The Detroit Historical Society will screen “Killing Jimmy Hoffa” at the Detroit Historical Museum on Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m. as part of their monthly Film Series. This event is free.
Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance and probable murder is one of the great crimes of the 20th century. Despite a massive Federal investigation spanning four decades and hundreds of suspects, only the general contours of the crime are known. In the American mythology, Hoffa is both hero and villain — a self-made man who ran the nation’s largest union and so beloved by the rank and file Teamsters he represented that they supported him as union president while he was under indictment and even in prison. The running time for this film is 79 minutes.
The Society’s Film Series features free monthly screenings of fascinating Detroit films on the second weekend of each month in the Louise C. Booth Auditorium at the Museum. Upcoming films include the following:
“Detroit, Remember When: Motor City Memories and Hometown Traditions” will be shown on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.m. Travel back in time and experience Detroit traditions that live on in rare films, old photographs, and fond memories in this extraordinary documentary. From Briggs Stadium to Boblo Island, Black Bottom to the Boulevard, this made-in-Detroit documentary captures the spirit of the city in reminiscences of what used to be and remembrances of what once was. Summer days at Belle Isle, the Vernor’s soda fountain, Jefferson Beach and Edgewater Park are among the sites revisited in footage and from Detroit-area family collections and media archives. The running time is 44 minutes.
“Detroit Mob Confidential” will be shown on Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16 at 3 p.m. This film explores the history of Detroit’s La Cosa Nostra Family, which, in many ways, is the most successful crime family in the United States. In addition to law enforcement and media sources, former associates reflect on the past and their work with Detroit Mafia members in sports gambling and other criminal activities. Several hundred unique and never-seen-before surveillance photographs from Federal law enforcement are used as well as family photos of Don Joe Zerilli on his Grosse Pointe estate. “Detroit Mob Confidential” is the first and only documentary made about America’s most secretive and most successful Mafia family. Beginning in 1912 and finishing in 2009, “Detroit Mob Confidential” is a must-see film for any student of American history, crime buffs, and Detroiters of all ages and backgrounds. The running time is 79 minutes.
“Detroit: Our Greatest Generation” will be shown on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 at 3 p.m. Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Keith Famie, “Detroit: Our Greatest Generation” tells the real-life stories of many Detroit-area residents who are the true heroes of World War II. The film contains archival footage and live interviews with Detroiters sharing their stories from their generation. The running time is 90 minutes.
Source: Detroit Historical Society
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