black mass

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Yet he seldom is, possibly because of an aversion to putting his own name on his albums: 1967’s The Zodiac came out under the name Cosmic Sounds, 1971’s Black Mass was credited to Lucifer.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2019

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 2006.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2018

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

His rise to power and arrest was the subject of the 2015 film "Black Mass," based on a book by the same name by two longtime Boston journalists and starring Johnny Depp as Bulger.

From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2016

I never heard "The Black Mass" played by anyone else; indeed, I am not aware that it was ever published.

From Tales of Chinatown by Rohmer, Sax