Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

March 15, 1972 – In honor of the greatest film ever made about pasta sauce and risk-aversion management, The Godfather premiered in New York City on this date. There are many great religious debates that have raged throughout the world—the Great Schism, the entire plot of The Mahabharata, the Diet of Worms, Henry VIII vs.Continue reading “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”

Godfather II premiered

December 20, 1974 –Arguably the greatest sequel ever made, Godfather II, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and Robert De Niro, opened in the US on this date. Francis Ford Coppola had a horrible time directing The Godfather and asked to pick a different director for the sequel,Continue reading “Godfather II premiered”