The same year, a two-page ad appeared in "Daily Variety," announcing the production of "Gangs of New York," which was billed as a dramatic retelling of 19th-century New York and the gangs that ...

Dec. 19 -- Opening in theaters: Gangs of New York, 25th Hour and Two Weeks Notice Gangs of New York — Martin Scorsese has brought back the kind of epic filmmaking that puts the awe back in audience.