Behind the scenes: The Gangster Squad

8 Jan, 2013 08:00 PM

<p><i>The Gangster Squad</i> is a chronicle of the LAPD's fight to keep East Coast Mafia types out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 50s.</p> <p>Directed by Ruben Fleischer (<i>Zombieland</i>) and starring Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin.</p> <p>Released in New Zealand on January 17.</p>

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