«مایکل کورلئونه» (آل پاچینو) درگیر سرو سامان بخشیدن به امپراتوری ای است که از پدرش، «دون ویتو» (مارلون براندو) به ارث برده است. داستان به طور موازی زندگی «مایکل کورلئونه» قبل از انقلاب کوبا و زندگی «ویتو کورلئونه?» جوان، مهاجرت او از سیسیل به آمریکا و چگونگی رسیدن او به قدرت را نشان می‌دهد و اینکه مایکل چگونه در دادگاه به دفاع از خود در مقابل اتهامات می پردازد…
نخستین فیلم دنیرو، درمقام کارگردان، ازهرنظر به موفقیت می رسد؛ ازجمله در تعریف قصه و فضاسازی. فیلم شخصیت هایی زنده و گفت وگوهایی به یادماندنی دارد ودرکل، سرپا و پُرشر وشور است. ـ داستان: دهه 1960، محله ی ایتالیایی نشین در برانکس نیویورک. پسربچه ای به نام «کالوجرو» (کاپرا) همراه با خانواده اش در همسایگی نوشگاهی زندگی می کند که پاتوق «سانی» (پالمینتری) و دارودسته ی مافیایی اش است؛ همان جایی که «لورنزو» (دنیرو)، پدر «کالوجرو» هشدارش داده که آن طرف ها نپلکد...
کازینو ازیک سو به عنوان دنباله ای برای دوستان خوب (ساخته ی خود اسکورسیزی، 1990) محسوب می شود، ولی در واقع درطول سه ساعت، مالامال از عشق دیوانه وار به سینما وتمهیدان آن است. ـ دایتان: سرگذشت یک کازینو در لاس وگاس، چندوچون اداره ی آن و پشت پرده ی رابطه های گردانندگانش، به ویژه رابطه ی «اِیس» (دنیرو)، مدیر کاردان و موفق کازینو با دوست خشن و مهارناپذیرش، «نیکی» (پشی) و همسر ولنگار وغیرقابل اعتمادش، «جینجر» (استون)...
مشت زنی درجه چندم و گمنام به نام «راک بالبوا» (استالون) از راه شرکت در مسابقه های بوکس شرطی و غیرقانونی و جمع آوری طلب های یک نزول خوار زندگی فقیرانه ای را می گذراند. تا این که قهرمان بوکس سنگین وزن جهان، «آپولو» (ودرز)، برای تبلیغ و رسیدن به محبوبیت بیش تر، تصمیم می گیرد تا مسابقه ای نمایشی با یک مشت زن گم نام برگزار کند. به این منظور «راکی» انتخاب می شود…
پدرخوانده با از دست دادن برادرش در جریان فعالیتهای تبهکارانه ی خانواده و مبارزه با دیگر خانواده‌ها و همچنین جداشدن همسرش تصمیم گرفته است تا فعالیتهای خانواده را کاملا قانونی کند. بدین منظور قصد دارد تا شرکتی که درآمد اصلی کلیسای واتیکان را تامین می‌کند خریداری نموده و مدیریتش را به دختر و پسرش واگذار کند. اما این معامله ایست پر سود و سران خانواده‌های مافیایی نیز خواهان شریک شدن در آن هستند. از طرفی در کلیسا نیز دستهایی پنهان در تلاش است تا جلو انعقاد این قرارداد را بگیرد. پدرخوانده نیز برای شریک نکردن سران مافیا تاوان سنگینی را خواهد پرداخت.
آنتونی سوپرانو جوان در یکی از پرآشوب‌ترین دوران تاریخ نیوآرک در حال رشد و مرد شدن است، در حالی که گانگسترهای رقیب، خانواده خلافکار و قدرتمند دی‌مئو را در شهری که درگیر شورش‌های نژادی است به چالش می‌کشند. «دیکی مالتیسانتی» که در این دوران سخت گرفتار شده، می‌کوشد وظایف شخصی و حرفه‌ای‌اش را انجام دهد – مردی که آنتونی نوجوان را تحت تأثیر قرار می‌دهد و او را به یکی از قدرتمندترین خلافکارانی که می‌شناسیم تبدیل می‌کند.
عده اى كهنه سرباز آمريكايى به رهبرى « دانى اوشن » ( سيناترا ) تصميم مى گيرند كه از آموخته هاى نظامیشان استفاده كنند و هم زمان، در شب سال نو، به پنج كازينوى لاس و گاس دستبرد بزنند.
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
Ray Barone is a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife Debra, daughter Ally, and twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. That's the good news. The bad news? Ray's meddling parents, Frank and Marie, live directly across the street and embrace the motto "Su casa es mi casa," infiltrating their son's home to an extent unparalleled in television history.
Petrocelli is an American legal drama which ran for two seasons on NBC from September 11, 1974 to March 31, 1976. Tony Petrocelli is an Italian-American Harvard-educated lawyer who gave up the big money and frenetic pace of major-metropolitan life to practice in a sleepy city in the American Southwest. He and wife Maggie live in a trailer in the country while waiting for their new house to be built, and travel around in a beat-up old pickup truck. For a quiet rural area, Petrocelli seems to have no trouble running into his share of murderers to defend.
The Mario Bros., Princess Toadstool, and Toad protect the Mushroom Kingdom against the evil forces of Bowser and his seven Koopa Kids.
Lydia DeLucca is a New Jersey bartender who wants more out of her life than just marriage and kids. So she breaks off her engagement, and heads to college. This doesn’t make her ex-boyfriend Lou happy, who thinks she is wasting her time getting an education. Her family is none too supportive either. Her mother, Dolly, thinks marriage would be better since she thinks Lydia can’t take care of herself. Her dad, Frank, cares more about the New York Giants than Lydia’s psych term paper. But that’s life…
Related is an American comedy-drama series that aired on The WB network during the 2005-2006 television season. It revolved around the lives of four close-knit sisters - of Italian descent, raised in Brooklyn - living in New York City. The show was created by former Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo, and executive produced by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman. Despite heavy promotion, initial ratings did not warrant the show being picked up for a second season when The WB network was folded into The CW. The untitled Related theme song is sung by The Veronicas, whose music was regularly featured in episodes.
Falcone is an American TV series on CBS which lasted only one season. The plot follows Joseph D. Pistone, who goes undercover to bring down the mob. This was based on a true story, also having been dramatized in the movie Donnie Brasco. also Based on the book Donnie Brasco-My Undercover Life in the Mafia by FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley.
Tequila and Bonetti is an American comedy-drama series
The Fanelli Boys is an American sitcom that aired on NBC as part of its 1990-91 prime time schedule. The series was created by the team of Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Speer, and Terry Grossman, all of whom previously worked on The Golden Girls.
A young working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm.
The Montefuscos is an American sitcom that aired on NBC in 1975. It centered on three generations of an Italian-American family living in Connecticut.
Bonino is an ethnic situation comedy television series starring Ezio Pinza as an Italian-American opera singer trying to rear his six children after the death of their mother. The program aired on live NBC from September 12 to December 26, 1953. Pinza's character is named Babbo Bonino. Character actress Mary Wickes portrayed Martha the housekeeper, a role which she filled over the years in numerous other series. The actors portraying the children were Conrad Janis as eldest son Edward, Lenka Peterson as older daughter Doris, Chet Allen as Jerry; Oliver Andes as Carlo, Gaye Huston as Fancesca, and Van Dyke Parks as Andrew, the youngest. Allen had earlier appeared as Amahl in Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors on NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1951-1952. Parks, who grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, became a rock-music producer and composer who cowrote with Brian Wilson the Beach Boys' hits "Heroes and Villains" and "Surf's Up".Mike Kellin, who was cast the following year in Celeste Holm's short-lived CBS sitcom Honestly, Celeste!, appeared in the role of Rusty. David Opatoshu, portrayed Walter Rogers, Babbo's agent, who tries to convince him to return to singing. As each episode unfolds, Bonino realizes that his children are more independent than he thought. Pinza sang in each episode.Anthony Eisley, later of ABC's detective series Hawaiian Eye, guest starred in Bonino as John Clinton.
Lidia’s Kitchen is the quintessential culinary masterclass with beloved chef, Emmy-winning TV host, and author Lidia Bastianich as your private chef-instructor. In this comprehensive new season, Lidia’s passion for teaching is evident. She not only describes proper techniques to prepare foods of all kinds in classic and new Italian recipes, she guides viewers through the vast sea of subtle flavors, imparting tips about how to buy and store ingredients. After 25 years of writing cookbooks and 18 years on public television, this season is Lidia’s most complete work on Italian cuisine yet. Nourish your soul with the goodness of genuine Italian hospitality and family recipes from Lidia’s Kitchen to yours.
