The Sounds of Boardwalk Empire -- Extensive article about the music featured in the show, and also the company, Archeophone Records, that is restoring, compiling, and reissuing songs from the time period, and before and after it as well. The Archeophone website will be posting an updated list of all the recordings featured in each episode. Pretty ( Read more... )

Some more educational content from HBO's YouTube channel. There's one up on the On Demand menu right now about the experience of the African-American population in Atlantic City in those days, I hope they put that up on YouTube soon as well.

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Join Greg Antonacci (John Torrio) in Chicago, and Michael Stuhlbarg and Vincent Piazza (Rothstein and Luciano) in NYC for a tour of some of the cities' Prohibition hotspots:

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I love how excited the actors get over all the tasty historical tidbits.

Article and interview with Michael Shannon -- I did get a sense of Eliot Ness about Van Alden.

Boardwalk Empire History -- This article answers the questions: was Al Capone really a member of the WWI Lost Battalion, and was he ever in Atlantic City at the same time with all those other gangsters? Let's find out!

Two things before I dash! (Oh and welcome to the new members!)

Thing the First:

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How hot is this intro? DISCUSS. I think it's going to become one of those intros that you would never fast forward through, even if you're in the middle of a DVD marathon or something ( Read more... )

Is there such a thing as too many posts in one day? Screw that! Have some more links!

'Boardwalk Empire' impressively recounts roaring '20s -- Positive NY Daily News review with a brief red carpet video at the bottom.

Pitt hurts hand; Scorsese says do it again -- ...O_o

Vincent Piazza retraces a gangster's footsteps -- Video interview with ( Read more... )

Can 'Boardwalk Empire' Make Atlantic City Matter Again? -- A long article giving some historical perspective on the seaside resort and the characters in the show.

History-inspired 'Boardwalk' has the goods -- A few quotes from the actors.

Scottish actress plays Irish character -- First half of the article is an interview with Kelly Macdonald, ( Read more... )