Cinema history is crime-ridden. In 1901, a French short called Histoire d’un crime told the story of a burglar who commits murder and is sent to the guillotine. In 1903, the American short The Great ...

Martin Scorsese's crime thriller 'The Departed' paid homage to the classic Howard Hawks gangster movie 'Scarface' with several motifs.

Today, there are plenty of compelling, notable gangster films floating around. They're iconic, memorable, and so incredibly ...

James Cagney may be more strongly associated with the gangster movie than any other actor, having made several of the genre’s best films. The star was more than a film hoodlum, of course, getting his ...

John Hitchcock graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film studies and previously wrote on his own blog. He also specializes in nature and virtual photography and does art in Source ...

PARIS — Few film types are as iconic in French cinema as the gangster. Throughout the genre’s heyday from the early ’50s through the late ’70s, Belmondo, Montand and Delon seemed to live with a gun in ...

The planned sequel 'Heat 2' is taking shape and might actually become reality. According to US media, superstar Leonardo ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...