In Robert Rossen’s The Hustler (1961), we get to know an amazingly good pool player named “Fast Eddie” Felsen (Paul Newman). The film follows Eddie’s adventures in the world of being a pool shark and living on the road along with his manager-best friend Charlie (Myron McCormick). While Eddie is […]
Jake LaMotta
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After a close brush with death caused by a cocaine overdose in the late 70s, Martin Scorsese felt he was at the end of his career as a director. It wasn’t until his friend Robert DeNiro (Mean Streets) visited him in the hospital with a project based on a book […]