Today over at Obsessed With Film: I review the feature-length opening episode of HBO's period gangster epic BOARDWALK EMPIRE, starring Steve Buscemi and directed by Martin Scorsese...
"This confluence of writer Terence Winter (The Sopranos) and director Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas) is as prosperous, satisfying, and exciting as you could hope. HBO’s crime epic Boardwalk Empire begins with a fascinating and beautifully-crafted 75-minute drama that introduces Atlantic City (circa 1920), the coastal town’s feted treasurer Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, and people whose lives will be changed by the onset of Prohibition..." Continue reading...
