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Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld,” which comes out on Aug. 2, explains why jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra flourished within mob empires headed by the likes of Al Capone, Meyer Lansky, John T.

History buffs and mafia obsessive will soon get their chance to own a piece of history when artifacts owned by some of the most important figures in organized crime go on Auction in August.Julien's Auctions is set to put up a collection for auction on August 28 that features treasures from some of the most disreputable American criminals of the 20th century, including Al Capone, Bugsey Siegel, Mickey Cohen and many more.Among the most high profile items going up for auction is a hand-written letter by Al Capone — who earned the nickname 'Scarface' — that was sent to his sonAlbert Francis ‘Sonny’ Capone. Criminal history: A treasure of artifacts connected to the most famous mobsters of the 20th century will go on auction from Julien's Auctions on August 28The items all come from the collection of Jay Bloom, who is the founder of the Las Vegas Mob Experience, which is located at theTropicana Hotel and Casino.In 1931, Capone was convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

David Arquette keeps it sharp in a pinstripe suit at the premiere of Lansky held at the Harmony Gold Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday night (June 21).

He plays famed mobster Meyer Lansky in a new big screen crime drama.And Harvey Keitel headlined a premiere for the movie in Los Angeles on Monday night.The veteran actor, 82, made a sartorial statement pairing his black shirt and two-piece suit with sandals. Star power: He plays famed mobster Meyer Lansky in a new big screen crime drama.

A couple of years ago, we saw Martin Scorsese use cutting-edge CGI techniques to allow for his aging actors to play much younger versions of themselves in the crime drama, “The Irishman.” It’s a neat trick, without a doubt, but in the new crime drama “Lansky,” the film decided to go the old-school way and just cast two great actors for the title role. READ MORE: ‘False Positive’ Trailer: Ilana Glazer Stars In New A24 Childbirth Horror Film Coming To Hulu In June As seen in the trailer for “Lansky,” the film tells the true story of Meyer Lansky (Harvey Keitel), an aging gangster that is working with a writer to tell his life story for a book.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to writer/director Eytan Rockaway’s crime-drama Lansky starring Harvey Keitel and Sam Worthington. The film also stars AnnaSophia Robb, Minka Kelly, David James Elliott, David Cade and John Magaro. Vertical Entertainment is planning a theatrical day and date release on June 25, 2021.