By Ryan Parsons | Images property of Universal Pictures.
American Gangster Poster
Though I can't put my finger on why exactly, I am one of the many who are thrilled about the arrival of American Gangster to theaters. Was it the badass posters? The badass characters? The cast?
The clothing?
Screening Reports: American Gangster
The good people at AICN have received a couple more screening reports for American Gangster and, like the first one, they are positive. Both mention Oscar contention, though each also admits that it won't likely walk with the award.
Watching American Gangster I was reminded of a story I had read in the excellent making of Bladerunner book “Future Noir” (by Paul Sammon) about Ridley Scott’s production design background and how he would personally throw trash around and spray water on the set to create the visual mood he sought. That stamp of realism is especially effective as Sir Ridley (and his oft-production designer Arthur Max) have done an impeccable job of recreating 1968-1975 New York (and New Jersey ) from the trash-laden street corners to the squalid apartments of housing project junkies to the in-crowd Harlem nightspots.
Its solid filmmaking from the school of Ridley Scott and another proud addition to his roster (thou shalt not mention A Good Year) and is clearly poised to be the gritty-crime-drama entry into the Oscar race this year. I doubt though that come awards time that American Gangster will ultimately be more than an Oscar-nominated film. For Universal and Imagine it should generate excellent business appealing to the entire cross-section of moviegoers.
There is that and a second (positive) screening report for American Gangster at AICN.
American Gangster opens to theaters on November 2nd.
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