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By Stephen Schaefer Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - Updated 46m ago There’s something about gangsters that keeps movie audiences coming back for more. Johnny Depp is the latest actor to jump into a getaway car when “Public Enemies” opens Wednesday. Depp stars as John Dillinger, the 1930s gangster branded “Public Enemy Number One” by the FBI. Dillinger’s infamous career as a bank robber earned him a certain folk hero status with an American public struggling through the Great Depression. His exploits as a thief and killer made headlines during the early ’30s, along with those of fellow outlaws Ma Barker and Pretty Boy Floyd. That was also Hollywood’s Golden Age of Gangsters, during which this trio of classics was made: “The Public Enemy” (1931) made Jimmy Cagney a star as Tom Powers, a hoodlum who comes up through the ranks of... [read full story]
By Bill Conlin Daily News Sports Columnist THE GREAT FREE agent-auction of 2009 began last Friday. They include starting pitcher Brett Myers, outfielder Rocco Baldelli, first baseman Hank Blalock and the class president,...
As I've written before , whenever any movie not primarily involving white males and/or geek-friendly genres becomes a big hit, the moralizers come out in full force about how dangerous or unhealthy said movie is for the target...
squad for next summer's World Cup in South Africa. The 23-year-old midfielder is understood to be concerned by a lack of substantial game time with Los Merengues and feels that it is affecting his chances of making the final...
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