Published Jan. 11, 2013
Classic gangsters loved a good embarrassment of riches. And for a movie like "Gangster Squad," showing off is fine. But, when the swanky style of the era meets the stylized swank of the movie's own excesses, things get out of hand.
Published Jan. 9, 2013
It's time to bust out your finest Marlon Brando impression and tell people that you have a proposition they will find hard to resist. "Gangster Squad" comes out this weekend, bringing old school mobster action back to the big screen. In order to celebrate, let's take a gander at five of cinema's greatest tales of goons and grifters.
Anyone else felt the need to play L.A. Noire after watching this? Gangster Squad-despite sounding like a bad rap super group-is a film loosely based on the real life Gangster Squad of the late 40s. Tired of dealing with mobster Mickey Cohen's nonsense, Chief Bill Parker (Nick Nolte) tells Sgt....
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