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With his round owl-like glasses, Ed Pressman looks like a college professor or perhaps even an art director from Mad Men , although he is neither.

In 1980, United Artists released William Friedkin's "Cruising." The controversial movie starred Al Pacino as a New York City cop that must go undercover in Manhattan's gay S&M scene in order to catch a killer known to frequent the city's seedy downtown leather bars.

There is a totem pole in Akron native's Roger Carano's backyard. Roger's father, Joe, carved it from an old utility pole from the Goodrich company in the winter of 1958.

'Scarface' has to be one of the ten gangster movies of all time. I guess you could say it is to crime films what 'Butch and Sundance' are to westerns.

"Stand Up Guys" is the perfect fit for those three actors who can pull off roles that are both comedic and hard-core mobster.

A CHEAM businessman felt like he was "in a scene from Heat" when he had an intimate dinner with movie megastar Al Pacino.

Miami Vice: 'Godmother of Cocaine' who built Florida drug empire shot dead in her Colombian hometown by assassin on motorbike A ruthless drug smuggler known as the 'Godmother of Cocaine' who was jailed in the U.S. for three chilling murders has been gunned down by a motorcycle-riding hitman.

Jun. 9, 2013 - ATLANTA -- The Vision is clear, the passion is powerful and the timing could not get any better.

The day after the Tony Award nominations were announced, Annaleigh Ashford stood smiling in a Times Square hotel's event space, cheered by the sight of all her fellow honorees gathered together.

Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan and John Cazale in the film The Godfather. A menu of the Don Panino pub has upset Italians in Vienna and public opinion in Italy.

In the past few years it seems like a Hollywood star opens a play on Broadway on almost a monthly basis.

Jeff Swearingen must be putting something in the Kool-Aid. That's the best possible explanation for the performances he's coaxed out of a gang of 6- to 14-year-old young ladies in Daffodil Girls , a hilarious and touching adaptation of David Mamet 's iconic Glengarry Glen Ross .

AL PACINO, Alan Arkin and Christopher Walken give it one last hurrah before Well, you'll just have to see before what.

The day after the Tony Award nominations were announced, Annaleigh Ashford stood smiling in a Times Square hotel's event space, cheered by the sight of all her fellow honorees gathered together.

The Godfather star Al Pacino has referred to Jessica Chastain as his "prodigy" as he believes the actress has extraordinary talent.

In June, Phoenix's FilmBar is busting out its old Cyndi Lauper records and acid washed jeans as it brings back classic '80s films.

Throughout his career he's turned down many HUGE roles that others have then snapped up and made into careers! Fortunately, since they're currently working on the Star Wars re-makes , he still may have a chance to redeem himself!! Maybe he can compete with Florence Welch for the role of Yoda, ha!! He also claims to have turned down Bruce Willis 's ... (more)

Popular movie lore has it that director Francis Ford Coppola and/or Paramount originally wanted James Caan for Michael Corleone, the role that would become a career-making turn for Al Pacino , in the 1972 mob classic "The Godfather."

Al Pacino claims he gave Hollywood stars Bruce Willis and Harrison Ford their careers by turning down lead roles in 'Die Hard' and 'Star Wars', which the two actors both went on to star in.

But Al Pacino last night spoke of his knack for talent-spotting when he described casting the then unknown Jessica Chastain in a major new production of Oscar Wilde's play Salome.