March 19, 2006
So. The Sopranos.
The writers thereof are making some wild calls. Taking chances.
I can't get the movie Apt Pupil off my mind. Tell me why.
As the opening credits were rolling and I saw that David Chase wrote last night's episode I said to myself "Uh-oh. This could be a doozy."
And indeed it was. The Sopranos and "dream sequence" should not be in the same sentence. Remember the last one they had? That was Chase too, if I'm not mistaken.
I know they want character development and all (nothing wrong with that) but let it happen with Dr. Melfi and not in stupid-ass dream sequences.
Next week looks promising.
Sorry, haven't seen Apt Pupil yet.
Paulie Walnuts, played by Tony Sirico, is my favorite character. I knew that Sirico did a stint in the joint but I never knew the details. Since the link requires registration here's the article from the NY Post -
March 20, 2006 -- 'WALNUTS' WAS NUTS IN 1970S
Before he became knee-breaking "Sopranos" henchman Paulie Walnuts, TV tough guy Tony Sirico was a low-level, gun-toting shakedown artist who threatened to kill cops and hinted that he once whacked a guy with five bullets in the head, an explosive new report reveals.
Although Sirico, 63, has made no secret that his art imitates his life, the thug-turned-thespian has kept the details of his checkered past as closely guarded as a "Sopranos" script.
But a newly published document sheds a harsh light on Sirico's criminal past - showcasing the life of an armed, arrogant hoodlum.
According to court documents obtained by TheSmokingGun.com, Sirico was shaking down a Manhattan nightclub in 1970 when he got pinched for threatening the lives of city cops and a nightclub owner.
Sirico was sentenced to prison for seven years, of which he served three. At his sentencing, according to a transcript of the proceeding, a prosecutor outlined the bullying style that Sirico would later bring to HBO.
Sirico was working his mob magic on a discotheque called "Together" on 59th Street, telling club owner John Addison how he dealt with guys who didn't obey.
"You hit them over the head with a baseball bat and they come around," Sirico said.
Then, according to prosecutor Gerald Hinckley, Sirico explained to Addison the penalty for non-compliance. A previous owner's bouncer was thrown out a window, another club was shut down, and another man named Bobby Woods suffered the ultimate punishment.
"You saw what happened to him," Sirico said to Addison, according to the transcript.
Addison knew.
"Mr. Bobby Woods was found dead with five bullets in his head in Queens with a .32 automatic," Hinckley told the judge.
Addison went to the cops anyway, and seven detectives were assigned to the Sirico case.
But one day when detectives assigned to follow him botched a surveillance, Sirico and an associate turned the tables on the cops and followed the unmarked car, running it into a traffic divider at Broadway and West 72nd Street.
According to the transcript, an angry Sirico went back to the nightclub and confronted Addison.
"I'm going to come back here and I'm going to carve my initials in your forehead," Sirico screamed. "You put those guys on me. I'm going to take care of them. You want to play with guns? We got guns. We're going to shoot them.
"I have an arsenal of weapons and an army of men, and I'm going to use them, and after I take care of those guys I'm going to come back here and carve my initials in your forehead. You better learn a lesson. You better show me the respect I deserve."
A frightened Addison ran outside, where cops were still staking out his club. They went in and dragged the mobster out, and found a .32-caliber automatic handgun in his waistband. Sirico was indicted for extortion, coercion and felony gun possession, and pleaded guilty to the gun charge.
leonard.greene@nypost.com
For more check out The Smoking Gun.
Wow.
I kind of dig the dream sequences. Sorry.
"My life was in that briefcase." And the briefcase was taken from him.
David Chase tries to get a little too artsy-fartsy sometimes.
I just found out a couple of days ago that this season is gonna be divided into two parts. They're showing the first 12 episodes now and then the remaining 8 will be shown starting next January. They haven't even started to film those 8 episodes yet.
That blows.
Mostly, it blows. However, it does mean that I'll have another seven months to watch movies with my husband on Sunday nights.
Of course, when we're going to watch a movie I have to allow more time after dinner. So I have to get dinner ready on time.
That blows.
Unless you make Sunday night pizza night.
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