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For the video game, see L. A. Noire. Mob City is an American neo- noircrime drama television series created by Frank Darabont for TNT.

It is based on real- life accounts of the L. A. P. D. and gangsters in 1. Los Angeles as chronicled in John Buntin's book L. A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City. The series premiered on December 4, 2.

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On February 1. 0, 2. TNT canceled Mob City.[4] In Germany the series was released via polyband on DVD and Regional lockout- free Blu- ray on July 2, 2. U. S.[5][6]Synopsis[edit]Mob City is based on a true story of a conflict that lasted decades between the Los Angeles Police Department (under leadership of police chief William Parker), and ruthless criminal elements led by Bugsy Siegel, who was in charge of the Los Angeles mafia operations. The series is a crime drama set in Los Angeles during 1. The so- called noir period in L. A. was a time of flashy cars, newly minted movie stars, and new beginnings.

However, it was also a time of lies and corruption. Half of the LAPD was led by the mafia families with the assist of money, and there were huge loopholes in the system, which the mob were taking advantage of.[7]Cast and characters[edit]Main cast[edit]Jon Bernthal as LAPD Detective Joe Teague, a former US Marine Corps. Master Gunnery Sergeant and Guadalcanal Campaign veteran caught in the conflict between Parker and Cohen. Milo Ventimiglia as Ned Stax, a lawyer and fixer for Cohen, who also fought alongside Teague in the war. Neal Mc. Donough as William H.

Parker, a captain in the LAPD bent on taking down the mob. Alexa Davalos as Jasmine Fontaine, a beautiful woman working as a photographer at Cohen's nightclub. Jeffrey De. Munn as Hal Morrison, the detective at the head of the LAPD's new mob squad. Robert Knepper as Sid Rothman, a mobster working closely with Cohen and Siegel; based on Cohen's hitman Harold "Harry" Rothman. Jeremy Luke as Mickey Cohen, the most dangerous mobster in Los Angeles.

Gregory Itzin as Fletcher Bowron, the mayor of Los Angeles. Edward Burns as Bugsy Siegel, one of the most infamous mobsters in Los Angeles. Recurring cast[edit]Dana Gould as Tug Purcell, a member of Morrison's mob squad.

John Pollono as Pat Dolan, a member of Morrison's mob squad and Mike's partner. Daniel Roebuck as Nick Bledsoe, a member of Morrison's mob squad and Tug's partner. Andrew Rothenberg as Eddy Sanderson, a member of Morrison's mob squad and a friend of Joe's.

Richard Brake as Terry Mandel, Rothman's right hand man. Iddo Goldberg as Leslie Shermer, a man involved in Hecky's blackmail.

Mike Hagerty as Fat Jack Bray, an older member of Morrison's mob squad. Michael Mc. Grady as Clemence B. Horrall, the chief of the LAPD. Gordon Clapp as Carl Steckler, a former employee of Cohen's. Jeremy Strong as Mike Hendry, a member of Morrison's mob squad that butts heads with Joe.

Paul Ben- Victor as Jack Dragna, a mobster and rival of Cohen's. Mekia Cox as Anya, the head bartender at one of Bunny's bars. James Hebert as Miles Hewitt, a lieutenant in the LAPD. Guest stars[edit]Production[edit]Development[edit]The project was first announced in January 2. L. A. Noir.[7] When asked about details concerning the show, Darabont said various cultures, such as those of African- Americans and Hispanics, would likely be explored, and he was interested in expanding upon already touched upon aspects from Buntin's book.

Darabont also commented on the general nature of his project, explaining he wanted to avoid its coming off as a docudrama while still staying true to the book,[8] part of the way to doing that required inserting fictional characters into the timeline. The series was picked up for six episodes in October 2. In January 2. 01. Lost Angels, as the original title was considered too similar to that of the video game L. A. Noire.[9] In August 2. Mob City.[1. 0]Casting[edit]Jon Bernthal was the first to be officially cast; after one month of negotiations he was officially cast as the lead.[1.

Following after him were Milo Ventimiglia,[1. Jeremy Strong,[1. Neal Mc. Donough,[1. Simon Pegg.[1. 4]Alexa Davalos[1. Jeffrey De. Munn and Andrew Rothenberg.

Both of the latter previously worked with Bernthal and Darabont in The Walking Dead.[1. Following the six episode order Pihla Viitala (who was later replaced by Mekia Cox) and Gregory Itzin were confirmed to star.[1. Thomas Jane, who starred in Darabont's film The Mist, was in talks to join the show in the role of famous mobster Bugsy Siegel.[1. Edward Burns was later cast in the role of Siegel, instead of Jane.[1. Jeremy Luke was confirmed to be playing the legendary mobster Mickey Cohen in June 2.

Robert Knepper confirmed that he had been cast in a recurring role in the series, but at the time his role was unknown.[2. Before filming of the rest of the series began Knepper was promoted to a series regular, as Sid Rothman, a mobster working for Cohen.[1. Ernie Hudson was cast in a recurring role as a mobster nicknamed "Bunny", in June 2. Filming[edit]According to guest star Simon Pegg, filming for the pilot began on May 1.

May 2. 5, 2. 01. 2.[2. The rest of the series started filming in June 2. August of the same year. While the pilot was shot on 3.

Darabont, a proponent of film who described himself as "one of the last holdouts", was sufficiently impressed with the approximation to film that digital had come to be able to accomplish.[2. Changes were made to the original pilot due to the lengthy timespan between production and the series proper as well as to better establish series regulars. A new prologue from prohibition era New York was conceived introducing the characters of Bugsy Siegel, Sid Rothman, and Meyer Lansky which becomes contextualized in the finale. The pilot originally began with a flashback introducing young Mickey Cohen and William Parker; this was moved to the second episode. A new scene at a church which introduced the character of Leslie Shermer and further expanded Sid Rothman's role was also incorporated into the premiere.

Some characters from the pilot were also recast: Gregory Itzin replaced Ron Rifkin as the mayor of Los Angeles,[2. Mekia Cox replaced Pihla Viitala as Bunny's Jungle Club bartender Anya. A production still from the pilot featuring Viitala was used prominently in the show's online marketing despite her absence in the show.

Episodes[edit]Reception[edit]Critical reception[edit]Mob City received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a rating of 6. The site's critical consensus reads, "Frank Darabont's love letter to classic noir, Mob City, is like a gorgeous gangster moll; its facade feels a bit too familiar, but everything's in the right place and it's stunning to look at."[2. On Metacritic, the series has a score of 6. Accolades[edit]Though the show did not find commercial success, TNT chief Michael Wright defended the decision to greenlight the series in a 2. Mob City was a chance.

It didn’t draw the audience, but I’d do it again tomorrow."[3. In 2. 01. 5, TNT premiered another serialized, period crime drama, Public Morals, which was developed by Mob City recurring actor Edward Burns. Burns was partially inspired by the positive relationship that Darabont had with TNT on Mob City to do the project with the network.[3. The series shares other actors with Mob City, including Neal Mc. Donough and Robert Knepper.

See also[edit]References[edit]^"TNT And TBS Add Frank Darabont, Steven Spielberg, Diablo Cody And More Big Names To Lineup". Cinema Blend. May 1. Retrieved June 9, 2. Berkshire, Geoff (May 1.

Frank Darabont's 'Lost Angels' sets 2. TNT; Diablo Cody reality show in development at TBS". Zap. 2it. Retrieved June 9, 2. Seidman, Robert (February 1. Mob City' Canceled By TNT". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 1.

B0. 0VH3. PBDU/ref=sr_1_1^ ab"Frank Darabont Returns To Television With ‘L. A. Noir’ On TNT". Screenrant. com. January 1. Retrieved December 2.

Inside Tom Cruise and Scientology Chairman David Miscavige's Complex Relationship. Tom Cruise barely had a breather between what had to be one of the worst summers of his life and the smash opening of the Scientology- inspired movie The Master in New York and Los Angeles. The Master examines what one reviewer has called the "crypto- romantic relationship" between a charismatic cult leader, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, and his "favorite disciple" (Joaquin Phoenix). The movie, which director Paul Thomas Anderson screened in advance for Cruise, comes on the heels of the actor abruptly being dumped by his third wife, Katie Holmes, in July and subjected to a humiliating media feeding frenzy, some of which included speculation about Cruise’s close relationship with Scientology’s powerful and controversial chairman, David Miscavige. Ex- Scientologist Marc Headley, who says he worked closely with Miscavige for 1. STORY: Katie Holmes "Biggest Nightmare" in Scientology History, Experts Say.

The church’s star member could become a liability, much the same way Phoenix eventually becomes a source of trouble for "the Master." Holmes’ divorce action against Cruise resulted in intense coverage of the church’s controversial inner workings - - including Vanity Fair’s September cover story. Karin Pouw, a representative for Scientology, wrote to The Hollywood Reporterthat the recent attention is merely the work of "anti- Scientologists who were kicked out of the Church by Mr. Miscavige, most over eight years ago, [who] used Mr. Cruise’s divorce to further smear the Church with lies so they could promote themselves." Nevertheless, she writes: “More people have accessed our websites and come in to our Churches over the summer than ever in our history. The coverage] is having a very positive affect [sic] on people wanting to get accurate information about Scientology for themselves.”Some people, both in Hollywood and within the circle of former church members, wonder whether Cruise might leave Scientology - - as a smart career move if nothing else.

But some insiders insist he’d never defect."Why should he?" asks veteran publicist Howard Bragman. You’ve got to realize the difference between a crisis and a controversy in Hollywood. For most people, this is a controversy.

It’s not necessarily going to impact his career."According to Mike Rinder, who says he was the chief spokesman for Scientology before leaving the organization in 2. Hollywood seem content to look the other way as long as Cruise is making hit movies. But they act as if his association with Scientology is as harmless as Madonna spending time with the Kabbalah people," he says. They don’t realize Tom Cruise is hanging out with someone who is the emotional equivalent of Jeffrey Dahmer."STORY: Vanity Fair's Scientology Cover Story: 7 Shocking Revelations.

Representatives of the church have called Rinder, Headley and other ex- church members interviewed for this article a cadre of apostates and have gone so far as to publish a special issue of Scientology magazine Freedom with the headline “A Posse of Lunatics.” The issue’s cover features a caricature of a group of former Scientologists, including Amy Scobee, Jason Beghe, Rinder and Tom De. Vocht, sitting around a broken- down car in a field. Stories inside the magazine refer to Beghe as a "Hollywood psycho," De. Vocht as the “consummate con man” and Rinder as "a walking ‘hate crime.’ "Much of Hollywood continues to focus on other aspects of Cruise’s life, namely that he remains a likable guy who made $7. You’ll never hear anything but positive stuff about anyone who’s ever worked with him because it’s always a positive experience," says a high- ranking source involved with the production of Cruise’s next film, the actioner Jack Reacher, which comes out in December.

Tom’s great in [Reacher], and it’s going to do really well at the box office. And that’s what matters."But former Scientologist Steve Hall, who says he headed the church’s marketing division for 2.

TV spots, thinks box office isn’t all that matters. He says Cruise could have been viewed as an unwitting victim during his early years in the church but no longer. There’s a point of no return, and I think Tom has crossed it," says Hall, who worked closely with Miscavige and knew Cruise slightly. The time for him to leave was a long time ago. The lines between him and Miscavige are so blurred now."STORY: Scientology Held Secret Auditions to Find Tom Cruise a Wife (Report)The consensus from interviews conducted during the past two months with dozens of former Scientology members who freely divulge church secrets was that Cruise’s relationship with Miscavige was symbiotic. Rinder says Cruise was a "really nice guy" when he first joined the church but, over time, took on more and more of Miscavige’s personality traits. In Scientology, it’s called being in someone’s valence," says Rinder. Cruise has assumed a lot of Miscavige’s qualities."Church literature defines the concept of valence in part as "another’s identity assumed by a person unknowingly; a valence is a substitute self taken on after the fact of lost confidence in self or a failed valence or as a solution to a problem."Karen De La Carriere, who says she was one of Scientology’s most well- known and respected auditors until she left in 2.

Cruise was "practically channeling" Miscavige during his infamous interview with Matt Lauer on Today in 2. The way he lit into Matt Lauer, calling him glib and attacking him - - that was exactly how David Miscavige deals with people," says De La Carriere. That was the purest example of how Tom is in Miscavige’s valence. It’s a scary thing to watch."If true, being in Miscavige’s valence might be why Cruise remains so devoted to him despite what former Scientologists say are Miscavige’s frequent betrayals of him. Former Scientologists told Vanity Fair as well as THR that Miscavige openly mocked Cruise behind his back.

Several sources have told THR that they witnessed Miscavige reading personal details from auditing files aloud. Scientology lawyers sent a letter to Vanity Fair, which they also posted online, denying that such files exist and that Miscavige had read them aloud.)Former church member Claire Headley says she witnessed Miscavige talking about information Cruise divulged in what were supposed to be confidential auditing and interrogation sessions a number of times during her many years with the church.

Not long before she left, in 2. Headley was in charge of "examining" Cruise after he underwent what the church calls a "security check" at the main base in Hemet, Calif. Cruise was at a high enough level in the organization that he was required to undergo a "sec check" every six months, says Headley.

Sec checks are interrogative counseling sessions, according to Headley, in which Scientologists are asked questions to make sure they are aligned with the ethics of the church. Scientology protocol is said to call for an examiner to briefly meet with everyone undergoing a sec check after they have completed it. Headley said she "picked up the cans" – a term for the auditing E- meter - - and asked Cruise a few post- sec check questions. But something unusual happened. He didn't pass," says Headley. The needle wasn't floating."PHOTOS: Scientology's Historic Hollywood Holdings. Headley says the needle usually floats on the E- meter after a session when a Scientologist has "released" whatever negative charges he was carrying."Tom was all surprised," says Headley.

He was supposed to leave the next day. The fact that he didn't pass became a big deal."Miscavige, who was on the base at the time, called a meeting that night, says Headley. According to her, about eight people were there, including Miscavige's wife, Shelly. Miscavige began talking about some of the confidential information Cruise had revealed in the sec check - - mostly about relationships in his life, including issues he was having with one of his children.