In America, there’s rarely a quiet time for a movie that loves what guns can do. (READ: Corliss on the Aurora shootings and violent movies) Gangster ... deadpan cartoon of sadism is Chinatown ...

American gangster films have taught us that musical instrument cases are a handy prop for concealing a gun... but is there any evidence this actually ever happened? If you’re hot on your American ...

But when Conrad announces that it’s “pruning time”, Harry machine-guns all the guests instead. This isn’t peak Ritchie, but if you like cartoon gangsters and slapstick violence, climb aboard.

Desmond Noonan was a self-confessed gangster who bragged about having "more guns than the police". Stabbed days before a documentary about him was due to be aired, hundreds of people attended the ...