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 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” ...

‘‘American Gangster’s’’ two adversaries, drug kingpin Lucas (Washington) and Richie Roberts, the cop who becomes his ‘‘Les Mis erables’’-type nemesis (Crowe), also can be seen as two sides of the same ...

Francine Lucas is helping to support children of incarcerated parents. Nov. 27, 2007— -- For over three decades, Francine Lucas lived in shame, hiding a secret even from her closest friends.

Josh Brolin revealed that things once got tense between him and Denzel Washington while filming American Gangster. During an interview on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, the 56-year-old actor shared ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Denzel Washington is getting some major Oscar buzz thanks to his performance in Gladiator 2, but long before the legacy sequel, he teamed up with Ridley Scott for a crime thriller with a star from the ...

Gangster movies have been a constant in American cinema since its beginnings. Every few years, a new film is added to the canon of must-see gangland pictures. “American Gangster” is this year’s model.

Josh Brolin and Denzel Washington have both been stars in Hollywood for decades, and 2007’s American Gangster brought them together as part of one of the most impressive ensembles of the 21st century.

While filming a scene for the Ridley Scott-directed movie, Washington and Brolin’s acting styles didn’t seem to mesh. According to Brolin, Washington was adjusting a line at the last minute and was ...