New movie ‘The Alto Knights’ revives bitter feud between major mobsters
The newest Mob movie written by journalist and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, The Alto Knights, is his third major script focused on organized crime, along with Goodfellas and Casino. Together, these movies, featuring various characters in different eras, tell the story of the Mafia’s rise from street crimes to casino boardrooms to its eventual decline. Named for a Mafia social club in New York City, the new movie, scheduled for release on March 21, depicts a feud between powerful mobsters Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, with Robert De Niro portraying both characters. During a power grab in May 1957, Costello was wounded in ...
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Bugsy Siegel death house for sale in Beverly Hills
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Spado’s ‘Accidental Gangster’ story headed to silver screen
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The Las Vegas misadventures of Russian Louie
By the time he was 11 years old, he was arrested for burglary in San Francisco. By the time he…
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Fearless Las Vegas journalists Jeff German, Ned Day left lasting legacies
Las Vegas reporters Jeff German and Ned Day had more in common than a dogged approach to digging out major…
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Frank Costello, Vito Genovese feud is focus of upcoming Mob movie
Mob movie veterans Robert De Niro and Nicholas Pileggi are teaming up again, this time for a drama about two…
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The law finally catches up with Tom and Gramby Hanley after murder of Culinary boss
Read the series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Last of four parts. Authorities located Tom and Gramby…
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Hanley enjoyed winning streak in criminal courts
Read the series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Third of four parts. Just before his planned murder…
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