Phoenix Pictures Picks Up Once Upon a Time in Hell
Phoenix Pictures has picked up the script Once Upon a Time in Hell from writers Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy, which landed on the Black List of most liked screenplays last year. According to The Hollywood Reporter , the story is based on Alexandre Dumas' classic revenge tale "The Count of Monte Cristo," but updates the story to modern London's Organized Crime underworld. "We want to do a very slick, Hollywood-style underground gangster film," said Thwaites, pointing to Michael Mann's L.A.-set...

THE THREE (D) MUSKETEERS!: PHOTO
Jim here. THR's blog Heat Vision throws us yet another 3D movie in the works - this time a revisit to a classic tale THE THREE MUSKETEERS . Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil) is writing and producing the movie and Constantin Film has the purse strings. From Heat Vision: The 1844 Alexandre Dumas tale tells of d’Artagnan, a young man who leaves home to become a member of the fighting force of the French king’s royal household. Along the way, he makes friends with three of the...

Roche-Bobois Wins Readers' Choice Award for Best in Furniture: PHOTO
Roche-Bobois is the winner of a Readers' Choice Award for best in furniture. The company's roots is a tale of two families. In 1950 Jacques Roche bought the old Alexandre Dumas theater on rue de Lyon and built two stores. His sons, Philippe and Francois, joined him and together established the company's developmental strategy. They began to distribute the very best contemporary furniture, which was heavily inspired by Bauhaus designers such as Pierre Paulin and Marc Berthier. At the same time,...

Daily Almanac - July 24th
Today is Friday, July 24, the 205th day of 2009 with 160 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include South American revolutionary and statesman Simon Bolivar in 1783; French novelist Alexandre Dumas the Elder, author of "The Three Musketeers," in 1802; air pioneer Amelia Earhart in 1897; poet/author Robert Graves in 1895; feminist and...

Alien vs. Predator director takes Three Musketeers 3D
Paul W.S. Anderson, the filmmaker known for the Resident Evil series and Alien vs. Predator is bringing the classic tale of The Three Musketeers back to the big screen, this time in 3D, according to The Hollywood Reporter . The 1844 Alexandre Dumas tale tells of d'Artagnan, a young man who leaves home to become a member of the fighting force of the French king's royal household. Along the way, he makes friends with three of the force's best—and most disgraced—members: Athos, Porthos...

Knowledge for Tomorrow: A Summarized Commentary of World History, Nature, Health, Religion, Organized Crime, and Inspiration for the Youth
The book "Knowledge For Tomorrow" written by an African American Educator from California shall be released on Tuesday, November 10th as returnable through Ingram distribution.      iUniverse Publishing- Bloomington, IN. - The book "Knowledge For Tomorrow" written by an African American Educator from California shall be released on Tuesday, November 10th as returnable through Ingram distribution. This book synthesizes indigenous ethics, world history, ecology, humanity...

On '60 Minutes' With Lesley Stahl: The Mob and the Movies (Video)
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Russian tycoon Deripaska 'visited U.S. under FBI deal' - paper
Multimedia Moscow, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, banned from entry into the U.S. over alleged links to Organized Crime, visited the country this year under an FBI arrangement, the Wall Street Journal said Friday. According to the paper, Deripaska, who controls RusAl, the world's biggest aluminum producer, visited the U.S. in August and earlier this month, the paper reported, citing two unnamed "administration officials." The Wall Street Journal said that...

'Robin,' DiPietro set for San Diego
The world preem of tuner "Robin and the Seven Hoods" and a Joe DiPietro play starring Marion Ross are among the offerings on tap for next summer season at San Diego's Old Globe. Based on the 1964 movie about a Chicago mobster who wants to hold on to his own piece of the city's Organized Crime, "Robin" has a book by Rupert Holmes ("Curtains") that incorporates the film tunes by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. Aiming for Broadway, the show, directed by Casey Nicholaw ("The Drowsy Chaperone"),...

Un pour tous, et tous pour la 3-D !
Paul W.S. Anderson (la saga 'Resident Evil', 'Course à la mort') a pour projet d'adapter le plus célèbre des romans d'Alexandre Dumas, 'Les Trois Mousquetaires'. Le film serait tourné... en 3D !

Venezuela arrests eight Colombian "paramilitaries"
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela said on Friday it had arrested eight Colombians and two local residents suspected of paramilitary activities on the border between the two feuding South American neighbours. The arrests in Venezuela's western Tachira state were the latest incident in a region where Colombian guerrilla groups, paramilitary militia, drug-traffickers and other criminal gangs all operate and violence is rampant. Venezuela's Interior Minister Tarek El Aissami said the eight Colombians...

FBI Lets Barred Tycoon Visit U.S.: PHOTO
One of Russia's most powerful tycoons -- barred entry to the U.S. for years due to U.S. government concerns about possible ties to Organized Crime -- visited the country twice this year under secret arrangements made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska met with FBI agents in August and earlier this month as part of a continuing criminal probe, according to two administration officials. The focus of that probe couldn't be learned. Mr. Deripaska used the...

Blacklisted Russian Tycoon Allowed to Visit US
A Russian oligarch barred from the US for years because authorities suspected him of involvement in Organized Crime was allowed into the country twice this year under a secret deal with the FBI. Metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska, despite the objections of other government agencies, was allowed to bypass the visa system for visits that included meetings with execs at Goldman Sachs and General Motors, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal.

Running The Competition Out Of Business: PHOTO
Joe Fiorito argues against mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses: [ E ugene Oscapella, a founding member of the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy] said, “If you're a mom-and-pop producer of Marijuana, mandatory minimums will scare you out of business.” Yeah, so? “Organized Crime will step in; the government has moved the competition out of the way.” This is an unintended consequence of the worst kind: Banning a substance makes it wildly lucrative; punishing the small fry...

Former Gosfield South mayor one of 59 people arrested in drug roundup: PHOTO

All Hail The 3D Musketeers!
Paul W. S. Anderson is directing a new adaptation Source: The Hollywood Reporter It's been a while, but Porthos, Athos and Aramis are making the journey back to the big screen for a brand new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' enduring tale, to be directed by Paul W.S. Anderson , and what's more, they are going to be in 3D. The Musketeers have been through several incarnations, including the 1948 version starring Gene Kelly , the questionable 1993 version that saw Charlie Sheen , Kiefer Sutherland...

Alberta RCMP strained by organized crime focus: PHOTO

Paul WS Anderson Directing The Three Musketeers 3-D
Paul WS Anderson (Resident Evil, Alien vs Predator) is bringing the classic tale of "The Three Musketeers" back to the big screen, this time in 3D. Andrew Davis (Bridget Jones's Diary) is writing the screenplay. The 1844 Alexandre Dumas tale tells of d'Artagnan, a young man who leaves home to become a member of the fighting force of the French king's royal household. Along the way, he makes friends with three of the force's best – and most disgraced – members: Athos, Porthos and Aramis, whose...

Gang ringleader gets 32 years in prison
The ringleader of a gang which specialized in home invasions and car thefts has been sentenced to 32 years in Prison, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today. The man, 29-year-old Duy H. Nguyen, had pleaded guilty in September to violating the Colorado Organized Crime Act, tampering with a witness and possession with intent to distribute Methamphetamine. As part of his activities, Nguyen sold drugs to elementary-age school children near various schools and used children to sell...

Mexican troops kill federal agent in gunbattle
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Top RCMP officer in Edmonton says officers are swamped
An increased focus on Organized Crime by police has taken resources away from other areas of policing. That's the message from the top RCMP officer in the Edmonton area who says police are becoming swamped by the massive amounts of evidence being seized in the investigations. But even though they are busy, Superintendent Dan Killam tells The Calgary Herald, they are happy to trade off longer investigations and more work for the possibility of convictions in Organized Crime cases.

Italian police arrest top mafia boss
ROME, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Italian police have arrested one of Italy's most wanted and dangerous mafia bosses, local media reported on Sunday. Pasquale Russo, 62 years old, a leading boss of the Camorra Organized Crime syndicate in southern Italy, was arrested Sunday morning in the vicinity of the city of Avellino, the local media reported. One of the 10 most wanted mafia fugitives in Italy, Russo has been convicted to life imprisonment several times for Camorra association and numerous...

Casino promoter's arrest cited
COLUMBUS - A former Michigan state trooper who wore a hidden microphone the day Dan Gilbert was arrested for bookmaking 28 years ago said yesterday the would-be Ohio casino owner is dishonestly downplaying the incident. John Fiedler, 74, a retired detective lieutenant who headed an Organized Crime unit, said he posed as the father of one of Mr. Gilbert's customers in 1981 when he recorded the conversation that led to the arrest of the future founder of Quicken Loans for running an illegal...