If it seems appropriate that "Public Enemies," director 's film starring as Depression-era bank robber and all-around gangster , is opening Wednesday in the midst of the greatest economic meltdown in 70 years, that's because the 1930s were the golden age of the gangster film. With their up-from-thegutter storylines, movies like "Scarface," "The Public Enemy" and "Little Caesar" not only helped define the gangster genre but also acted as a subtle critique of the capitalist system itself. "It's interesting to me that a major gangster film is coming out at a time when we are in a recession," says...
Special task force to combat gangsterism in schools
The Star
The Star
JOHOR BARU: The MCA Johor Baru Youth team have set up a special task force to combat gangsters from recruiting students as members. Johor Baru MCA Youth chief Kua Song Tuck said that gang members would target students to...
Gangster films take revenge on our behalf
MSNBC
MSNBC
updated 8:31 p.m. ET June 28, 2009 Overcoats and fedoras, Tommy guns and gats, mugs and molls. Names such as Baby Face and Pretty Boy. Bulls and G-men. Speakeasies and hideouts. The Big House and “The Big Sleep.”...


