by Joe Beck | Jun 1, 2026 | Culture, Latest, People
From The Godfather to Goodfellas, mob movies have defined how audiences understand organised crime. But how much of that image is rooted in reality? HistoFlick spoke to The Mob Museum’s Zach Jensen about Mafia myths, cinematic glamour and the films that came...
by Matthew Stanger | Jun 1, 2026 | Culture, Latest, Top Story
In Brian De Palma’s 1987 classic The Untouchables, Eliot Ness is framed as the righteous savior who rescued Chicago from the clutches of Al Capone. But historical reality reveals a very different story, a cash-strapped former agent who manufactured a myth to rewrite...
by Max Astle | May 29, 2026 | Activism, Culture, Latest, People
Harvey Milk was a revolutionary in the United States as in 1977 he became one of the first openly gay elected officials when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors untill he was assassinated. Harvey Milk’s approach to life and politics made him...
by Tom Preston | May 29, 2026 | Culture, Top Story
Blue Moon follows one evening in the tragic life of Lorenz Hart, half of the songwriting duo Rodgers and Hart whose fame in the 1930s screenwriter Robert Kaplow likens to Lennon-McCartney, but what was it about the lyricist and this evening in particular that inspired...
by Max Newman | May 29, 2026 | Culture, Latest, People
Film historian Max Alvarez discusses Clint Eastwood’s White Hunter Black Heart (1990) and his portrayal of legendary filmmaker John Huston. Based on screenwriter Peter Viertel’s novel, the film depicts a fictionalised parallel to his experience working with director...
by Max Astle | May 28, 2026 | Culture, Latest, Music, Top Story
Vera Brandes is the reason the world was blessed with The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett, leading it to become the best-selling solo album in jazz history and the best-selling piano album. But that’s not the interesting story; Köln 75 shows us how an 18-year-old...
