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As far as careers goes, Dwayne Johnson has built out several: actor, athlete, entrepreneur, wrestler. Now get ready for Dwayne Johnson, true-crime author.

Crown, the imprint under a division of Penguin Random House, has preemptively acquired a new true-life crime book to be co-authored by Johnson and award-winning investigative journalist Nick Bilton.

The nonfiction book will chronicle the mostly untold story of a fierce and defiant Hawaiian crime syndicate known as The Company that battled outsider gangs and corporate invaders during the 1960s and 1970s. And it will shine a spotlight on Wilford “Nappy” Pulawa — the first and only Hawaiian mob boss in history.

The book deal occurs in tandem with a movie deal inked last week with 20th Century Studios and involves Hollywood heavyweights Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt, in addition to Johnson and Bilton. The project was born from the close, ‘ohana-like bond between Blunt and Johnson,...

Billy Crystal has announced that he is writing a book on ageing. The actor, who next appears in the film Parental Guidance opposite Bette Midler, revealed that the book will be part memoir and part meditation, according to the Associated Press. "There are 77 million of us baby boomers in the country and this book will speak to them and how we look at the world," Crystal said. The 64-year-old went on to say that he is looking to publish the book before his next birthday (March 14), when he officially becomes a senior citizen. The book will be edited by Gillian Blake, (more)...

Hello guys and welcome back to another episode of Mondo Squallido. Today we look at another fantastic release from Distribpix and another fantastic slice of Henry Paris greatness. Naked Came The Stranger is based on the book of the same name and follows the exploits of Gillian Blake (Darby Lloyd Raines) who decides she wants to even the score with her husband Billy (Levi Richards) who is having an affair with Phyllis (Mary Stuart) an assistant. What follows is a witty, sophisticated and overall charming tale of discovery and reflection with all the charm of Metzger. Overall, a fantastic little flick that will have you entertained all the way through.