The Alto Knights (2025) Review!!

Synopsis – Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of Italian Americans who run two separate crime families in the mid-20th century. Genovese attempted to assassinate Costello in 1957, although Costello retired from the mob. My Take – Robert De Niro is not just undoubtedly one of the greatest actors ever, he will also always be known as cinema’s most significant gangster. Particularly considering how his … Continue reading The Alto Knights (2025) Review!!

‘Alto Knights’: New Image Reveals a Bruised Robert De Niro!! Check It Out!!

Get ready for a double-helping of Robert De Niro, as the acclaimed actor is returning to the gangster genre by portraying two roles in Warner Bros.‘ upcoming film The Alto Knights. Ahead of the film’s release this March, Empire Magazine has released a new photo from the project that shows off De Niro back doing what made him famous: beaten and bloody, facing off against … Continue reading ‘Alto Knights’: New Image Reveals a Bruised Robert De Niro!! Check It Out!!

‘The Alto Knights’ Trailer Sees Robert De Niro Play Dual Mafia Bosses!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of Italian Americans who run two separate crime families in the mid-20th century. Genovese attempted to assassinate Costello in 1957, although Costello retired from the mob. Directed – Barry Levinson Starring – Robert De Niro, Cosmo Jarvis, Debra Messing Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Alto Knights’ Trailer Sees Robert De Niro Play Dual Mafia Bosses!! Check It Out!!

‘Alto Knights’: Upcoming Robert De Niro led Gangster Movie Gets New Title!!

The upcoming Robert De Niro mob movie Wise Guys has a new release date, and a new title. Now called Alto Knights, the film will be released on November 15, 2024. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the Barry Levinson-directed project will be pushed several months back from its original release date of February 2, 2024, all the way to the cusp of the 2024 holiday … Continue reading ‘Alto Knights’: Upcoming Robert De Niro led Gangster Movie Gets New Title!!

‘The Wise Guys’: Robert De Niro-Led Gangster Movie Sets February 2, 2024 as Release Date!!

Warner Bros. has today announced a shakeup for the release dates of its upcoming projects which sees Robert De Niro‘s upcoming action film, Wise Guys, favored to be released on a date previously assigned to another film. According to the report via Deadline, The Wise Guys will release in theaters on February 2, 2024, replacing The Wizard of Oz animated film Toto which was initially planned to release on the said date. The announcement … Continue reading ‘The Wise Guys’: Robert De Niro-Led Gangster Movie Sets February 2, 2024 as Release Date!!

The Irishman (2019) Review!!!

Synopsis – A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa. My Take – As a cinephile it has been my constant regret for not having lived in the era when films like Taxi Driver or The Godfather or Dog Day Afternoon or Goodfellas appeared in cinemas, where I could witness actors like Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in their … Continue reading The Irishman (2019) Review!!!

‘The Irishman’: First Poster Reveals Martin Scorsese’s Epic Mob Movie!! Check It Out!!

Netflix has released the first official poster for director Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated gangster epic The Irishman. Based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses and scripted by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List), the film chronicles the life of Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century, and who may or … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: First Poster Reveals Martin Scorsese’s Epic Mob Movie!! Check It Out!!

‘The Irishman’: New Images Further Tease the Martin Scorsese Film!! Check It Out!!

Empire has revealed three new images from Martin Scorsese’s upcoming mob epic The Irishman featuring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Ray Romano, Jesse Plemons, Stephen Graham, and more; take a look here: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: New Images Further Tease the Martin Scorsese Film!! Check It Out!!

‘The Irishman’ Run Time Clocks Up to 210 minutes!!!

Are you sitting down, folks? The New York Film Festival has revealed that Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman will boast a running time of… wait for it… 210 minutes. That is exactly 3-and-one-half-hours. You could literally watch Crank and Crank: High Voltage in that time frame, and still have roughly 10 minutes to spare. Now, I know what you’re thinking. 3.5 hours? That’s a lot of … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’ Run Time Clocks Up to 210 minutes!!!

‘The Irishman’ Gets Release Dates, but Major Theater Chains Refuse to Show It!!

Even though most movies pretty much vanish from your local multiplex after a month anyway, major theater chains are holding fast to their three-month release window even though in practice a film’s run is far shorter. That creates a predicament for a company like Netflix, which wants to give some of its movies theatrical releases, but also runs into a wall with major theater chains … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’ Gets Release Dates, but Major Theater Chains Refuse to Show It!!

‘The Irishman’: Netflix in Talks with Major US Theaters for Release!!

With Netflix making a bigger and bigger impression on the awards circuit each year, we’re circling back to the disconnect between streaming services and theater chains regarding the theatrical release of their films. This time around, the focus is on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, and this particular case could reshape the theatrical distribution model on a much wider scale depending on the outcome.  The movie stars … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: Netflix in Talks with Major US Theaters for Release!!

‘The Irishman’: First Images Reveal Martin Scorsese’s Next!! Check It Out!!

With its premiere confirmed for the New York Film Festival this September, Netflix has released two images from Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman which give us our first look at Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and RayRomano in the hotly-anticipated mob epic; take a look here: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN, an epic saga of … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: First Images Reveal Martin Scorsese’s Next!! Check It Out!!

‘The Irishman’: Scorsese’s Next Delayed due to “Youthification” Process!!

Production on Martin Scorsese’s hugely anticipated The Irishman began way back in 2016, so we’re used to waiting around for this much ballyhooed reunion of the Oscar winning director and his big-hitting collaborators, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel. Well, we’re going to have to tough it out for slightly longer, because Scorsese has revealed in a conversation with Joanna Hogg on the … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: Scorsese’s Next Delayed due to “Youthification” Process!!