"America was born in the streets," reads the cover of the Gangs of New York DVD. This "historical" film was undoubtedly one of the most popular films of 2003. To cast Cameron Diaz, and Leonardo DiCaprio together in a ten-time Academy Award nominated film, Martin Scorsese must get credit for bein...

The years between 1930 and 1945 were among the most extraordinary in American history. From the depths of the Great Depression to the exhilaration of victory in World War Two, the American experience was marked by extremes of discontent, deprivation, dislocation and, finally, the feeling of undilut...