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...remains of American soldiers killed in Vietnam. For another thing, he "branded" his product as "Blue Magic," which was a purer and cheaper product that his competitors offered. Finally, Frank, who is played with a smooth coolness by Denzel Washington that eluded the more rough-hewn Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney, does not come to a tragic end. Eventually, he is turned by an almost comically obsessive cop named Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), does some jail time and loses his fortune, but remains available to tell his story...
...family, his trophy wife, the celebrity that comes to him. There has never been much point in deploring a gangster's rise; it's his demise that we fear - the notion that the American go-getter must inevitably be gotten. "Mother of Mercy, is this the end of Rico?" Robinson moans at the end of Little Ceasar -as surprised as we are by a death that may be tragically ordained, but is also a sop to conventional morality...
...Kate Robinson...
...could talk about the film canister filled with leafy greens I was given over Christmas break by an extended family member or the tears that spill out of my father’s eyes whenever he watches “Bigfoot,” “Swiss Family Robinson,” or any other movie not worth crying over, what I really want to talk about is how my family loves to be naked...
...Charles Mingus play when you were in the White House. Are you still a jazz fan? -Gary Robinson, Moreno Valley, Calif. That was the best jazz concert the White House has ever seen. Whenever we visit New Orleans or St. Louis or Chicago, we go out of our way to attend a jazz concert or nightclub...