The Irishman | the Forrest Gump of organized crime

The mafia, Jimmy Hoffa, and the Irish guy who told it all. The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorsese is based on the (maybe) true book, “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt.

Extras:

• (WATCH) the Mythbusters ep about Hoffa in the stadium: http://bit.ly/mythbusthoffa

• (WATCH) a tv doc on the Irishman’s interviews with the author: http://bit.ly/tvdocirishman

• (READ) an article refuting the book’s validity: http://bit.ly/debunkhoffa

• (READ) about the de-aging effects in the film: http://bit.ly/deagingirishman

• (READ) about DeNiro’s warning by journalists not to make the film: http://bit.ly/denirodont

• (READ) about Jimmy Hoffa in film: http://bit.ly/jimmyfilms

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