February 25th, 2017 
CEO 
NewzBreaker Press Release
Feature Entertainment Writer Marla Eggar joins the team at NewzBreaker. Her columns will be heavily “Gangster Flavored”, but she will have other subjects as well. We can tell you this, when you see a Byline by Eggar, you are in for some great laughs, a dose of reality and a chance to learn some new things you may have never heard before.
On behalf of the entire team at NewzBreaker, we welcome her aboard.
February 22nd, 2017 CEO 
By Kristi O’Toole
Before I type one word in the body of this column I understand that this is an incredibly sensitive subject and I move forward with zero intentions of offending anyone.
I just read an article regarding the European clothing store Primark pulling a tee shirt from its shelves after a couple of customers complained about the print being racist. The shirt adorned a picture of ‘Lucille’, the baseball bat from the very popular television show The Walking Dead. Alongside Lucille was the text, ‘Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe, which anyone who has watched TWD knows are the words chanted by Negan as he chose who he was going to kill using Lucille.
February 22nd, 2017 CEO 
By Joe Liddle
This time around, I’m going to review the 1993 movie, A Bronx Tale, directed by Robert De Niro. The movie itself was De Niro’s directorial debut, and has since become one of the most appreciated movies in the gangster/mob genre. Although the movie’s backdrop is very much about the Italian-American mob in 1960s New York, the plot itself is a coming-of-age story, focusing on the life of Calogero, nicknamed “C”, played by Lillo Brancato, and how his life was molded by his experiences growing up in an Italian neighborhood.
February 21st, 2017 CEO 
By Jerry Pearce
The urban legend goes as follows. While Frank Sinatra was ascending to the top of the entertainment industry, the way was paved for his mother Dolly to rise to the top of the local politics in her home state of New Jersey. Mrs. Sinatra was chairing a fundraiser to sponsor a special-needs benefit and she wanted nothing more than for the noted singer Jimmy Roselli, himself a well-known recording star at this point, to sing as the special attraction of this worthy benefit.
Word filtered to Roselli that Dolly wanted him to sing at this event. Roselli had gotten to know the Sinatra family well, both Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Roselli having been born in the same town of Hoboken ten years apart, having lived for sometime on the same city block.
February 21st, 2017 CEO 
By Kristi O’Toole
Although it might be the architecture of 1113 Rue Chartres that slows your steps and catches your eye, it is the history of the property that reels you in, peaking your curiosity. Back in the early eighteenth century, the Beauregard-Keyes House was actually intended to be a weapons arsenal for the budding city of New Orleans. Plans switched however when the Ursuline nuns arrived from France in 1726, and the King of France signed the whole block over to the nuns instead.
The land stayed religious until 1825 when it was bought and the current structure erected. Some years later, in 1865, Dominique Lanata bought the property. Lanata was a grocer in the French Quarter, and also the Consul-General of Sardinia in New Orleans, and he saw 1113 Chartres as a fine investment property. He’d rent it out making good money, which he did until 1904.
February 20th, 2017 CEO 
By Kristi O’Toole
The Gardette-LaPrete Mansion is located on the corner of Dauphine Street and Orleans Avenue in the French Quarter. In the early days of the mansion a rich man from Turkey made his home there. He was known to throw legendary parties for his guests and attended to his harem – though rumor has it he was a cruel and thieving master.
One day, after a particularly lavish soiree, a passerby noticed blood oozing out the front door. Police broke through the entrance and discovered a massacre. All of the guests had been murdered and their bodies strewn in bloody heaps. And the horror didn’t stop with murder. The beautiful harem girls, the Arab boys, and even the guards were raped and subjected to vile sexual assaults. The scandal was so horrendous that the details of that night have still not been chronicled completely to this day. Authorities soon found the host’s body in a shallow grave in the backyard with his ghostly hand reaching up from the earth where he tired to escape being buried alive.
February 19th, 2017 CEO 
By Kristi O’Toole
You’re looking for the perfect romantic getaway when you stumble across the Hotel Monteleone, located in the magical French Quarter of New Orleans. Sitting on the corner of Royal and Iberville, the location is perfect and not to mention the architecture and décor are bar none top of the line.
You book it.
February 18th, 2017 CEO 
By Kristi O’Toole
Steele was a professional wrestler from 1967 to 1988 and was best known for his “Flying Hammerlock” move and his cave man image in the ring. With his wild man personality, he would tear up the turnbuckle with his teeth and use the stuffing as a weapon. Steele fast became one of the most recognizable faces of professional wrestling during its heyday in the 1980s. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
February 17th, 2017 CEO 
By Joe Liddle
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ll know that a few weeks ago, the next Star Wars movie, which will be the eighth episode in the epic saga, has finally been given an official title. Directed by Rian Johnson, known for the 2012 movie, Looper, the eighth installment of the new Disney led trilogy will be a continuation of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, which was released December 2015 in cinemas worldwide.
The title in question, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, which will be released December 2017, exploded among fans, giving way to one question; who is the title referring to? Sure, there are many other questions left unanswered, and some may even be answered in The Last Jedi. Some of these questions include the parentage of Rey, and the true guise of the mysterious Supreme Leader Snoke, both of which have been theorized to death. If you’re interested in hearing said theories, YouTube is a great place to get your fill.
February 17th, 2017 CEO 
By Kristi O’Toole
At first glance no one would ever think that the beautiful Myrtles Plantation house had a violent past or a reported dozen restless spirits, but that’s precisely the case.
Built in 1796 by a General Bradford, who was hiding because of the price put on his head due to his leadership in the whiskey rebellion, Myrtles Plantation is a prime example of the Southern Antebellum architecture. Complete with top notch plaster friezework and faux bois, which go nicely with the Gothic décor, there are 22 rooms, winding staircases and the standard dining room of a southern mansion of its time.
February 15th, 2017 CEO 
By Kristi O’Toole
In honor of Mardis Gras I thought, what better way to celebrate the beauty and mysticism of ‘Nawlins’ than by covering a few of the most terrifying stories to come from the city. So grab some gumbo and your favorite plush crawfish and snuggle in for a few scary tales.
Let’s dive right in with the Mistress of Death herself, Madame LaLaurie.
The haunted history of the LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans is perhaps one of the most terrifying stories of haunted houses in the city. For more than 150 years tragedy in the form of brutal excess slavery filled the four walls of the LaLaurie mansion. To this day it is still considered the most haunted location in the French Quarter. Be warned this story is not for the faint of heart nor for the weak of stomach either.
February 13th, 2017 CEO 
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By Jerry Pearce
Frank Sinatra may have been one of the preeminent vocalists of the 20th Century, but it’s fair to say that his talents didn’t extend solely to the act of holding a microphone. Indeed, some have claimed that Sinatra was an even better actor then a singer, and if we overlook his vast recorded catalog, it’s quite obvious that Sinatra’s greatest advocation next to stretching his vocal cords was his performance ability in front of a motion picture camera.
From his first speaking role as himself in the RKO production of “Higher and Higher” in the 1940s all the way to his brief cameo in the 1995 CBS television film “Young at Heart,” based around a song of his, it’s hard to disagree that Sinatra had real presence on the theater screen, amplified by a body of movie work that rivals his recorded music and serves as ample proof that the singer belongs in that rare yet moderate category of 20th Century performers that had excelled both at musical and dramatic work, a talented group of individuals that includes Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, and so on.
February 13th, 2017 CEO February 13th, 2017 CEO 
By Kristi O’Toole
Legendary jazz singer Al Jarreau died Sunday morning in Los Angeles. He was 76. Though the cause of death has not been released, he was recently hospitalized for exhaustion. Jarreau’s career spanned five decades with seven Grammy wins and 20 albums. He is the only Grammy vocalist to have won in the jazz, pop, and R&B categories.
February 10th, 2017 CEO 
By Joe Liddle
This time around I thought I’d talk about some upcoming movies in the mob genre. I spoke about The Life and Death of John Gotti in my last article, starring John Travolta, and I realize that there has been a surge of movies in this particular category. One that comes to mind is the recently released Live by Night, a Prohibition era flick directed by and also starring Ben Affleck as the lead role. From what I’ve seen, the movie itself has some very mixed reviews, averaging a 34% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.5 on IMDb, a huge drop compared to some of Affleck’s other directorial works, including The Town and Argo, both of which did very well.
February 10th, 2017 CEO February 8th, 2017 CEO 
Investigation Discovery’s fan favorite podcast DETECTIVE is back with an all-new season sharing intense and intimate stories that fans don’t get to hear on TV. DETECTIVE is a weekly podcast that delves into the case files of a true detective, revealing juicy tidbits and shocking insights from unforgettable investigations or haunting moments in his or her career.
