The popularity of such films has provided a tremendous new source of revenue for organized crime. Although some, filmmakers say that Captain Hepburn's predictions are exaggerated, there are many indications that hls basic pessimism is well founded. The three Buckleys, who say that their goal is to make the Buckley brothers bigger than Warner Brothers some day, openly acknowledge their dealings with Mafia members, who book their films into theaters. In fact, they say, they prefer to deal, with the Mafia.

Redstone, ever meticulous, had detailed instructions for the two women about how he wanted the funeral to go. In fact, it was a pretty comprehensive list for a man who had always insisted he would live forever. Redstone wanted the funeral service to be private. He wanted his close friend Tony Bennett to sing. According to a document included in a recent court filing, the beneficiaries of his stakes in both companies are his first wife, Phyllis during her lifetime , and his five grandchildren—the aforementioned Brandon, 32, and Tyler, 30, plus their sister, Kimberlee, 33, and first cousins, Keryn Redstone, 33, and Lauren Redstone, 30—through a series of carefully constructed trusts, an arrangement that is separate from his personal wealth, which was to go to Holland and Herzer.

In , it became the Club Ubangi, featuring live African-American entertainers and showgirls. In , it became the second location of the famed Cotton Club, originally in Harlem. This Cotton Club lasted until In , the Latin Quarter nightclub opened in this space.