Tag: Bugsy
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10 Great Underrated Gangster Movies, According to Reddit
During the 1930s, Hollywood took notice of the rising popularity of pulp fiction and detective novels was established by classics such as The Public Enemy and Little Caesar. During the New Hollywood Movement, the genre was redefined by Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, The Godfather, and by the 1990s, movies like Goodfellas, Casino, and Bugsy had…
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10 Best Gangster Movie Directors, Ranked
Whether it’s the lawless lifestyle or intimidating mobsters, audiences have been enamored by gangster films since the 1930s, which were initially popularized by classics like The Public Enemy, Little Cesar, and Scarface. During the New Hollywood Movement, the genre was revitalized by Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, The Godfather, and paved the way for modern gangster…
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Late Cinematographers Michael Chapman and Allen Daviau Remembered at Camerimage Film Festival
Acclaimed cinematographers and ASC members Michael Chapman and Allen Daviau, who both died last year, were the focus of a legacy panel at EnergaCamerimage Film Festival on Monday, led by the likes of Lawrence Sher (“Joker”), Xavier Pérez Grobet (“Watchmen”), Amy Vincent (‘Footloose”) and Seamus McGarvey (“Atonement”).Nominated for five Oscars for his work on “Bugsy,”…
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‘Lansky’ Review: Harvey Keitel Propels an Uneven Biopic About Notorious Mobster Meyer Lansky
“People see the same thing from different perspectives. And that fascinates me,” Harvey Keitel notes in an early scene while playing the title role in “Lansky,” writer-director Eytan Rockaway’s ambitious but uneven biopic about the notorious mobster Meyer Lansky.It’s tempting to read this snippet of dialogue as Rockaway’s way of acknowledging, right from the start,…
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Allen Daviau, Spielberg Cinematographer and Five-Time Oscar Nominee, Dies of Coronavirus Complications at 77
Allen Daviau, the five-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer who worked for Steve Spielberg and Barry Levinson on films including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Empire of the Sun and Bugsy, died Wednesday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 77.His death was announced by the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, where he lived. Daviau is the…