Sentences with phrase «by a gangster on»

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A Taiwanese Bitcoin Miner almost paid for his life after being shot at by gangsters for allegedly reneging on a mining deal by not offering cost.

I don't doubt you had a decent time as a tourist but open your eyes to what goes on in the world, courtesy of corrupt Russia, run by a deranged and hedonistic gangster, young man.

Diaz brothers have so many other things to them, two vegeterian triathletes who came up from the lowest of the lows, nothing to eat at home, in a rough neighbourhood saying no to all the drugs, later on to all the roids, serving their community, teaching kids,... they have been awarded many times by their local authorities and all... but all UFC wants people to think of a Nate Diaz is a mexican gangster who smokes weed and does not give a damn...

its just Nate was a real hood gangster with his brother whilst Sean is a tattooed up video gamer... not saying this to talk bad on sean by the way...

A media - centric, consumeristic celebrity culture, the erosion of civic responsibility, & the effectiveness of machine /» gangster» politics on a dynastic scale all contribute in challenging the assumption that a government of the people, by the people, & for the people can sustain itself in the long run.

She's Dating the Gangster is a 2014 Filipino teen romantic comedy - drama film based on the best Pop Fiction book of the same name originally published on's Teen Talk section and it was popularized on Wattpad by Bianca Bernardino (pen name: SGwannaB).

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Sam Worthington plays Darcy who just gets sent on some R & R by the Australian Army, Who?s Uncle Barry is the Gangster I speak of.

Ben Affleck is co-writer, director and also stars n «Live by Night,» a Depression - era gangster film based on Dennis Lehane's novel.

The Lehane story, about a noble, good - guy Boston gangster in love and war and bootlegging, spins variations on the usual Tommy - gunning melees and cheap manipulations to keep the protagonist, a dull man portrayed dully by Affleck, in our good graces.

I'm always thrilled to see him added to a cast, even when the film in question has the unlikely logline «An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.»

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.

Reduced by Refn almost to the point of abstraction — it could have been called Notes on a Rehearsal for an Action Movie — Drive may do little to win over multiplex crowds who prefer the fast and furious to the moody and languorous, but it reconfirms Refn as one of the most exciting young directors around, and Albert Brooks (stealing the film as a small - time Jewish gangster with an aversion to loose ends) as a national treasure.

Sent by his gangster boss on «one last job» to bring back the gangster's son Travis (Seann William Scott) from Brazil, Beck is soon caught in a local war between ruthless American goldmine boss Hatcher (Christopher Walken) and native rebels, while helping Travis and mysterious barmaid Mariana (Rosario Dawson) in a race to find the legendary El Gato, a priceless golden statuette.

When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the run.

Based on the book written by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River), and tells the story of the son of a police officer to rises up the ranks of bootleggers during Prohibition to be a high - ranking gangster.

Based on the book by John Buntin, and featuring ex - «Dead» Jon Bernthal alongside Neal McDonough, Milo Ventimiglia and Thomas Jane, a guest appearance by Simon Pegg and more, the show will center on an ex-Marine turned L.A.P.D. cop (Bernthal) who finds himself in the middle of the war between Captain William Parker (McDonough) and infamous gangster Mickey Cohen.

«Classe Tous Risque» (1960), 7:00 p.m.: A gangster (Lino Ventura) plans one just job before he goes straight in Claude Sautet's thriller, based on a novel by Death Row convict - turned - author José Giovanni.

From James Franco's urban gangster stereotype that was easily bordering on tedious; to the surprisingly career changing turns by the girls, including Hudgens and Gomez.

The Finger Points (DVD - R) Release date: Jan. 30 Details: 1931, Warner Archive Collection Rated: Not rated The lowdown: This pre-Code Warner Bros. gangster movie was written by John Monk Saunders («Wings») and W.R. Burnett («Little Caesar») and centers on a small - town boy corrupted by the big city.

Humpty's daughter Carolina by another wife appears on Coney Island, all dewy and bosomy, but she has married a gangster and the mob is after her.

During World War II, two Belgrade gangster - patriots, Marko and Blacky, make their living on the black market by stealing arms to sell to the Yugoslav Partisans in their fight against the Nazis.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO, «Live By Night» — The reigning Best Actor recipient joins Ben Affleck as producers on his «Argo» follow - up, a 1920s gangster / action / crime / drama.

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Even so, the film hadn't really been on our radar at first, and it was only after failing to get into Susanne Bier's «Love Is All You Need,» and deciding that not having seen its predecessor probably precluded us from seeing Takeshi Kitano's gangster sequel «Outrage Beyond,» that we headed to the late - night press screening of the film.

Thinking initially that the offenses are being carried out by rival Serbian gangster Papa (Bruno Ganz), Greven responds to Nils's attacks on minor henchmen with a preponderance of force, starting a gang war that lands Nils conspicuously in the middle.

Due to have been shooting by this point, Deadline reports that production on the gangster flick has been axed, with Benaroya Pictures shuttering the movie.

Instead, as we see in the account of his rise to criminal kingpin and «fall» to infamy American Gangster, Lucas used his power and keen business sense to make a fine life for those close to him and a hell for those unfortunate enough not to be supported by him or to have the means to do any better on their own.

The put - upon Ginny, already raising an arsonist son, is soon dealing with a visit by a va - va - voom stepdaughter (Juno Temple), who is on the lam from her violent gangster husband.

Gangster Squad is a heavily fictionalised account of the Los Angeles Police Department's post-war assault on organised crime, loosely based on the non-fiction book by Paul Lieberman.

However, period films about Prohibition Era gangsters are nothing new and it's important to consider that long before Live By Night was even on anyone's radar, the gangster genre arguably had more flops than Oscar caliber hits to its credit.

Gangster movies are often morality tales, variations on Icarus — the men who flew too close to the sun embodied by power and control.

When Summit Entertainment — impressed by the success of Whiplash — agreed to invest in La La Land, Chazelle landed on the proven pairing of Gosling and Stone, who demonstrated great chemistry in Crazy, Stupid, Love and Gangster Squad.

Live By Night Rated R for strong violence, language throughout, and some sexuality / nudity Rotten Tomatoes Score: 35 % In the follow up to his Oscar win for best director for Argo, Ben Affleck takes on this prohibition - era gangster film, adapted from the novel by Dennis LehanBy Night Rated R for strong violence, language throughout, and some sexuality / nudity Rotten Tomatoes Score: 35 % In the follow up to his Oscar win for best director for Argo, Ben Affleck takes on this prohibition - era gangster film, adapted from the novel by Dennis Lehanby Dennis Lehane.

To escape his past, Nick becomes a mole recruited by the cops (including Brian Donlevy and Karl Malden) to infiltrate Udo's mob and get the goods on this gangster.

We watch as Connolly hatches a plan to pay back Bulger, who protected him when they were kids, by helping the gangster inform on the Italian mob that's muscling in on his turf — essentially offering up the FBI as Bulger's unwitting private army, waging war on rivals.

Based on Infernal Affairs, a finely complex Asian policier from 2002 (this is ten times better), the plotting has much the same wit as Face / Off, with DiCaprio's precarious dive mirrored by the spectacular rise of a clean - cut detective (Damon, equally well cast), secretly compromising the force for the benefit of his decadent gangster patron (an unhinged Nicholson, which is saying a lot).

Out of the competition, the international highlights were El Clan (The Clan, Pablo Trapero), an effective if derivative Argentinian political drama / gangster film heavily influenced by Scorsese's Goodfellas; L'avenir (Things to Come, Mia Hansen - Løve), a fine if rather low - key drama helped enormously by Isabelle Huppert's lead performance; and, best of all, Robert Greene's Kate Plays Christine, a truly disturbing mixture of fiction and documentary concerning the attempt to make a movie about the tragic suicide of Florida journalist Christine Chubbuck, who shot herself on live television back in 1974.

«The Big Combo» (1955) by Joseph H. Lewis Cornel Wilde plays Police Lt. Leonard Diamond, a cop on a mission to nail a badass gangster (Richard Conte).

A standard gangster story on its surface, The Drop patiently develops some interesting ideas as it progresses, minimizing the focus on money and playing up the concept of a gangster demimonde fueled primarily by insecurity, with pointless squabbles over reputation and petty personal grudges keeping the cycle of violence flowing.

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Based on the real life of gangster Frank «The Irishman» Sheehan, a reputed hitman thought to be involved in the murder of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, the film is adapted by Steve Zaillian from Charles Brandt's book, I Heard You Paint Houses.

I liked Drive, a vigorous 2011 take on Hollywood car - chase movies with noirish undertones starring Ryan Gosling, but its 2013 successor, Only God Forgives, a muddled romp (also starring Gosling) about a mama's boy adrift in the Bangkok underworld at the mercy of a gangster who performed musical numbers between bloodbaths, was parboiled by critics and avoided by audiences like an airborne virus.

An American everyman (Depp) is picked out of a crowd by the most beautiful woman on screen, followed by police and foreign agents (led by a ruthlessly obsessive Paul Bettany), targeted by international gangsters (under the command of vaguely Russian baddie Steven Berkoff) and batted around by opportunistic Italian cops.

Gangster Squad Directed by: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone Rating: Not Yet Rated Release Date: September 7, 2012 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 Thoughts by TSR: This is a film that's been on my radar for quite some time, but one I still needed to be sold on.

John Connolly, played by Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Exodus), grew up on the same streets as Bulger and wasn't really corrupted by money but instead by a little brother like affection and admiration that he held for the gangster.

One might say that he's on a cinematic roll, at least behind the camera, so it's no surprise that he has aimed high for his latest, the period gangster epic Live By Night.

Written by Walon Green -LRB-» The Wild Bunch,» «Sorcerer,» «The Brink's Job»), and said to be in the vein of classic gangster pics like «The Public Enemy,» «Little Caesar» and «Angels With Dirty Faces,» the story focuses on Al Capone's rise to power moving from the slums of Brooklyn to the top of the food chain in prohibition - era Chicago.