Gangster Squad, 2013’s first big-cast all-action picture, was released to cinemas last week; and for anticipatory fans such as myself, not a moment too soon. With a four-month extension of its release date, this is a film that has garnered a lot of attention in its pre-release, and in doing so it has given itself [...]
With the newly released Gangster Squad starring Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn and Emma Stone, it’s worth taking a look back at some of the genre’s finest to see who are the cream of the wiseguy crop… Donnie Brasco “Remember, when they send for you, it’s your best friend that does it.” The ‘based on a [...]
Based on his hugely popular Los Angeles Times column ‘LA NOIR: TALES FROM THE GANGSTER SQUAD’, this is the true story of a brutal secret police team operating in 1950s Los Angeles. It has inspired the major new Warner Brothers film of the same name, starring Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn and Emma Stone. The film [...]
The first trailer for Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad has emerged, and boy oh boy does it look like a classy affair. Fleischer’s previous movies, Zombieland and 30 Minutes or Less were both enjoyable popcorn flicks but Gangster Squad could see itself nominated for a couple of golden statues. The movie is based on true events [...]
