by Maria Cueva | Dec 4, 2017 | Reflection
I thoroughly enjoyed the variety of films we watched in class this semester making it difficult to pick my favorite. However, I had never previously watched The Godfather, but by the end of the semester I had re-watched the trilogy twice. The variety and depth of the...
by Maria Cueva | Nov 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
The representation of women throughout the Gangster genre varies as much as the methods Mafiosi chose to terminate their victims. From good old-fashioned car bombs and poison, to strangling and shootings, we see women take on a variety of roles in Gangster films....
by Maria Cueva | Oct 8, 2017 | Mafia Myths
Hollywood’s portrayal of the modern-day gangster evolved from a mixed response concerning the Prohibition Act of 1920, the Great Depression and the rise of corporate capitalism. Gardaphé argues this “strange mixture of fact and fiction” subsequently created a cultural...
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