Word: brothers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that Gotti, a protege of Dellacroce's, helped plot the Castellano and Bilotti slayings to ensure his own rise to the top of the Gambino clan. No one, however, has been charged with those slayings. The Castellano hit may not come up at the racketeering trial of Gotti, his brother Eugene and four Gambino associates. But two other murders and a conspiracy to commit murder are among 15 crimes that the Government says formed a pattern of participation in a criminal enterprise. The defendants are also accused of planning two armored-car robberies, other hijackings and gambling, and conspiracy...
...Nola's love life, and is especially useful as a foil for the other two men. After hearing a poem Jamie has composed for Nola, one competitor remarks "Aw, aw, that's the worst piece of shit I've ever heard...I don't mean to badmouth the brother but..." and proceeds to badmouth...
...also is fortunate in having cinematographer Ernest Dickerson as his old film school buddy. Dickerson, who also filmed John Sayles' Brother From Another Planet, created She's Gotta Have It in elegant, tastefully washed-out black and white. His stills of modern-day Brooklyn people and places are a fine touch...
...shuffle actually amounts to a return to halcyon days of yore is debatable. The return of Paley provides a powerful symbol of continuity at the tradition-minded network. But Tisch, though a respected executive, has no experience in broadcasting. As equal partner in Manhattan- based Loews Corp. with his brother Preston Robert, Tisch controls holdings in hotels, tobacco and insurance worth an estimated $17.5 billion. His CBS appointment immediately raised the question of how he would balance the demands of public service and the bottom line. On that score Tisch offered quick words of reassurance. "I'm really wearing...
Those concerns grew in March, when Tisch's brother Bob, in an interview with USA Today, declared that the eventual goal of Tisch's policy "is to control CBS." When pressed by CBS board members, Laurence reportedly did not disavow the remark. When pressed further to put into writing his oral commitment to Wyman that he would never buy more than 25% of CBS's stock, he also refused...