I'd love to see a well-produced, mini-series dramatization of John L. Smith's biography of the Mob's Attorney, the Dean of Martinis, the Happiest Mayor in the World... Oscar Goodman ("Of Rats and Men.") Netflix is doing wonderful things with their original series; this could really be a project for them. But sadly, I don't believe we'll see a screen-dramatization of Oscar's epic ego and epic drive until after he's gone.

"Gone?"

Gone.

He was truly the godfather of the courtroom. As much as I want to see this as a movie, I'll no less say, "long live Oscar."

"Las Vegas was never the same. In the old days, the dealers knew your name. Today it's all gone. After the Teamsters got kicked out, the big corporations tore down practically every one of the old casinos. And where did the money come from to build the 'pyramids?' Junk bonds."
Sam "Ace" Rothstein