Set in a Post-WWII world, GANGSTER SQUAD kick’s off in 1949, at a time when gangsters were running riot in Chicago and New York, but failing to gain a foothold in Los Angeles. Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) ...
Gangster Squad, the new film from Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer, got some undue attention this summer when it hastily moved off its original September release date and was pushed to January. The ...
WASHINGTON – Try as they might, producers can never truly predict the climate in which their films will be released. The timing can work to a film’s advantage, as it did for “Argo,” where the attack ...
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The best way to describe director Ruben Fleischer's new film, "Gangster Squad"? Ridiculously violent. We're not talking an occasional scene with gunfire or fist fighting. We're talking 110 minutes of ...
Two of the best character actors among the new generation of movie stars couldn’t save Gangster Squad from falling into a “made for Hollywood” movie trap thanks to a weak, predictable script and a ...
The "Zombieland" director will director Warner Bros’ period cop movie "Gangster Squad," pending working out where to fit a sequel to Columbia’s hit zombie movie. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer The ...
A team of merciless cops go after a mob boss, by any means necessary. It’s the classic film noir premise, and in this time set in a moonlit 1949 Los Angeles. Director Ruben Fleischer’s biggest work ...
André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...
Gangster Squad has edited a theatre shooting scene in the movie's final version. The Warner Bros film, starring Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone and Josh Brolin, is about LAPD officers battling the ...
Though it tries mightily, The Untouchables it ain’t. First of all, screenwriter Will Beall is no David Mamet. And as stylish as director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) can be, he just doesn’t have the ...
There’s little to glean from Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad except for maybe a few modest laughs, whether the comedy be intentional or not, and some charm from Ryan Gosling (though, you could make ...
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