Set in the 1970’s, American Gangster is based on true story of Frank Lucas, New York’s brilliant and terrifying mobster and the police officer who chased him. Gritty acting and writing give depth to archetypal characters. Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) earns his bones as a ruthless enforcer and collector in a New York. When his ...
New York City was a drug dealers paradise in the 1970’s – if you didn’t mind the occasional killing. Before they were arrested on various charges, Nicky Barnes and Frank Lucas were a big part of the Harlem drug scene, controlling most of the heroine traffic in New York’s black neighborhoods. Now, thirty years later, ...
This cautionary tale about the life of a video girl is not very popular with viewers. Video Girl features Meagan Good, Ruby Dee and Lisa Raye. Meagan Good is a ballerina whose dreams were smashed when she got into a car accident while away at college. She retreats to what appears to be New Orleans ...
Ever so often, in the spirit of the Movie Remake Revolution, I like to imagine what it might be like for one of my favorite films to be remade on the big screen. Case in point: a little daydreaming I once did about “The Wiz.” In this instance, the movie in question is the 1982 ...