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Há 20 horas · Uma viagem pela história do cinema através dos filmes, recordando cineastas e actores, mas tamnbém os livros que lhes são dedicados.
Há 5 dias · Denzel Washington’s acclaimed portrayals of historical figures included his performances as civil rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), drug trafficker Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007), and Coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000).
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Há 1 dia · Shakur played a gangster called Birdie in the 1994 film Above the Rim. By some accounts, that character had been modeled after former New York drug dealer Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant, who managed and promoted rappers. Shakur was introduced to him at a Queens nightclub.
Há 4 dias · But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price.
Há 1 dia · American Gangster is a gritty crime drama that tells the real-life story of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), a heroin kingpin from Manhattan. Lucas, an ordinary driver and bodyguard for Bumpy Johnson, builds his own drug empire after Johnson's death.
Há 3 dias · Brolin later played a corrupt detective in Ridley Scott’s American Gangster, a popular crime drama that starred Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Even more notable, however, was the Coen brothers’ bloody western No Country for Old Men, an adaptation of a Cormac McCarthy novel.
Há 4 dias · 50 best gangster movies of all time. The rise of the mob in America can be tied to the passing of the 18th Amendment on Jan. 16, 1919, which banned the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of...
