But Cooper acknowledges that he never thought he was making a gangster movie. Instead he saw Black Mass (in theaters Friday), which had a gala Monday at Toronto International Film Festival ...

However, Johnny Deppâ s real-life gangster role has been highly praised, despite his Black Mass Oscar snub. The movie delves into the controversial alliance or "devil's deal" between notorious ...

Johnny Depp summons his gangster roots to play notorious Boston king pin James "Whitey" Bulger in "Black Mass." Warner Bros. Pictures It had all the makings of a great gangster movie: based on a ...

Black Mass is a crime drama biography based on the ... Many of the greatest gangster movies are known to push the audience ...

Johnny Depp's latest film Black Mass, in which he portrays the notorious Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, has hit cinemas in the US. However, it is already facing criticism that it is not ...

In "Black Mass," Johnny Depp's characterization of notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is a minor triumph. Granted, it's another stunt performance in a career defined by them - the actor has ...

BOSTON – Anticipation is building in South Boston for a new movie about convicted gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur). "Black Mass" is set for release in theaters Sept. 18. The movie ...

To help answer these questions, we consulted Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill’s book Black Mass, and also spoke to Kevin Cullen, the co-author of Whitey Bulger: America’s Most Wanted Gangster ...

By Todd McCarthy After too many Caribbean vacations, Johnny Depp finally gets back down to some serious business in Black Mass, a major league real-life gangster film loaded with ripely presented ...

Here’s how it works. Bulger’s story is a classic American gangster tale, the stuff that essentially writes itself for the screen (no disrespect to Black Mass screenwriters Mark Mallouk and Jez ...