Former Jay-Z Associate De-Haven Tells His SideHe spoke with Vulture about what Jay was like in grade school (not much of basketball player), and their time living together (they shared women and got the drip).
Is ‘Fred Claus’ Hollywood’s Secret Weapon in Its War on Christmas?Is it possible that all these talented Hollywood stars could’ve conspired to work below their skill level (while presumably collecting huge paychecks) to make a terrible movie and sour people on Christmas?
‘American Gangster’ Takes Out the CompetitionAmerican Gangster decisively topped the weekend’s box office, pulling in $46.3 million and setting a new record for the highest opening for an R-rated crime drama ever. Also, possibly even more impressively, it defeated Bee Movie in a season when moviegoers are so hungry for family films that The Game Plan can actually be a hit.
Nicholas Pileggi on How He Made ‘American Gangster’ HappenAmong hardened crime reporters and jealous aspiring screenwriters alike, Nicholas Pileggi is that bastard writer who managed to turn his book, Wiseguy, about the rise of a mob underling, into a Martin Scorsese movie: Goodfellas. You may have heard of it.
