Both screenings will occur in their “glorious, original 35mm film” format, according to Randwick Ritz.
It’s a rare opportunity to catch a classic film projected in the grainy beauty of 35mm.
Goodfellas is said to be one of the greatest films of all time.
An adaptation of the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi, the film chronicles the true life of Henry Hill, New York mafia mobster-turned-informant, alongside mob partners Jimmy Conway (based on Jimmy “The Gent” Burke) and Tommy DeVito, as well as covering Hill’s relationship with Karen Hill.
Hill’s character is played by Ray Liotta.
Hill went on to summon up much of his chronicled past in a book, A GoodFella's Guide to New York, a memoir-tourist guide-mob history, first published in 2003.
In his guide, Hill reveals that Martin Scorsese never let him meet with Liotta, his on-screen alter ego.
“He didn't want me to influence him whatsoever,” writes Hill.
Robert De Niro, in contrast, endlessly quizzed Hill for insights into the character based on Jimmy “The Gent” Burke.
Pileggi co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese.
The film is exemplary of Scorsese’s obsession with the degenerative effects of materialism on the human condition.
The theme is seductively captured in his thrilling portrayal of the gritty mobster lifestyle in the New York underbelly throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s.
Scorsese would go on to explore the theme further in later films Casino and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Goodfellas is said to have had a major impact on seminal ‘90s films such as Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, David Fincher’s Fight Club and Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers.
More recently, in television, Goodfellas is thought to be the major inspiration behind television series The Sopranos, without which series hits such as Breaking Bad and Mad Men wouldn’t exist.
Randwick Ritz is very excited to give this once in a lifetime opportunity to see Goodfellas in their 80-year-old art-deco auditorium, on the big screen.
Get your tickets from The Ritz Cinema’s website.
