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Mass is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Fran Kranz in his directorial debut. It stars Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton as grieving parents who meet to discuss a tragedy involving their sons. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021, and was released on ...
September 21, 2015 6:15 PM EDT. Black Mass, the new Johnny Depp film based on the life of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, who stood just behind Osama bin Laden on the FBI’s most-wanted list for ...
- At What Age Did Whitey Bulger Begin His Life of Crime?
- Why Was James Bulger Nicknamed "Whitey"?
- Is Kevin Bacon's Character, Charles Mcguire, Based on A Real person?
- Did James "Whitey" Bulger and John Connolly Really Meet as Kids?
- Did James "Whitey" Bulger Really Do Time in Alcatraz?
- Did Whitey Have A Son Who Died as A Boy?
- Did Whitey Bulger Really Threaten John Connolly's Wife?
- How Many People Did Whitey Bulger Kill?
- To What Extent Was Whitey Bulger An FBI Informant?
- Did Whitey Bulger Really Strangle Deborah Hussey?
The real Whitey Bulger started his life of crime as a juvenile and was arrested for theft in 1943 when he was 14, at which point he was already a member of a street gang known as the "Shamrocks" (CNN.com). As a minor, Whitey was arrested for assault and battery, larceny, forgery, and armed robbery. He spent five years in a juvenile reformatory (Bio...
As Bulger's criminal ways escalated as a teen, the police became familiar with him and nicknamed him "Whitey" for his youthful blond hair. -Whitey Bulger: The Making of a Monster
No, at least not any single person. In researching the Black Masstrue story, we learned that the Charles McGuire character is a combination of various agents who were supervisors at the Boston FBI over the years.
Yes. James "Whitey" Bulger is roughly eleven years older than John Connolly. The two met in 1948 at an ice cream shop when Connolly was just eight-years-old. Bulger, then in his late teens, bought ice cream for Connolly and his friends. Connolly would later describe the experience as being "like meeting Ted Williams." Later that same year, Bulger r...
Yes. In 1956 at age 27, Bulger was given a 20-year federal sentence for armed robbery and truck hijacking. He spent the first three years in Atlanta Penitentiary and then following a failed escape plot, he was transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in November 1959. He was there for three years before being transferred to Leavenworth in 1962 ...
Yes. Like in the Black Mass movie, the real Whitey Bulger had a son, Douglas Cyr, who died at age six from Reye's Syndrome (a severe reaction to aspirin). The boy's mother, Lindsey Cyr (portrayed by Dakota Johnson in the movie), said that Douglas's death had a definite impact on Whitey, who had been an attentive and caring father. "He changed after...
No, we found no evidence that Bulger threatened Marianne Connolly by putting his hand around her neck. In real life, John and Marianne Connolly separated in 1978, with Marianne eventually filing for divorce in January 1982. The movie keeps Marianne in the picture longer. However, the reason that the marriage broke down seems to be accurately depict...
James "Whitey" Bulger was indicted for 19 murders. As stated in the movie, he was found guilty for 11 of those murders. He was acquitted of seven (the jury was unable to reach a conclusion on an eighth). However, fellow Winter Hill Gang member Kevin Weeks says that Bulger claimed to have killed 37 people. On November 14, 2013, after being found gui...
To this day, the real Whitey Bulger emphatically claims that he was never an informant. "I never, never, never cracked," said Whitey (Mail Online). During his trial, Bulger's defense attempted to prove that he was never a snitch and others testified that it was instead the corrupt FBI agents who were in his pocket. A federal investigation found tha...
Yes, as conveyed in the Black Mass movie, Bulger's right-hand man, Stephen Flemmi (portrayed by Rory Cochrane), had sex with Deborah Hussey, the daughter of Flemmi's common-law wife, Marion. Flemmi had moved in with Deborah's mother when Deborah was a toddler. He had helped to raise her and she even called him "Daddy." By the time she was 26, she h...
Oct 9, 2021 · "Mass" is a film set in a small room, set up with four chairs and a box of tissues in an Episcopal church. Two sets of parents meet across the table. They have both lost sons in a school shooting.
Jan 4, 2022 · The tragedy became the catalyst for his directorial debut, Mass; a raw and painfully intimate story of two sets of parents meeting in the aftermath of such a shooting.
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Black Mass: Directed by Scott Cooper. With Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson. The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
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Sep 4, 2015 · The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
