Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City

Scorsese… the (gangster) love affair continues

Boardwalk Empire — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:58:07 +0000

You’d think Martin Scorsese would have had his fill of gangsters by now. But the love affair continues with this Prohibition-era drama about Enoch “Nucky” Thompson (Steve Buscemi), a corrupt politician whose dealings in illegal booze enable him to hold sway over Atlantic City.

Build Your Own Boardwalk!

Rob Colding — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:25:29 +0000

If you grew up playing Monopoly, you probably felt pretty much at home your first time in Atlantic City. The Depression-era game is firmly rooted in AC, and Wikipedia will tell you that the most expensive spots on the board today—like the Boardwalk—were also the most expensive spots on the board when the game was first sold. [Phillyist]

‘Boardwalk Empire’ Shines Spotlight on AC

Rob Colding — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:02:17 +0000

My friends won’t bother visiting Atlantic City unless outfitted with a stretch-limo equipped with bottles—notice the plural—of champagne, accommodations at the”Borgata”, and a little pocket money to lose at the Blackjack table. BlackBook.com

Scorsese: ‘Boardwalk Empire was freeing’

Boardwalk Empire — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:13:17 +0000

“I really liked planning out the whole picture and then deciding on the spot what was really important and what wasn’t. It’s different in a TV show than in a movie because with TV, sometimes plot, the actual narrative itself, is more important than character development and you’re just dancing around, trying to stay on your feet. The creative energy of that – I hope it’s reflected in the pilot.”

Boardwalk Empire Sweepstakes

Boardwalk Empire — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:11:19 +0000

Caesars and HBO are promoting the Boardwalk Empire Sweepstakes, where one lucky grand prize winner will have the opportunity to “live like the king of the Boardwalk,” with access to a personalized suite at Caesars Atlantic City for a full year. Five first-place prize winners will receive Boardwalk Empire weekends at Caesars Atlantic City including airfare, limo transportation to/from New York to Atlantic City, suite accommodations, a stocked bar, a Bloomingdale’s shopping spree and dinner at McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant.

via Boardwalk Empire Sweepstakes.

Michael Pitt: ‘Working on TV is a challenge’

Boardwalk Empire — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:05:48 +0000

Speaking to Martin Scorsese for Interview magazine, Pitt explained that he was concerned about how to develop his Boardwalk Empire character over the series.

“It’s definitely difficult . I think I approached it as though I was making a film, for better or for worse… The hardest part is that your performance is spread out over a long period of time, so you’re working with this character in a different way. And then the flux in the directors can be difficult.”

Boardwalk Empire: Birth of an Empire

Boardwalk Empire — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:03:27 +0000

IN YEARS PAST, HBO HAS RELIED on three ingredients for success: mobsters, plus New Jersey, plus screenwriter-producer Terence Winter. This fall, the Sopranos network is putting that tried-and-true recipe to work again.

Read more at Casino Connection Atlantic City.

A pen in one hand and a pistol in the other…

Boardwalk Empire — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:16:18 +0000

Any politician that strives to be successful must have the mentality of a gangster, and any gangster who wants the gold must be as corrupt as any crowned politician. In the new HBO TV series, Boardwalk Empire, the spotlight is on Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, who had a pen in one hand and a pistol in the other. The show will chronicle the life of this part politician, part gangster figure during the Prohibition-era, and will show his interaction with the other mafia all-stars in the game, including Al Capone.

AC Restaurants Offering $19.20 Deals Prior to ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Debut

Rob Colding — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:21:56 +0000

Dozens of Atlantic City area restaurants are going back to the Roaring ’20s, offering vintage fun and deals, including a $19.20 menu special, in connection to the weeks and days leading up to the debut of Boardwalk Empire.

Atlantic City Area Restaurants Offering $19.20 Menu Deals Prior to ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Debut.

Boardwalk Empire: HBO’s New Gangster TV Series « CultureMob

Rob Colding — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:20:24 +0000

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