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Podcast: Comfort Films Podcast
Episode: Comfort Films 69: Goodfellas (1990)
Description: For the first week of our paradoxical Comfort Films Crime Month, John and Georgia team up with special guest Christopher Witty to make a move against the Lucchese crime family as they discuss the quintessential crime classic, Goodfellas. We discuss Martin Scorsese’s flawless direction, Michael Ballhaus’s stunning cinematography, the late great Ray Liotta's unforgettable and unmatchable portrayal of Henry Hill, Robert DeNiro’s stone cold Jimmy Conway, Joe Pesci’s Oscar-winning turn as Tommy Devito, the emotional depth in Lorraine Bracco’s Karen Hill, Scorsese's improv-based rehearsal process, Nicholas Pileggi's Wiseguy and its transformation into a screenplay, why we love...