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A movie about an over the hill Chilean street thug obsessed with John Travolta's Tony Manero character in Saturday Night Fever, this gritty psychological downer bearing the same name plays out during the ruthlessly repressive Pinochet military coup period in the late 1970s, following General Pinochet's execution of then President Allende.
Johnny Depp aims to reinvigorate the gangster-movie genre with "Public Enemies." In director Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," which opens Wednesday, Johnny Depp's John Dillinger says he likes baseball and fast cars.
"Hope is a dangerous word" - just like any other pearls of wisdom that I am only too eager to pass on to the next available ear, this too has been derived from the ever-wise and reflective dream factory that is Hollywood.
Rat-a-tat-tat top ten of gangster films
Marlon Brando led the Corleone family empire in "The Godfather." My vote for the ten best gangster films: 1. "The Godfather," directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 1972.
As Dillinger, Johnny Depp takes on a role and a legend
Michael Mann has a thing for American renegades. Some of them were created by others .
Al Pacino does a brilliantly feral turn in the lead role. Mon., July 6, 5 p.m., 2009
There are people who claim that Michael Mann is a genius, as well as the most brilliant and assured maker of passages of pure film now working in America.
Is the Transformers sequel worth the ticket price?
RELEASE DATE: June 24 IN A NUTSHELL: The sequel to the box office smash has the evil transformers of Decepticon - vanquished in the first movie - returning to wreak havoc on poor little college freshman Sam Witwicky , who, like Al Pacino in The Godfather , gets dragged back into the robo-arms of these weapons of mass destruction.
DVD club: Coppola's Godfather movies constitute one of the cinema's greatest trilogies, and through the brilliant combination of European cinema and American exploitation flicks he restored the ailing Hollywood mainstream.
's Devilish Dads: Ten Satan as a Father Flicks
Sure, we all know about Satan. Ruler of hell, punisher of sinners, pitchforks, fire, and general all around big meanie.
Al Pacino impersonator off air
When Robert Signoriello, owner of Agro Dolce restaurant in Brewster, began running radio ads this spring ostensibly featuring the voice of Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino, he was in effect channeling one of Pacino's most famous lines.
The Narrows' attempts to update gangster film genre
The Narrows Rating: R Length: 106 min. Opens June 19th "The Godfather." "Scarface." "Donnie Brasco." "Goodfellas." All of these movies come up in a conversation about the best gangster and mob films ever made.
Michelle Pfeiffer 'made Al Pacino bleed'
Michelle Pfeiffer has revealed that she secured her role in Scarface by making Al Pacino bleed during a screen test.
New York in the '70s: The Grit Wasn't So Splendid
"With today's release of The Taking of Pelham 123 , Tony Scott's remake of the 1974 caper film about a hijacked No.
President Barack Obama voted 'most stylish man'
The president, who moved into the White House in January, has impressed fashion experts across the globe with his sharp suits and smooth sense of style.
It was one of the most anticipated sequels in cinematic history and it turned into a nightmare.
BAD news for this remake: the original version of The Taking of Pelham 123 was a perfectly good movie, released in 1974 during the Golden Age of New York crime movies.
Francis Ford Coppola is famous for the wines that bear his name and a series of luxury resorts around the world.
Dog Day Afternoon at Bryant Park
Date: Monday, July 6th Time: Films begin at Dusk Location: Bryant Park Cost: Free Bring your picnic baskets and pull up some lawn for an evening under the stars with the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival .
Siobhan, whose 25 Days in Paris aroused in all of us the longing to star in our own tousled, contemplative Philippe Garrel film , has a new blog.