Director Ridley Scott's shot at the gangster genre hits the mark, transcending the tough-guy norm in its purposeful juxtaposition of the two main characters: Frank Lucas (Washington), the near-perfect, respectable, yet cold-blooded criminal genius who is pursued by the unkempt, womanizing, but razor-straight cop, Ritchie Roberts (Crowe). Washington and Crowe are mesmerizing in this powerful story of the brutality and excess of the '70s era Harlem drug trade that would be over-the-top if it weren't true, and that revolutionized both the drug trade and the law enforcement of the period.
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 8/14/2009; 925+ words...Like." In 2006, T.I. broke into the acting world with his debut in ATL, later staring in blockbuster film, AmericanGangster. He will also be featured in the upcoming movie, Takers, alongside Zoe Saldana and Matt Dillion. The game is...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 8/7/2009; 1173+ words...opening weekends. Their films have earned 29 Oscar[R] nominations, including nods for Frost/Nixon, Atonement, AmericanGangster, and 3:10 To Yuma. Twenty-nine of RML's films have each generated over $100 million in worldwide box office...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 7/17/2009; 513 words...final suspenseful moment. The star-studded cast is led by Academy Award(R) winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, AmericanGangster), with Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting), Rachel McAdams (The Notebook), Helen Mirren (The Queen), Jason...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 7/3/2009; 1059+ words...Savages); Scott Free - Ridley and Tony Scott's shingle (Gladiator, The Taking of Pelham 123, Thelma & Louise, AmericanGangster); Jennifer Fox (Michael Clayton, Good Night and Good Luck, Duplicity, Syriana); and RedBone Films whose co...
Newspaper article from: Literature-Film Quarterly; 7/1/2009; Snee, Brian J. ; 6136+ words...crept up on an unsuspecting American public in turn-of-the...countless others followed, and the American reading public could not resist...crime thrillers [including the gangster story], some proletarian...context is decidedly modern American urban--usually New