To give you a clear idea of how I imagine this character, think of the character Brick Top from the British gangster film Snatch, portrayed by the great actor Alan Ford.

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Iconic because of its celebrated appearance in the cult British gangster film Get Carter, Trinity Square is a building that has polarised the architectural establishment, the media and locals alike.

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Within 24 hours, Warner Bros had pulled the trailer for Gangster Squad from cinemas, and the film's release date was pushed back by six months so the scene could be reshot.

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Having discovered his passion for film-making, Omondi has made a number of projects -- documentaries about schools, commercials, and a feature film on the gangster scene.

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Henry Hill, the gangster who was the inspiration for the 1990 film "Goodfellas, " opted out of the witness protection program, as did mob turncoat Sammy "the Bull" Gravano.

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In the film he plays the real-life French gangster Jacques Mesrine.

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The trailer, for "Gangster Squad, " a period crime film, had played before some "Dark Knight" screenings, but not in the Aurora Century 16 Theatre where the shooting took place.

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Mr Lip, born Frank Anthony Vallelonga, made his film debut as a wedding guest in The Godfather and later appeared in successful gangster titles Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Donnie Brasco.

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"I didn't want to do a film that could be lumped into the black hip- hop-shoot-em-up-gangster-drug movie, " Lee says.

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