Though the "Godfather" title is not used in real life, the movies used other real mafia terms. The leader of the family's business is known as the "Don," (boss) and, as the title is inherited or ...

James Caan, the Bronx-born, Queens-raised actor who starred in “The Godfather,” “Elf,” “Brian’s Song,” “El Dorado” and “Misery,” among countless other films, has died.

For example, just a few bars of “The Godfather’s” opening theme immediately transports viewers to New York’s organized crime underground circa 1945. The solo trumpet draws listeners in ...

That may be why The Godfather Part II has never fully gone away from the public consciousness. How many times have you heard Pacino’s iconic line, “I know it was you, Fredo,” in your life?

To American ears, Rota is best (if not exclusively) known for scoring the first two installments of Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather trilogy ... curator.” The title of Gorbman’s 1987 ...