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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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American Gangster stories: 4 news summaries

 Jay-Z to Sign Record $150M Deal 

Live Nation deal sign of industry upheaval

Apr 3, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Jay-Z is about to decamp from record label Def Jam and sign a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation, reports the New York Times. The deal, Live Nation's biggest to date, will give the superstar financial backing for tours, his own record label and other related... More »

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music industry • concert • hip-hop • Atlantic Records • Madonna • rap music • Live Nation • American Gangster • Mary J. Blige • Def Jam • Jay-Z • The Black Album • Rocawear • CD sales

OPINION

Denzel's Bad Boy Roles Are All Good

Turns as drug lord,
dirty cop spark unfair slams, Post says

Dec 23, 07 5:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Denzel Washington has been playing bad boys lately, and it's a good thing for black America, Mark Anthony Neal argues in the Washington Post. Washington's turns as a drug lord and corrupt cop in recent flicks have sparked slams that he's catering to white America by playing crooks, but Neal... More »

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African Americans • black culture • Denzel Washington • American Gangster • The Great Debaters

Atonement Gets 7 Globe Nods

Charlie Wilson's War follows with 5

Dec 13, 07 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The WWII-era romance Atonement leads today's Golden Globe nominations with seven, including best drama, best actor, and best actress. Also among the seven drama contenders—there are typically five—are There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, The Great Debaters, American Gangster, Michael Clayton, and Eastern ... More »

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Hairspray • Cate Blanchett • I'm Not There • Philip Seymour Hoffman • American Gangster • No Country for Old Men • Juno • Atonement • Golden Globes • Joel and Ethan Coen • Charlie Wilson's War • Elizabeth: The Golden Age • The Savages • Sweeney Todd • Across the Universe • There Will Be Blood • The Great Debaters

Denzel's Dead On in Gangster

Crowe shines as a cop who takes on drug king pin Frank Lucas

Nov 2, 07 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - As 1970s Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, Denzel Washington is equal parts charisma and cold blood—a combination critics can't resist. "In the still, watchful center of his volcanic performance you'll find the measure of a dangerous man," writes Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, adding that American Gangster,... More »

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movie review • Ridley Scott • Denzel Washington • Russell Crowe • American Gangster

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