sicilian vampire is a 2015 canadian horror drama film written , directed by and starring frank d'angelo .

it also stars james caan , daryl hannah , paul sorvino , and robert loggia .

the film revolves around santino " sonny " trafficante , a reputed mobster , who is bitten by a bat and turned into a vampire while at his hunting lodge .

with his new abilities , trafficante feels the need to right the wrongs in his life , while simultaneously trying to protect his loved ones .

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sicilian vampire <EOT> free streaming sicilian vampire in high definition format now you can see sicilian vampire in high definition format with duration 124 min . . .

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the “godfather” actor was particularly bitter about his role in the campy gangland / horror hybrid “sicilian vampire . ”

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as with all of d ' angelo ' s films , sicilian vampire ' s main agenda seems to have been to make its author look cool .

sicilian vampire will be frank ' s fourth film in the last two years that he has written , directed , produced , and starred . his first film ,

ultimately , sicilian vampire comes across as frank d’angelo’s treasure chest of movie ideas he fancies . for instance , he’s obviously a fan of crime movies involving wise - cracking tough guys , so sicilian vampire is filled with them . he also favours a running theme of family , so that’s included as well . you get the point .

the new york city premiere of “vampire” drew just 50 fans , according to his court filing .

i was almost embarassed to be sicilian . everyone in this " film " should be be slapped around by their nana .

[ in the following review . showalter discusses the vampire genre and coppola ' s version , concluding , " more about coffers than coffins , this dracula will neither join the canon of vampire classics nor enrich coppola ' s artistic reputation . " ]

equal parts goodfellas and dusk till dawn , sicilian vampire tells the story of reputed mobster sonny trafficante who was hoping to get away to the family hunt lodge for a little rest and relaxation . instead , what he got was a night he will never forget .

just like staring at an inkblot , “random” and “strange” are the first words that spring to mind if i had to describe frank d’angelo’s sicilian vampire to movie goers . however , the oddities give d’angelo’s film a fever dream allure – it’s entertaining one way or another .

mobster becomes a vampire after being bitten by a strange bat . he uses this to his advantage and starts a mob war .

as a film that mashes the drama of a gangster flick with gothic horror , sicilian vampire doesn’t quite come together because of its jumbled albeit well - shot presentation . i had an easier time appreciating d’angelo’s efforts in the same way i felt about spike lee’s “non - vampire” movie da sweet blood of jesus . both interpretations are flawed , but i wouldn’t mind revisiting these works in a double - bill .

frank d’angelo directed , wrote , produced , and stars in sicilian vampire . he also wrote many of the songs in the film , as well as performs them ( both on the soundtrack and in front of a cabaret audience in the movie ) . to say d’angelo wore multiple hats on the production still feels like i’m undercutting the filmmaker somehow . he’s involved with so much of sicilian vampire , it makes me wonder if some of his tasks could’ve been delegated to allow the filmmaker to fine tune his disjointed story of a mobster - turned - immortal .

santo “sonny” trafficante was just a mobster trying to retire from his hustling life . now he’s a vampire who can speak to the deceased .

ws : and yet , it has been thrilling to watch d’angelo’s craft evolve from film to film . though frank’s ideas and settings remain much the same , we’re a long way from the affectless digital cinematography of real gangsters™ . in sicilian vampire , just look at the unforgettable scene in which santo , transformed into a vampire , rescues his daughter from a pack of thugs at a nightclub . the bold neon colours , the wong kar - wai - like step - frame camerawork , and the synth music ( d’angelo first foray into club beats as a singer / songwriter ) make for an intoxicating fusion of sound and image . and let’s not overlook that sicilian vampire also offers d’angelo’s most ambitious use of digital effects yet , shown to great effect in the witty image of a farting mouse .

jh : it’s interesting to see frank incorporate the history of the cinematic vampire into the modern crime thriller . again with his confounding of expectations—d’angelo’s vampire is a throwback to the sexless vampyre tradition in silent cinema , along the lines of murnau’s nosferatu as opposed to the more sexualized depictions of the vampire like another frank ( langella ) in 1979’s dracula , or the hunger ( # riptonyscott ) that modern audiences would expect to be twinned with a story of mob violence .

the plot doesn ' t unfold like a well - oiled machine . both the vampire angle and the mob war plot disappear for long stretches , and the film ' s ultimate message – " family is the most important thing in a man ' s life " – feels arbitrary . d ' angelo seems to have unwisely attempted what quentin tarantino calls a " hang - out movie , " because sicilian vampire is packed with endless , shapeless scenes of mobsters sitting around tables , cracking jokes .

urltoken in your ear productions presents a frank d ' angelo film " sicilian vampire " starring james caan , daryl hannah , paul sorvino , robert loggia , armand assante , robert davi , michael paré , eric roberts , daniel baldwin , tony nardi , frank d’angelo , phil esposito . . . . . . . loyalty and trust is everything .

texts studied may include radcliffe’s sicilian romance ( 1790 ) , romance of the forest ( 1791 ) , the mysteries of udolpho ( 1794 ) , and the italian ( 1797 ) .

d’angelo claims to be already working on his next film with caan , this one titled the red maple leaf . the announcement was made via a photo post on twitter in which d’angelo claims to be “with james caan . ” the actor , however , is nowhere to be seen . maybe he was off - camera . maybe , after his sicilian vampire experience , he’ll decide to stay there .

or perhaps you haven ' t discovered him yet . if not , you ' re in luck : his latest film , sicilian vampire , is now enjoying an " exclusive premiere engagement " at the colossus vaughan cineplex , just north of toronto . thanks in part to the investment of pharmaceutical billionaire barry sherman ( d ' angelo ' s former partner in steelback ) , d ' angelo , a middle - aged canadian businessman , has lately willed into existence a career as a tv / music / movie star . sicilian vampire is his fourth film since 2013 ( a fifth , the red maple leaf , has already wrapped filming ) , and like all d ' angelo projects , it has been aggressively publicized , with full - page ads in the toronto dailies and high - profile tv spots on hockey night in canada .

for all his shortcomings as a filmmaker , you can ' t deny that d ' angelo makes his presence felt in every second of his films , and of all of frank ' s films , sicilian vampire this one is undoubtedly the frankiest . it may not be for mass consumption but is heartily recommended to anyone who has ever lost an evening on a frank d ' angelo youtube binge . you know who you are .

on friday , sicilian vampire , the latest film from frank d’angelo , began its exclusive premiere engagement at vaughan’s colossus cineplex . this is the canadian businessman - turned - entertainment mogul’s fourth film since 2013 ; love him or hate him , by now you can’t deny that he’s a filmmaker with a consistent vision and personal style . to celebrate the film’s release , torontoist invited the two biggest frank d’angelo superfans on its masthead to try to put the filmmaker’s career in context .

as with all of d ' angelo ' s films , sicilian vampire ' s main agenda seems to have been to make its author look cool . nowhere is this more apparent than a scene late in the movie when santo and his mob buddies take a nightclub stage to sing just a gigolo . why ? " you ' re always makin ' me do things i don ' t wanna do , " mutters santo to his cronies , attempting modesty that the director arguably lacks .

ws : though d’angelo’s films depict a frightening world of violence and betrayal , what is too often overlooked are the small moments of lyricism , and his genuine affection for his characters . consider the lighthearted moment in real gangsters ! ™ when the mobsters discuss always getting that last drop of urine on their pants . or now in sicilian vampire , the beautiful scene in which d’angelo allows his doomed protagonist one last good time—a rousing rendition of “just a gigolo”—before he meets his ultimate fate .

equal parts goodfellas and dusk till dawn , sicilian vampire tells the story of reputed mobster sonny trafficante who was hoping to get away to the family hunt lodge for a little rest and relaxation and create some memories . instead , what he got was a night he will never forget . once there , sonny is bitten by a bat released from a container of bananas they brought up to the lodge . the bat takes a vicious bite of sonny ' s neck and then flies off into the night .

jh : the bat flying out of a box full of bananas and sinking its fangs into frank’s neck that propels the plot of sicilian vampire was one of the most startling iconic images captured on film since the famous eyeball - slitting sequence from un chien andalou . the shock of this moment is magnified by the preceding 20 - minute sequence of men sitting around a table playing cards , shooting the breeze . this approach lulls the audience into a false sense of complacency that is abruptly wrenched apart at the pleasure of the filmmaker , in the manner of contemporary european filmmakers ( and fellow international film festival darlings ) gaspar noe and michael haneke . like godard , frank gives the audience what they supposedly want but not how they expect to receive it : the climactic scene of the film takes place in a strip club but the only toplessness on display is that of screen veteran paul sorvino . frank consistently confounds expectations : anyone in the audience expecting a 2 hour film called sicilian vampire to contain even one jokey reference to garlic will walk away disappointed .

jh : the red maple leaf promises to feature a musical number that fuses the national anthems of canada and the united states . these two countries famously share the longest peaceful border in the world , but filmmakers such as frank d’angelo blur such distinctions through their work , rendering the very concept of a border theoretical . “loyalty and trust is everything” is not only the tagline for sicilian vampire , but also a solemn promise to his fans , whose continuing loyalty he has rewarded and deepening trust he has earned , film after film . his mission statement .

out of the darkness , the blacks and whites of sicilian gangster society ( the black screen , the black and white credits , the fade - up from black to the undertaker ) , we have a three - hour glimpse of the corleone family , fictional creations , a vision of italian underworld life in america .

texts studied may include lord byron’s fragment of a novel ( 1819 ) , john polidori’s vampyre ( 1819 ) , jame malcolm rymer’s varney the vampire ( 1845 ) bram stoker’s dracula ( 1897 ) , j . s . le fanu’s carmilla ( 1872 ) and stephen king’s salem lot ( 1975 ) .

just watched it at landmark cinemas in whitby . sicilian vampire is a hit for me . a nice and refreshing change from the typical mobster movie with an interesting blend of gangster vs . vampire really makes the movie fall into a genre on to itself . this film proves that a good story and script can really make a great movie as the dialogue and storyline were fantastic . it will totally leave you absolutely speechless by the end . and , unlike so many big hollywood films , this was shot locally and completely independent . keeping that in mind as i was watching it made it all the more enjoyable as it added a down - to - earth , ' real ' feel to it . so , if you ' re into movies that have been well thought out , with some great acting by some true legends , then i highly recommend this one . i hope to see more from d ' angelo in the future !

what is james caan —oscar - nominated godfather icon , generally respected character actor of 50 - plus years—doing in a film with the unpromising title sicilian vampire ? why would it be programmed as the opening - night film of the big apple film festival ? what is the big apple film festival ? answers were not immediately forthcoming at manhattan’s village east cinema on wednesday night , where a surprisingly substantial audience gathered to watch the story of a new york mafioso who turns into a bloodsucker after being bitten by a bat . at least 50 people had come to attend a film that , in all probability , most of them had never heard of .

then again , maybe the film ' s unrelenting frankness is also its greatest strength . renting a frank d ' angelo movie on itunes is one thing : you can pause it , or look around the room , or check your phone . in a theatre , however , it becomes an overwhelming experience . with d ' angelo in so much of the movie , and with so much of the movie scored to one of his r & b songs , sicilian vampire is like entering a funhouse where every mirror reflects frank . by the time it ' s over , you feel like john malkovich after leaving his own head in being john malkovich , except it ' s frank d ' angelo .

ws : sicilian vampire is undeniably d’angelo’s most confident articulation yet of his worldview and aesthetic . where can he go from here ? i’m optimistic that this unique storyteller is hitting his stride . he recently wrapped production on his fifth film , the red maple leaf , a political kidnapping thriller that is reportedly “one of his most ambitious projects to date . ” d’angelo veterans caan , pare , daniel baldwin , paul sorvino and the late robert loggia join newcomers mira sorvino , martin landau , and kris kristofferson ( as the president of the united states ) in a film that promises to meld d’angelo’s canadian patriotism with his well - documented fascination with america . it also promises to continue his evolution as a political filmmaker—an avenue he explored so fruitfully in no depo $ it .

" there is not a theatre in paris without its vampire ! " a french critic exclaimed in 1820 ; and london and new york might say the same today . from francis ford coppola ' s new dracula to john landis ' s sexy innocent blood , from nigel finch ' s stylish updating of a nineteenth - century german opera by heinrich august marschner for bbc2 , and shimako . . .

sicilian vampire star / director / producer / musician frank d’angelo is a more - than - usually egregious creature of these overlapping worlds . notorious in toronto and virtually unknown elsewhere , d’angelo is a dubiously talented businessman ( his spotty track record was explained in this fine 2007 profile ) with a lot of cash to throw around , primarily ( presumably ) thanks to d’angelo brands , a company whose wares include the energy drink cheetah power surge . since 2010 , he’s also been the host of the being frank show , a late - night talk show taped weekly at the forget about it supper club , one of d’angelo’s two restaurants . it looks like a real show but it’s really just an infomercial d’angelo has paid for , interrupted only by commercials for his own products . he’s also cranked out a series of albums in the seth macfarlane –big - band vein and claims to have written 500 songs .

ws : “we didn’t need dialogue , we had faces then , ” the faded silent movie queen norma desmond ( gloria swanson ) tells screenwriter joe gillis ( william holden ) in sunset boulevard . sicilian vampire has plenty of dialogue ( long , flowing dialogue that combines poetry and profanity in a way recalling mamet ) , but more than anything , it offers faces . there is james caan , his face lined by failed marriages and a rocky career . there is daniel baldwin , his ripening cheeks offset by a jet - black goatee . there is robert davi , his famously pockmarked visage made only rougher by the passage of time . there is michael pare , his still - boyish good looks obscured behind a greying beard . and of course , there is frank d’angelo , who casts himself in the lead role as mob enforcer santo trafficanti—his oddly - parted hair by now almost as iconic as chaplin’s moustache .

jh : d’angelo ironically approaches a microphone at the beginning of the musical number that serves as the centrepiece of sicilian vampire and says to armand assante , “you’re always fuckin’ making me do things i don’t wanna do . ” anyone who has been carefully following d’angelo’s career has to smile at the irony of this line because no filmmaker today displays this much formal control over his work . his self - contained universes extend to almost charlie kaufman levels of denseness and detail . in no depo $ it , a hot dog stand only sells d’angelo brand products and during the climactic hostage siege in the film , frank cuts away to media coverage of the siege as captured by a fictional cable news network “nss” which shares graphic design and on - air talent as his real - life sports webchannel next sports star . and as in all his films all of the music ( diegetic , non - diegetic and occasionally live performance ) is performed only by frank .

d ' angelo stars as santo trafficante , a mobster whose life changes when he opens a box of bananas and is bitten by a vampire bat ( this must be seen to be believed ) . he finds himself endowed with superhuman powers – acute hearing , fast - regenerating blood cells and a cute little pair of fangs . he also finds himself at the centre of a brewing gang war , and may soon be betrayed by a member of his own crew .

ws : frank d’angelo is about to hit the big time . for years , he has been a canadian institution—the former owner of steelback brewery , chch’s answer to johnny carson , the man who coaxed ben johnson to admit he “ cheetahs all the time , ” the standard - bearer of r & b , and the most prolific canadian filmmaker this side of xavier dolan . toronto audiences are already familiar with real gangsters ! ™ , the big fat stone , and no depo $ it —films he wrote , directed , acted in , and scored , in an assertion of authorial presence unseen since charlie chaplin . but sicilian vampire ( which opened on february 26 at the cineplex cinema in vaughan ) seems to herald a new era in d’angelo’s career . with a recent ( albeit caustically negative ) feature in vanity fair , a profile in maclean’s , a mention on tmz , exposure on the festival circuit , and an appearance by d’angelo on the anthony cumia show , the filmmaker’s latest effort has all the earmarks of an international breakthrough . for d’angelo , this belated recognition must feel like sweet vindication . rarely has such a distinctive filmmaker been met with such resistance .

i didn ' t have space to mention what ' s arguably the film ' s most indelible exchange . frank has already become a vampire , while his daughter has gone clubbing . sleeping , he sees her in the club having her ass grabbed by random dudes . he goes to the club , beats the shit out of everyone , takes her home . daughter : " daddy , how did you know who was harassing me ? " frank : " sweetheart , i can hear a mouse fart . " sometime later that night , the camera zooms around the house and settles on a mouse . it farts and moves out of frame .

most of us today are invested in his unique brand of cool thanks to turns in true romance ( 1993 ) as vincenzo coccotti ( aka ' the sicilian ' ) and pulp fiction ( 1994 ) as captain koons , the war veteran returning a watch after years spent concealing it from north vietnamese captors by keeping it hidden up his arse . ( there was also , of course , his celebrated dance routine in fatboy slim ' s ' weapon of choice ' video . ) these were mainstream appearances that netted walken numerous plaudits as a character actor , yet his cachet as a leading man was not so high , with the majority of his starring vehicles receiving only fleeting cinematic releases , if any at all .

jh : frank spells daryl hannah’s name wrong on the poster of sicilan vampire in perhaps a cheeky rebuke to the notorious perfectionism of other critically - lauded directors such as david fincher or stanley kubrick . these auteurs notoriously required dozens of takes to achieve their aims ; frank is able to get everything he needs in one take or less on his ruthlessly efficient film sets , where feature films are shot in five days . as frank himself says to his crew in the behind the scenes footage of his previous film no depo $ it which was presented on a special episode of the being frank show , “we’re not fuckin’ making gone with the wind here . ”

jh : frank’s films offer us at once the familiar and the unfamiliar—famous faces , actors we recall from the free pay tv preview weekends of our childhood , in somewhat familiar storylines ( crime dramas , vampire thrillers ) but presented in a bold off - the cuff manner , with freeform improvisation in dialogue and camera placement that could be compared to jazz more than even cinema ( perhaps owing to frank’s background as a musician accustomed to working with 15 - piece bands ) . his films unfold before our eyes as if they were quickly rushed into production , propelled by what i would call the fierce urgency of now—as if there was no way frank couldn’t tell these stories .

ws : d’angelo is so well known as a purveyor of genre entertainment that he is often underrated as a philosopher . like ingmar bergman and woody allen , he has a worldview that is consistent from film to film : bleak , fatalistic , but with a sense of gallows humour . real gangsters ! ™ began with the unforgettable assertion : “the last thing i remember my mother saying to me was , ‘jack , my jackie , i love you with all my heart . ’ i gave her a kiss and that was the last time i saw my mother . the finality of life , it sucks big fuckin’ cock . ” real gangsters ! ™ offered the more hopeful statement , “it’s nice to be great , but it’s great to be nice . ” sicilian vampire once again shows d’angelo’s fascination in the whims of fate ( “life is timing , and timing is life . things can change in a millisecond” ) and his respect for bedrock values ( “family is the most important thing in a man’s life . don’t matter how many cars , how much cash , or how powerful he is—if he don’t got no family , he’s nothing” ) . sometimes i sense unwillingness in critics to really deal with radical ideas . it is true that frank d’angelo’s craftsmanship is sometimes less than perfect , and that his route from businessman to fiftysomething matinee idol has been unconventional . but in dwelling on these facts , are critics simply trying to distract themselves from confronting frank’s uncomfortable truths about loyalty , trust , and family ?

i got into the film criticism racket partly to write about movies that i thought were underappreciated or underseen , so it should come as no surprise that i happen to like a lot of movies other people don’t . i think that hitchcock’s topaz is pretty nifty , if intentionally difficult to relate to , and that ghosts of mars is plenty fun . i like paul w . s . anderson movies , roland emmerich movies , and a lot of those m . night shyamalan movies folks like to rag on . i prefer heaven’s gate to the deer hunter , though that’s not that uncommon an opinion nowadays ; michael cimino’s nearly four - hour look at the grisly underpinnings of american industry has aged very well , and its critical reputation has significantly turned around , even if it remains a pop - culture punchline . i like cimino’s very pulpy year of the dragon , too , and the all - but - forgotten mario puzo adaptation that followed it , the sicilian , which contains , in a single steadicam sequence , one of the smartest shorthand depictions of class relations i’ve ever seen .

though top - billed , caan appears in a grand total of three scenes that arrive fairly late in the picture . d’angelo himself stars as sonny trafficante , the mobster who gets bitten by a bat and turns vampire . ostensible plot aside , much of the film consists of sonny and his friends sitting around busting each other’s balls , telling terrible jokes , or threatening each other in italian . because d’angelo prefers to throw out the screenplay and riff on - screen , the rhythm of these scenes is mumbly and inchoate , and caan falls right into the anti - groove . as professor bernard issaacs , caan’s task is to conduct a blood test and wait for d’angelo to feed him lines ; at times , he appears confused as to where his next cue is coming from . per usual for d’angelo , all the music in the film is his ( a healthy chunk of that deep song catalogue ) , and one cue—a mournful minor - key opening from one of his songs—is deployed a minimum of two dozen times to indicate tragedy .

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from that moment on sonny is entrusted with powers beyond that of any mortal – supersonic hearing , enhanced sight , and superhuman strength – even the ability to speak to the dead . because of these heightened senses sonny now feels a responsibility to right the wrongs in his life , and protect those he loves . at first , he resists these new found powers but in the end he welcomes his fate .

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“godfather” star james caan claims his acrimonious divorce is bleeding his bank accounts dry and forcing him to take low - rent movie offers he would rather , but can’t , refuse .

the 75 - year - old movie tough guy , best known for playing sonny corleone in “the godfather , ” said he’s in desperate need of cash because of mounting medical bills and the free spending of estranged wife linda caan .

as a result , caan said , he is taking bad work that threatens to have his great hollywood rep swimming with the fishes .

but he’s drawing the line now , caan wrote in court papers : “i am no longer willing to take parts in films and / or television shows which detract from the 50 years i have spent building my reputation . ”

it premiered in november at the big apple film festival and hasn’t made it into popular release yet .

the film festival described the flick as “equal parts ‘goodfellas’ and ‘dusk till dawn . ’”

if the movie turns out to be a bomb , it’ll take down other big hollywood names such as caan’s castmates daryl hannah and paul sorvino .

“i have suffered from numerous medical ailments over the last 18 months which has added extraordinary financial pressures and have left me in poor health , ” according to the actor .

despite those health challenges , caan said he would like to increase custody time with his youngest son , jake , who recently turned 17 .

“i would like for jake to spend at least 50 percent of his time with me , as i will be available to parent him and produce the necessary provisions a teenage boy needs , ” according to the acting legend .

caan claimed he is currently spending about $ 96 , 840 a year on the couple’s oldest son , james , a student at chapman university , and $ 60 , 900 a year on jake .

james and linda caan got married in 1995 , the start of a rocky union that had him reportedly filing for divorce in 2005 and 2009 before he withdrew those petitions each time .

but caan filed for divorce again last january and this one appears to be real . they have no prenup . james caan has been married to four different women and has five children .

scott caan , the “godfather” actor’s kid with wife no . 2 , sheila ryan , is currently on the cbs drama “hawaii five - 0 . ”

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equal parts goodfellas ( 1990 ) and from dusk till dawn ( 1996 ) . reputed mobster sonny trafficante was hoping to get away to the family hunting lodge for a little rest and relaxation and create some memories . instead , what he got was a night he will never forget .

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welcome to the world of “four - walled” vanity films . james caan would show you to your seat , but … he’s not feeling well today .

far beneath the world of movies you’re probably or possibly aware of—mainstream multiplex offerings , art - house indies , festival films that don’t get distribution ( if that’s your aesthetic calling ) —exists a different and dreadful world of movies that shouldn’t exist . this isn’t the realm of direct - to - dvd - and - tv schlock , which makes economic sense—dreadful as the latest steven seagal film might be ( yes , he’s still grinding them out annually ) , these kinds of movies are generally pre - sold to various platforms and territories before production starts . that means as long as you stay on budget , the profit’s already made . but then there are hopeless dramas and mirthless comedies featuring non - performances , financed by someone with more money than judgment . you’ve never heard of any of them ; as a freelance film critic , i’ve seen dozens . the more money you’re willing to waste , the relatively bigger names you can get : michael madsen appears in about a dozen no - profile films a year . with no sane distributor interested in acquiring these films , their makers resort to the practice of “four - walling” ( paying theaters to show a film ) or submitting their work to low - / no - profile festivals more interested in raising money from submission fees and sponsors than the caliber of what’s being shown . there are far more of these than you’d suspect .

post - screening , d’angelo himself took the stage along with esposito and longtime business partner barry sherman , a pharmaceutical company co - founder and co - investor . in the q & a , d’angelo said he’d made the film for $ 15 million canadian ( $ 11 . 3 million u . s . ) and indicated that most of that money went to make sure people like caan and sorvino would show up : “otherwise you get the guy from the alpo commercial . ” another part of the budget went to use the wildly expensive 6k red cameras , effectively the highest - resolution digital cameras readily available on the market . ( the film looks like it was shot with a basic consumer camera . ) from the entourage row , a woman yelled out how much sorvino ( who basically spends the whole movie eating steak ) loves working with d’angelo . after a brisk eight minutes , the q & a was over : caan , alas , was not present to collect his “golden apple” award ( previous awardees : jesse eisenberg , cuba gooding jr . ) , reportedly having contracted an illness while shooting in toronto . the filmmakers wandered off to drink at an after - party , and the rest of us were left to contemplate what , exactly , we had just witnessed .

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frank d ' angelo , left , president and ceo of steelback brewery and charlie johnstone , president and ceo of the grand prix association of toronto celebrate the announcement of a multi - year agreement that will see the 21 - year old event become the steelback grand prix of toronto . ( cnw group / grand prix association of toronto )

it ' s impossible to discover frank d ' angelo without becoming mildly obsessed . perhaps you first saw this canadian beverage mogul on a tv commercial for his cheetah energy drink , where ben johnson proudly exclaimed , " i cheetah all the time ! " perhaps you ' ve stumbled on his weekly talk / variety hour , the being frank show ( friday nights on a purchased timeslot on hamilton ' s chch ) . perhaps you learned about him through a chapter of his colourful personal and professional life : the quick rise and sudden fall of his steelback brewery empire ; his bid to buy a cfl team . whatever it was , you probably lost the rest of your day in a d ' angelo - related google black hole .

d ' angelo writes , directs , produces , stars in , and scores this peculiar mob / horror epic , described by its author as " equal parts goodfellas and from dusk till dawn . " it was my own mild d ' angelo obsession that compelled me to brave the three - hour transit round - trip and join the 25 - person opening night audience . was it worth it ? well , if you ' re a d ' angelo fan , it could be the cinematic event of the decade .

the film buckles under the weight of its enormous cast – a remarkable collection of acting heavyweights who are perhaps past the height of their fame . armand assante , michael pare and tony nardi are santo ' s fellow wiseguys , while paul sorvino and daniel baldwin run the rival gang . james caan appears as the doctor and mythology expert who diagnoses santo ; his scenes with d ' angelo have a clash - of - the - titans buildup similar to robert de niro and al pacino ' s meeting in heat . daryl hannah gets the thankless role of santo ' s wife . many other characters were seemingly created only because actors were available for a day ' s filming . how else to explain eric roberts and art hindle , who share a few useless scenes as fbi investigators on santo ' s trail ?

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i watched this because it got an 8 . 2 on imdb . there is no way . that rating is fake . don ' t let the big name b - movie actors fool you either . this is the quality of acting i ' d expect from a rehearsal . this movie doesn ' t have a single character that the audience can get into . they are not only just cliches , but also their motivations seem fake . there is no plot either . lots of filler : you ' ll follow them down the hallway , you ' ll ride the elevator .

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rent / buy at your own peril - this film is the epitome of 2 - hours of your life you will not only never get back , but will have you scrambling to invent a time machine so you can go back and whack yourself to make sure you never see it ( and , frankly , a movie based on that asinine premise would have to be better than this train wreck , simply by existing ) .

this will soon become a cult favorite ! this is not scary or overly bloody . great story !

really , really bad vanity project by d’angelo . james caan later admitted he was embarrassed to be in it but needed the money after his divorce .

waste of two hours of my life i will never get back . don ' t waste your time or money with this movie .

santino trafficante jr . ( frank d ' angelo ) is a mobster boss who gets bit in the neck by a fruit bat while playing poker with the guys . next thing you know we have our title .

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this is a truly awful movie that i wrote up as part of a fairly weird assignment ( for vanity fair ! ) which i was more than happy to take on — money ' s money . the original remit was more or less to explain the reasons for this particular film ' s existence with this particular cast , but the answers to that were fairly obvious . what became of greater interest to me was the strange , tortured saga of frank d ' angelo , this film ' s writer / producer / director / star / musician . i included a bunch of links within the piece to articles about him but didn ' t find room for perhaps the most unpleasant of them all , a report on the taping of his weekly infomercial / faux - late - night - show being frank .

there are vanity filmmakers , and then there ' s d ' angelo . truth be told , i could have been far rougher on the guy — for example , i could ' ve mentioned his trial for sexual assault , during which he was acquitted but the judge noted that he was probably guilty . but hey , trying to keep it light . what emerged is that d ' angelo is one of those intensely despised figures of local infamy totally unknown outside his home district ; as soon as i mentioned him on twitter , even before the piece was published , all kinds of toronto people i ' d never heard of popped out out of the woodwork to share their frank obsession or ambiguously troll me . i ' m still not really sure what ' s up with this guy who tweeted at me basically daily . someone else i ' d never heard of sent me a photoshop poster mockup of the movie . it ' s all quite weird .

here is a clip from the film of frank d ' angelo singing " just a gigolo . " this rendition is heard in full in the film three times .

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triggermen is a 2002 crime comedy film written by tony johnston and mark thomas and directed by john bradshaw for first look international .

starring pete postlethwaite , neil morrissey , adrian dunbar , and donnie wahlberg , the film had festival and video screenings in 2002 and 2003 before its dvd premiere in 2004 and television releases in 2007 and 2008 .

set in chicago , the film was shot in toronto .

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triggermen <EOT> a group of triggermen can be seen in easy city downs with raiders , suggesting they cooperate . this is further evidenced by sinjin ' s raider group which works with the triggermen .

the triggermen appear to be exclusively male , with the exception of a couple named npcs such as trish and darla .

the triggermen are a collection of organized crime syndicates operating in the commonwealth , following pre - war mafia values and traditions in 2287 .

despite their lack of proper armor , triggermen have a sizeable innate damage resistance bonus to allow them to be competitive in combat ( roughly equal to a full set of leather armor at level 7 , full metal armor at level 13 , etc ) . higher - level triggermen with more hit points and greater damage resistance will spawn at higher player levels . because of their damage resistance , triggermen are generally tougher than raiders of similar level . however , triggermen lack any sort of energy resistance , making them particularly vulnerable to energy weapons .

like mob families before the war , triggermen usually will wear a suit or other clothing typical to the pre - war era , sometimes alongside a fedora .

goodneighbor , meanwhile , is a neighborhood where no behavior short of violence is acceptable ( which is why the triggermen gang were exiled to vault 114 ) .

influenced by 90s hip - hop , scratch vinyl and self proclaimed “shenanigans , ” comes the unique album live wire from austin’s hip - hop outfit , the triggermen .

most triggermen are hostile towards the sole survivor , although some are friendly or neutral as part of random encounters or scripted events , such as skinny malone and his men .

one cop was shot in the ankle in the may 3 , 2015 attack in suburban dallas . the triggermen – elton simpson and nadir soofi – were shot and killed by officers .

at the conclusion of the big dig , there are two triggermen with hancock ' s bodyguard fahrenheit . this is probably why when whitechapel charlie asks the player to clear the warehouses in goodneighbor which contain triggermen , he doesn ' t want to tell you that hancock is the one behind his request : hancock is having members of a group killed , that he apparently works with from time to time .

" god knows the jews were provoked , " sack wrote about postwar poland , " but in 1945 they killed a great number of germans : not nazis , not hitler ' s triggermen , but german civilians , german men , women , children , babies . "

austin ' s triggermen seek to echo the vibes of that era in their music . with their latest release , live wire , the trio manage to meld modem dance sounds and elements with old school rhythms to produce an engaging , albeit short , mix of nostalgic fun .

the triggermen are gangsters who base themselves around boston ' s pre - war mafia families and their traditions . this appears to be due to the influence of their ghoul members , who claim to have been members of such organizations . [ 1 ] because of this , most triggermen appear to operate with a code of honor , for example , skinny malone refuses to kill nick valentine because of the " old times " , when they fought with each other in the past . they can often be seen in the company of raiders and other such unscrupulous characters , running enterprises such as the robot racetrack at easy city downs .

altogether , live wire is an assembly of multiple genre’s — an execution of a new age take on hip - hop . the triggermen use austin - esque prestige and swagger to draw a novel map of the future of rap . the album is light - hearted , centered around boogie and a working example of creativity .

austin’s hip - hop and rap scene has recently faced a deflation in the production of quality content . the self - fulfilling prophecy that falsely promises music consumers that “everyone is a rapper , ” has driven the genre out of the city . thankfully , the triggermen have taken this fallacy into their own hands and created a multi - faceted , incredibly unique take on modern hip - hop .

triggermen generally live outside society , establishing secret bases where they undertake their questionable activities . one example is marowski ' s chem lab , which is hidden deep in an abandoned fishpacking plant , and is where marowski ' s gang create chems to smuggle into diamond city and other settlements . some triggerman gangs maintain a limited presence in larger settlements , however ; goodneighbor in particular is a haven for such groups .

john bradshaw ' s crime comedy triggermen begins when a pair of professional killers ( michael rapaport and donnie wahlberg ) are hired to execute one of the major figures in organized crime ( pete postlethwaite ) . soon the pair are mistaken with a pair of british conmen ( neil morrissey and adrian dunbar ) . when the money they were promised for completing the task turns up missing , the duo has a remarkably difficult time tracking it down . ~ perry seibert , rovi

one of the dubious treats of being a film reviewer , it is said , is going to see a movie which can surpass even your most negative expectations . and any movie which bills itself as ' a comedic thriller in the style of lock , stock and two smoking barrels and pulp fiction ' and features a starring role from neil morrissey should really be approached with nothing less than extreme caution . and even then that ' s probably affording ' triggermen ' too much respect .

a film moored in more narrative conveniences than a season ' s worth of ' eastenders ' , ' triggermen ' is one of those hopeless juvenile , depressingly formulaic brit comedies which owes its very existence to guy ritchie . a stuttering mess , the film never does anything particularly interesting with its second - hand premise and there ' s no sense of conviction about it . the best that can be said for the acting ? stick to the b ' n ' q ads , morrissey .

the album , live wire incorporates inspiration from hip - hops most prominent era : the 90s . the album relies on scratch djing and quirky vocal samples , a radiating musical conglomeration . the triggermen capitalize on an already popular style of hip - hop and rap by cultivating hyped , electronic samples into the tracks . the album is perfect for a house party or an early morning when you need to brush off your comatose state of existence . the album is undoubtedly , and simply , happy .

this particular crime scene is on a sweaty december evening in culiacán , sinaloa . the state policemen had hit a red stop light next to a shopping center when the triggermen attacked . bang . bang . bang . the assassins shoot from the side and back unleashing bullets in split seconds . a customized kalashnikov with a circular clip can unload 100 rounds in 10 seconds . this is lightning war . people tend to shudder at the fact that mexican gangsters have rocket - propelled grenades . but the ak - 47 is far more lethal . "

not content just to be status ailment triggermen , synergists and saboteurs also have the ability to remove those ailments . most effects can be canceled out by their opposite ; casting debrave on an enemy buffed with bravery or slow on an enemy buffed with haste will erase the effect . the system works both ways as well : synergists can simulate the ailment - clearing effect of esuna by casting a buff opposite the applied debuff . you’ll often utilize the ability involuntarily through natural use of the roles , but it’s good to have in a pinch .

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this distressingly inane story follows two small time crooks , pete ( morrissey ) and his mate andy ( dunbar ) , who are stuck in chicago without a clue . one case of mistaken identity later and the cheeky chappies are in possession of a briefcase full of wonga and the keys to a swish hotel room . this being a comedy / caper / mob movie , it ' s inevitable that the lads have to be mistaken for hitmen by a crime boss ( di bianco ) , intent on starting a turf war . more nonsense comes in the shape of the two real hit men terry and tommy ( wahlberg and rapaport ) , also staying in the same hotel and awaiting their instructions . and if any more complication was needed , it is thrown up when terry falls for emma ( forlani ) whose father is - oh yes ! - the hit men ' s real target ( postlethwaite )

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pete ( neil morrissey ) and andy ( adrian dunbar ) are long - time friends and accomplices . they are small - time british crooks in chicago looking for a scheme or scam that will net them enough money to retire .

meanwhile , terry malloy and tommy o ' brian ( rapaport ) arrive at their chicago hotel . they are hit men ready to take on a job to hit retiring mob boss ben cutler ( postlethwaite ) at the behest of his rival . the previous attempt was foiled by cutler himself . while the men are waiting for the money and instructions , terry explains that this will be his last job . pete has wandered into the lobby , thinking it a good place to lift a piece of luggage from an unsuspecting guest .

of course , pete lifts the suitcase containing the money and instructions for the hit . the suitcase includes a pass key to a hotel suite where he is sure there is more money and at least one night of well - deserved luxury awaiting . andy is doubtful , moreso when they discover the money wrapped with a gun that has been hidden in their room .

when they are mistaken for the hit men , all sorts of confusion and conflicts ensue .

this film stays gracefully away from being slapstick , but is indeed a classic comedy of errors . there are two side love stories involving andy and his girlfriend and terry , who is pursuing a relationship with a hotel guest to whom he is immediately attracted to .

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on wednesday , kareem , 45 , was sentenced to 30 years in prison for supporting terrorism and providing the guns used by two confederates in the planned massacre .

kareem is an american - born muslim convert who became enraptured by videos of the carnage in isis’s crumbling caliphate .

for days before launching the attack , the phoenix moving company owner watched hours of isis propaganda videos with his two confederates working themselves into a jihadist frenzy .

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pete maynard ( neil morrissey ) and andy jarrett ( adrian dunbar ) are two con men down on their luck . they are holed up in a chicago boarding room with their landlady harassing them for her long overdue rent . while attempting to scam someone he thinks is a businessman , pete intercepts a briefcase full of cash intended for mobsters terry malloy ( donnie wahlberg ) and tommy o ' brian ( michael rapaport ) as a payoff for a planned hit , as well as a key to a swank hotel room . in the hotel room , pete and andy meet up with terry and tommy as the latter await their money . they then have to convince a local mob boss franco d ' amico ( louis di bianco ) that they are in fact the hitmen hired to kill competing mob boss ben cutler ( pete postlethwaite ) . at the same time that cutler is trying to track down the missing money , mobster terry falls for emma cutler ( claire forlani ) , unaware that her father is the man he was supposed to kill .

conversely , time out film guide offered that the director ' s " decently crafted script " was a " watchable , bland comedy " " only slightly more hit than miss . " they offered that neil morrissey ' s performance " just about carries the film " and that it was amanda plummer ' s " intense " performance that acted as the film ' s " saving grace " .

the film had its u . s . premiere at the fort lauderdale international film festival . it screened in the united kingdom in 2003 , and as cine apasa pe tragaci ? in romania , and had a dvd premiere in netherlands and the us in 2004 , and television airings in sweden in 2007 and as balfék balhé in hungary in 2008 . in brazil it aired as correndo atrás do amor .

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20 years on , wrangling persists over what to call srebrenica | europe | news and current affairs from around the continent | dw | 11 . 07 . 2015

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in serbian society , there is still no consensus on what to call the massive loss of life that happened in srebrenica two decades ago . many politicians and citizens refuse to describe the mass killings as genocide .

no less than 10 years ago , the current prime minister of serbia , aleksandar vucic , could be seen laminating posters with an emblem adorning the name ratko mladic . it was a performance in front of rolling cameras , a symbolic show of support for the former general of the bosnian serbs who was wanted on charges of crimes against humanity by the un tribunal in the hague .

in july 1995 , exactly 20 years ago , serbian soldiers and mercenaries executed some 8 , 000 muslim men and boys in the un protected zone srebrenica . the massacre is officially recognized as genocide by international legal authorities .

it ' s a term that has provided the impetus for heated debate in serbia in recent weeks .

even vucic , who radically changed his party and policies seven years ago and came to power campaigning as a pro - eu candidate , has refused to say the word " genocide " in connection with srebrenica .

" serbians think that what happened there 20 years ago was definitely a massacre and a war crime , but never could it amount to genocide , " said filip svarm , of the critical weekly " vreme . " across party lines , svarm said , there has yet to be a serbian politician that would take the risk of calling the thousands of murders that happened in srebrenica an instance of genocide .

only following intense pressure from the eu , which many in serbia would like to join , were two leading figures arrested in connection with the massacre . former president radovan karadzic spent a year living in downtown belgrade , even actively working as a physician . general ratko mladic was found in a village in northern serbia . it is widely believed that the two suspects were aided by serbian security forces in their attempts to escape being sent to the court in the hague to stand trial . their arrests , in 2008 and 2011 , respectively , ignited fierce protests in serbian nationalist circles .

barely any of that sentiment is left in present - day serbia . vucic has even said publicly that he is prepared to bow before the " innocent victims " of srebrenica . however , the strongman politician only confirmed that he would take part in a remembrance ceremony at the site of the massacre on tuesday at around midnight . at the same time , his administration clearly rejected a british - proposed un resolution that would condemn the massacre with clear language as genocide . belgrade sought - and received - help from moscow . russia vetoed a proposal in the un security council that would have labeled the srebrenica massacre a genocide .

" no serbian politician can afford to be seen at the remembrance ceremony , " said nenad uzelac , a political science student at belgrade university . he started a petition that was ultimately signed by hundreds of his fellow students in serbia and bosnia . uzelac said all serbians will be seen as murderers if their leaders recognize what happen in srebrenica as genocide . his argumentation against the use of that term also concerns the fact that women , children the elderly weren ' t executed .

serbia ' s inability to escape the past doesn ' t come as a surprise to writer and blogger vladimir tabasevic , who argued that both sides use srebrenica as a way to avoid the pressing problems in serbian society .

" the serbians are seen as the people responsible , and the bosnian muslims the victims . politicians have constructed a fake national antagonism in order to forget that people have to work and feed themselves , " he said .

however , many other activists have claimed serbia will never be able to look to the future without actively revisiting the horrors of its past . journalist dusan masic caused a storm when he called on citizens in belgrade to lie down in front of serbian parliament - to recall the coffins and corpses of the srebrenica victims - on the anniversary on july 11 .

masic also called on serbian politicians to take part . a few opposition figures have reportedly expressed their willingness to participate . if the reaction of the interior minister nebojsa stefanovic is anything to go by , it ' s clear that serbia ' s governing officials will have nothing to do with the action .

" a very dubious idea indeed , " was how stefanovic termed the planned protest .

russia has vetoed a un resolution recognizing the srebrenica massacre as genocide , claiming it would have created divisions in the balkans . britain , which put forward the resolution , condemned the move as outrageous . ( 08 . 07 . 2015 )

serbian prime minister aleksandar vucic has agreed to attend a commemoration of the 1995 srebrenica massacre . the decision came after the un postponed a vote on a resolution declaring that the killings were genocide . ( 08 . 07 . 2015 )

seven men who allegedly carried out killings during the srebrenica massacre were arrested in serbia . this gives belgrade an opportunity for real reconciliation with its neighbors , writes dw ' s dragoslav dedovic . ( 18 . 03 . 2015 )

prosecutors from serbia and bosnia have arrested former militiamen accused of carrying out killings during the 1995 srebrenica massacre in bosnia . the mass killings were the worst on european soil since world war ii . ( 18 . 03 . 2015 )

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, grillo takes a close look at the mexican drug trade , starting with the term " el narco " , which has come to represent the vast , faceless criminal network of drug traffickers who cast a murderous shadow over mexico .

, the recent escalation of violence , the human cost of the drug trade and organized crime in the country .

; they are a " movement and an industry drawing in hundreds of thousands from bullet - ridden barrios to marijuana - growing mountains " . the book explains how the cartels have created

may be south of the u . s . border , grillo pinpoints that the united states " is knee - deep in this conflict " .

in the british edition , published in september 2011 , the book bore the subtitle , " the bloody rise of mexican drug cartels " . the us edition came out two months later , bearing a different subtitle . a spanish - language version of the book titled " el narco : en el corazón de la insurgencia criminal mexicana " has also been released .

, where he has witnessed military operations , mafia killings , and drug seizures in his work .

—famous for its pink candy , pebble beaches , colleges and bubbling night clubs .

. and according to the author , few people there realize where the substances they are intaking come from or what they might give or takeaway from those countries .

for over a decade , grillo has followed the end - less murder scenes in " bullet - ridden streets , mountains where drugs are born as pretty flowers , and scarred criminals from prison cells to luxury condos " .

grillo has discussed the drug war with two mexican presidents , three attorneys general and a u . s . ambassador , among others .

twenty seconds of shooting . four hundred and thirty - two bullets . five dead policemen .

four of the corpses sprawl over a shiny - new dodge ram pickup truck that has been pierced by so many caps it resembles a cheese grater . the cadavers are twisted and contorted in the unnatural poses of the dead ; arms arch backward over spines , legs spread out sideways ; the pattern of bodies that fall like rag dolls when bullets strike .

after arriving at too many murder scenes , i often felt numb staring at the lead - filled flesh spread out on the concrete , dirt roads and car seats . the images all blur into one . but then little details come back : the twists of elbows over backs , heads over shoulders . it is these patterns that come into my mind when i think about the murder scenes ; and these patterns then filter into bad dreams when i am sleeping in a bed a thousand miles away .

magazine published on 23 october 2011 . it is the confession of a cartel member that is imprisoned :

it may have been vivid and raw . but it felt somehow surreal , like gonzalo was watching these terrible acts from above . like it was someone else who had firefights with ski - masked federal police in broad daylight . someone else who stormed into homes and dragged away men from crying wives and mothers . someone else who duct - taped victims to chairs and starved and beat them for days . someone else who clasped a machete and began to hack off their craniums while they were still living . but it was all real .

he was a different man when he did those things , gonzalo tells me . he had smoked crack cocaine and drunk whisky every day , had enjoyed power in a country where the poor are so powerless , had a latest model truck and could pay for houses in cash , had four wives and children scattered all over . . . had no god . " in those days , i had no fear . i felt nothing . i had no compassion for anybody , " he says , speaking slowly , swallowing some words .

alongside other veterans , daniel would buzz around the state in a helicopter carrying an m16 automatic rifle and raiding marijuana plantations . most were run by mexicans and located inside national parks and forests and included some huge farms with up to twelve thousand plants . during one bust , some thugs from michoacán fired at them with kalashnikovs . " i was getting close to the plantation and they fired . we hit the ground first , kneeling down and we fired back , and they were gone . these people have balls , they are crazy . "

daniel ' s next job was in the u . s . customs service busting runners as they came over the border . because of the huge quantity of traffic at tijuana - san diego , agents can only toss a tiny percentage of vehicles . so the key for daniel and other agents was to try to read people and smell who was dirty . daniel found he had a special talent for spotting smugglers . " it is like a sense . i look at them and see if the person that is driving does not match the car or the car does not match the person . i get close up to their face and say , ' how are you doing ? ' and if you ' re carrying a bunch of money or drugs , i ' m going to get all over your ass . "

is a " tough , straightforward , kick - in - the - nuts reportage by a man who is determined to ignore all the ideological gibberish and see for himself what ' s really going on in mexico " .

is also a " really ugly book full of really ugly facts related by a terse , insightful writer who knows how to shape a powerful and compelling story into a powerful and compelling argument " .

said that grillo is one of those authors that " does not forget " the newspaper headlines in mexico ' s drug war that often " feel unreal " and go " beyond comprehension " .

he is also an author who " takes the advantage " of his sources to provide insight for the drug war from " nearly every angle " , from america ' s attempts to stifle drug trafficking to a nation ' s history and drug culture .

stated that grillo " traces the beast ' s footprints with meticulous research " and with " courageous reporting on some of [ mexico ' s ] meanest streets " .

said that grillo " goes much , much deeper " in reporting the " crazy death spiral of drug violence " in mexico ' s drug war . but most importantly , booth mentioned that

bookstore chains commented that the book is a " propulsive account of the blood - soaked machinery of ' el narco , ' the shadowy complex of drug cartels , street gangs , and paramilitary death squads that have littered mexican streets with bodies and ak - 47 shells " .

grillo also explains how the violence is traced back to the vacuum left by the demise of the institutional revolutionary party ' s ( pri ) single - party rule " but delicately balanced system of corruption , painting a grim portrait of the corrupt police , soldiers , and officials who , figuring they can ' t beat the crime , make a tidy fortune by joining it " .

magazine noted that grillo " explores that world as deeply as few journalists have dared ; " nonetheless , padgett said that the historical context of the book not only indicts " mexican and latin american politicos but u . s . policymakers as well " .

, while noting that the book was a " propulsive account of the blood - soaked machinery " , concluded that grillo pinpoints that " america ' s hard - line rhetoric has failed . "

the magazine stated that grillo ' s book can be as " perceptive as his high - octane reportage " . the

is " riveting , authoritative reporting from the front lines of the mexican drug wars " . it argued that the book shows how the mexican drug war has " explosive potential consequences for every american , and ioan grillo ' s book shows you why " .

is an essential reading for those wishing to understand " how a violent criminal insurgency can take root in an advanced country with a trillion - dollar economy " .

but , it said that the book is not " for the faint hearted " . according to the newspaper , the book engulfs an account of the " rivers of blood in which its citizens are drowning " , since mexico ' s drug war " is a case study in the way brutal mafia capitalism has morphed into a criminal insurgency , the like of which is spreading ' like bushfire ' in the americas " .

, a mexican newspaper , said that grillo used the " closest information possible to his object of work " , which means that he ran through serious " threats " to get his work done .

claims that the book " delivers the first authoritative and comprehensive examination " of the mafia killings in mexico .

it concluded by comparing the book with a " big canvas " that traces the rise of the mexican drug trafficking organizations from the quaint 19th - century origins .

and noted that the reading was " terrific—full of vivid front - line reporting ; diverse interviews ; a sense of history ; a touch of social science ; clarifying statistics ; and realistic reviews of what might be done to improve things , none of it easy " .

the magazine said it is an " essential reading " . it argued that it is america ' s " weak control of automatic weapons " and its " supply [ of ] guns and money " that fuel the bloodshed in mexico .

" draws the first definitive portrait of mexico ' s drug cartels and how they have radically transformed in the last decade " .

in addition , it mentioned that " the devastation may be south of the rio grande , but america is knee - deep in this conflict . "

noted that grillo and his book have " achieved extraordinary access to gangsters and police ( often the same people ) " .

and , the author shows how the mexican drug cartels originated in the western state of sinaloa , where the conditions for growing opium poppy were ideal , in the late 19th century .

said that several books have been written in spanish about mexico ' s drug war , but grillos book is perhaps the " first attempt in english for a popular audience " .

the magazine noted that grillo has spent years traveling to mexico ' s drug war hotspots : " sinaloa , michoacán , ciudad juárez—recording interviews with cops and narcos , visiting grave sites and murder scenes " .

concludes that grillo ' s book was an attempt to dig more and beyond the " reigning mythology of the mexican drug war " .

magazine mentioned that the book ' s " graphic and fast - paced history covers south - of - the - border trafficking from ' 60s - era shipments of acapulco gold to the decapitation - filled headlines wrought by the likes of kingpin ( and alleged billionaire ) joaquín ' el chapo ' guzmán and his rivals , the zetas—special ops soldiers turned criminals " .

reported that the drug war violence in mexico " seldom makes the front page in the u . s " newspapers .

nonetheless , they stated that many american officials are " worried that the cartels are taking on aspects of an ' insurgency , ' which could make them a threat to the mexican government " .

noted that grillo ' s book " lays out the history of drug smuggling in the region over the past 100 years or so , and then homes in on the rise of the northern mexican cartels during the 2000s " .

( pri ) " [ negotiated ] and [ played ] along with the cartels , and how the transition to real democracy in 2000 dramatically altered that delicate balance " .

, the author provides us with more than just a glimpse of mexico ' s criminal underworld and its history .

, said that grillo " puts a human face on the violent tragedy caused by u . s . drug demand and mexican cartel criminality " , and strongly recommends

stated that grillo has been in " more crime scenes than he can remember " , and that his book includes " interviews with hitmen , members of the cartels , politicians and police officers , and people trapped in the crossfire " .

according to the spanish - speaking newspaper , grillo repeatedly comes back to an idea : " wars start because people cannot feed their families . they start because people feel inferior , without rights , angry and frustrated . they want something bigger in their lives . and you only need a group people with moral depression to convince them that killing and dying spectacularly means glory . islamic terrorist , kamikaze squads , street gangs , the cartels . they were all children at one time . "

said that grillo did an " incredible job " for his book , where he " synthesized traditional interviews , academic research , pop culture and wikileaks to create a powerful and alarming picture of the cartels of mexico " .

he was also complimented for explaining the " root causes " that threaten mexican society and " probably have potential to be a disruptive force across the american continent and perhaps globally " .

noted that grillo seems to be " tune with the realities on the ground in mexico " .

, the peculiarly mexican church ( or cult , depending on whom you ask ) , favored by the poor , the delinquent , and the dopers " .

mentioned that although grillo believes that the mexican drug cartels are closer to a " criminal insurgency " , he cannot buy the appellegation because the cartels do not have an ideology behind what they do , since their goal is making money .

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the u . s . holocaust memorial museum has abruptly canceled a lecture by journalist john sack , calling his views " not appropriate . " sack ' s talk was an outgrowth of " an eye for an eye , " his controversial 1993 book about " a second atrocity " after the holocaust .

in a letter faxed to sack on monday , museum director walter reich wrote : " the invitation to give your lecture was issued without my knowledge . having had the opportunity to examine the matter , i have determined that holding the presentation would not be compatible with the museum ' s programs . "

the lunch - time talk , titled " revenge and redemption , 1945 , " was to be given next thursday under the auspices of the museum ' s research institute . the cancellation came only a few days after an institute administrator wrote sack that " we are delighted that you will be speaking . . . . thank you for accepting our invitation . " yesterday afternoon , the talk was still being promoted on the museum ' s web site .

reich declined to be interviewed for this article . although the museum had received some complaints about sack ' s scheduled appearance , spokeswoman mary morrison said they had no effect on the director ' s action . " this was absolutely walter ' s decision , " she said . " he felt the program was not appropriate . "

michael berenbaum , until recently the director of the research institute , said the decision to cancel was " not one i would have made . " the invitation to sack was made by his staff at the institute .

berenbaum , now president of the survivors of the shoah foundation for visual history , added that an " invitation to participate in a seminar does not indicate support for a person ' s scholarship . it merely indicates it is worthy of consideration . the issue he raises is interesting . he would have gotten a critical reception in both senses of the term . "

the 66 - year - old sack , who lives in idaho and has written for esquire and other publications for 30 years , said the tone of the talk was " one of sympathy and understanding for those who committed these brutal acts . " the writer , who is jewish , said that in his lecture he comments that " if i were there , i would have done them myself . "