Public Enemies' Johnny Depp Gets 'Spiritual Visit' From John Dillinger?
Johnny Depp was visited by the spirit of a gangster on his new movie. The Hollywood star portrays John Dillinger in 'Public Enemies' and insists the notorious bank robber was watching over him while he was filming scenes. He told BANG Showbiz: "It was magical to be able to literally walk in the same steps that he took. You could almost feel him. I did feel him, not to be spooky or anything, but there were moments when I felt his presence. There were moments when I felt a certain level of...

Robots Not the Big Fear for 'Ice Age,''Enemies'
Fox’s first 3-D movie, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” will finally hit theaters starting Wednesday, in 3,994 venues, 1,606 of them in digital 3D.   Opening alongside the same day, Universal’s John Dillinger biopic “Public Enemies,” starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, will start in 3,319 venues.   Both films arrive a week after Paramount’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” embarked on what was nearly a five-day record,...

Review: Depp is great in 'Public Enemies'
Early in Michael Mann's vivid, incisive, but half-cocked gangster opus "Public Enemies," Johnny Depp's John Dillinger returns to jail a few scant months after leaving it.

Mr. Beaks Presents An Interview With PUBLIC ENEMIES' Johnny Depp!
--> Okay, gang. I didn't get the fancy-shmancy one-on-one interview like that kneecappin' bastard Capone did with Michael Mann (and read that sucker if you ain't done so already), but I did get to hang out with a small group of smart online journalists and fire off questions at Johnny Depp, who stars as bank-robbing maestro John Dillinger in Public Enemies. I'd never interviewed Depp before, and, honestly, didn't know what to expect. I also didn't know how to bring up the topics that really...

"Public Enemies"
Johnny Depp may be the sexiest gangster ever in Michael Mann's stylish, brutal heist movie

Depp unleashes inner outlaw in 'Public Enemies'
Public Enemies provides a welcome shock to the system. This tough-minded, visually electric movie about Great Depression bank robber John Dillinger ( Johnny Depp ) takes audiences into the center of the action in its opening minutes. It keeps them there as it expands into a bristling chronicle of a country in flux. Without ever telling viewers what to think or how to feel, it raises more questions about the corruption of crime and crime fighting than any expose or thesis. And if it sometimes...

Critics Consensus: Solid Public Enemies Doesn't Quite Bring The Noise
This week at the movies, we've got crime and punishment ( Public Enemies , starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale ) and prehistoric domesticity ( Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs , with voice work from Ray Romano and Queen Latifah ). What do the critics have to say? 59% Rotten Public Enemies Public Enemies hits theaters with an impressive pedigree -- it's directed by Michael Mann and stars two of contemporary cinema's biggest names, Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. And although critics say the...

Public Enemies' True Crimes
Johnny Depp’s new gangster movie may be stylish, but if director Michael Mann doesn’t break the bank at the box office, Hollywood will be gunning for him.

Crudup to play Hoover in 'Public'
Billy Crudup has been set to play FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in "Public Enemies," the Michael Mann-directed crime drama for Universal that stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger. Mann has also set Stephen Lang to play Winstead, the leader of the Texas Rangers who joins the manhunt for John Dillinger and his gang. Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard also star. Crudup most recently starred in the romantic comedy "Dedication." Lang, a regular on Mann's "Crime Story" series, also worked with the...

Public Enemies: Depp Shines Through a Shower of Bullets
The reason to see Public Enemies is the same as the reason to see any Johnny Depp movie: Johnny Depp. The story is engaging enough

Johnny Depp - Selfconscious Johnny Depp
'Public Enemies' star Johnny Depp has revealed he hates watching his own movies, preferring to have a ''profound degree of ignorance''.

Top 10 Johnny Depp Movies!!
So since his latest movie Public Enemies comes out today, July 1, we thought it would be a great idea to do a recap of Johnny Depp ’s career counting down his top 10 movies.

Christian Bale Interview PUBLIC ENEMIES
Opening today is director Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies”. The film is set during the Depression-era’s great crime wave and it’s the story of the government’s attempt to stop legendary criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. This operation transformed the FBI into the first federal police force. By now you’ve seen the trailers and commercials, so you know the cast is filled with famous faces like Johnny Depp, Christian Bale,...

Clean Living Johnny Depp Avoids Mirrors: Safety In Ignorance
Johnny Depp can't look at himself in the mirror. The 'Public Enemies' star - widely considered to be one of Hollywood's hottest men - avoids examining his appearance and even hates seeing his movies. He said: "If I can avoid the mirror when I brush my teeth in the morning I will. I find security and safety in the most profound degree of ignorance. If you can just stay ignorant about just about anything you will be OK. Just keep walking forward. "It is OK to notice things, but to judge things...

Review: -Public Enemies'
Striving for cinematic greatness is always a risky proposition. The risk is that when you fall short there’s no mistaking the swing-and-a-miss. To his credit, this is the position Director Michael Mann

PUBLIC ENEMIES Review
Director Michael Mann marches to the beat of his own drummer and I dig him for that.

The Oscar Race Begins
Public Enemies , the terrific cops-and-robbers summer blockbuster that opens today, shows director Michael Mann at the top of his game, and Johnny Depp coming into his fullest range yet.

Holiday contest at the box office
Fox's 3-D toon "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and Universal's Johnny Depp gangster pic "Public Enemies," hope to light up the Fourth of July holiday frame. Both open in theaters Wednesday. But with Paramount's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" showing no sign of slowing down, which film will put on the best fireworks display at the domestic B.O. is an open question. "Ice Age 3," the third installment in the blockbuster family franchise, has an advantage as part of a known brand. And the...

Capone vs. Dillinger--A gangsterrific review of PUBLIC ENEMIES!!!
--> Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here. Although the trailers for Michael Mann's latest slice of magnificence emphasize the more action-oriented scenes from his film about the latter days of bank robber and cultural icon John Dillinger, in truth the strength of Public Enemies is not entirely in those moments. There are certainly a handful of bank robberies and moments where law enforcement corner Dillinger and his gang that feature some ferocious gunplay, but it's what happens between the...

Oshkosh, Wis., fetes 'Public Enemies' role
The Wisconsin city of Oshkosh, where key scenes of the 1930s gangster movie "Public Enemies" were filmed, is celebrating its role, observers say.

Johnny Depp Reveals His Upcoming Projects, -Pirates 4′ And -Dark Shadows'
That image up there is a scan of card that “ Public Enemies ” star Johnny Depp held in his hands . MTV’s Josh Horowitz handed it to him, because the actor has so many projects flying through the rumorwaves that it’s hard to keep track. Depp’s big reveals were that he’ll be occupied next year with both the fourth “ Pirates of the Caribbean ” movie and the long-talked-about adaptation of the UK vampire TV series “ Dark Shadows .”...

Depp's 'Public Enemies': Dillinger captured at last
This technically proficient, visually enthralling crime drama is a welcome adult alternative to summer's sophomoric blockbusters. The only transforming going on here is actors skillfully taking on roles of '30s-era gangsters and lawmen.

'Transformers 2' Tracking HUGE: 5-Day Weekend Closer To $160M Than $175M?
Paramount is gonna call me screaming any moment. But rival studios are telling me they expect Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen to

James Cameron Joins Heavy Metal
and Gore Verbinski ( Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy). Eastman has said that three more directors would also direct segments on the animated anthology film. Since that time we’ve learned that Rob Zombie ( Halloween ) is in talks to join the mix.

Johnny Depp - Depps Sparrow Tops Sea Faring Swashbucklers List
Johnny Depp's pirate skipper CAPT. JACK SPARROW has topped a new online poll of movie mariners. The Pirates of the Caribbean rogue, which Depp based on rock star Keith Richards, beat Russell Crowe's Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Wind's Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine. Also making the top 10 on the CNN sea-faring list are Kevin Costner's Mariner from Waterworld and Mutiny on the Bounty's Fletcher Christian, played by Marlon Brando in 1962.