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Article: Single Person's Movie: American Gangster.
The New York Observer (New York, NY);  December 18, 2008 ;     542 words ......we pass out to American Gangster [starting @ 12...make movies like American Gangster anymore. It's...like we dislike American Gangster, but far from...2008, including American Gangster, Zodiac and Margot...for Milk.) As Frank Lucas, the Harlem ...

Article: FILM REVIEW: Despite potent cast, 'American Gangster' shoots blanks
University Wire;  November 5, 2007 ;     569 words ......BERKELEY, Calif. -- "American Gangster" has a very incomplete...as a result. But "American Gangster" is more than two...of the law. We have Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington...peculiar problem with "American Gangster" is it gives us exposition...purely to inform us ...

Article: FILM REVIEW: 'American Gangster' a gripping film
University Wire;  November 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......crime-drama American Gangster lives up to...Washington stars as Frank Lucas, the illustrious...true story, American Gangster unfolds as two...confrontation. American Gangster vividly contrasts...rooting for Frank Lucas, even though...to watch what ...

Article: FILM REVIEW: 'American Gangster' leaves room for improvement
University Wire;  December 3, 2007 ;     645 words ......06's Kingdom Come. American Gangster is the narrative...is what gives American Gangster the Notorious...Jay-Z saw the American Gangster movie, is a concept...rap; instead, American Gangster stays within the...Registration and now American Gangster. ...

Article: American Gangster
Seven Days;  November 7, 2007 ;     620 words ...American Gangster **** BROOKS BROTHER Washington...real-life Harlem crime boss Frank Lucas. Ridley Scott's gangland...vividly and fully to life. American Gangster is just 15 minutes shorter...re-invents) real-life kingpin Frank Lucas. Lucas was a chauffeur...realizes whom ...

Article: More honest than 'The Godfather': ; American Gangster is real about victims
Charleston Gazette;  November 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ...WASHINGTON American Gangster opened last weekend...archetype make American Gangster more, not less...in church. In American Gangster, brutalities ordered by Frank Lucas are carried out...patron saint of American commerce, who...of money. In American ...

Article: The real 'American Gangster'
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  November 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ...WASHINGTON -- "American Gangster" opened last...archetype make "American Gangster" more, not less...in church. In "American Gangster," brutalities ordered by Frank Lucas are carried out...patron saint of American commerce, who...of money." In "American ...

Article: VOA NEWS: 'AMERICAN GANGSTER' TELLS TRUE STORY OF HARLEM DRUG DEALER
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......a look at American Gangster. Frank Lucas was 'somebody...dealers. American Gangster stars Denzel...the real Frank Lucas to understand...the real Frank Lucas spent considerable...emotional." American Gangster features...

Article: FILM REVIEW: 'American Gangster' is a revised, better 'Scarface'
University Wire;  November 5, 2007 ;     388 words ......Ridley Scott-directed American Gangster starring Denzel Washington...on his apprentice, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington...truly suspenseful tale. American Gangster tells the story of...it is apparent that Frank Lucas was a monster who put...Chamberlain. In reality, ...

Article: Over $700 billion of spending power: Black America, the New American Gangster
Westside Gazette;  November 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......it, so they owned him." - Frank Lucas, The American Gangster "The term gangster used in...depicts the real life drama of Frank Lucas. Lucas, the non-fictional...infamous celebrity status. Frank Lucas was an original student of...

Article: FILM REVIEW: Performances shine in 'American Gangster'
University Wire;  November 2, 2007 ;     628 words ......turbulent period that "American Gangster" plows into audiences...potential in "American Gangster," providing vivid...Washington is Frank Lucas, an all-American...Lucas, a true "American Gangster." Without hesitation...ultimately root. "American ...

Article: FILM REVIEW: 'American Gangster' films, not lives, revolution
University Wire;  November 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......sketch-animation opening of "American Gangster" tells the film's story...true to this vision, "American Gangster," a fictional crime...70s heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, would not leave the...Communism and drugs. "American Gangster" could have transcended...Crowe, "3:10 to ...

Article: MY MAN, THIS 'AMERICAN GANGSTER' MOVIE IS GOOD.(RHYTHM)(Movie review)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  November 1, 2007 ;     682 words ......70s Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, Denzel Washington says...with during the course of American Gangster. He flashes that traditional...make us understand how Frank Lucas was able to turn so many...don't believe an African-American can run a criminal empire...moral terrain ...

Article: cinema: WIN American Gangster goodies.(Features)
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  March 9, 2008 ;     277 words ...WIN an American Gangster goody bag! From Harlem...box office smash American Gangster tells the epic, enthralling...notorious druglord Frank Lucas. Starring Denzel...to give away FIVE American Gangster shoulder bags packed...including the DVD, an American ...