Edwin Torres  IGN DVD speaks to the scribe responsible for
Carlito's Way and its prequel, Rise to Power.  In many ways,
Edwin Torres' life has mirrored that of the movie characters he
created. Following a tough upbringing on the streets of New
York, Torres took charge of his life, turned away from crime and
drugs, and transformed himself into a successful writer and
eventually, a New York State Supreme Court judge. His first
produced work, the courtroom drama Q & A, netted Nick Nolte as
its star and Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico) as
director; the follow-up, an adaptation of the novel After Hours
became one of the most enduring crime classics of our time:
Carlito's Way.  More than ten years later, he follows those
considerable successes with another one - Carlito's Way: Rise to
Power, a prequel to the 1993 film starring Al Pacino which is
based upon his original novel Carlito's Way. Confused yet? Don't
be. Torres recently spoke to IGN DVD to describe the development
of the forthcoming prequel, its p