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When alcohol was outlawed, outlaws became kings. From Terence
Winter, Emmy Award-winning writer of The Sopranos, and Academy
Award Winning Director Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire is set
in Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition, when the sale of
alcohol became illegal throughout the United States.
The Great War is over, Wall Street is about to boom and
everything is for sale, even the World Series. It is a time of
change when women are getting the vote, broadcast radio is
introduced, and young people rule the world.
On the beach in southern New Jersey sits Atlantic City, a
spectacular resort known as "The World's Playground," a place
where rules don't apply. Massive hotels line its famous
Boardwalk, along with nightclubs, amusement piers and
entertainment to rival Broadway. For a few dollars, a working man
can get away and live like a king--legally or illegally.
The undisputed ruler of Atlantic City is the town's Treasurer,
Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, (Steve Buscemi) a political fixer and
backroom dealer who is equal parts politician and gangster and
equally comfortable in either role. Because of its strategic
location on the seaboard, the town is a hub of activity for
rum-runners, minutes from Philadelphia, hours from New York City
and less than a day's drive from Chicago. And Nucky Thompson
takes full advantage.
Special Features
A. Audio Commentary (E1) w/ Terry Winter
B. Audio Commentary (E4) w/ Terry Winter, Steve Buscemi, Michael
Williams
C. Audio Commentary (E6) w/ Tim VanPatten, Howard Korder
D. Audio Commentary (E8) w/ Terry Winter, Brian Kirk
E. Audio Commentary (E11) w/ Howard Korder, Allen Coulter,
Michael Shannon
F. Audio Commentary (E12) w/ Terry Winter, Tim VanPatten
G. Making Boardwalk Empire (25:00 appx.)
H. Creating the Boardwalk (8:00 appx.)
I. Atlantic City: The Original Sin City (30:00 appx.)
J. Speakeasy Tour (25:00 appx.)
K. Character Dossier (available in English only from the English
menu set)
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In fine (and bloody) style, HBO's Boardwalk Empire returns to
1920 when the ban on booze led to a syndicate of bootleggers and
smugglers. Created by Sopranos scribe Terence Winter and
coproduced by director Martin Scorsese, the story centers on
Atlantic City treasurer Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi),
who schemes in private while preaching temperance in public (Mark
Wahlberg and Tim Van Patten also serve as producers). Jimmy
(Michael Pitt, Buscemi's Delirious costar), a war veteran, acts
as his right-hand man, while zealous Agent Van Alden (Michael
Shannon) and refined mobster Arnold Rothstein (A Serious Man's
Michael Stuhlbarg) represent significant threats to his
enterprise.
Nucky's other associates include his sheriff brother Eli (Shea
Whigham), sexpot girlfriend Lucy (Paz de la Huerta), and
distributor Chalky (The Wire's Michael K. Williams). If Nucky has
little regard for law and order, his soft side emerges in his
dealings with Irish immigrant Margaret (Kelly Macdonald,
excellent), who segues from abused wife to kept woman. As Nucky
puts it, "I try to be good. I really do." After he sends Jimmy
away a spell, his sidekick joins forces with Al Capone (Stephen
Graham, Public Enemies) and disfigured vet Richard Harrow (Jack
Huston), abandoning his son, common-law wife Angela (Aleksa
Palladino), and mother Gillian (Gretchen Mol), who has a fling
with Lucky Luciano (Vincent Piazza).
Inspired by Nelson Johnson's book, Boardwalk Empire takes a
Deadwood-like approach to history by combining characters both
factual and fictional with blue language and ladies without
brassieres. Winter, who won an Emmy for The Sopranos episode Pine
Barrens, takes liberties with the historical record, but the
series never cls to represent the truth and nothing but--which
is only fitting when everyone's hiding secrets. If the entire
ensemble deserves praise, Buscemi rules the show as thoroughly as
Nucky rules the city. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Synopsis
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From Terence Winter, Emmy® Award-winning writer of “The
Sopranos,” and Academy® Award-winning director Martin Scorsese,
BOARDWALK EMPIRE is a lavish period drama set in Atlantic City,
following the life and times of Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) -
the undisputed political and criminal mastermind whose grip on
power and control of the city's liquor supply is under constant
threat.|Boardwalk Empire: Complete First Season DVD
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