16) in 1950, brothers Meyer and Jack #Lansky and eight codefendants plead guilty to #gambling charges at #FortLauderdaleFL and pay fines.
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#OTD (May 22) in #OrganizedCrime #History: future #Pittsburgh boss is born in Calabria, boss of #RockfordIL passes, #Lansky discusses #Cuba situation with #FBI, two dozen are charged as heroin ring, Tony Pro goes to trial for extortion in #NewarkNJ, #Colombo dies seven years after being shot, #Patriarca is too ill to stand trial
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#OTD (May 2) in #OrganizedCrime #History: future #NYC boss Morello is born, #NewOrleans gangster faces arson charge, #Yale sponsors #Brooklyn church fundraiser, #Capone appeal fails, #Detroit Mafia leader Joe Tocco is shot, #Lansky is sentenced for gambling, #Costello survives assassination attempt, Supreme Court refuses #Gotti appeal.
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#OTD (May 2) in #OrganizedCrime #History: future #NYC boss Morello is born, #NewOrleans gangster faces arson charge, #Yale sponsors #Brooklyn church fundraiser, #Capone appeal fails, #Detroit Mafia leader Joe Tocco is shot, #Lansky is sentenced for gambling, #Costello survives assassination attempt, Supreme Court refuses #Gotti appeal.
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#OTD (May 2) in #OrganizedCrime #History: future #NYC boss Morello is born, #NewOrleans gangster faces arson charge, #Yale sponsors #Brooklyn church fundraiser, #Capone appeal fails, #Detroit Mafia leader Joe Tocco is shot, #Lansky is sentenced for gambling, #Costello survives assassination attempt, Supreme Court refuses #Gotti appeal.
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#OTD (May 2) in #OrganizedCrime #History: future #NYC boss Morello is born, #NewOrleans gangster faces arson charge, #Yale sponsors #Brooklyn church fundraiser, #Capone appeal fails, #Detroit Mafia leader Joe Tocco is shot, #Lansky is sentenced for gambling, #Costello survives assassination attempt, Supreme Court refuses #Gotti appeal.
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#OTD in 1932, two #NewYork underworld leaders are arrested during a visit to #Chicago.
Read about it:
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/85-years-ago-luciano-lansky-nabbed-in.html -
#OTD (Mar 21) in #OrganizedCrime #History: young #Lansky leaves Russia, #Capone surrenders but isn't wanted, #Costello testifies, #Valachi and associates are convicted of #narcotics smuggling, grand jury looks into #Brooklyn gunfight, #Briguglio is murdered in #Manhattan, #Bruno is murdered in #Philadelphia, #Salerno faces racketeering charge.
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#OTD (March 7) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Lupo is named as kidnapper, #Buffalo mobster stands trial for extortion, #Lansky is freed of shooting charge, Lucania pays $1K fine in #Miami, #Philadelphia mob leaders are acquitted of killings, Scarpa faces hijacking charge in #Brooklyn, #Hoffa enters prison for jury tampering.
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#OTD (March 7) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Lupo is named as kidnapper, #Buffalo mobster stands trial for extortion, #Lansky is freed of shooting charge, Lucania pays $1K fine in #Miami, #Philadelphia mob leaders are acquitted of killings, Scarpa faces hijacking charge in #Brooklyn, #Hoffa enters prison for jury tampering.
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#OTD (March 7) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Lupo is named as kidnapper, #Buffalo mobster stands trial for extortion, #Lansky is freed of shooting charge, Lucania pays $1K fine in #Miami, #Philadelphia mob leaders are acquitted of killings, Scarpa faces hijacking charge in #Brooklyn, #Hoffa enters prison for jury tampering.
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#OTD (March 7) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Lupo is named as kidnapper, #Buffalo mobster stands trial for extortion, #Lansky is freed of shooting charge, Lucania pays $1K fine in #Miami, #Philadelphia mob leaders are acquitted of killings, Scarpa faces hijacking charge in #Brooklyn, #Hoffa enters prison for jury tampering.
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#OTD (Feb. 21) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Chicago mafioso is arrested, #Petrosino arrives in Italy, crime families feud in #NYC, bombs destroy #Wyandotte home, Marcello of #NewOrleans is charged with contempt, #Lansky is kept out of #Cuba, #NewEngland turncoat dies.
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#OTD (Jan. 29) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NYC police release #BarrelMurder suspect, #Genovese is busted on weapons charge in #Brooklyn, #Manhattan gangster says #Lansky and #Siegel tried to kill him, Albergo bros become casualties of Gallo-Profaci War, #Ohio judge directs acquittal of mob arsonist.
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#OTD (Jan. 29) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NYC police release #BarrelMurder suspect, #Genovese is busted on weapons charge in #Brooklyn, #Manhattan gangster says #Lansky and #Siegel tried to kill him, Albergo bros become casualties of Gallo-Profaci War, #Ohio judge directs acquittal of mob arsonist.
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#OTD (Jan. 29) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NYC police release #BarrelMurder suspect, #Genovese is busted on weapons charge in #Brooklyn, #Manhattan gangster says #Lansky and #Siegel tried to kill him, Albergo bros become casualties of Gallo-Profaci War, #Ohio judge directs acquittal of mob arsonist.
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#OTD (Jan. 29) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NYC police release #BarrelMurder suspect, #Genovese is busted on weapons charge in #Brooklyn, #Manhattan gangster says #Lansky and #Siegel tried to kill him, Albergo bros become casualties of Gallo-Profaci War, #Ohio judge directs acquittal of mob arsonist.
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#OTD (Jan. 15) in #OrganizedCrime #History: early mafiosi arrested in #NYC, #Terranova blamed for Vitale robbery, #Chicago bosses briefly visited #LosAngeles, #Philadelphia's Ida left the U.S., #Bonanno civil war predicted, #KansasCity mobster admitted lies, Attardi and #Lansky passed away.
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Ispirato alla storia vera del mafioso ebreo bielorusso Meyer Lansky.
Il film inevitabilmente va ad attingere in altri gangster movie che avevano però tutta un'altra forza narrativa.📝Voto: 5
"Lansky" di Eytan Rockaway, 119minuti, 2021. -
Ispirato alla storia vera del mafioso ebreo bielorusso Meyer Lansky.
Il film inevitabilmente va ad attingere in altri gangster movie che avevano però tutta un'altra forza narrativa.📝Voto: 5
"Lansky" di Eytan Rockaway, 119minuti, 2021. -
Ispirato alla storia vera del mafioso ebreo bielorusso Meyer Lansky.
Il film inevitabilmente va ad attingere in altri gangster movie che avevano però tutta un'altra forza narrativa.📝Voto: 5
"Lansky" di Eytan Rockaway, 119minuti, 2021. -
Ispirato alla storia vera del mafioso ebreo bielorusso Meyer Lansky.
Il film inevitabilmente va ad attingere in altri gangster movie che avevano però tutta un'altra forza narrativa.📝Voto: 5
"Lansky" di Eytan Rockaway, 119minuti, 2021. -
Ispirato alla storia vera del mafioso ebreo bielorusso Meyer Lansky.
Il film inevitabilmente va ad attingere in altri gangster movie che avevano però tutta un'altra forza narrativa.📝Voto: 5
"Lansky" di Eytan Rockaway, 119minuti, 2021.
