Sentences with phrase «cagney as a gangster»

The controversy he refers to is the portrayal of Italian - Americans in the film as gangsters.

At a Finnish wedding reception, the groomsmen will kidnap the bride (often while disguised as gangsters).

I mean, Eve, who marketed herself as a gangster rapper has been able to have successful relationships with white men... which I think goes to show that black women can be exactly who they are and still attract white men.

Still, she's frigging Olivier compared to Jerry Hall's turn as gangster moll Alicia.

It has a reasonably tight script and is well cast, with Warner Baxter playing the lawyer and Myrna Loy as the gangster's moll, a «bad girl» with glittering eyes who he quite understandably falls for.

The heroic doctor recovers and reveals his former colleagues as gangsters, but he seems to have lost his own bearings.

«Lucy» is ordinary as a gangster story, exceptional in its special effects, but ultimately serving no realistic point since a drug that increases our brain power — such a chemical may indeed be in our future — may give us 4.0 averages in college but will not likely be able to talk the bullets out of a gun.

From 1945 through 1948, he was under contract to Sam Goldwyn, mostly playing secondary roles as gangsters.

What a stellar cast we have in Lawless, (Gary Oldman) as the gangster, (Guy Pearce) as the violent deputy from Chicago, (Tom Hardy) as the oldest bondurent brother, (Jessica Chastain) as the head waitress at the Bondurants restaurant, then finally (Shia LeBeouf) as the lead actor and most

Jimmy Cagney is just as touch, reckless and compelling as an FBI agent as he is as a gangster in tis fast - moving Warner feature which was embraced by J. Edgar Hoover

After being typecast as a gangster he gradually expanded the scope of his roles, and, in the»40s, gave memorable «good guy» performances as in a number of psychological dramas; he played federal agents, scientists, Biblical characters, business men, bank clerks, among other characters.

Widowed in 1934, she entered films in 1937, repeating her Broadway stage role as the gangster's mother in Dead End (1937).

What a stellar cast we have in Lawless, (Gary Oldman) as the gangster, (Guy Pearce) as the violent deputy from Chicago, (Tom Hardy) as the oldest bondurent brother, (Jessica Chastain) as the head waitress at the Bondurants restaurant, then finally (Shia LeBeouf) as the lead actor and most developed character in the film.

It's a finely tuned Motor City engine: The action, including a nighttime car chase through a blinding snowstorm, is fast, brutal and efficient; the Motown soundtrack never cuts out; and as a gangster called Sweet, the British - Nigerian actor Chiwetel Ejiofor gives an electrifying performance.

Typecast once again as a gangster — this time in real life — Nick has to prove his mettle, both onstage and off.

«Breaking Bad» alum Jesse Plemons plays a central role in the new trailer for «Black Mass,» the upcoming crime drama starring Johnny Depp as gangster James «Whitey» Bulger.

Director Hodges has claimed that Hoskins was originally cast as the gangster, and Bates as the priest, and it was his idea to swap them out.

Warner Bros. has released eight clips from «Black Mass,» the upcoming crime drama starring Johnny Depp as gangster James «Whitey» Bulger.

Instead of a kid who dreamed of growing up to be a mobster, we have two kids who grow up as imposters: One becomes a cop who goes undercover as a gangster, and the other becomes a gangster who goes undercover as a cop.

Get Shorty — Stylish comedy with John Travolta as a gangster trying to break into the movie business.

Where else can you get a sexually liberal (and white hot) Barbara Stanwyck, Jimmy Cagney as a gangster - turned - movie - star (I know, I know) and Eleanor Powell proving -LSB-...]

Once Upon A Time in America: Extended Director's Cut (Warner, Blu - ray, DVD, Digital HD) is Sergio Leone's portrait of a 20th century American success story as a gangster epic of greed, loyalty, betrayal, and power, seen through the haze of an opium high.

William Forsythe and James Hayden complete the gangster quartet, with Joe Pesci and Burt Young as gangster cohorts.

The only reason to truly see Snitch is to take in the performance of Michael Kenneth Williams as the gangster Malik.

The concept behind Brick sounds just as ridiculous as the «children as gangsters» idea from Alan Parker's Bugsy Malone, but Johnson's film plays out almost entirely poker faced.

Both Robinson and Fred MacMurray played roles against type (Robinson gained notoriety for his role as a gangster in Little Caesar (1930), and MacMurray had previously played genial, lightweight, good - guy roles in comedies)- and their performances represented some of their best career work.

Alexa Nisenson played as Ally Campbell, Maggie and Andy's daughter Conphidance played as the Gangster Max Carver played as Daniel Charlie Carver played as Nathaniel Kym Whitley played as 911 Operator Austin Zajur played as Neil

Oyelowo (as the strong - willed investigator), Albert Brooks (as an accountant), and Alessandro Nivola (as a gangster) also make strong impressions.

In support Oka Antara is great as a gangster looking out for Rama, and Arifin Putra is perfectly cast as a spoilt heir to a crime family empire frustrated by always being underestimated by his father.

Enjoyable for a good 15 minutes or so, mostly due to the scene - stealing powers of the adorable, much - coveted kitty whose name gives the movie its title, this is otherwise a stale, repetitive effort whose one - joke premise — two suburban buddies forced to pass themselves off as gangsters in a grimy underworld where they clearly don't belong — never achieves comic liftoff, much less the richly subversive dimensions typical of Key and Peele's best work.

Starring the trio of Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke as the leading bootlegging brothers, the film has apparently been killing test screenings and features a stellar supporting cast including Jessica Chastain as Hardy's love interest Maggie; Mia Wasikowska as LaBeouf's belle; Dane DeHaan as Labeouf's partner - in - crime; Guy Pearce as a violent deputy with the brothers in his sights, and Gary Oldman as a gangster who employs the boys.

In the second short, on a rainy night, a restaurant waitress (Julieta Zylberberg) recognizes her one patron as the gangster who drove her father to suicide and shortly thereafter tried to seduce her mother.

As gangsters and John Goodman's loan shark circle, and his girlfriend and family wonder how to tackle the crisis, Bennett looks likely to resort to extreme measures.

Those include Farrell as the frustrated scribe busy peddling a gore - drenched script (its title: Seven Psychopaths) that can't compete with the bloody business of daily life, and Harrelson as a gangster with a thing for dogs and not much regard for humankind.

Rounding out the key players is Ben Mendelsohn («Animal Kingdom «-RRB- who's skin - crawlingly creepy as a low - level hood, and Ray Liotta who is surprisingly multifaceted as gangster Markie.

As gangsters and John Goodman's loan shark circle, his family wonders how to tackle the crisis while Bennett appears ready to resort to extreme measures.

There are other little side - story distractions involving Karan Soni hiring an escort to act as his girlfriend for the night (he tells all of his coworkers that he is dating a model), which leads to Jillian Bell showing up as a gangster pimp.

It also pulls off the clever trick of operating as a gangster movie — these mobsters have missions to complete and people to kill — while at the same time sarkily undermining these same folk, attributing to them a heavy dose of incompetence.

Possible spoilers The closest Blanchett has got to a rival is serial nominee Amy Adams (five nominations in eight years), who hits all the right notes across the emotional range as a gangster's moll in American Hustle.

The new three - minute promo offers looks at Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling «s incorruptible cops, but it mostly highlights Sean Penn «s scenery - chewing performance as gangster king Mickey Cohen.

Mortensen is the main attraction, but this is everybody's show, with Bello passionate and fierce as his wife and Harris exuding an eerie reasonableness as the gangster who can't be dissuaded.

Meanwhile, Smith will play a judge in the movie, with Crowe lined up as a gangster, Pearly Soames.

As quotable and action - packed as this gangster classic is («Leave the gun.

She won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role as gangster Edward G. Robinson's moll in the classic «Key Largo» (1948, John Huston).

«Gangster Squad» is a western masquerading as a gangster movie.

Matt Damon plays a gangster who goes undercover as a cop and Leonardo DiCaprio plays a cop who goes undercover as a gangster.

What I will spoil is the fact that this new picture, which stars De Niro as a gangster - turned - informant and seeks to pay homage to great mob movies of the past, is an utter waste of time.

The Balkan Islamists supreme Ulema here are now viewed by ordinary believers as gangsters and enemies of the Muslims.

Although the act did reduce the consumption of alcohol in the United States, it also caused a rise of criminal gangs and increased violence as gangsters sought to make a profit through illegal sales.

Characters Reporter Michael Sangiacomo writes about the many cameo appearances he has made in comics, most recently as a gangster in the third issue of The United States of Murder, by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming.