NJAM loves crime! Timmie and Ryan welcome back Mike and Cailyn Bruno to discuss Organized Crime, Italian Mob style. Listen as we talk Public Enemy (1931), The Godfather I & II, & Goodfellas! We’re gonna give you a show you can’t refuse.
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I. Intro
A. Welcome Back Mike & Cailyn
B. We Love Crime
C. Organized Crime
D. Let’s Talk About The Italian Mafia
II. So Many Films [00:04:00]
A. We Really Had To Narrow It Down Here
- The Public Enemy (1931)
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Godfather Part II (1974)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- 25th Anniversary!
III. Why Do We Love These Stories? [00:11:45]
A. Intrigue
- Complicated & intricate plots
- Action
- Hierarchy of the Family
- Violence
B. Characters
- Archetypes
- Ambitious upstart gangster that we root for
- The Don
- “Evil” rival gangsters
- Innocents/civilians that are complicit
- The “Loose” Canon
C. Anti-Hero As Protagonist
D. “Family” Values and Morality
E. The American Dream
IV. Common Elements In These Films [00:51:00]
A. Long Time Spans
B. Doing Favors & Expecting Them To Be Returned
C. Being Set Up & Shot At By Machine Guns
D. Domestic Abuse
E. Food & Alcohol
F. Music
V. Is The Godfather The Best Film Of All Time? [01:06:00]
A. Storytelling At A Master Level
B. Experimental Filmmaking
C. Gordon Willis’ (The “Prince of Darkness” Visuals)
VI. Mini Segments [01:20:12]
A. NJAM Sees It: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
VI. Conclusions [01:26:00]
A. Related Links
- Hays Code
- Joe Pesci, Oscar Winner for Goodfellas
- This American Life, Mob Episode
- Godfather Behind The Scenes
Original Music
The music found in this episode was written and performed by the talented Jesse James.
Audio Editing
This show was edited by Ryan Jacobi.