It's been a while since anybody's seen anything new from the Sopranos - since the summer fo 2004 - and even longer for me since I'm catching the series in bunches on the DVDs (no cable here, personal choice), but it looks like there's an end in sight with twenty episodes coming (eight in 2006, twelve more in 2007) being announced by HBO this past Friday.In case you haven't had a chance to check this show out, do what you need to (check libraries, get HBO if you need to) because it's an amazing story of so much more than just a wiseguy. It's a wonderful exploration of the family dynamics of a man with two families, and it adds to much more than just the Mafia media culture (even if it was just a mob show, it would be historically good). It is violent at times, and it's vulgar often, but it's spectacular.
As an aside - other favorite mob works, probably pretty obvious ones - The Godfather (all three parts, including the underrated third act), Goodfellas (my vote for the best ever), The Untouchables (with Sean Connery over the top but earning his only career oscar), and Goodfeathers. There are even entire websites devoted to mafia flix.
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