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‘Godfather’ House on Sale in Staten Island

Movie fans already know the “Godfather” house, located in the New York City borough of Staten Island, inside and out. It’s where Don Corleone lived. But few ever imagined that they themselves could live in mafia high style. Curbed.com has the scoop.

It takes a lot to get us interested in Staten Island property — at least until that subway becomes a reality — but when a house hits the market with its own English pub in the basement, and that’s the second most interesting thing about it, we definitely take notice. The “Post” ‘s Jennifer Gould Keil reported today that the English Tudor mansion (and its lush lawns) which played a pretty darn important role in “The Godfather” has hit the market for $2.9 million. The Corleones’ crib has actually been owned by the same family for over 50 years, and with that type of emotional attachment, it might be hard to make them an offer they can’t refuse. The Longfellow Avenue house has 8 bedrooms, 2 fireplaces and 1 swimming pool. Time for The Situation to trade up?

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Favorite Movie Calculator

Here is a very short, simple little math calculation you can do in your head. I was amazed at how this accurately identified my favorite movie. Try it, you’ll like it!

This is pretty amazing!

I was surprised how this worked. Be honest and don’t look at the movie list till you have done the math!

Try this test and find out what movie is your favorite. This amazing math quiz can likely predict which of 18 films you would enjoy the most. Don’t ask me how, but it really works!

The Movie Test:

Pick a number from 1-9.

Multiply by 3.

Add 3.

Multiply by 3 again.

Now add the two digits of that answer together to find your predicted favorite movie in the list of 18 movies below.

Movie List:

1. Gone With The Wind
2. E.T.
3. Beverly Hills Cop
4. Star Wars
5. Forrest Gump
6. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
7. Jaws
8. Grease
9. The Defeat of Obama in 2012
10. Casablanca
11. Jurassic Park
12. Shrek
13. Pirates of the Caribbean
14. Titanic
15. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
16. Home Alone
17. Mrs. Doubtfire
18. Toy Story

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R.I.P. Johnny Fontane

Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in “The Godfather” and recorded hits including “Spanish Eyes” and the Italian ballad “Volare” in a 50-year musical career, died Tuesday. He was 82.

Martino died at his childhood home in the Philadelphia suburb of Springfield, in Delaware County, according to publicist Sandy Friedman, of the Rogers & Cowan public relations firm. Friedman didn’t cite a cause of death.

Starting in 1952, Martino was known for hit songs including “Here in My Heart” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”

Besides acting in the Marlon Brando classic “The Godfather,” Martino sang the 1972 film’s title score, “The Love Theme From The Godfather.” His Fontane character is a singer and occasional actor and is the godson of Brando’s Mafia boss character, Don Vito Corleone.

The Italian-American crooner, born Alfred Cini, was one of a number of South Philadelphia-born singers, including Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Chubby Checker. He also was a longtime resident of Beverly Hills, Calif.

Philadelphia radio and television personality Jerry Blavat dined with Martino and his wife on Monday night. Blavat told the Philadelphia Daily News that Martino appeared to be in fine shape and that he was shocked when he learned of the singer’s death.

“He was the last of the show business legends,” said Blavat, who has played Martino’s songs on the radio for years. “There’s nobody else. The last of the performers. A magnificent voice.”

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