Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, who was 88, died Thursday in New Jersey, nephew ...

The legacy of heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, whose story was dramatized in the 2007 narrative feature American Gangster, is the focus of a forthcoming documentary film. The film features interviews with ...

The ruling cliché in writing about crime bosses — “the gangster as tragic hero” — was coined in 1948 by Robert Warshow, an extremely intelligent cultural critic, whose premature passing in 1955 robbed ...

American Gangster is a movie with obvious gravitas and a familiar argument: Organized crime is outsider capitalism. As archetypal as its title, Ridley Scott’s would-be epic aspires to enshrine Harlem ...

The scourge of heroin use by Black Americans in cities like New York in the 1970s sparked Richard Nixon’s War of Drugs. The goal was to “associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin” ...

There are too many movies being filmed in New York. Every single movie seems like it's a postcard to go to NYC. Don't get me wrong, New York is a beautiful place that looks like the movie Blade Runner ...

“American Gangster” opened last weekend and many of those who bought tickets — $43.6 million worth from Friday through Sunday — surely came away feeling as Mark Twain did when he said his memory was ...

Denzel Washington is known for his powerful performances and dedication to his roles, but a recent revelation from his co-star Josh Brolin sheds light on just how intense things can get on set. During ...

Josh Brolin said he and costar Denzel Washington nearly got physical while working on the set of 2007's American Gangster. "Denzel and I, by the way, get along very well now," he began when prompted ...