Denzel Washington's charm in American Gangster can persuade anyone to delve into the many crime epics of cinema. Here are ...

These new crime films were different from the ... In the character Tommy Powers, the 1931 gangster flick The Public Enemy presented an all-American anti-hero in the tradition of Tom Sawyer.

Goodfellas' and 'Casino' screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi brings a wealth of Mafia knowledge to a movie that traffics in ...