Stories by @paulcoolman

Mafia: The City Of Lost Heaven (1972)

Tommy Angelo, a taxi driver who makes ends meet in the American city of Lost Heaven around the 1930s. One fateful evening, an accidental encounter with the mafia opens up a world of rewards for Tommy too great to ignore. He soon finds himself embroiled in the brutal world of organized crime, where he carries out assignments on behalf of Don Salieri's organization, struggling with the ruthless Morello family.

Mafia 2 (1975)

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A 1980s Safdie Bros. Film

When Gary Huston, a local bartender at a popular nightclub, gets an opportunity to run his own business. However when he is in debt of a loan from a powerful loan shark, he is in the need of protecting his business and has 75 hours of paying it.

The Apalachin

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Mafia 3 (2021)

The Story About Lincoln Clay's Revenge & Disappearance.

The French Connection (2011)

New York City cop Doyle and his partner are trying to bust a drug cartel based in France. Albeit short-tempered, Doyle is a dedicated cop whose nemesis, Alain Charnier, is too polished for a criminal.

Ex Machina (1985)

Caleb Smith, a young programmer, gets a chance to become a part of a strange scientific experiment where he is expected to assess artificial intelligence by interacting with a female robot.

Catch Me If You Can (1972)

Notorious con artist Frank Abagnale has duped people worth millions of dollars with his masterful art of deception. With his scams getting bolder, he is soon pursued by FBI agent Carl Hanratty.

Once Upon A Time In America (2024)

In 1968, the elderly David "Noodles" Aaronson returns to New York, where he had a career in the criminal underground in the '20s and '30s. Most of his old friends, like longtime partner Max, are long gone, yet he feels his past is unresolved. Told in flashbacks, the film follows Noodles from a tough kid in a Jewish slum in New York's Lower East Side, through his rise to bootlegger and then Mafia boss -- a journey marked by violence, betrayal and remorse.

Carlito's Way (1970s)

Carlito Brigante chooses to lead a quiet life after being released from prison. But when he reluctantly becomes a part of a drug deal, he realises that there is no escape.

Mafia IV

It's been 22 years since Vito has heard from Joe, but after Leo Galante's passing they both reunite and tie up loose ends and kill the last of they're enemies. But a few years later in 1975, a man named Louis Costello is a convict that finds out his brother has been killed by the Scarpa & Romeo Family. He eventually sides with Vito and Joe (leaders of the Scaletta Crime Family in Empire Bay & Los Ondas) to take down they're foe and find out on why his brother was killed.

Mafia II: The City Of Empire Bay

The rise of Sicilian war soldier and mobster Vito Scaletta along with his best friend Joe Barbaro as they meet different Mob Families in the city of Empire Bay.

Mafia : The City Of Lost Heaven (2012)

Tommy Angelo, a taxi driver who makes ends meet in the American city of Lost Heaven around the 1930s. One fateful evening, an accidental encounter with the mafia opens up a world of rewards for Tommy too great to ignore. He soon finds himself embroiled in the brutal world of organized crime, where he carries out assignments on behalf of Don Salieri's organization, struggling with the ruthless Morello family.

Disco Scene

In 1970s New York, a man named Darren Barbara is a successful club owner around the corner of Manhattan, but once a rival club owner teams up with business scammers to take down his business, everything goes all down hill.

The Karate Kid (2004)

A young kid named Daniel LaRusso and his mom move to California from New Jersey where they want to start fresh, only for Daniel to get bullied by Karate Punks.

Cobra Kai (1988-1991)

Twenty four years after events of the 1964 All Valley Karate Tournament, a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai dojo, reigniting his rivalry with a now successful Daniel LaRusso.

The Godfather Returns

The story picks up immediately after the end of the first novel. The events of the film The Godfather Part II take place within the time frame of this novel, but are only mentioned in the background. Many of Puzo's characters are expanded upon, especially Fredo Corleone, Tom Hagen, and Johnny Fontane.

Barton Fink (2011)

Set in 1941, an intellectual New York playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) accepts an offer to write movie scripts in L.A. He finds himself with writer's block when required to do a B-movie script. His neighbor tries to help, but he continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events distracts him.

Casablanca (2017)

During WWII, Rick, a nightclub owner in Casablanca, agrees to help his former lover Ilsa and her husband. Soon, Ilsa's feelings for Rick resurface and she finds herself renewing her love for him.

Taxi Driver (2016)

Travis, an ex-marine and Vietnam veteran, works as a taxi driver in New York City. One day, he is driven to save an underage prostitute from her pimp in an effort to clean the city of its corruption.