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The American mob movie, much like the gangster sagas of Bollywood, operates on a globally understood grammar of loyalty, betrayal, and violence. Mob Cops enters this arena with a potent, fact-based premise: two decorated New York City detectives, Leo Benetti and Sammy Canzano, leading double lives as paid enforcers for the Mafia.

Their world of corruption is investigated by another detective, Tim Delgado, whose inquiry is sparked by the persistent pleas of a grieving mother. This setup promises a gritty exploration of institutional decay, a theme that resonates from Hollywood crime thrillers to the parallel cinema of India. Yet, despite its promising foundation drawn from real events, the film’s execution falters, leaving its potential largely unrealized.

A Story Told, Not Shown

A film’s narrative structure is its skeleton, and here, the bones are deeply fractured. The movie forsakes the powerful cinematic principle of showing for the much weaker method of telling.

It's often hard to nail down just which of Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese's films is his absolute best. Some say it's GoodFellas, whose stars are still keeping busy in Hollywood today. One of the supporting players, the late Louis Eppolito — aka "Fat Andy" — would go on to star in other films after a career in real-life law enforcement. And as it turns out, he was convicted for having actual ties to the mob, making his GoodFellas appearance all the more ironic. His wild story is the inspiration for Mob Cops, out now, and MovieWeb recently caught up with Jeremy Luke, the actor who portrays Eppolito in Lionsgate's new film.

Luke recalled a scene from Mob Cops where he found himself utterly channeling Eppolito's moment of on-screen glory from an entirely separate gangster movie. "I was in the Chinese restaurant, I go, 'How you doing?' And I grabbed the glass — because this character,...

David Arquette has always carved his own path, whether it was through the world of horror with Scream, the wrestling ring with WCW, or now the crime-ridden streets of Mob Cops. Speaking to Collider’s Aidan Kelley while promoting the new film — which also stars Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Luke and Graham Sibley — Arquette reflected on his wrestling journey, his passion projects, and why he never set out to be a trailblazer — even if that’s exactly what he became. When asked about his impact on the wrestling world — particularly after the release of his critically acclaimed documentary You Can't Kill David Arquette — the actor was as humble as ever.

"I don’t know. I’ve never seen myself, really, as a trailblazer," Arquette said with a laugh. "I do things that I love, that I have a passion for, that I want to spend my time working hard at. That's...

Danny A. Abeckaser’s Mob Cops bases itself on the infamous true-life story of two NYPD police officers working for the mob. Names are changed for the movie and creative license applied to areas of Kosta Kondilopoulos’ screenplay, but anyone familiar with the case of Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito recognizes the familiar beats. How can you not since dirty cops have become the basis of every crime drama for the past 25 years?! In the film, Abeckaser’s character, Detective Tim Delgado, chases after the necessary evidence to put away Sammy Canzano (David Arquette) and Leo Bennetti (Jeremy Luke). The timeline jumps between two time periods as Delgado uncovers further secrets by flipping Canzano and Bennetti’s incarcerated boss Galiano (Joseph Russo) and the past where Canzano and Bennetti commit their crimes for Galiano and his crew and rise up the ranks. The film plays out like any typical crime...

David Arquette and Jeremy Luke are a pair of cops on the take in the new crime thriller Mob Cops. They're on the hunt to make a deal with a mobster in a new Collider-exclusive sneak peek. from the film. Mob Cops will be released in theaters, on digital, and on video on demand on April 25, 2025. In the clip, NYPD officers Sammy Canzano and Leo Benetti are having a sit-down with the mob boss who paid them off to get an address for some nefarious purpose.

Despite the mobster's bluster, Sammy and Leo are defiant: they want more than he's prepared to give them. Unsurprisingly, he's not happy. He's even more incensed when they demand to be put on the payroll. They want $4000 a month for what he's asking from them...and anything more will cost extra. Will they get what they're asking for, or are they about to take...

"Where is the money coming from, Leo?!" Lionsgate has debuted an official trailer for another boring crime thriller called Mob Cops, arriving on VOD starting in April this spring. These kind of generic "bad guys are kinda cool" movies really are a dime a dozen nowadays in the streaming / VOD era. From director Danny A. Abeckaser, Mob Cops is based on true events in mobster crime lore: When the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective's radar, he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring all them to justice. It's set across the 80s and 90s, leading up to the year 2005. The full ensemble cast features David Arquette, Jeremy Luke, Danny A. Abeckaser, Joseph Russo, Nathaniel Buzolic, Kyle Stefanski, Bo Dietl, Graham Sibley, and Kevin Connolly. Abeckaser adds: "I've always been fascinated with dirty cop stories, and this one is the biggest...

David Arquette (Scream) and Jeremy Luke (Mob City) are as crooked as they come in Collider’s exclusive first look at the trailer for Mob Cops. Based on the true story that nearly tore the New York City Police Department from seam to seam, the movie centers around a rift within the fold after its corruption is dragged into the light. The title is the latest pulse-pounding thriller to come from filmmaker and actor, Danny A. Abeckaser, who also stars in the film alongside Arquette, Luke, Kevin Connolly (Entourage), Joseph Russo (The Offer), and more.

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As winter approaches, we are all in need of something spicy to watch to make our temperature rise, and if you are a fan of romantic comedies, then we have the perfect recommendations for you. From critically acclaimed movies like Silver Linings Playbook to iconic romantic comedy movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Max (formerly known as HBO Max) has everything you need. So, here are the 8 best R-rated romantic comedy movies available on Max right now.

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Pretty Woman is a romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by J.F. Lawton. The 1990 film follows Edward, a rich entrepreneur who hires Vivian, a prostitute, to go with him to a few social events, but when both of them fall in love with each other, they try to work out their differences.

I hope that Ghosts season 4 brings back a trick that the sitcom used in earlier seasons, since this clever approach takes advantage of the shows unique premise. Although Sam and Jay are both fun, the ghosts of CBSs Ghosts are the real stars of the series. Based on the British series of the same name from 2019, Ghosts is a CBS sitcom that follows a young couple, Sam and Jay, as they relocate to an inherited mansion. After Sam suffers a near-death experience, she gains the ability to see and communicate with the mansions many ghostly residents.

Related Ghosts Hinted At Season 4s Big Twist Nearly 2 Years Ago

While Ghosts season 4 promises a big twist involving Jay and the house's ghosts, this revelation was hinted at way back in season 2 of the hit sitcom.

Soon, Ghosts becomes a hang-out show like New Girl or The Big Bang Theory, albeit with a cast who are mostly long-dead.

Exclusive: DeskPop Entertainment has acquired thriller Murder Motel, starring Oscar-nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Alexandra Grey, Jeremy Luke, James Russo, Noel Gugliemi, Nicholas Turturro, Glenn Plummer, Naomi Grossman, Jaime Zevallos, Alexander James Rodriguez and Leila Almas Rose.

Home ent and genre specialist DeskPop will release on DVD and VOD on August 6th. This film was written and directed by Paul Tully.

The synopsis reads: “Engulfed in a gritty world as the prey of ruthless drug dealers, Mickey, a Neo-Nazi meth dealer, and Tonya, a beautiful trans woman, find themselves falling in love while seeking redemption in a 72-hour race against the clock.”

The deal was negotiated between Jared Safier, CEO of Safier Entertainment, and Mat Levy, Executive Vice President of DeskPop Entertainment. The film was produced by Jaime Zevallos and Leila Almas Rose, and executive-produced by Micaiah Robnett, Judd Azoulay, and Jared Safier.

Mat Levy, Executive Vice President of DeskPop Entertainment,...

Exclusive: Danny A. Abeckaser (Bardejov) is set to direct his next feature, crime drama The Perfect Gamble, which will film on location in the country of Georgia (previously part of Russia), and stars David Arquette, Abeckaser and Daniella Pick Tarantino, wife of director Quentin Tarantino. The Perfect Gamble is produced by Abeckaser under his 2B Films umbrella, in partnership with Yoav Gross and Rinati Rokach.

Written by Kosta Kondilopoulos, the film follows two gamblers who are released from prison and decide to open an illegal casino. Pick Tarantino is set to portray the girlfriend of one of the two protagonists, who become entangled with the mafia throughout the film.

Abeckaser said, “Working with Arquette is always a no brainer, he adapts to any character and brings a vulnerability and likability even when you are supposed to dislike them. Daniella has been extremely impressive in all of our screen testing and...

Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Segel’s Storyboard Media has begun talks with buyers here on the action thriller Wages Of Sin with Danny Trejo.

Paul Sloan from Green Book stars in the film alongside Trejo, whose credits include Machete and From Dusk Till Dawn, and Jeremy Luke from The Irishman.

The Los Angeles-set story centres on a man who gets framed for a crime and is targeted by a criminal fentanyl enterprise.

Victor Rios makes his directorial debut for 333 Pictures and Boatyard Productions and Stephen Cyrus Sepher wrote the screenplay.

Sepher and Nazo Bravo serve as producers while Costa...

Exclusive: Grindstone Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to the crime drama Mob Cops, we’ve learned. A release date will be set in the future.

The pic directed by Danny A. Abeckaser and written by Kosta Kondilopoulos, is based on true events in mobster crime lore: When the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. The saga takes place across the 1980s, ’90s, and the year 2005.

In addition to producing through 2B Films, Abeckaser also stars with David Arquette, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Luke, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Leila Ben Khalifa, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Graham Sibley, Julian Brass, Lynn Adriana Freedman, and Jeffrey Vincent.

Also producing are Kyle Stefanski and Gusatvo Nascimento of Wild7Films. Pic’s EPs...

Exclusive: Director Danny A. Abeckaser (Mob Town) has set the cast for his newest film, the indie Mob Cops, in which he’ll also star. Joining him in prominent roles are David Arquette (Scream franchise), Kevin Connolly (Entourage), Leila Ben Khalifa and Jeremy Luke (The Featherweight).

Based on true events, the film is set in motion when the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, and he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. Kosta Kondilopoulos wrote the script. Kyle Stefanski and Gustavo Nascimento are producing the pic currently shooting in Los Angeles, with Julian Brass serving as executive producer.

Nathaniel Buzolic, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Mike Young, Julian Brass, Graham Sibley, Lynn Adriana Freedman and Jeffrey Vincent Parise round out the cast.

U.S.-based distributor Synkronized Distribution has acquired the world rights for the crime drama “The Vortex,” represented by Iuvit Media Sales at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.

The film is directed by Richard Zelniker (“As Night Comes”) and written by Steven Barr. It stars Billy Gardell, Jaina Lee Ortiz and Jamie McShane.

“The Vortex” looks at the tragic 1980 MGM Grand fire on the Las Vegas Strip, and tells the story of a Native American Paiute cleaning lady who enters the casino, setting off a chain of weird events and unexplained gambling wins.

The events center on the in-house comedian (played by Gardell), who is struggling with a gambling addiction, and plays shrink to a host of colorful characters and is forced to make a life-altering decision.

“The Vortex” is produced by Lucid Pictures, with the participation of Olliecorp. It is produced by Richard Zelniker, Adriana Rotaru, Callie Nguyen Zelniker and Justin Richards.

"Everything in my life has been out of my control. Without him, I wouldn't be here right now..." Lionsgate has revealed an official trailer for an emotional veteran movie titled A Place in the Field, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Nikki Mejia. This premiered last year and will be available to watch on VOD this fall. A battle-shocked veteran goes on a road trip to fulfill a promise to a fallen comrade — and realizes he must confront his own demons to reach his destination. Featuring flashbacks to his time on the battlfield, while he's on his journey through the back roads of America. The powerful indie drama arrives in theaters in November briefly before being available at home. Starring Don Dipetta as Scuderi, Khorri Ellis, Kelvin Delgado, Mishel Prada, Ashlee Brian, and Jeremy Luke. This looks a bit better than it sounds, with some heartfelt moments & meaningful encounters...

Exclusive: Buffalo 8 has set the digital release of Duality for October 21, Ryan Dowling’s documentary that was granted unprecedented access to an all-star roster of graffiti and street artists.

Once brushed aside – even deemed criminal – graffiti has since paved the way for many successful, credible artists today. With Duality, these street artists – some for the first time, some maintaining a strict code of anonymity – discuss their journeys from “tagging” to becoming respected icons in the cities they serve with pieces that are awe-inspiring in scope, size and complexity. They have collectively proven that their genre of art is something that can influence culture, evoke emotion, inspire, and cultivate community. Their rise has not been without challenges and criticism, but today they are admired by throngs of fans and oftentimes the art they produce brings in revenue for household brands and worldwide corporations. No longer relegated to back alleys, their works...

Exclusive: Lucy Hale (Ragdoll), Ashley Greene (The Immaculate Room), Vincent Laresca (Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood), Jake Cannavale (The Offer), Robert Davi (The Goonies), Greg Finley (I Love Us), Bo Dietl (Godfather of Harlem), Sid Rosenberg (Gravesend), Jeremy Luke (Pep) and James Russo (Gravesend) have signed on to star alongside Emile Hirsch in director Danny A. Abeckaser’s crime thriller Gemini Lounge, which marks the first feature from Rush Hour producer Arthur Sarkissian’s new media and entertainment company, Global Ascension Studios.

In Gemini Lounge, demoted detective Bobby Belucci (Hirsch) is given the opportunity to go undercover and take down the mob’s most ruthless killer, but his life and only chance at redemption spiral out of control as he loses himself in the role. Global Ascension is producing in partnership with Abeckaser’s 2B Films and Kyle Stefanski’s Wild7 Films, with Stefanski also set to appear in the feature,...

Exclusive: Alexandra Grey (MacGyver), Jeremy Luke (Don Jon) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) have been set to star in movie Replica, which is due to start filming in Los Angeles this month.

Pic will follow Tonya (Grey), an African American trans woman who has journeyed cross-country from her small Mississippi hometown to California in pursuit of her dream to be an actress. While en route to Los Angeles, she accidentally gets stranded in the suburbs of Los Angeles and becomes engulfed in a gritty world after being introduced to Mickey (Luke), a neo Nazi low-level meth dealer. But to both of their surprise, they begin falling in love just as they find themselves the prey of some ruthless drug dealers.

Written and directed by Paul Tully, other cast includes Nicholas Turturro (BlacKkKlansman), Noel Gugliemi (The Fast & The Furious), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Kirby Bliss Blanton (Project X), Alexander James Rodriguez...

Exclusive: Taryn Manning (Orange Is The New Black), Vanessa Rubio (Cobra Kai), Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny), Alexander James Rodriguez (Missing Link), Jeremy Luke (This is Us) and Anthony and James Gaudioso (The Duke) are among the talking heads set for documentary Content Is King, about how actors have adjusted their outputs during the pandemic.

Actor-director Jaime Zevallos (Cloak & Dagger) is in production on the film, which will look at how actors are increasingly becoming multi-hyphenates and turning to social media platforms to create their own narratives.

Freddy Giorlando (Adulthood), Paul Tully (11:55) and Leila Almas Rose (Blue Bloods) join Zevallos on the producing team alongside Sony TV development executive Jason Kyle. Executive producer is Rob Simmons (Last Call).

Title: Poor Greg Drowning Director: Jeffrey Scott Collins Screenwriter: Jeffrey Scott Collins Cast: Jeremy Luke, Christine Woods, Jenny O’Hara, Cedric the Entertainer, Jenny O’Hara, Laura Seay, Deborah S. Craig, Kevin Daniels, George Basil, Assaf Cohen, Luke Greenfield, Ajay Mehta, Sarah Baldwin, Graham Sibley, Ray Xifo, Andrew Dits, Marguerite Gioia Insolia, Paulina Michaels, Kate Prendergast. Article […]

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Netflix's The Irishman keeps adding to its star-studded cast, with Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin joining the cast. The Irishman started production in Suffern, New York, with the first photos revealing Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and director Martin Scorsese all reuniting on the set for the first time since their 1995 classic Casino. With production already under way, it remains to be seen how many more cast members need to be added, but Anna Paquin joins an incredibly impressive ensemble cast.

The news was broke by Deadline earlier today, with the site revealing that Anna Paquin is portraying Peggy, the daughter of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro) who has come to despise her father for everything he has become, and tries to distance herself from him. The notorious Mafia assassin has long been suspected as being directly involved with the disappearance of union leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) in...

Exclusive: Domenick Lombardozzi has been cast in Martin Scorsese's Netflix film The Irishman, along with Jeremy Luke and Joseph Russo. They guys are joining a nifty ensemble that includes Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, and Jack Huston. The drama is about Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (De Niro), a reputed hitman suspected of involvement in the disappearance and murder of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa. It’s based on the 2003 novel I Heard You Paint Houses…...

A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.

When the hotly awaited, heavily anticipated season finale of This Is Us arrived on Tuesday night, it began by answering one question that had loomed and gloomed over the past week: Did Jack die while driving to Rebecca’s gig under the influence?

It turns out that he did not. So, how exactly did the gold-hearted family man meet his maker? Sorry, we did not learn how he left the planet (see you next season!), but he did make quite an exit at the end of the episode: He delivered...

Things are looking up for a star of the cancelled Mob City TV show. TNT vet Jeremy Luke will recur on NBC's new hit drama series, This Is Us, with his former Mob City co-star, Milo Ventimiglia. A limited event series, Mob City was cancelled after one, short six episode season, back in 2014.Deadline reports Luke will play Darryl, one of Jack’s (Ventimiglia) best friends growing up. Darryl is reportedly "a sweet blue collar kid who idolizes Jack." NBC's This Is Us also stars Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Chris Sullivan, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Ron Cephas Jones. Read More…...

Jeremy Luke (Mob City) has joined the cast of NBC’s breakout drama This Is Us in a recurring role. Luke will play Darryl, one of Jack's (Milo Ventimiglia) best friends growing up. He is a sweet blue collar kid who idolizes Jack. Starring Mandy Moore, Ventimiglia and Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us follows an ensemble — some of them sharing the same birthday — whose life stories intertwine in curious ways. Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Ron Cephas…...

'Sully' movie with Tom Hanks as pilot Chesley Sullenberger: Clint Eastwood homage to 'the durable, honorable American male.' 'Sully' movie review: 'Taut, straightforward' drama features Clint Eastwood's latest all-American hero When considering Sully, Clint Eastwood's taut, straightforward account of heroism on trial, it helps to remember that the title character's name works as both noun and verb. And one can see how Eastwood was drawn to both meanings. The noun, of course, is the nickname of airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who saved the lives of 155 passengers and crew on January 15, 2009, by pulling off a daring water landing after a flock of birds took out both engines of his Us Airways flight minutes after it took off from New York's Laguardia airport. The Sully depicted here is, like many Eastwood heroes, made of uniquely American clay; a sturdy, rigorous material that the director,...

‘Jersey Boys’ movie review: Great music fails to save Clint Eastwood-directed film version of the 2005 Broadway musical (photo: John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons in ‘Jersey Boys’) Clint Eastwood’s semi-historically accurate biopic of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Jersey Boys, is based on the hit 2005 Broadway musical — and it is a crushing bore. But we shall start with the positive: In Eastwood’s film, the music and the performances of the music (which are not the same thing) are great. That is to be expected, as the Jersey Boys movie cast is mostly composed from cast members of the stage show, including Tony winner John Lloyd Young, who happens to look a lot like Frankie Valli and who has a four-plus octave range. Lucky boy. Lloyd Young is also a serviceable actor with a number of (mostly stage) credits that did not require a piercing falsetto.

Okay I admit it, I'm a showtunes queen! I love Broadway and musicals, good musicals, that is. And I think "Jersey Boys" is a good musical. The rugs-to-riches tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is captivating and the soundtrack rocks!

And now comes the inevitable movie version, and to be honest? It actually looks good! Director Clint Eastwood added some grittiness to the Broadway gloss and voila -- a musical that will steal our hearts this summer, June 20th to be exact! Oh, plus points for adding Christopher Walken to the mix! Will he sing? Or at least dance?

Take a look at the new "Jersey Boys" trailer and then sing with the soundtrack:

Here's the official synopsis:

Clint Eastwood's big screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of the four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who...

Warner Bros. has chosen the end of the day to premiere the first trailer and poster for Clint Eastwood's new movie, Jersey Boys based on the hit Broadway musical. Starring Christopher Walken, Jeremy Luke, Joey Russo, Vincent Piazza and Erica Piccininni, Jersey Boys is the legendary story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi and tells the meteoric tale of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty. The film is set for a June 20 release, check out the trailer and poster below. sb id="915739" height="360" width="640"...

Etxr (2014) Video Movie Review, a film directed by Trevor Sands and starring Caleb Hunt, Jeremy Luke, Levi Fiehler, Brianne Howey, Lindsey Morgan, Xander Berkeley, Dan Donohue, Peter Douglas, Brendan Hunt, and Matt Nolan. Etxr‘s plot synopsis: “Bix the Bug is a DJ who comes into possession of a Teslascope — Nikola Tesla’s [...]

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John Kapelos (The Breakfast Club, Justified) and Lindsey Haun (True Blood) have landed recurring roles on USA Networks‘ police drama Graceland. Kapelos will play Lawrence, manager of the garage through which the Solano cartel smuggles its drugs. He’s with Glick, Characters Talent Agency and A.D.S. Management. Haun, repped by Talent Works and Bohemia Group, will play Romona, a “working woman” from Fort Worth, TX, who propositions Jakes (Brandon Jay McLaren). Jeremy Luke (Mob City) has been cast in Saint Francis, Chris Moynihan’s multi-camera comedy pilot for ABC, from ABC Studios and Tagline. It centers on Francis Quinlan (Michael Imperioli), a no-nonsense, blue-collar Long Island cop and family man who butts heads with the modern, liberal world when his 29-year-old sister Heather (Spencer Grammer) gets pregnant out of wedlock. Luke, repped by Pantheon Talent and Luber Roklin Entertainment, will play Tommy, Francis’ easy-going younger brother who’s very protective of his sister.

There are only a few things average New Jersey dude Jon (Joseph Gordon-Leviit) really cares about: his body, his pad, his ride, his family, his church, his boys, his girls, and—most importantly—his porn. He devotes daily gym visits to keeping in shape. He has a cleaning regiment for keeping his apartment spotless. He keeps his car in tip-top shape. He visits his family—Jon Sr. (Tony Danza), his father who looks like a souped-up version of Jon himself; Angela (Glenne Headly), his mother who is very concerned that Jon find a nice girl; and Monica (Brie Larson), his sister who spends nearly every moment of screen time looking at her phone—every Sunday. He goes with them to church where he confesses all his sexual sins. He hangs with his best friends—played by Rob Brown and Jeremy Luke, who are vaguely reminiscent of the Entourage gang. He...

Past events can fuel present problems, as the Reagans' latest cases taught them anew.

Written by co-executive producer Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, Friday's (Jan. 17) episode of CBS' "Blue Bloods," "Unfinished Business," set Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and Maria (Marisa Ramirez) on the trail of Army veteran John Russelll (guest star Chad Michael Collins), who had assaulted his wife, Maryann (guest star Kelli Barrett), and taken their son Tommy (guest star Michael Capperella) from his school.

The Army, as represented by Maj. Harrison (guest star Terry Serpico), wasn't happy that Danny had started an investigation without clearing it with him first. A struggle over jurisdiction began, with Marine veteran Danny noting, "I understand protocol. I just don't like following it."

During a press conference on a weapons-selling bust, Frank (Tom Selleck) was confronted by Betty Lowe (guest star Karen Allen), who asked him "why I can't get justice for my daughter. And her killer is out there,...

By Terence Johnson

Managing Editor

Happy New Year everyone ! I hope that you had a fun night wherever you were and are enjoying 2014 in its infancy. We are just two weeks away from the Oscars announcing their nominees for the best of 2013. However, today I’m casting my gaze at the film year of 2014. So without further ado, here are my top 25 most anticipated films of 2014.

25. Get On Up

Dir. Tate Taylor

Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer

Synopsis: A chronicle of James Brown’s rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Reason: James Brown’s glorious music + Viola and Octavia in a movie together again + Chadwick Boseman’s rising star + Lafayette! (Nelsan Ellis for those not familiar with True Blood)

24. A Million Ways To Die In The West

Dir. Seth MacFarlane

Starring: Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Neil Patrick Harris,...

Mob City, Season 1, Episode 5, “Oxpecker”

Written by David Leslie Johnson

Directed by Guy Ferland

Mob City, Season 1, Episode 6, “Stay Down”

Written by Frank Darabont and David Leslie Johnson

Directed by Frank Darabont

Aired Wednesdays at 9pm (Et) on TNT

Mob City has had much too short of a first season, only 6 episodes, but every minute of those episodes have been used wonderfully. In every respect, the show is, simply put, stunning. From episode one, Mob City has done many things right, from the atmosphere to the writing and finally to the casting choices. “Oxpecker”, the night’s first episode, does something very interesting. Anyone who’s familiar with mob history knows where Sigel and Cohen ended up (Sigel died bloody in his girlfriend’s living room and Cohen died in bed at 62), but Mob City doesn’t try to change their stories or rewrite what we know is coming for the sake of drama.

On an early morning over breakfast at a oceanside diner in Los Angeles, Milo Ventimiglia of TNT's L.A.-gangster drama "Mob City" is considering what it means to be wearing a suit-and-tie at work.

"I feel like I finally made it," he tells Zap2it. "It's was nice to have two suit-and-tie roles."

In the feature film "Grace of Monaco," set in the early 1960s (and set for release on March 14), Nicole Kidman plays actress Grace Kelly, who became Princess Grace after marrying Prince Ranier III of Monaco. Ventimiglia plays her press agent, Rupert Allan.

"So," Ventimiglia says, "the '60s, then you jump back into the '40s for 'Mob City.' It's hard to beat that."

In the six-episode "Mob City," from creator Frank Darabont ("The Walking Dead"), which concludes tonight on TNT, Ventimiglia plays lawyer Ned Stax, an outwardly respectable lawyer who works as a fixer...

From Frank Darabont, the new TNT drama series Mob City depicts the epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster, in 1940s Los Angeles. Based on the critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir by John Buntin, the story follows Det. Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal), who has been assigned to a new mob task force headed by Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn), as part of the crusade by Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough) to free the city of criminals like Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), and to stop the corruption in his own police force. At the show’s press day, actor Neal McDonough talked about shooting Mob City right after his season on Justified, why the mini-series format works best for a show like this, how challenging the stylistic dialogue was, working with this great cast, the type of research he did,...

From Frank Darabont, the new TNT drama series Mob City depicts the epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster, in 1940s Los Angeles. Based on the critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir by John Buntin, the story follows Det. Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal), who has been assigned to a new mob task force headed by Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn), as part of the crusade by Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough) to free the city of criminals like Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), and to stop the corruption in his own police force. At the show's press day, actor Gregory Itzin (who plays Mayor Fletcher Bowron, a charismatic politician looking to eliminate corruption in the Lapd) spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about how exciting it was to be offered this role, what kind of man his character is,...

From Frank Darabont, the new TNT drama series Mob City depicts the epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster, in 1940s Los Angeles. Based on the critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir by John Buntin, the story follows Det. Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal), who has been assigned to a new mob task force headed by Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn), as part of the crusade by Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough) to free the city of criminals like Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), and to stop the corruption in his own police force. At the show’s press day, actress Alexa Davalos (who plays the mysterious Jasmine Fontaine) spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about playing one of the only women in this very male world, why she fell in love with this character, getting to wear such an incredible wardrobe,...

From Frank Darabont, the new TNT drama series Mob City depicts the epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster, in 1940s Los Angeles. Based on the critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir by John Buntin, the story follows Det. Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal), who has been assigned to a new mob task force headed by Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn), as part of the crusade by Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough) to free the city of criminals like Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), and to stop the corruption in his own police force. At the show’s press day, actor Milo Ventimiglia (who plays mob fixer Ned Stax) spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about how he came to be a part of the show, getting used to such stylistic and specific dialogue, collaborating with someone as talented as Frank Darabont,...

From Frank Darabont, the new TNT drama series Mob City depicts the epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster, in 1940s Los Angeles. Based on the critically acclaimed book "L.A. Noir" by John Buntin, the story follows Det. Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal), who has been assigned to a new mob task force headed by Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn), as part of the crusade by Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough) to free the city of criminals like Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), and to stop the corruption in his own police force. At the show's press day, actor Jeffrey DeMunn (who played Dale on The Walking Dead) talked about the relationship of trust that he’s built with Frank Darabont, how wonderful the experience of making Mob City has been, how much he has enjoyed working with actor Jon Bernthal,...

From Frank Darabont, the new TNT drama series Mob City depicts the epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster, in 1940s Los Angeles. Based on the critically acclaimed book "L.A. Noir" by John Buntin, the story follows Det. Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal), who has been assigned to a new mob task force headed by Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn), as part of the crusade by Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough) to free the city of criminals like Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), and to stop the corruption in his own police force. At the show’s press day, actor Robert Knepper (who plays legendary hitman Sid Rothman) spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about how he came to this show, juggling Mob City with his CW series Cult, how he considered taking a theater job in China...

Last week, I posted my "Mob City" interview with Ed Burns & Robert Knepper, who discussed playing a real-life and fictional mobster respectively in the TNT drama from Frank Darabont.    The "mobster" hook gave a through-line to that interview. The pairing of Jeffrey DeMunn and Jeremy Luke offered no such through-line. DeMunn plays a fictionalized Lapd officer, while Luke plays the very real Mickey Cohen. DeMunn has worked with Darabont at every step through his career, while Luke is a first-timer in the Frank Darabont Repertory Acting Company.    The disconnect led to some amusing detours in the conversation, including...

Review Michael Noble 7 Dec 2013 - 18:09

Noir drama Mob City dresses the part but does it deliver? Here's Michael's review...

This article contains spoilers.

Over half a century since its heyday film noir endures as a source of both earnest tribute and knowing parody. Perhaps the most convincing reason for this is its striking visual signature; the shadows, the menacing urban environment and the suit-hat-gun combination of its male principals. The strength of these images means that It’s very easy to produce an ‘idea’ of noir, a general impression of it that encompasses all of these elements while missing the central ingredient of moral uncertainty and outright cynical worldview that made it work as a narrative artform.

Unfortunately, Mob City, which has been given a rushed release in the pre-Christmas doldrums, offers quite a lot of the former but very little of the latter. It’s a beautiful looking...

Mob City, Season 1, Episode 1, “Guy Walks Into a Bar”

Written by Frank Darabont

Directed by Frank Darabont

Mob City, Season 1, Episode 2, “Reasons to Kill a Man”

Written by Frank Darabont

Directed by Frank Darabont

Airs Wednesdays at 9 pm(Et) on TNT

With a dash of L.A. Confidential and a heavy dose of brutal, graphic violence, Frank Darabont’s new limited series Mob City could have enough juice to push TNT into relevant drama territory.

Jon Bernthal takes the lead as war veteran Joe Teague, a less than perfect detective in 1947 Los Angeles. He’s a man who lives in a “world of grey hats”. Early in the pilot he’s placed on the fast track to becoming the department’s “golden boy” when he gets drawn into Hecky Nash’s (Simon Pegg) blackmail scheme. Nash is a slimy, rapid fire, not so funny comedian who grew up with Micky...

On Wednesday, Dec. 4, with the premiere of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Darabont's "Mob City," TNT brings the classic gangster drama to Tinseltown, which does have the gritty urban landscapes of New York and Chicago, the sandy beaches and palm trees of Miami and Havana, the tall buildings and neon signs of Las Vegas, and even snow (miles away on mountaintops, that is).

When it's pointed out Los Angeles isn't associated with the mob as much as other cities, Darabont tells Zap2it, "Well, all the more reason to tell the story of the mob that was, because it's a largely unexplored area. You've seen lots of stories about the mob in Chicago and New York back East.

"It's a lesser-known bit of history now, but it was very prevalent, it was fascinating, what was going on. I didn't even know the extent of it, until I read John Buntin's book,...

From Frank Darabont, the new TNT drama series Mob City depicts the epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster, in 1940s Los Angeles. Based on the critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir by John Buntin, the story follows Det. Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal), who has been assigned to a new mob task force headed by Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn), as part of the crusade by Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough) to free the city of criminals like Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), and to stop the corruption in his own police force. During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, to promote the three-week television event that premieres on December 4th, actor Jon Bernthal talked about how Frank Darabont asked him to hold his schedule open once he was done on The Walking Dead because he was writing something specifically for him,...

Frank Darabont has traded zombies for mobsters.

The former Walking Dead showrunner's latest project is Mob City, based on the John Buntin book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City. The book focuses on the battle between gangster Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke) and legendary L.A. Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough), but the series features a younger Cohen who served as a right-hand man to infamous gangster Bugsy Siegel (Ed Burns). 

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There is still blood being shed, to be sure. But TNT’s Mob City is about as far from The Walking Dead‘s post-apocalyptic environs as Jon Bernthal could get.

Adapted by onetime Walking Dead boss Frank Darabont from the acclaimed book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City, the three-week/six-hour series — premiering Wednesday at 9/8c — boasts a cast that also includes another Dead man, Jeffrey DeMunn, as well as Neal McDonough (Justified), Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), Alexa Davalos (Reunion), Gregory Itzin (24), Robert Knepper (Prison Break), Jeremy Luke (Don Jon) and film vet...