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Byline: Maureen M. Carmen
This week's top release takes place in New York circa 1863, and chronicles the violence and brutality in an obscure corner of Lower Manhattan, the Five Points.
(All films are available on both VHS and DVD unless otherwise noted.)
GANGS OF NEW YORK 2 stars (Miramax, `02) VHS; $24.99 DVD; 168 mins. Leonardo Di Caprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson and Liam Neeson. Martin Scorsese's incredibly violent scenes film plays out against the Civil War and the Draft Riots that almost destroyed the city. A sweeping look at an American Dream shaped as much by hatred and ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Capsule reviews of new video releases.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)