Sentences with phrase «as drug lord»

Somehow the script manages to waste the great Edward James Olmos as a drug lord.

A remake of Nicolas Winding Refn's 1990s thriller, the film (which also marks director Luis Prieto's English - language debut) watches as a drug lord's life implodes, a process with which filmgoers are quite familiar.

Known mostly for his role as the drug lord Russell «Stringer» Bell in HBO's The Wire, he has also appeared in films like American Gangster, Thor, and Prometheus over the last few years.

Benicio Del Toro, right, with Josh Hutcherson, gives a chilling performance as drug lord Pablo Escobar in «Escobar: Paradise Lost.»

The art collectors are as brutal as drug lords.

Not exact matches

And it was Guzmán who was regularly listed by Forbes as one of the world's richest billionaires and «the biggest drug lord of all time.»

But it seems everyone from James Clapper, to Louis Lerner, to Eric Holder, Susan Rice etc. etc. seems to be constantly contradicted or exposed as being less than truthful, whether it's IRS Targeting, tapping journalists, blaming Benghazi on a video, the existence of WMDs, a search for yellow - cake Uranium, who ordered Fast and Furious putting automatic guns in the hands of Mexican drug - lords, drone strikes, or... the nature of PRISM.

Once St. Paul told Timothy he should use some wine as a drug, and wine was ever used at the Lord's Supper which is one of the most holy actions of the Church.

The Lord revealed that the problem was with my heart it is so wicked and deceptive i still believed that i was a good person i did nt drink or take drugs smoke or swear i wasnt violent i had some hangups but kept them to myself but this wicked thought was the reason why i couldnt get free.That was enough for the enemy to bring guilt and condemnation upon me.So when i confessed that my heart was indeed wicked and that i needed a new heart.I was instantly delivered and set free from the past and have not looked back though i am sometimes reminded by others for what i did wrong.It no longer has power over me.I believe we all struggle with two areas as christians we must confess our sin and we must confess our pride for without him we can do nothing.May the Lord show you what it is that is blocking you from receiving his love and forgiveness the issue will be found in your heart ask the Lord to reveal it for what it is.We do nt like to see the truth its ugly and i am sorry if this offends you it wasnt my intention.May he set you free as he has done for me.regards brentnz

The 48 - year - old has something of a shady past in this aspect, and has been involved in a number of questionable activieis such as money laundering and getting involved in business deals with drug lords.

When he returned to look in on his family, which he supported as a bus driver, the drug lord settled the matter in his usual way, with bullets.

As though it's an inconvenience to have to give them a little slap on the wrists, when their time could be better spent putting murderers and drug lords away.

As a matter of fact we should have a grudging respect for the fact Lord Sewel maintained a pithy wit and good political judgement late at night while under the influence of drugs and drink.

«I think we have to take a reasoned view about these things, and the question now is whether or not he understands it is a highly dangerous drug and should be treated as such,» Lord Tebbit said.

However, Lord Lambton famously explained his use of drugs and prostitutes as something to stop the boredom of his «undemanding» junior role in government.

Notorious drug lord Joaquín «El Chapo» Guzmán was extradited to the US last night as a slap in the face to Trump, just hours before he's set to take office, sources told The NY Post.

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Rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including Lord Ashcroft's drugs and debauchery allegations about David Cameron

Blue collar comedy rules the roost with this hilarious farce starring Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and D.J. Qualls as buddies who are mistaken for Army Reservists and sent to the Middle East - but when they are accidentally dropped into Mexico, they misread the situation and set about trying to «liberate» a besieged village from a demented drug lord.

Niccol has clearly been inspired by films such as Goodfellas and Boogie Nights, and initially infuses Lord of War with a similar sensibility - complete with period - appropriate rock songs on the soundtrack (ie Eric Clapton's «Cocaine» plays during a drug - heavy sequence).

But when local drug lord Gator Bodine (James Franco) uncovers Broker's past as a law enforcement officer, he teams up with a vengeful biker gang to take him down.

Gary Cole, one of the most underrated comic actors working today, has almost nothing to do as the ruthless drug lord, and Rosie Perez is all sass and no substance.

Immigration between North and South America has been a thorny topic for American cinema, which tends to mask the complexities of this issue by depicting those south of the border as dangerous Mexican drug lords, intent only on pushing their product into the States, from Breaking Bad to Machete Kills.

50Cent appears briefly despite being billed as a main player whilst Kilmer is miscast as a big drug lord.

With his starring role in Lee's 1991 Jungle Fever, Snipes won critical praise and increased his audience exposure, and his career duly took off.That same year, Snipes further demonstrated his flexibility with disparate roles in New Jack City, in which he played a volatile drug lord, and The Waterdance, in which he starred as a former wild man repenting for his ways in a hospital's paraplegic ward.

As a kitten is helmed by a drug lord, upon his demise it escapes, running into the life of Rell Williams.

What follows is a cheerfully convoluted fable featuring enough slimy power brokers and populist revolutionaries to accommodate every member of Rodriguez's mixed - bag cast, including Jessica Alba as an INS agent with a soft spot for Mexicanos, Lindsay Lohan as the hard - partying daughter of Jeff Fahey's scorched - earth political strategist, and Steven Seagal as a ruthless drug lord.

These superhuman machines operate as hitmen, henchmen, and soldiers, doing the bidding of the drug lords and creating a new wild west.

That same night, Dale witnesses a murder committed by local drug lord Ted Jones (Gary Cole), and as he flees the scene of the crime, he leaves behind a freshly smoked joint of Pineapple Express that leads directly back to Saul.

«The Connection» - May 15 Oscar - winner Jean Dujardin stars in this French crime thriller as a real - life policeman who dedicates his career to taking down a drug lord (Gilles Lellouche)

Baywatch (2017) This modern revamp of the 90s drama features Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, and Alexandra Daddario as lifeguards who in order to save their beach they have to take down a drug lord in the process.

«Sicario»: A blood - dark crime drama starring Emily Blunt as an FBI idealist in an escalating war against Mexican drug lords.

Protégé features Daniel Wu as Nick, an undercover cop who has become a vital component of drug lord Lin Quin's operation.

Just in case we think he's a racist bigot, we then cut to the Mexican side, where we meet Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles and his «Autodefensas» as they confront, head - on, the drug lords who rule their area.

Rather than comply with the drug lords or cooperate with the DEA agents on their trail, Mick teams up with Leroy Brown (Charles S. Dutton), a stationery vendor who's only trying to be as bad as his name implies.

Jason Bateman explores his dark side in this drama as he plays a financial adviser who launders money for a drug lord.

In Ozark, Jason Bateman and Laura Linney star as a married couple who must flee Chicago and relocate to the aforementioned and mysterious rural locale in Missouri to begin repaying the money - laundering debt he owes to a ruthless and powerful drug lord.

It's hard to say if Pacino's performance as a crazed Cuban drug lord is actually bad, or if he's impersonating Latin America's angriest oompa - loompa on a cocaine bender.

Things get a bit complicated for the two of them as Mullins» brother (Rapaport) is connected to the drug lords they are going after.

Based on the edgy and explosive series by visionary director Nicolas Winding Refn (DRIVE), PUSHER stars Richard Coyle as a drug dealer who grows increasingly desperate over the course of a week after a botched deal lands him in the merciless clutches of a ruthless crime lord.

Synopsis: Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.

The film begins, as it must, in the Bolivian jungle, where the titular team of U.S. soldiers (led by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is forced to go underground after an errant missile — intended for them — kills twenty - five Bolivian children they'd just saved from an evil drug lord.

They are starring alongside Ben Affleck as five friends who join forces to take down a drug lord.

From manual labor to a month of poverty to being kidnapped by drug lords, Jason's perspective on life slowly changes as he realizes that there is indeed more to life than his own petty problems.

Reese Witherspoon mugs it up shamelessly as Cooper, a hapless, pint - sized Texan police officer assigned to escort a Mexican mobster's wife to a court case in Dallas where she and her husband will give testimony against a notorious drug lord.

As a former gambling addict, Michel channels his obsessive nature into getting to the bottom of the complex network of drug lords, discovering that corruption exists at the top and around him.

On television, Elba is best known for his portrayals of the chillingly charismatic drug lord Russell «Stringer» Bell in HBO's series The Wire as well as detective John Luther in the BBC One series Luther.

Then finally, as Gotham City festers under the influence of drug lords and hardened gangsters, the wealthy heir begins to realize his responsibility to the family name.

Sicario attacks a much larger scale, as determined American task forces whizz around the States and Mexico, taking on ruthless drug - lords, in a number of nail - biting fights.

Trapped in Peach Trees — a massive residential apartment complex run by a drug lord — with Judge Dredd, Anderson uses all her skills — those she was taught as a Judge in training and the one she was born with — psychic powers — not fancy superhero - y ones but more a more subtle version.