American Gangster

The Academy Award nominated 2007 crime film, American Gangster , was written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. The movie stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Washington plays Frank Lucas, a real-life drug kingpin from Harlem who smuggled heroin into the US on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War. Richie Roberts, a New York City detective played by Crowe, attempts to bring down the Lucas' drug empire. Filming was done on location in New York City.

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Denzel Washington
8 x 10 inches

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Movie Plot

Ambitious Harlem drug dealer, Frank Lucas, climbs to the pinnacle of the criminal underworld with a scheme to smuggle heroin directly from Thailand to the streets of New York City; a plan made easier by the extensive corruption within the city's police department. Threatening his operation, however, is Richie Roberts, a pugnacious cop unafraid to take on both Lucas and his own dishonest colleagues.

Academy Awards Nominations

• Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Ruby Dee
  
• Achievement in Art Direction

In its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, American Gangster grossed $43,565,115, placing first in the weekend box office. Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo reported that the film is the first crime saga to gross over $30 million its opening weekend and the film also had the best opening weekend for Denzel Washington as well as Russell Crowe. As of January 31, 2008, American Gangster is estimated to have grossed $130,164,645 in the United States and $114,842,654 in other territories for a worldwide total of $245,007,299.

The film inspired the rapper Jay-Z to create a concept album, also titled American Gangster. Jay-Z had been shown the film at an early screening, which had a great impact on him.

Across The Universe

The 2007 Academy Award-nominated musical film, Across the Universe, was directed by Julie Taymor and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
The story is set against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s where an American girl,Lucy, falls in love with a young Englishman,Jude, who has moved to the U.S. The lives of Lucy and Jude and their circle of friends are reshaped by a decade marked by social rebellion and the Vietnam War. The script is based on an original story credited to Taymor, Clement and La Frenais that incorporates 34 compositions written by members of The Beatles. The film stars Jim Sturgess,
Evan Rachel Wood, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy, T.V. Carpio

Cameos appearances by:

• Bono as Dr. Robert
• Eddie Izzard as Mr. Kite
• Salma Hayek as Singing Nurses
• Joe Cocker as Bum/Pimp/Mad Hippie

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Evan Rachel Wood
16 x 20 inches

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80th Academy Award Nominations

Achievement in Costume Design - Albert Wolsky

All Beatles songs were written between 1963 and 1970 by the members of The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) and recorded by The Beatles. Thirty of them are compositions that are officially credited to the songwriting partnership of Lennon-McCartney. Three are credited to George Harrison. One title ("Flying") is a 1967 composition credited to all four members of the Beatles (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey).

Listing of the thirty-four compositions written by members of The Beatles that are heard on the soundtrack, in the order featured in the film. Plus three compositions that are heard twice in the course of the film, forming a total of thirty-seven individual music cues.

1. "Girl" Performed by Jim Sturgess
2. "Helter Skelter" Performed by Dana Fuchs (brief extract over film montage - presaging later sequences in the film) Longer version performed later in film.
3. "Hold Me Tight" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood and Lisa Hogg
4. "All My Loving" Performed by Jim Sturgess
5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" Performed by T.V. Carpio
6. "With a Little Help from My Friends" Performed by Joe Anderson, Jim Sturgess and "Dorm Buddies"
7. "It Won't Be Long" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood and "Students"
8. "I've Just Seen a Face" Performed by Jim Sturgess
9. "Let It Be" Performed by Carol Woods, Timothy T. Mitchum and church choir
10. "Come Together" Performed by Joe Cocker with Martin Luther McCoy performing the final verse
11. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" Performed by Dana Fuchs
12. "If I Fell" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood
13. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Performed by Joe Anderson, "Soldiers", Dana Fuchs and T.V. Carpio
14. "Dear Prudence" Performed by Dana Fuchs, Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood and Joe Anderson
15. "Flying" Instrumental - brief extract performed by The Secret Machines (performers not seen on-screen)
16. "Blue Jay Way" brief extract performed by The Secret Machines (performers not seen on-screen)
17. "I Am the Walrus" Performed by Bono (accompanied by the Secret Machines - not seen on-screen)
18. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" Performed by Eddie Izzard
19. "Because" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, T. V. Carpio and Martin Luther McCoy
20. "Something" Performed by Jim Sturgess
21. "Oh! Darling" Performed by Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy
22. "Strawberry Fields Forever" Performed by Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson
23. "Revolution" Performed by Jim Sturgess
24. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Performed by Martin Luther McCoy (joined by Jim Sturgess for one verse and coda)
25. "Across the Universe" Performed by Jim Sturgess (the performance of this song is interwoven with the next song Helter Skelter)
26. "Helter Skelter" Performed by Dana Fuchs (the performance of this song is interwoven with the preceding song Across the Universe)
27. "And I Love Her" (brief extract incorporated into the orchestral score during the 'Across the Universe/Helter Skelter sequence)
28. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" Performed by Joe Anderson, "Patients" and Salma Hayek
29. "Revolution" Brief extract performed by Evan Rachel Wood
30. "A Day in the Life" Performed by Jeff Beck (instrumental version of the song recorded in 1998 for George Martin's In My Life album)
31. "Blackbird" Performed by Evan Rachel Wood
32. "Hey Jude" Performed by Joe Anderson (joined by Angela Mounsey for one verse)
33. "Don't Let Me Down" Performed by Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy
34. "All You Need is Love" Performed by Jim Sturgess, Dana Fuchs, T.V. Carpio and Martin Luther McCoy
35. "She Loves You" Performed by Joe Anderson (chorus sung during the last part of the "All You Need Is Love" sequence) (see note below)
36. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" Performed by Bono (with backing vocals by The Edge), played over the beginning of the end credit sequence (performance not seen on-screen)
37. "Flying" Instrumental - extended version performed by The Secret Machines played over the latter portion of the end credit sequence (performers not seen on-screen)