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Book Review: American Gangster by Max Allan Collins

Jul 9, 2009 7:39 AM

Excerpt American Gangster, written by Max Allan Collins, is a book based on the motion picture screenplay by Steven Zaillain. The movie is based on the real story of Frank Lucas, the notorious ...

C-SPAN: Frank Lucas' finishing argument on HR 2454

Jun 26, 2009 10:50 AM

While the nation mourns the passing of Michael Jackson, the US House of Representatives is rushing to pass HR 2454, which has been given only 3 hours to debate. Representative Frank Lucas (R-Oklaho...

Frank Lucas R Oklahoma Is Against The Waxman Cap and Trade Bill

Jun 26, 2009 10:20 AM

Frank Lucas R Oklahoma gives his comments of debate on this rediculius tax and trade. He sites,the extreme burden that cap n trade will put on the rural areas and farmers.He call it a tax that take...

C SPAN: Frank Lucas (R-OK) exposing HR 2454

Jun 26, 2009 10:10 AM

While the majority of the nation mourns the passing of Michael Jackson, the US House is passing a bill that will bring massive changes in policies. The bill, over 1300 pages, is not available for c...

American Gangster [Unrated Extended/Rated Versions] [Blu-ray]

Jun 20, 2009 11:09 PM

Excerpt Director Ridley Scott spins this yarn concerning a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) who smuggles heroin into the country by hiding it in the bodies of U.S. soldiers killed during...

Rep. Boren says war-funding bill meets urgent needs

Jun 17, 2009 9:15 PM

Excerpt If you would like to bookmark this article you will need to Login to your tulsaworld.com account close “One of my most important responsibilities as a member of Congress is to provide...

H.R. 1207 Passes 218 Co-sponsors

Jun 11, 2009 5:19 PM

Excerpt Historic news - Dr. Paul's Audit the Fed Bill has passed the 218 co-sponsor benchmark, and now sits with 222. Hats off to everyone across the country who is working so hard. This is tru...

Frank Lucas Foundation and Fashion

Jun 9, 2009 5:52 PM

Frank Lucas and friends speak about his clothing line and The Frank Lucas Foundation...

Who is misleading who? (Rep. Frank Lucas)

Jun 3, 2009 1:15 PM

Excerpt Since the birth of our nation over 220 years ago, the principle of civilian government oversight of our armed services and intelligence agencies has been the backbone of our national de...

Inhofe lists assets between $3 million and $10 million

May 27, 2009 5:23 PM

Excerpt If you would like to bookmark this article you will need to Login to your tulsaworld.com account close Inhofe, R-Okla., now lists assets ranging from between $3 million and $10 millio...

Using brains for crime steals a lifetime of honest productivity

May 23, 2009 7:15 PM

Excerpt I didn't like "American Gangster" when it first hit the theaters. The story of Milwaukee's gangster - Michael Lock - had more significance for me. "American Gangster" was the 2007 film ...

Keep America Safe (Rep. Frank Lucas)

May 21, 2009 1:57 PM

Excerpt In one of his first acts in office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order demanding the closure of the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay by the end of the year. ...

Lucas critical of cap and trade plan

May 14, 2009 1:05 PM

Excerpt Thursday, May 14, 2009, 2:26 PM Oklahoma Representative Frank Lucas is once again voicing strong concerns about cap and trade. Lucas, the top Republican on the House Ag Committee, sa...

Mayme Johnson, widow of Harlem crime boss, dies at 94

May 4, 2009 12:28 AM

Excerpt Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson was the undisputed king of the Harlem underworld from the '30s to the '60s. Mayme Hatcher Johnson told of her life with the infamous hoodlum in her book "Harle...

The Absence of God (Rep. Frank Lucas)

Apr 18, 2009 9:20 AM

Excerpt I was disturbed to discover that President Obama requested the religious symbols in Gaston Hall, most notably the inscription “IHS” that symbolizes the name Jesus, at Georgetown Univers...

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Book Review: American Gangster by Max Allan Collins

Jul 9, 2009 7:39 AM

Excerpt American Gangster, written by Max Allan Collins, is a book based on the motion picture screenplay by Steven Zaillain. The movie is based on the real story of Frank Lucas, the notorious ...

C-SPAN: Frank Lucas' finishing argument on HR 2454

Jun 26, 2009 10:50 AM

Frank Lucas R Oklahoma Is Against The Waxman Cap and Trade Bill

Jun 26, 2009 10:20 AM

C SPAN: Frank Lucas (R-OK) exposing HR 2454

Jun 26, 2009 10:10 AM

American Gangster [Unrated Extended/Rated Versions] [Blu-ray]

Jun 20, 2009 11:09 PM

Excerpt Director Ridley Scott spins this yarn concerning a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) who smuggles heroin into the country by hiding it in the bodies of U.S. soldiers killed during...

Rep. Boren says war-funding bill meets urgent needs

Jun 17, 2009 9:15 PM

Excerpt If you would like to bookmark this article you will need to Login to your tulsaworld.com account close “One of my most important responsibilities as a member of Congress is to provide...

H.R. 1207 Passes 218 Co-sponsors

Jun 11, 2009 5:19 PM

Excerpt Historic news - Dr. Paul's Audit the Fed Bill has passed the 218 co-sponsor benchmark, and now sits with 222. Hats off to everyone across the country who is working so hard. This is tru...

Frank Lucas Foundation and Fashion

Jun 9, 2009 5:52 PM

Frank Lucas and friends speak about his clothing line and The Frank Lucas Foundation...

Who is misleading who? (Rep. Frank Lucas)

Jun 3, 2009 1:15 PM

Excerpt Since the birth of our nation over 220 years ago, the principle of civilian government oversight of our armed services and intelligence agencies has been the backbone of our national de...

Inhofe lists assets between $3 million and $10 million

May 27, 2009 5:23 PM

Excerpt If you would like to bookmark this article you will need to Login to your tulsaworld.com account close Inhofe, R-Okla., now lists assets ranging from between $3 million and $10 millio...

Using brains for crime steals a lifetime of honest productivity

May 23, 2009 7:15 PM

Excerpt I didn't like "American Gangster" when it first hit the theaters. The story of Milwaukee's gangster - Michael Lock - had more significance for me. "American Gangster" was the 2007 film ...

Keep America Safe (Rep. Frank Lucas)

May 21, 2009 1:57 PM

Excerpt In one of his first acts in office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order demanding the closure of the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay by the end of the year. ...

Lucas critical of cap and trade plan

May 14, 2009 1:05 PM

Excerpt Thursday, May 14, 2009, 2:26 PM Oklahoma Representative Frank Lucas is once again voicing strong concerns about cap and trade. Lucas, the top Republican on the House Ag Committee, sa...

Mayme Johnson, widow of Harlem crime boss, dies at 94

May 4, 2009 12:28 AM

Excerpt Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson was the undisputed king of the Harlem underworld from the '30s to the '60s. Mayme Hatcher Johnson told of her life with the infamous hoodlum in her book "Harle...

The Absence of God (Rep. Frank Lucas)

Apr 18, 2009 9:20 AM

T.I.'s Winding Road to Redemption (Column)

Apr 12, 2009 11:33 PM

Excerpt T.I.’s looming prison term, in the context of the show, works in his favor. Sure, he knows about making bad decisions and, yes, he’s been arrested a lot, but, more importantly, the peop...

American Gangster OST - Frank Lucas

Apr 10, 2009 3:02 AM

Music composed by Marc Streitenfeld

Chicago Bears Meet With Orlando Pace, Ken Lucas

Mar 31, 2009 7:30 PM

Excerpt ...in St. Louis for 12 seasons. He would likely compete with former Cleveland Brown Kevin Shaffer and former Carolina Panther Frank Omiyale on the right side, with last year's top pick ...

Lucas asks Vilsack to rethink tax records plan

Mar 25, 2009 6:12 PM

Excerpt If you would like to bookmark this article you will need to Login to your tulsaworld.com account close Published: 3/25/2009 8:08 PM Last Modified: 3/25/2009 8:12 PM OKLAHOMA CITY — ...

The True Cost of Our Rising Deficit (Rep. Frank Lucas)

Mar 25, 2009 8:03 AM

Excerpt According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the President’s budget proposal for 2010 will produce a $9.3 trillion addition to our current deficit over the next ten years....

Rep. Lucas grills Geithner on bailout plan

Mar 25, 2009 1:06 AM

Excerpt The Oklahoma lawmaker compares it with the state's meltdown in 1980s. Published: 3/25/2009 2:23 AM Last Modified: 3/25/2009 3:06 AM WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas on Tuesday recal...

Venus Perspectives with Barb Olson - Feb 09 (1)

Mar 24, 2009 6:27 PM

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Dust-up

Mar 15, 2009 4:02 AM

Excerpt WATERLOO --- Manure smells and combining soybeans creates dust. Those are two facts of life in rural America that can't be stopped, according to Midwest lawmakers and farmers. But not e...

Farming subsidy plan cultivates worry among rural Oklahomans

Mar 8, 2009 8:43 AM

Excerpt By STEVE LACKMEYER Newsok.com Published: 3/8/2009 10:42 AM Last Modified: 3/8/2009 10:43 AM With President Barack Obama making farm subsidy cuts to the wealthy a priority in his upcom...

Artist Theresa Lucas overcomes illness

Mar 7, 2009 12:01 PM

Excerpt ...had to fight a little bit to get me into the public schools.” “It was kind of scary, her going to regular schools,” said Frank Lucas, her father. “The principal at North Anderson Ele...

Proposal on farms plowed by Lucas

Feb 27, 2009 12:51 AM

Excerpt If you would like to bookmark this article you will need to Login to your tulsaworld.com account close Obama's budget plan phases out direct pay- ments to some farms. Published: 2/27/...

Lucus critical of Obama plan to end payments to farmers

Feb 26, 2009 9:59 AM

Excerpt If you would like to bookmark this article you will need to Login to your tulsaworld.com account close Published: 2/26/2009 11:59 AM Last Modified: 2/26/2009 11:59 AM WASHINGTON –- ...

The Myth of Government-Created Wealth (Rep. Frank Lucas)

Feb 10, 2009 11:06 AM

Excerpt Last month, the House of Representatives passed the “Pelosi Pork Package,” a massive spending bill disguised as a stimulus plan. I joined every one of my Republican colleagues and 11 of...

SCHIP: A Good Program Marred By Bad Policy (Rep. Frank Lucas)

Feb 4, 2009 11:46 AM

Excerpt Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate-amended reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, by a vote of 290-135. This is a federally funde...

Obama Explains FDR's Folly?

Jan 28, 2009 12:37 PM

Excerpt Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK) offered KNID radio an illuminating glimpse into President Obama's much-discussed stimulus pep talk with House Republicans. According to Lucas, Obama expr...

We now know most of the members of the House Ag Committee

Jan 16, 2009 11:38 AM

Excerpt Friday, January 16, 2009, 12:50 PM by Bob Meyer See other items about... The makeup of the House Agriculture Committee for the 111th Congress is almost complete. Committee Chair, Collin...

Lucas new House Ag Ranking Republican

Jan 6, 2009 2:59 PM

Excerpt Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 3:30 PM by Tom Steever With his swearing in Tuesday, Frank Lucas of Oklahoma is the new Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee. Republican leadershi...

Farm officials praise new ag secretary pick

Dec 18, 2008 1:33 AM

Excerpt OKLAHOMA CITY -- Agriculture officials praised President-elect Barack Obama's selection of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his choice for agriculture secretary. Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Frank...

Interview with Frank Lucas:The real American Gangster

Nov 24, 2008 1:51 PM

We are here at the National in NY where we talk to the real American Gangster Frank Lucas.In this exclusive interview Mr.Lucas shares his views on life & current events. His son Frank Lucas Jr expl...

Boren, Lucas Coast To Easy House Wins

Nov 4, 2008 7:18 PM

Excerpt OKLAHOMA CITY -- Incumbent U.S. House members Democrat Dan Boren and Republican Frank Lucas breezed to easy, double-digit wins in Tuesday's general election. Early election results sho...

'American Gangster' Lucas Sued By Officers He Accused of Corruption

Oct 22, 2008 7:22 PM

Excerpt Nine former Drug Enforcement Administration agents and three former New York City detectives have filed suit against convicted dope lord 'American Gangster' Frank Lucas and New York Mag...

Gangland - Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster' 5 of 5

Oct 8, 2008 1:07 PM

Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster'

Gangland - Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster' 4 of 5

Oct 8, 2008 12:50 PM

Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster'

Gangland - Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster' 3 of 5

Oct 8, 2008 12:22 PM

Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster'

Gangland - Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster' 2 of 5

Oct 8, 2008 11:54 AM

Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster'

Gangland - Frank Lucas,Leroy Nicky Barnes 'American Gangster' 1 of 5

Oct 8, 2008 11:17 AM

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ITTY BITTY BITS: Frank Lucas tour; Beyonce covers Essence; Sharpton on trial; Columbus Short in 'Lethal Weapon 5?'; Gordon Parks celebration.

Oct 8, 2008 12:11 AM

Excerpt *Frank Lucas, the Harlem drug kingpin played by Denzel Washington in "American Gangster," is taking his rapper son Frank Lucas Jr. on a 20-city tour to speak out against violence, repor...

Frank Lucas confronts Bootleggers

Oct 6, 2008 8:56 AM

This is an amazing twist on what if frank lucas would have beef with bootleggers. This is classic. And when you free go to www.laap03.com and cop that movie "Family Values".

Gangland: The Complete Season One (Review)

Oct 1, 2008 11:59 PM

Excerpt The newspapers and magazines of America spend column-inch upon column-inch describing the violence perpetrated by the street gangs of the Middle East (Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Hamas), but t...

Marooned Music: SI-connected rapper Frank Lucas Jr. throws single release party Thursday

Oct 1, 2008 1:52 PM

Excerpt Thursday, he throws a party with a performance and an unveiling of samples from a fashion line he is supposedly working on, and most importantly perhaps, says that the event will be hos...

Frank Lucas NICKEL!

Sep 20, 2008 9:13 PM

Excerpt U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas wants to replace the nickel with the original 5 cent coin! Lucas has introduced House Resolution 6942 that would end the nickel and return to a half dime. The half...

Frank Lucas Jr. new music video clip @ RUNWAY Lounge

Aug 25, 2008 3:22 PM

Behind the scenes of Frank Lucas Jr. new music video clip, filmed on Wednesday, August 20th 2008 @ RUNWAY Lounge.

American Gangster, Casino and Eastern Promises Get Gangster on Blu-ray on October 14th

Aug 15, 2008 7:49 AM

Excerpt A trio of gangster films can be enjoyed in 1080p this October. American Gangster, Casino and Eastern Promises will all come to Blu-Ray on October 14. We have no cover art for these rele...

The Culinary Inquisition: Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.)

Jul 31, 2008 9:37 AM

Excerpt Sweet or salty: Sweet, as you can tell by looking at me. Tea or coffee: Tea. I’m not old enough to like coffee. Your cooking specialty: If I have the time, I make the traditional chic...

Okla. Congressman says disaster declaration coming

Jul 18, 2008 7:33 AM

Excerpt OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to issue a federal disaster declaration for 14 drought-stricken counties in western Oklahoma, Congressman Frank Lucas annou...

Miss Jones interviews Frank Lucas

Jun 16, 2008 12:38 PM

Miss Jones interviews the Real American Gangster Frank Lucas

American Gangster

Jun 8, 2008 5:00 PM

Excerpt Denzel Washington stars as Frank Lucas, the illustrious shrewd Harlem heroin kingpin of the late 1960s-early '70s. He is juxtaposed with Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), a good willed Ne...

Hypnotherapy: The science behind the hype

May 19, 2008 6:45 AM

Excerpt Hypnotherapists Ginny and Frank Lucas don't get tired of defending their method of therapy. What they do get tired of are the people who give their industry a bad name. Ginny Lucas, who...

Hypnotherapy: The science behind the hype

May 18, 2008 9:25 PM

Excerpt Hypnotherapists Ginny and Frank Lucas don't get tired of defending their method of therapy. What they do get tired of are the people who give their industry a bad name. Ginny Lucas, who...

Looking for Mr. ISV

May 9, 2008 4:14 PM

Excerpt Whitepaper: Backup and Recovery Best Practices for SQL Server 2005 Sponsored by HP Understand the options and the limitations of implementing backup and recovery in an enterprise envir...

DVD Review: 'American Gangster'

Apr 24, 2008 1:25 AM

Excerpt The compelling saga is inspired by the true story of Frank Lucas, who dominated New York's drug trade in the 1970s, and Richie Roberts, the cop/lawyer who hunted, arrested and prosecute...

Son of 'American Gangster' sues New York

Apr 16, 2008 2:46 PM

Excerpt ... NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- The real-life son of the head mobster played by Denzel Washington in the movie "American Gangster" says he plans to sue New York city for $25 million.. ...

'Gangster' son sues city over bust

Apr 16, 2008 1:33 AM

Excerpt The son of the kingpin immortalized in the film "American Gangster," starring Denzel Washington, has a message for the NYPD: "I have no desire to be 'American Gangster Jr.,'" Frank Luca...

Agents describe epic drug dealer busts

Apr 3, 2008 12:18 AM

Excerpt ARLINGTON, Va.—Desperate to wiretap their target, federal drug agents early one morning scaled the roof of an auto garage that by day served as a well-protected Harlem headquarters for ...

DVD review: American Gangster

Mar 21, 2008 2:21 AM

Excerpt AMERICAN GANGSTER OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS: Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team up with director Ridley Scott in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a s...

American Gangster

Mar 18, 2008 4:33 AM

Excerpt Loosely based on a true story about Frank Lucas, (Denzel Washington) who reigned over Harlem as a notorious drug lord in the 1970s. Determined to seek justice, narcotics officer Richie ...

DVDs of the week

Mar 11, 2008 4:13 AM

Excerpt Pretty rather than provocative: Brick Lane The excellent Denzel Washington in American Gangster, a film adaptation of Brick Lane and a stunning stadium show from DJ Tiësto in this week'...

HD DVD Review: American Gangster

Mar 10, 2008 4:09 AM

Excerpt ... American Gangster is loosely based on the rise and fall of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), notorious heroin kingpin of Harlem in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He took over from h...

American Gangster

Mar 7, 2008 6:21 AM

Excerpt “If you have money and a nurse to look after you, you could live by taking heroin like a jolly good cigar. I don’t recommend it.” This is just one of many, many insights from Ridley Sco...

American Gangster

Mar 7, 2008 6:21 AM

American Gangster (DVD Review)

Mar 4, 2008 9:19 PM

Excerpt by Robin Kavanagh EDGE Contributor Tuesday Mar 4, 2008 is inspired by the real story of Harlem crime boss Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) and detective Richie Roberts ...

American Gangster

Feb 27, 2008 9:26 AM

Excerpt is not the best delivery of "good guy versus bad guy." Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe's characters are on opposite sides of the law, yes, and their stories are told concurrently, b...

Gangsta Rap: Richie Roberts on 'American Gangster'

Feb 25, 2008 4:56 AM

Excerpt RICHIE ROBERTS SAYS he never thought Hollywood would make a movie out of his life. Not even when as a New Jersey policeman he found a large sum of unmarked bills and turned it in. Not w...

EUR DVD REVIEW: American Gangster

Feb 25, 2008 12:12 AM

Excerpt *At the height of his reign as New York's heroin kingpin, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) was raking in over a million dollars a day. This was no mean feat for a former sharecropper who...

City Room: Harlem Shooting Gallery Goes Condo

Feb 21, 2008 7:43 AM

Excerpt This 91-unit luxury condominium complex called SoHa118 is opening soon in South Harlem, a neighborhood that was, until recently, a drug trade center. (Photo: G. Paul Burnett/The New Yor...

Good ensemble casts make more memorable films

Feb 21, 2008 4:25 AM

Excerpt Having one or two stars in a film makes it easy to create a flashy poster, but often times it's a well-rounded ensemble cast that helps to fully realize a story. Of course, everyone wa...

DVD picks: Oscar-nominated films head to DVD

Feb 20, 2008 12:45 PM

Excerpt With the Academy Awards just a week away, more of the nominated titles are finding their way to DVD, with three big ones arriving this week. The biggest commercial success of the lot is...

View from the Couch

Feb 20, 2008 10:48 AM

Excerpt AN AMERICAN IN PARIS: Jack (Adam Goldberg) is treated to the sights in the City of Love by Marion (Julie Delpy) in 2 Days In Paris. AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007). American Gangster is yet on...

American Gangster: 2-Disc Extended Edition

Feb 20, 2008 4:01 AM

Excerpt Crime movies are probably my favorite genre. I love crooks and cops and the games they play. American Gangster isn't going to make anyone forget classics of our past, but it is worth ch...

View from the Couch

Feb 20, 2008 3:00 AM

Excerpt AN AMERICAN IN PARIS: Jack (Adam Goldberg) is treated to the sights in the City of Love by Marion (Julie Delpy) in 2 Days In Paris. AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007). American Gangster is yet on...

American Gangster: Unrated Extended Edition Among This Week's DVD Releases

Feb 19, 2008 5:06 PM

Excerpt Margot (Nicole Kidman, or someone who looks just like her) is a fiction writer whose tales are based, uncomfortably and unkindly, on the real-life family for whom she seems to care very...

'Gangster' misfire

Feb 19, 2008 5:33 AM

Excerpt American Gangster is Ridley Scott's handsomely made but overlong and overly familiar epic of drug dealing and police corruption in 1970s Harlem. Running two hours and 40 minutes, and fe...

EUR DVD REVIEW: American Gangster

Feb 19, 2008 12:30 AM

Excerpt *At the height of his reign as New York's heroin kingpin, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) was raking in over a million dollars a day. This was no mean feat for a former sharecropp...

Mob tale, extras packed on two discs

Feb 19, 2008 12:11 AM

Excerpt Director Ridley Scott's crime drama joins Into the Wild and Zodiac as based-on-a-true-story movies that deserved more Academy Award attention than they received this year (although cont...

DVD Review: American Gangster - 2-Disc Unrated Extended Edition

Feb 18, 2008 6:01 PM

Excerpt ... Packed with star power, American Gangster entered theaters late last fall. With Ridley Scott at the helm and Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe on screen together for the first tim...

American Gangster comes To DVD Tuesday, Feb. 19; Watch Exclusive Content Here

Feb 18, 2008 3:13 PM

Excerpt Hailed as one of the best films of 2007, American Gangster stars Oscar winner Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas, a quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But...

Lawsuit brought by retired DEA agents dismissed in N.Y.

Feb 18, 2008 2:11 AM

Excerpt Ajudge has tossed out a lawsuit alleging that about 400 retired federal drug agents were defamed by a false statement on screen at the end of the film "American Gangster." The statement...

NY Judge Tosses Out Agents' Lawsuit

Feb 15, 2008 8:28 PM

Excerpt This undated photo originally provided by Universal Studios shows actors Denzel Washington, left, as gangster Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe as outcast cop Richie Roberts in a scene from...

This 'Gangster' bigger, badder

Feb 15, 2008 1:20 AM

Excerpt Just about everything associated with American Gangster was big: big stars, big story, big sets. So it's not surprising there are big (as in number) extras on the two DVD releases, whic...

American Gangster DVD Review

Feb 14, 2008 9:45 AM

Excerpt At the height of his reign as New York's heroin kingpin, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) was raking in over a million dollars a day. This was no mean feat for a former sharecropper who ...

Win 'American Gangster' 2-Disc DVD Set

Feb 11, 2008 10:19 AM

Excerpt Enter now for your chance to win Entertainment section's contest in conjunction with Universal Home Entertainment's release of the unrated and extended two-disc DVD version of "American...

American Gangster DVD Review: Unrated Extended Edition

Feb 9, 2008 2:56 PM

Excerpt Director Ridley Scott as sly screen prankster may be more into a trick or two up his sleeve subverting mob movie stereotypes this time around, rather than the usual slash 'n trash gangl...

Reviews: American Gangster

Feb 1, 2008 1:24 AM

Excerpt "That's a very, very nice suit," says Chiwetel Ejiofor, as Huey Lucas. His elder brother Frank repeats the line, adding a question mark at the end. Huey agrees, smug in his sharply-tail...

Review: American Gangster is immensely engaging

Jan 31, 2008 9:30 PM

Excerpt GANGSTA STYLE: Washington plays an entrepreneur who takes over heroin business after his boss dies. People who read this also read: The film's got some great moments, and you're sure to...

Comparing Nicky Barnes Mr Untouchable and Frank Lucas American Gangster

Jan 31, 2008 12:25 PM

Excerpt New York City was a drug dealers paradise in the 1970's - if you didn't mind the occasional killing. Before they were arrested on various charges, Nicky Barnes and Frank Lucas were a bi...

Payback time!

Jan 29, 2008 8:55 PM

Excerpt Oscar-winner Russell Crowe, 43, has an impressive list of films to boast of. The actor best-remembered for his rivetting performance as Maximus in Sir Ridley Scott’s Gladiator was also ...

'1 percent reality and 99 percent Hollywood'

Jan 22, 2008 10:56 AM

Excerpt NEW YORK (AP) -- In "American Gangster," which is "based on a true story," Denzel Washington -- as the '70s drug lord Frank Lucas -- confidently marches deep into the jungles of Southea...

Agents sue over American Gangster

Jan 18, 2008 5:39 AM

Excerpt ... The film studio behind the hit movie American Gangster is being sued for $55m (£28m) by three former drug enforcement agents in New York. American Gangster also topped ...

‘American Gangster’ is more fiction than fact

Jan 17, 2008 3:15 PM

Excerpt ... Jim Cooper / AP A group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued NBC Universal on Jan. 16, 2008, saying the movie "American Gangster" falsely portrayed them as villains in th...

Agents Sue Over American Gangster

Jan 17, 2008 2:45 PM

Excerpt A group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued NBC Universal on Wednesday, saying the movie "American Gangster" falsely portrayed them as villains in the story of a Harlem hero...

01-17-08 EUR All on ONE Page

Jan 17, 2008 7:02 AM

Excerpt EDDIE AND TRACEY'S 'MARRIAGE' ALREADY OVER: Couple decides not to legalize union Stateside following Bora Bora ceremony. *Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds have decided not to move forwa...

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: 'American Gangster' as Never Before Seen!

Jan 16, 2008 3:24 PM

Excerpt The Original Theatrical Film AND The Unrated Extended Edition AVAILABLE ON DVD & HD DVD February 19, 2008 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -...

Former U.S. drug agents sue makers of American Gangster

Jan 16, 2008 2:27 PM

Excerpt Denzel Washington, left, plays gangster Frank Lucas, and Russell Crowe, front right, is outcast cop Richie Roberts in American Gangster. (David Lee/Universal Studios /Associated Press)...

Neither heroes nor villains in this corrupt world

Jan 14, 2008 8:04 PM

Excerpt ... THE law finally catches up with drug lord Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) as he steps out of the church with his mother and wife. Detective Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is waiting...

Fenix Down "I'm Ready" with Frank Lucas Jr. and DJ Skribble

Jan 13, 2008 5:30 PM

Fenix Down's Final version of their single" I'm Ready" featuring DJ Skribble and Frank Lucas Jr.

Brilliant Washington powers 'Gangster'

Jan 6, 2008 6:38 PM

Excerpt ... (CNN) -- The gangster is an outsider. The gangster takes all that "Land of Opportunity" stuff and shoves it in his pocket. Denzel Washington plays a ruthless drug lord in "American...

Big Apple, wide range

Jan 4, 2008 6:14 PM

Excerpt With the New York skyline changing on a daily basis, lensing in the Big Apple can be a tricky, painstaking task. Yet with the city's 2005 Made in New York incentive program in full swin...

MINI REVIEWS

Jan 4, 2008 1:37 AM

Excerpt AMERICAN GANGSTER: Ridley Scott's 157-minute saga about the real Harlem drug lord, Frank Lucas, gets sterling performances from Denzel Washington as Lucas, and Russell Crowe as the cop ...

New rules for 'based on a true story'

Dec 27, 2007 7:45 PM

Excerpt ... The five scariest words in cinema: "Based on a true story." That familiar disclaimer is so ubiquitous as to be virtually invisible. But consider those five words more closely: At ...

A gritty film about a drug dealer pursuing the American Dream

Dec 27, 2007 9:33 AM

Excerpt "American Gangster" is 2-1/2 hours of pleasure with a guilty aftertaste. It takes the length of this engrossing picture to fathom how much it has glorified the drug dealer and killer pl...

The Denzel dilemma

Dec 22, 2007 11:44 AM

Excerpt The Great Debaters," which Denzel Washington both stars in and directed, opens Tuesday. But isn't there another great debate involving Washington that should be going on? In certain rel...

Frank Lucas' mom turns into yoda!

Dec 20, 2007 10:22 AM

Frank Lucas' mom from the movie American Gangster uses the Force on Frank

Frank Lucas responds to Freddie Myers + Bumpy Johnson's wife

Dec 19, 2007 11:37 AM

Original American Gangster Frank Lucas, responds to Bumpy Johnson's wife and Freddie Myers interview with Hot97's Miss Jones.

Frank Lucas, discusses his life and American Gangster

Dec 19, 2007 11:27 AM

Dave Terra and Ike Jackson from Beyond Race Magazine interview Frank Lucas, the real American gangster.

Denzel Washington: "I Read the Bible Every Day"

Dec 18, 2007 5:25 PM

Excerpt By John-Henry Westen and John Connolly HOLLYWOOD, December 18, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Hollywood super star Denzel Washington revealed what he indicates is a strong spiritual life and...

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Dec 5, 2007 3:00 AM

Excerpt AMERICAN GANGSTER American Gangster is yet one more tale about a confident crime figure who rises to the top before taking that inevitable plunge down the elevator shaft. Yet for all it...

Rapper Frank Lucas pt2 - American Gangster on 'Gangsterism'

Nov 29, 2007 5:26 AM

Part 2 of an interview with Frank Lucas; rapper and son of Frank Lucas upon which the film American Gangster was based, talks about redefining gangsterism, his 'beef' with Jay-Z, and how fake all r...

Rapper Frank Lucas pt1 - Story of the Real American Gangster

Nov 28, 2007 2:24 PM

Part 1 of an interview with Frank Lucas; rapper and son of Frank Lucas upon which the film American Gangster was based. Lucas explains the differences between the film and reality, what his father ...

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Nov 24, 2007 5:53 AM

DJ Chip, Vicky James and Lav Luv interview the original american gangster Frank Lucas and his daughter.

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Nov 24, 2007 12:41 AM

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Nov 21, 2007 3:00 AM

Excerpt AMERICAN GANGSTER American Gangster is yet one more tale about a confident crime figure who rises to the top before taking that inevitable plunge down the elevator shaft. Yet for all it...

Frank Lucas feat. Blue Magic - "Blue Magic"

Nov 16, 2007 6:57 AM

Frank Lucas is the son of Frank Lucas, on whom the upcoming feature film "American Gangster" was based. "Blue Magic" is a collaboration between Frank and 1970's group Blue Magic. For more informati...

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Nov 15, 2007 9:45 AM

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Nov 15, 2007 9:32 AM

The Original American Gangster: Frank Lucas (Part 2)

Nov 14, 2007 4:03 PM

Beyond Race's Ike Jackson interviews Frank Lucas, real life inspiration for the film American Gangster.

The Original American Gangster: Frank Lucas (Part 1)

Nov 14, 2007 3:32 PM

Beyond Race's Ike Jackson interviews Frank Lucas, real life inspiration for the film American Gangster.

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Nov 12, 2007 12:43 PM

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FRANK LUCAS ON GERALDO AT LARGE - FOX NEWS .COM

Nov 8, 2007 4:00 PM

The son of the American Gangster Frank Lucas defines the word "Gangster" on Geraldo At Large - Fox News

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Nov 8, 2007 1:15 PM

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Frank Lucas on Fox News Channel

Nov 5, 2007 5:54 PM

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The Real Frank Lucas

Nov 4, 2007 9:27 AM

Excerpt ...Gangster is a good film, though probably not a great one. The New York magazine article detailing the life and times of Frank Lucas is, however, pretty remarkable: And I wonder if Ty...

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Nov 3, 2007 9:20 PM

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'American Gangster': Too Familiar

Nov 2, 2007 10:00 PM

Excerpt If there's one thing I took away from Ridley Scott's , it's this: It's really, really hard to make a fresh, original mob movie. This isn't to suggest Scott's film is a bad one: On the c...

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Nov 2, 2007 1:39 PM

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American Gangster reviewed.

Nov 1, 2007 3:44 PM

Excerpt (Universal), Ridley Scott's epic about Harlem crime boss Frank Lucas, never reconciles its desire to be the black Scarface—a bloody, balls-out fantasy of crime as a form of ethnic empow...

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Oct 31, 2007 8:49 AM

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Oct 28, 2007 2:25 AM

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Oct 27, 2007 7:37 PM

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Oct 27, 2007 3:14 PM

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Oct 27, 2007 1:59 PM

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american gangster frank lucas vs nicky barnes

Oct 27, 2007 1:18 PM

Frank lucas talks to Nicky barnes for the first time in 47 yrs about who has the best drugs and who regrets what they did.. they even talk about cam puff daddy damedash and kanye west and 50 cent. ...

Giuliani, Mr. Untouchable & The American Gangster

Oct 25, 2007 9:11 AM

Frank Lucas and Nicky Barnes, arguably the two biggest Heroin dealers in the history of New York City, endorse Rudolph W. Giuliani for President in '08. ... NICKYBARNES FRANKLUCAS AMERICANGANGSTER ...

Frank Lucas THE AMERICAN GANGSTER

Oct 19, 2007 5:32 PM

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Frank Lucas - Business Man

Oct 9, 2007 4:38 PM

Frank Lucas is the son of Frank Lucas, on whom the upcoming feature film "American Gangster" was based. For more information on Frank Lucas, Jr. please check out his MySpace below. Also be sure to ...

AMERICAN GANGSTER - Trailer # 2

Aug 24, 2007 11:02 AM

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