And while Black Mass doesn't do much for the post-Scorsese gangster flick, Depp's performance as Boston crime-lord James “Whitey” Bulger re-establishes him as an actor who can bring gravity ...

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 ...

The film’s use of Boston effectively recalls the urban tradition of gangster films, but without any pretension or hokeyness. There’s a melancholic stolidity to the city in Black Mass ...

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 ...

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 ...

Connolly, however, had close relationships with the White Hill Gang, and became increasingly committed to protecting them and falsifying records to justify his actions. Black Mass shows all of ...

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 ...

BOSTON (CBS) – A new trailer for the movie Black Mass provides a look at Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger, who Hollywood dubs "The most notorious gangster in U.S. history." Watch: Warner Bros.