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September 3, 1929 october 30, 2018 was an american former mob boss that worked out of south boston, massachusetts. The real story of boston gangster james whitey bulger is filled with drugs, violence, and murder. In telling a story that has stained boston and the fbi for all of eternity and telling with precision, guts and, most of all, honesty, it solidifies black mass as one of the best films of the year thus far. Black mass producers on johnny depps awards plans, tom cruises power and why relativity failed. Whitey bulgers girlfriend chooses prison over cooperation with feds. Last week, we determined that whitey bulger, the notorious bostonarea gangster johnny depp portrays in the new drama black mass, is probably the only person in the free world who has refused a. Sobbing and enraged relatives of murder victims testify at whitey bulgers sentencing. Peter facinelli making whitey bulger movie the producer and twilight saga star closed a deal to finance the movie the day before the fugitive gangster was arrested after 16 years on. From 19781994, kevin weeks served as a member of the winter hill gang, and a close friend, confidant, and henchman to whitey bulger. Johnny depp morphs into whitey bulger for black mass movie. Its pretty hard to go about making a film about whitey bulger, because how do you make it not like every other subscorsese, heatedupbullshit gangster movie. This article is more than 7 years old on june 22, 2011, james whitey bulger was arrested outside his apartment in santa monica, calif.

A second suspect has been named in the violent murder of notorious boston mobster james whitey bulger. The jury concluded that prosecutors proved that james whitey bulger was involved in 11 murders, didnt prove his involvement in seven murders and couldnt agree on one killing. Infernal affairs director andy lau unsurprisingly prefers his own film, saying of the departed. The trial of whitey bulger brent mcdonald june 17, 20 reporters who covered the boston crime boss james whitey bulger describe how. Johnny depp goes to dark places for whitey bulger in black mass. After a twentyyear tyranny over boston, more than a decade on the run, and a numbertwo slot on the fbis most wanted list, irish mobster james whitey bulger has finally been captured. Black mass tells the story of the infamous alliance between the boston fbi and the citys bastard son, james whitey bulger. J ames whitey bulger was a ruthless, murderous gang leader. Ben affleck, matt damons whitey bulger film project gets. A 1980 surveillance photo shows whitey bulger, center, with two associates at a garage in boston. Whitey bulger, a bostoni maffiavezer whitey bulger. Black mass producers on johnny depps awards plans, tom. It digs deep into the mind of a psychopath, exploring the roots of his insatiable need for power and control.

Johnny depp goes to dark places for whitey bulger in. Bulger is a sweeping and revelatory documentary film that follows the trial of the infamous gangster james whitey bulger, using the courtroom action as a springboard to examine accusations of multifaceted corruption within our nations law. Whitey traces bulgers family history back to its irish roots and is the first of the bulger canon to probe the gangsters blemished record in the air force, his incarceration in an atlanta prison, where he was given experimental lsd, and his. Raised in a south boston housing project, james whitey bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. He was on the ten top most wanted fugitives in the united states from 1999 until 2011.

Second mobster who helped beat whitey bulger to death is. Bulger, made by joe berlinger, is based on bulgers trials. Whitey bulger the making of a monster english movie by. Whitey bulger the making of a monster english black mass official trailer 2015 johnny depp gangster in 1970s south boston, fbi agent john connolly joel edgerton persuades. Federal prosecutors indicted bulger for nineteen murders based on grand jury testimony from kevin weeks and other former associates. For more than a decade, until his capture in june 2011, he was listed by the fbi as one of its 10 mostwanted fugitives. A look at bostons famous brothers, william and whitey. He spent 16 years on the fbis most wanted list as a fugitive irish mafia crime boss and is believed to have killed at least 19 people. Whitey bulger, american crime boss who, as head of the bostonarea winter hill gang, was a leading figure in organized crime from the late 1960s to the mid1990s.

Bulger, filmmaker joe berlinger wants us to know that bulger was a ruthless, murderous gang leader with a code. Exfbi agent says slain boston mob enforcer feared whitey. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. To mark the start of the james whitey bulger trial, greater boston digs into its archives to present a 40minute documentary on bulger s criminal record, the people who associated with and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Connolly grew up in southie and was childhood friends with whiteys younger brother, billy bulger benedict cumberbatch, in the film, who by the nineteeneighties had become the president of. Boston mob leader james whitey bulger faces a life in.

Black mass is the real life story of infamous boston crime kingpin whitey bulger. The untold story of my life inside whitey bulgers irish mob with. Bulger was the subject of toronto international film festival stunner black mass starring. 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. The source material for the film was a book written by boston globe reporters gerard oneill and dick lehr called black mass. The film black massreleased september 18, 2015 in the usstars johnny depp as bulger and was directed by scott cooper. In the 26 years that have gone by since i was part of the.

Whitey bulger is one of the major crime figures in us history. Bulger, now 86, refused to meet or even correspond with depp, and has no plans to watch the film, even if it ever becomes one of the films piped into. Hes also facing assertions that he was an fbi informant before. Before he was captured in 2011, he was the second only to osama bin laden on the fbi. His longevity and success in organized crime largely can be attributed to protection he received as a highlevel fbi informant. Bulger was caught earlier this year in california at the age of 81 after 16 years on the run. In swallowing bulgers lies, whitey documentary suffers. James whitey bulger, the notorious and muchfeared former boston mob boss, was killed tuesday morning at the us penitentiary hazelton in bruceton mills, west virginia, officials told cnn. Black mass makes the gangster film boring ccpopculture. The making of a monster tv movie 20 soundtracks on imdb. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, awardwinning boston globe reporters kevin cullen and shelley murphy follow whiteys extraordinary criminal career from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of. Boston gangster james whitey bulger one december as he stuffed envelopes full of cash for fbi agents he also gave out lalique crystal, cases of wine, and fancy clocks. Bulger details the capture and conviction of the notorious boston gangster. Americas most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice, boston globe reporters kevin cullen.

James joseph whitey bulger was the boss of the largely irish mob in boston from the 1970s through the 1990s. Whitey bulger s attorney says whitey is pleased with trial plans to appeal conviction. The story of a monster coms lehr coauthors new biography of boston crime boss. Dozens of irish neighborhood gangs have spent decades brawling over turf, creating a power vacuum. Exfbi agent says slain boston mob enforcer feared whitey bulger. Whitey bulger bio profiles bostons most notorious gangster reporters kevin cullen and shelley murphy, who covered bulger for years for the boston. Depp, 50, is expected to film the movie, black mass, over the next eight weeks in boston, where bulger was a feared organizedcrime figure for decades before. The bulger mystique a look at bostons famous brothers, william and whitey. Depp plays the part of the infamous whitey bulger and his performance has been well received by.