“The Sopranos” star Lorraine Bracco is embracing dating after turning 70. During a recent interview with AARP, the actress, who played Tony Soprano’s psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, on the hit HBO series, shared an update on her love life and revealed the qualities that she finds most attractive in a potential partner. “I’m single, and I’m sure someone will … Read more
movie review THE BIKERIDERS Running time: 116 minutes. Rated R (language throughout, violence, some drug use and brief sexuality). In theaters. Think of “The Bikeriders,” starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, as a good-enough “Goodfellas.” Martin Scorsese’s crime classic doesn’t pass the torch so much as the new gang movie passes the time. … Read more
Suzanne Shepherd, who played the mothers of key female characters in “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos,” died Friday. She was 89. Born on Oct. 31, 1934, Shepherd also had roles in the movies “Mystic Pizza,” “Uncle Buck,” “Requiem for a Dream,” and “A Dirty Shame.” She made guest appearances on the TV shows “Ed,” “Law & … Read more
Of all the haunting images and disturbing sounds that permeate Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” none is more upsetting than the guttural cry from Mollie Burkhart (Lily Gladstone), a tortured wail of rage and grief that escapes her reserved visage when tragedy strikes. And it often does: “Killers” tells the true story, adapted … Read more
The Oscars botched their hit “In Memorium’’ segment by omitting late “Goodfellas’’ actor Paul Sorvino, his widow fumed Monday — adding someone should get whacked over the snub. “Who is the flunkie who put this list together?” Dee Dee Sorvino seethed on “The Joe Piscopo Show” the morning after the Academy Awards. “They can’t even … Read more
Joe Pesci “is here to f–kin’ amuse you” with a vulgar vocabulary. The Newark native, 79, reigns as the don when it comes to most “f–ks” uttered in his film career, with a staggering 272, according to a study by Crossword-Solver published on Oct. 4. “He said he really doesn’t give a f–k,” his producing … Read more