Gary directed, edited and wrote this Emmy award winning documentary, episode #1 of a mini-series on organized crime for Fox. After he won the Emmy, an executive producer on the film who he thought was a friend, refused to ever speak to him again – presumably out of jealousy. As Orson Welles once said, “Well, that’s Hollywood.”
If you want to see the whole program, go here
Reviews
… the snappiest of the genre … the gamey history is punchily put together…”
“Unlike Hollywood which has added a patina of glamour to the Mob of decades ago — Loyalty and Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob, does nothing to mask the murderers and their grisly violence. There are blood and guts, photos of the players, and elegant accompanying essays by New York Daily News columnist Sidney Zion. Mob won’t necessarily lead you to a better understanding of the workings of the underworld, but it drives home its horror. A+”
Entertainment Weekly
Emmy Award Winner
Outstanding Individual Achievement
Gary Weimberg, Director / Editor / co-writer
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