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‘The Making of the Mob: Chicago’ chronicles Capone’s rise
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By Kyla Brewer
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Known as The Windy City, Chicago is famous for a lot of things — deep dish pizza, the L train and Oprah Win- frey to name a few. But the city is also infamous for being the setting of the rise of one of North America’s most no- torious organized crime syndicates:The Chicago Outfit.
A new docuseries offers viewers a dramatization of the events that led
to the rise and fall of one of the Mob’s founding members. Michael Kotsohilis (“The Dark Side of War,” 2009) stars as iconic gangster Al Capone in a new epi- sode of “The Making of the Mob: Chi- cago,” airing Monday, Aug. 15, on AMC. In addition to dramatic reenactments, the program features archival footage and photos, as well as interviews with historians, authors, law enforcement personnel and actors famous for their portrayal of gangsters.
Actor Ray Liotta (“Goodfellas,” 1990) narrates the series, which is
now in its second season.The first season focused on the rise of the New York Mob, particularly with reference to Lucky Luciano, who was credited with revolutionizing the Big Apple’s organized crime hierarchy by forming alliances and creating the Five Families. Attracting around a million viewers
per episode, the debut season was a respectable success for AMC, so it came
as no surprise when the show was renewed.
“The histories and the spectacular personalities inside the American mafia provides a fascinating real-life look
at organized crime, and allows us to expand the storytelling beyond New York City,” said AMC executive Joel Still- erman. “Al Capone is one of the most notorious crime figures, and ‘The Mak- ing of the Mob: Chicago’ showcases the canny criminal minds and brutish no-nonsense killers that will stop at nothing for power.”
The eight-episode series picked up with Capone’s early days in New York, and followed him on to Chicago, where he worked with his childhood mentor in the underworld: Johnny Torrio (Paolo Rotondo, “The Insider’s Guide to Hap- piness”).AfterProhibitionwasestab- lished, Capone got into the bootlegging business, garnering a reputation for his ruthless practices and flamboyant life- style, which attracted the attention of President Herbert Hoover. For a time, he was seen as a man of the people, even donating some of his ill-gotten gains tocharity.However,the1929St.Valen- tine’s Day Massacre shattered that rock star gangster image. Capone is believed to have been responsible for the murder of seven members of the rival North Side Irish Gang in a bid for power.
Season 2 of “The Making of the Mob” features appearances by actor Vincent Pastore (“The Sopranos”) and Michael Madsen (“Reservoir Dogs,” 1992), both famous for their portrayals of Capone-like gangsters. Jonathan Eig, a New York Times best-selling author and a renowned Capone expert, also shares his thoughts, as does former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman.
While the focus of the series rests squarely on Ca- pone’s brawny shoulders,
he isn’t the only gangster fea-
tured in this season of the docuseries. Along with the aforementioned Ro- tondo as famed Italian-American mob- ster Torrio, “The Making of the Mob: Chicago” stars Jason Fitch (“Shortland Street”) as enforcer Tony Accardo, newcomer Christopher Valente as “The Brains” Paul Ricca, and Emmett Skilton (“The Almighty Johnsons”) as Sam Gi- ancana, known as The Wild Card.
Hollywood has long tapped orga- nized crime for stories, and some of the most memorable films in history have dealt with the workings of the American Mob. From “The Godfather” (1972) to “Scarface” (1983) to even TV’s “The Sopranos,” North American audiences seem to be fascinated with the Mob, which is good news for AMC. “The Making of the Mob” appears to have a solidfollowing,withaboutamillionlive viewers per episode last season, and another 500,000 or so tuning in at their convenience.Things appear to be on track for Capone’s turn in the spotlight, as the opener attracted close to 1.2 mil- lion viewers.
Cable has recently been pioneering thistypeofprogram:ahybridofdrama and real life, mixing history, dramatic re- enactments and interviews with experts and other notables. Stephen David En- tertainment, which produces “The Mak- ing of the Mob,” is also known for the highly successful History Channel mini- series “The Men Who Built America.” AMC recently wrapped “The American West,” a similar series that took a look at the lives of famous native Americans, cowboys and lawmen, as well as notori- ous outlaws in the Wild West.
While it’s next to impossible to know the whole truth in such situations, programs like these consult extensively with historians and experts.The Huff- ington Post has credited “The Making of the Mob: Chicago” with taking a more human look at Capone’s rise. Based on his actions, there’s little doubt the man was ruthless, but AMC’s series presents a multi-faceted Capone as opposed to the one-dimensional killer he’s often depicted as in other TV shows and films.
Learn how the legendary gangster and his cohorts set the stage for de- cades of organized crime rule in the Windy City and what became of them in a new episode of AMC’s “The Making of the Mob: Chicago,” airing Monday, Aug. 15.
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