The Gambler (Movie)

Paul Sorvino: A Voluble Man Who Excelled as a Brick of a Mobster

When Paul Sorvino was offered the role of Paulie Cicero, the Queens-based mob underboss in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” (1990), he very much did not want to accept it. In the first place, he was a proud Italian American. A connoisseur of Italian culture, particularly food and music, he was not inclined to play a Mafioso. […]

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Best James Caan Movies to Stream

When James Caan’s family announced his death on Thursday, it sent shock waves through cinematic circles — not because his passing was particularly premature (he was 82), but because he seemed such a vibrant and outsize personality, you figured he just might live forever. He hadn’t retired, or even slowed down much, in old age. […]

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