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Article: Ridley Scott on 'American Gangster'.(Entertainment)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- December 31, 2007
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Byline: KYLE BRAUN
Very few filmmakers make movies on the scale of Ridley Scott. In 1979, Scott made fans stand up and take notice after directing the now classic Alien. In 1982, Scott stunned audiences in a million more ways with Blade Runner before going on to give fans such films as Thelma & Louise, G.I. Jane, Gladiator, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down, Matchstick Men, and Kingdom of Heaven to name a few. Now Ridley's going back to his action roots with a story of drug smuggling, corruption and the life of a kingpin in American Gangster, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. While doing early press in L.A. for American Gangster, Ridley talked about working ...