The shining point of Mafia: The Old Country is its compelling story. Protagonist Enzo Favara escapes indentured servitude in a sulfur mine and finds himself under the care of the Torrisi crime family.

In 1880s Iowa City, beer built fortunes—and enemies. The volatile and past will soon hit the silver screen in the upcoming film "Death of a Brewer," based on the historical fiction novel "Beer Money: ...