Sentences with phrase «as gangster flicks»

Not exact matches

This is a sports film and a gangster flick in one, teased with the satire of a mockumentary but fueled by the frisson that this all happened pretty much as articulated.

this flick overthrows the usual typecasting for humprey bogart and babara stanwyck, the former constantly as detective hero or gangster villain; the later freuently as self - assured heroine or shrewd femme fatale.

She made her film debut in Brian DePalma's 1987 gangster flick The Untouchables and went on to become the darling of the indie film world with her stunning turn in 1998's High Art, followed by strong roles in such lauded films as Far from Heaven, The Station Agent, and Pieces of April.

And although Netflix clearly wants to secure that first Academy Award Win for Best Picture — and could possible achieve that with Martin Scorsese's forthcoming gangster flick, The Irishman — they're still in the business of putting as many eyeballs on their projects as possible.

Young auteurs took the western, the detective movie, the sci - fi flick, the gangster film, and even the «inspirational teacher» genre, and turned them into films as smart and subversive as those below.

Equally indebted to Martin Scorsese, Guy Ritchie, and Giorgio Armani, London Boulevard represents the apotheosis of style over substance, the kind of gangster flick where the cut of a killer's suit is as important as the motive for his crime.

We truly live in the era of reboots and remakes, as classic gangster flick Scarface will soon be revamped for modern audiences, if all goes according to plan.

And you'll likely start recalling other quality gangster flicks as you process this one.

Netflix's status as a powerhouse in movie industry has received another boost with the news that the streaming giant has landed Martin Scorsese's next film, a gangster flick featuring Robert De Niro titled The Irishman.The...

Instead, what we are left with is what feels and looks like a second - tier Scorsese gangster flick with genre conventions so generic and monotonous, you begin to feel as old as James Cagney.