black mass

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Bulger, the former leader of South Boston's Winter Hill gang, inspired the film Black Mass featuring Johnny Depp, and The Departed, which won the Academy Award for best picture in 2007.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

Cooper, a former actor, directed Jeff Bridges to an Academy Award in "Crazy Heart" and Johnny Depp to one of his best performances in "Black Mass."

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2017

Despite an Oscar nomination for 2015’s Black Mass, Depp has been plagued by a string of commercial and critical failures, including Mortdecai, Transcendence and The Lone Ranger.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2017

The film "Black Mass," released last year and starring Johnny Depp as Bulger, told the story of the gangster's rise to power and ultimate flight from the city.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2016

"You will not go to the Black Mass."

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene