July 2: Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

In 1860s New York, a young immigrant returns to Five Points seeking vengeance against the gang kingpin who killed his father. But first he’ll have to navigate the rival clans and infiltrate his prey’s inner circle. Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis headline Martin Scorsese’s bloody & bare-knuckled American epic, an absolute triumph featuring incredible Dante Ferretti production design, stunning Michael Ballhaus cinematography, and one of the great performances in Day-Lewis’ turn as Bill the Butcher.

“A magnificent throwback to an almost vanished era of epic filmmaking by great filmmakers in thrall to their own passions, rather than to the studio bookkeepers.” – Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

“A grand achievement in history and anthropology, supporting its ambition and scope with a sumptuous re-creation of the period and an immediacy that allows a forgotten past to barrel into the present.” – Scott Tobias, AV Club