ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT > BOARDWALK EMPIRE NOTES
By Josh Kinney
"The book is the book, the show is the show, the book is what inspired the show and the show, with the benefit of some really creative people, is going to re-tell the story of Prohibition through the eyes of criminals. And the focal point of that is Nucky."
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT > BOARDWALK EMPIRE NOTES
By Jeff Schwachter
Martin Scorsese not only directed the 2010 pilot for HBO's Boardwalk Empire, but remains a very important part of the series set in 1920s Atlantic City, serving as executive producer on the first two completed seasons. He also filmed The Color of Money (1986) in A.C. Dylan, on the other hand...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT > BOARDWALK EMPIRE NOTES
By Jeff Schwachter
"We wanted to do it as if it was a behind-the-scenes video of the first rap video ever made [in the 1920s]. But we had trouble getting some of the props we needed for that, like a period movie camera — you know, that would have been our whole budget, just getting that camera."
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT > BOARDWALK EMPIRE NOTES
By Jim Waltzer
Rothstein’s precise role in the matter has been argued for decades, as the related legal proceedings (plus actions taken by Major League Baseball) served more to obfuscate than clarify.
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An interesting article on the NJBIZ.com site regarding the recent adoption of the CRDA’s Master Plan for Atlantic City’s new “Tourism District” (it needs a better name, doesn’t it?) In the piece, writer Joshua Burd interviews the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce President Jospeh Kelly, who states that “the blueprint has a ‘healthy’ mix of [...]
Another caricature was unveiled at The Palm Restaurant on Thursday, Feb. 2, and this time the face revealed was none other than President and CEO of Tropicana Casino and Resort, Tony Rodio. Along with him being honored as one of the select few chosen each year to be added to the “Wall of Fame,” a $1,000 [...]
If you were wondering where the movie reviews at Atlantic City Weekly went in January, the answer is to the disabled list. I had a total knee replacement surgery on Jan. 3 and have spent the last month resting and in rehab. I did a couple of blogs from home because I was not about to [...]
