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Gangster Film Reader
An anthology of articles following the evolution of the gangster movie by review and commentary of many gangster characters and classic and innovative movies.
gangster film reader;gangster films • godfather • scarface • film studies • book review

American Gangster DVD Review
Scott grabs the audience and holds it there whilst he recounts the story of drugs overlord Frank Lucas in this solid film.
american gangster movie review • director ridley scott • actor denzel washington • actor russell crowe • gangster frank lucas

Urban Gangsters
Gangsters depicted in films such as The Godfather and Scarface have become iconic among black youth. But what would Don Corleone think of today's would be gangsters?
urban youth • gangsters • the godfather • drugs • crime

DVD Review: American Gangster
A clash of the titans on paper, three men who have had more hits than Mike Tyson combine to bring us "American Gangster".
american gangster • russell crowe • denzel washington • ridley scott • crime movie

Horror and Gangster Film Violence
Advertising posters of the new genre blending aspects of horror and gangster movies are drawing criticism for exposing young children to images of graphic violence.
horror films • horror movie posters • scary movie • movie advertising • movie rating

Outlaws
Call them outlaws, gangsters, crooks, gunslingers, desperados, or any other name, they are still famous for the deeds they did that changed the course of history.
outlaws • bandits • bad guys • fugitives • gangsters

Historic 1905 Basin Park Hotel AR
1905 Basin Park Hotel in Eureka Springs, built for travelers who enjoy the natural thermal hot springs, has a shady past complete with ghosts.
1905 basin park hotel eureka springs arkansas • historic haunted hotel • ghost stories • ozark mountains • victorian town

They Started To Call Him “Lucky”
Luciano is confronted by two rival Mafia Bosses, both of which try to draw him into a war and gain his support.The lack of honor is made clear in this period of organized crime history.
lucky luciano • masseria • maranzano • valenti • joe bonanno

Strange Fugitive
Harry Trotter, an unemployed lumberyard foreman, finds a new career in bootlegging in the ruthless streets of Toronto in the 1920s.
morley callaghan • strange fugitive • gangster novel • hard-boiled crime fiction • albert camus

2007 Holiday Film Releases
Every holiday season movie audiences have come to expect prominent film releases and this season will be no exception.
2007 holiday film releases • american gangster • bee movie jerry seinfeld • fred claus • beowulf

Film Review: City of God
City of God is the story of two boys growing up in one of the toughest slums in Brazil, where to survive one must live a life of crime and gangsterism.
city of god • brazilian • gangster • crime • slum

Layer Cake
An anonymous narcotics dealer plans to leave the business forever but is drawn back into the gangster lifestyle by the sale of ecstasy pills and a missing girl.
layer cake • ecstasy pills • daniel craig • kenneth cranham • colm meaney

Oscar Winners from the Early 1970s
These Oscar winning best pictures from 1970 to 1974 included a war movie, a buddy-cops film, one featuring an elaborate scam, and the two best gangster movies ever made.
oscar winners 1970 • academy award winners 1970s • oscar best pictures 1970s • best gangster movies • 1970 best picture

The Rise of the Lucania Organization
Historical account of the rise of the Lucania Organization and its attempts to create an atmosphere of cooperation for organized crime.
lucania • lansky • costello • dutch shultz • buy money bank

Joe Pesci in Goodfellas
There have been many villains who have graced the screens of Hollywood features in the past but none may be as memorable or feared as Joe Pesci's Tommy DeVito.
joe pesci in goodfellas • academy award winner joe pesci • nicolas pileggi's wiseguy • martin scorsese's goodfellas • tommy devito

Organizing the Families
The beginning of the alliance that would be formed between the Mafia of the Old World to the Mafia of the New world are discussed.a review is presented dealing with the start of efforts to create a modern organization for a new emerging world of modern business.
don vito • capo di tutti capi • boss of bosses • salvatore maranzano • lucky luciano

Al Pacino Anti Hero
Celebrating some of the career highlights of master actor Al Pacino, and how his iconic roles as villanous characters have earned him the title of a classic anti hero.
al pacino anti hero • al pacino bad guy • al pacino godfather • al pacino scarface • al pacino criminal

Get Rich or Die Tryin' Film Review
Directed by Jim Sheridan and written by Terence Winter, it also stars Joy Bryant, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
rapper • rapper music • rap • gangster movie • black movie

Robert DeNiro - Anti Hero
A breif insight into the highlights of Robert DeNiro's villainous characters that are irresistable and a look into why viewers sympathise with these roles.
robert deniro iconic rogue roles • robert deniro • robert deniro movies • robert deniro crime movies • robert deniro gangster

Ram Gopal Varma: On His Own
Ram Gopal Varma is one of the leading directors in the Indian film industry. His landmark films such as Satya, Shiva, and Company have set standards for other filmmakers.
ram gopal varma • bollywood • indian cinema • shiva • telegu

Film Review: GoodFellas
Directed by Martin Scorcese, GoodFellas follows the exploits of real life gangster Henry Hill from the 1950s to the early 1980s.
goodfellas • ray liotta • robert deniro • joe pesci • paul sorvino

Gotti Moves Up the Ladder
John Gotti began his climb up the organizational ladder with a high level of sucess until he met with an obstacle, in the form of Big Paul Castellano. That obstacle would soon be removed.
gotti • castellano • dellacroce • "made man" • carlo gambino

HARVEY KEITEL: BAD LIEUTENANT, RESERVOIR DOGS, SISTER ACT
A look at Harvey Keitel, and the three films he made in 1992; BAD LIEUTENANT, RESERVOIR DOGS, and SISTER ACT.
movies • revies • bad lieutenant • reservoir dogs • sister act

Married to the Mob
Nefarious characters skulking in the dark wearing long leather coats carrying guns with silencers (but of course loud enough for the audience to hear the shots) have been in daytime for thirty years. So why on earth has the Godfather rip-offs gotten so tired?

Aboriginal Media Hoax
Australian politicians are constantly being caught out in their lies and outrageous claims against the Aboriginal community, and yet the propaganda continues.
aboriginal hoax • indigenous media hoax • indigenous abuse • indigenous affairs • indigenous affairs minister

Ang Yi
Chinese secret societies have a long history of resisting injustice and oppression. They followed the same pattern in Siam before being ruthlessly suppressed.
chinese migrants in siam • field marshal sarit • labour unions in thailand • 1932 revolution • absolute monarchy in thailand

Jude's Law: Foster, Lori
A review of Lori Foster's novel Jude's Law, featureing colorful characters like Jude Jamison and May Price.
jude law • jude's law • judes law • lori foster • jude law and a semester abroad

Bee Movie Captures First
DreamWorks Animation's Bee Movie, starring Jerry Seinfeld, rebounds to take the top spot at the box office, making $26 million.
bee movie • dreamworks animation • jerry seinfeld • paul dergarabedian • anne globe

Jennifer Donnelly: The Winter Rose
Donnelly's latest book is the second part of the trilogy begun with The Tea Rose, but can equally be read as a stand-alone novel. Does this long book merit your time?
jennifer donnelly the winter rose • donnelly tea rose trilogy • fiction set in victorian london • historical romance novels • novels by jennifer donnelly

Promise Me by Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben's first "Myron Bolitar" novel in six years is an exciting and well-plotted thriller, but possibly tries to pack in too many themes and subjects.
promise me • harlan coben • myron bolitar • windsor horne lockwood iii • esperanza

Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime
Brief biography of Scott Joplin, 'The King of Ragtime' in later 19th-Century. Famous for 'The Entertainer' piano music - used in the blockbuster movie 'The Sting.'
scott joplin • king of ragtime • jazz composer • american composer • duke ellington

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture
Mitchell dreams of being a famous Hollywood screen writer. When mobsters pursue him to stop his first big screen production, will he run, hide or compromise?
gay • writers • hollywood

American Whiskey Trail Northbound
Face facts! Alcohol has always been a part of the American landscape. Through good times and bad, war and peace, Prohibition and even a Rebellion, whiskey was there!
american whiskey trail • get a good drink • history with a twist • canyons of lower manhattan • fraunces tavern

Asian Criminal Groups
Criminal syndicates that emerged in China and Japan still conduct shady activities today, and the violence of Vietnamese/Laotian gangs is becoming well known.
asian criminal groups • chinese triads • japanese yakuza • vietnamese gangs • qing dynasty

Ghosts of Hotel Colorado
Hotel Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain town of Glenwood Springs, is a historic destination with fine amenities, legendary thermal spa treatments and ghosts of the past.
glenwood springs colorado • rocky mountains • ghost stories • historic haunted hotels • healing thermal waters

Imagine {The pairing of steroids and the high profile athlete}
Are many of baseball's best players such as Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds enhancing their abilities with steroids? Will proof that this is so permanently damage the game? Have steroids irreparably infected Track and Field as well? Can we believe the records owned by stars such as Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery were honestly earned? Are the recent feats by many of today's superstar athletes simply too good to be naturally true? As the evidence mounts and accusations fly, one wonders who will go down and who will ultimatley be vindicated. But one thing has already been made clear. Steroids are no longer the sole domain of bodybuilders seen in muscle magazines with necks the same width as their waists. Apparently Wheaties has been surpassed as the Breakfast of Champions.
olympics • 2004 olympic games • wrestling • boxing • baseball

Introduction to the 1920s
1920s America: more than sex, drugs and jazz, this era was the real start of the 20th Century.
radio • movies • kkk • communistparty • early20thcenturystatistics

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