Crime Films
New:
Turning Point by
Dennis N. Griffin.
(09/15/05)
The introduction
to Griffin's upcoming book entitled The Battle for Las Vegas — The Law vs.
the Mob. The book chronicles the wide-ranging, criminal exploits of Chicago
Outfit enforcer Tony Spilotro, the mobster portrayed by Joe Pesci in the movie
Casino, and law enforcement's belabored efforts to oust the Mafia from
Vegas. It is told in large part by the former FBI agents and detectives who
fought the war against Spilotro and his Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. The
book is scheduled for publication by Huntington Press in early 2006.
The Hurricane Hoax by
Lona Manning. The movie The
Hurricane portrays Rubin "Hurricane" Carter as a black man
wronged by a racist justice system. But Carter is a fraud and so was the movie,
from beginning to end.
The Crime Film
by J.J. Maloney, presents an overview of the evolution of crime films, their
authenticity, the issue of using films to change public behavior and
whether crime films, in the last two decades, have influenced public thinking about such
matters as crime, prisons and capital punishment.
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