Actor Roger Guenveur Smith (1959)

American Gangster (2007), a biographical crime film, was directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. Set in 1968, it follows the story of Frank Lucas, who worked as the right-hand man for Ellsworth ‘Bumpy’ Johnson, a Harlem mob boss. After Johnson’s death from a heart attack, Frank delves into the heroin trade by sourcing it directly from Thailand and smuggling it into the United States through returning Vietnam War soldiers. He markets his product under the name ‘Blue Magic’, which quickly gains popularity due to ...

The  American supernatural horror film, Final Destination (2000), was directed by James Wong and written by Wong, Glen Morgan, and Jeffrey Reddick. It is based on a story by Reddick. High school student Alex Browning and his classmates prepare to depart for their senior trip to Paris on Volée Airlines Flight 180 from John F. Kennedy Airport. However, Alex has a premonition of a mechanical failure causing a mid-air explosion ...