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For the thirtieth anniversary of its premiere comes the vivid and immersive history behind Martin Scorsese's signature film Goodfellas, hailed by critics as the greatest mob movie ever made.When Goodfellas first hit the theatres in 1990, a classic was born. Few could anticipate the unparalleled influence it would have on pop culture, one that would inspire future filmmakers and redefine the gangster picture as we know it today. From the rush of grotesque violence in the opening scene to the iconic hilarity of Joe Pesci's endlessly quoted "Funny how?" shtick, it's little wonder the film is widely regarded as a mainstay in contemporary cinema.In the first ever behind-the-scenes story of Goodfellas, film critic Glenn Kenny chronicles the making and afterlife of the film that introduced America to the real modern gangster - brutal, ruthless, yet darkly appealing, the villain we can't get enough of.
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Born in Fort Lee, N.J., now living in Kings County New York, Glenn Kenny is a film and music critic whose work appears in The New York Times, RogerEbert.com, and other outlets. For ten years he was the chief film critic of Premiere magazine. In 2002 he edited and wrote the introduction to "A Galaxy Not Too Far Away: Writers and Artists on 25 Years of 'Star Wars.'" In 2014 he authored "Anatomy of an Actor: Robert De Niro" for Cahiers du Cinema/Phaidon. That book was called "the finest book on De Niro yet" by The Film Stage. This year sees the publication of his most exciting book project, a definitive account of the making of the classic gangster film "Goodfellas," to be released in October 2020 by Hanover Square Press.
