Casino
"Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) tries to run his Las Vegas casino as effectively as possible, but his doomed marriage to a hustler (Sharon Stone) and his friendship with a…
GoodFellas: Married to the Mob
Photo: Warner Making GoodFellas a horribly realistic film took its toll. Joe Pesci had qualms about playing such an evil character as Tommy DeVito and Lorraine Bracco started thinking of…
The Untouchables: A Few Good Men
Photo: Paramount In 1987, Brian De Palma was not looking good at all. After Body Double (1984) and Wise Guys (1986), two films you might call failures, the director seemed…
Deer Hunter: Storm Clouds Gather Across the Sea
Robert De Niro. Photo: Universal When The Deer Hunter opened in 1978 it was one of the first major films to deal with the war in Vietnam, still an open…
Taxi Driver: Rough Justice
Robert De Niro. Photo: Columbia Travis Bickle can’t stand the streets of New York. He’s waiting for the rain that will wash the trash off the streets, all the thieves,…