Mob buster to Mob movie aficionado

by Clifford F. Thies

Rudy 'Hizzoner' Giuliani will host the AMC Channel's mob movie marathon during the week of Augusr 1 - 8. The classics that will be featured during the week are Godfather, Godfather II, Scarface, Carlito's Way, The Untouchables, Donnie Brasco, Goodfellas, and Pulp Fiction.

In addition to sharing his love of these movies, Giuliani will share some of his own escapades with organized crimes. Prior to being elected mayor, during his time as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Giuliani indicted eleven organized crime figures, including the heads of New York’s so-called “Five Families” on charges including extortion, labor racketeering, and murder for hire.

Giuliani also played pivotal roles in the Justice Department's prosecutions of Wall Street financiers Ivan Boesky and Michael Milkin, the two of whom formed the basis of the movie character Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street."

(After his 22 month time out, Milkin has devoted himself to medical research, especially in the area of prostate cancer, establishing himself as one of the foremost do-gooders of today. And as we all know, Rudy himself is a recovered prostate cancer patient.)

As Mayor, Giuliani continued to fight organized crime, famously riding shot-gun on a garbage truck when a task force took on the mob in New York City's private trash removal industry. He also instituted an innovative street crime policy, going after "turnstile jumpers" and the like, and helped to turn New York into one of the world's safest big cities.

Check local listings for the times the movies will be aired.