Word: fredo
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...naked. But at heart it's a two-family drama, one being Anna's sensible English aunt (Sinead Cusack) and crabby Russian uncle (Jerzy Skolimowski), the other Semyon and his son Kirill (Vincent Cassel). Kirill is like a mutant Corleone: he has Sonny's hair-trigger impulses and Fredo's drug-addled weak streak, stemming from a need to be respected by his father and from Kirill's realization that he's not measuring up - that Nikolai may be usurping his spot...
...grab bag. We follow the later careers of consigliereTom Hagen, who becomes a politician in Nevada, and singer Johnny Fontane, who, like Frank Sinatra, "helped transform Las Vegas ... into the fastest growing city in the United States." We also see more of Michael's sad-sack brother Fredo Corleone, who turns out to be a self-hating bisexual, and--in case you cared--the late Sonny Corleone's daughter Francesca...
...pick, I'd say The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II. I've seen them many, many times, and never tire of them. In fact, at our house we used to act out the scenes between Michael and Fredo...
...worked together. J&S Cake, the social club that was headquarters for their rackets in the '70s and '80s, was named for them. What must Big Joey think of this fraternal betrayal? Perhaps his emotions echo those famous words from The Godfather: Part II: "I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart...
...native of Buenos Aires, where Italian food is prominent—suggests another option: Via Matta, in Back Bay. There, she recommends the grilled swordfish because of its excellent quality, and while “all of the desserts are heavenly,” one must have the Semi Fredo, which is a soft, creamy dairy-based dessert...