Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by...See more Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Last year we heard about a potential series which would tell the true story of '60s crime boss Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson. At the time it was said that Forest Whitaker (BLACK PANTHER) was looking to take on the lead role,...
Denzel Washington is one of the few actors who does not have many haters. Everyone seems to respect him and enjoy his work. This is for good reason. Mr. Washington is a multiple Oscar winning family man who always helps...
Review Date: Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Steven Zaillian Producers: Ridley Scott, Brian Grazer Actors: Denzel Washington as Frank Russell Crowe as Richie Josh Brolin as Trupo Plot: A black dude turns major mafioso in Harlem, NY in the early ‘70s...
I doubt that many would count AMERICAN GANGSTER as a top-tier Ridley Scott film, but it certainly isn't a bad piece of work, however, with a cast comprised of Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Cuba Gooding Jr.,...
This Friday we will finally see the return of BLADE RUNNER to the big screen with director Denis Villeneuve's much-anticipated sequel to the Ridley Scott-directed classic. While Sir Scott isn't behind the camera for BLADE RUNNER 2049 we still felt the...
This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...
Welcome to Movie Jail, a facility like any other, only its inmates are Hollywood writers, directors, actors and producers. This column will serve as a Movie Jail trial. We will put one defendant on trial; lay out arguments for the...
The folks over at CHUD recently got some scoopage that an AMERICAN GANGSTER sequel is in the works. Apparently, salsa singer Domingo Quiñones recently revealed that he’s set to star in a sequel to the Russel Crowe and Denzel Washington...
Review Date: Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Steven Zaillian Producers: Ridley Scott, Brian Grazer Actors: Denzel Washington as Frank Russell Crowe as Richie Josh Brolin as Trupo Plot: A black dude turns major mafioso in Harlem, NY in the early ‘70s...
"This movie had ‘amazing soundtrack’ written all over it, but apparently Ridley Scott decided to shoot it on his ‘off year’ when he wasn’t really concentrating on that or…" JoBlo reviews "American Gangster" JOBLO NOTE: Since my health has been...
This is a biopic of Harlem gangster Frank Lucas set in the 1970’s New York underworld. The film explores the quiet rise and fall of Lucas who also happens to be the guy who was above the Italian mafia at...
From Playboy-esque cover girl (in the upcoming comedy I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE) to porn star. Anna Faris is moving up in the world. Or, rather, down. Following the Joaquin Phoenix and Jamie Foxx road to Oscar glory, Faris is...
Just about two months ago, we showed you the first trailer for the Ridley Scott directed fact based drama AMERICAN GANGSTER. It wasn’t entirely nut shrinking but the more complete trailer the folks over at Empire Online recently posted is....