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Af James Mottram

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The gangster movie is undergoing a resurgence. The Gangster Movie A-Z embraces the entire history of the genre from the Warner Bros crime cycle of the Thirties to the fractured, Post-Modern gangster film of the Nineties. Two hundred essential movies are analysed in detail, with hundreds of others touched on for their relevance to the genre. The line-up includes such classics as: Scarface (1932), Public Enemy, Utile Gassar, G-Men, Angels With Dirty Faces, The Roering Twenties, White Heat, The Enforcer, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Bloody Mama, Performance, Get Carter, Mean Streets, The Godfather Trilogy, The Long Good Friday, Scarface (1983), The Untouchables, Goodfellas, Miller's Crossing, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Casino, Donnie Brasco, The Funeral. Softcover, 192 sider. The introduction traces the history of the genre, taking in gangster films from European and Asian cinema as well as British and American movies. The Gangster Movie A-Z is illustrated with many rare, unusual stills seldom seen in print. James Mottram is film critic for TNT Magazine. He also contributes to The Independent, The Times, Film Review, Total Film, Neon and the London Evening Standard.