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Are Mafia movies getting whacked by Hollywood?

New York Post 23 Mar 2025
The movie itself, written by “Goodfellas” (De Niro, Joe Pesci) and “Casino” (De Niro, Al Pacino) scribe Nicholas Pileggi, 92, is terrible; a not-so-greatest hits collection of mob cliches ... and Pesci.
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What Are We Doing Here, Alto Knights?

New York Magazine 22 Mar 2025
For the impulsive chatterbox Genovese, De Niro appears to be doing such an obvious Joe Pesci imitation that it’s hard not to imagine Pesci reading every line. (They really do feel like they were written for Pesci, too.
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‘Jersey Boys’ tracks the rise of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at FST

Herald-Tribune Sarasota 22 Mar 2025
Sarasota Arts and Culture Events to Watch in 2025 ... “I’ve been wanting to get the rights to this show for five years,” Hopkins said. ‘I love the show.” ... Beary will otherwise play future actor Joe Pesci, who factors into the story of the group’s growth.
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Casino (1995) review — a glorious full stop to a golden age of gangsters

The Times/The Sunday Times 21 Mar 2025
Some part of the modern gangster movie ended here, with the death of Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) in an Illinois cornfield.
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The Alto Knights: Double De Niro? It’s a singularly bad gimmick

AOL 21 Mar 2025
Robert De Niro has forged some legendary screen partnerships in his day. With Harvey Keitel in Mean Streets. With Joe Pesci, seven times. With Al Pacino in Heat and The Irishman ... His voice is pitched higher, entering a needling Pesci-esque zone ... .
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BRIAN VINER reviews The Alto Knights: It's a mob hit (but why do we need ...

The Daily Mail 21 Mar 2025
The Alto Knights (15, 120 mins) ... I suppose it could be that they wanted Joe Pesci for the role – De Niro plays Genovese more or less exactly as Pesci would have done, even with a higher-pitched voice that makes it seem like an actual impersonation ... .
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Dueling De Niros spar in ‘The Alto Knights,’ a tip of the fedora to an ...

The Los Angeles Times 21 Mar 2025
In De Niro’s take on Genovese, sparkier and more impulsive than Costello, it almost seems like he’s doing an imitation of Joe Pesci, his co-star in “Goodfellas,” “Casino” and “The Irishman.” It takes ...
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Movie review: De Niro faces off with himself in mob movie ‘The Alto Knights’

Pioneer Press 21 Mar 2025
In De Niro’s take on Genovese, it almost seems like he’s doing an imitation of Joe Pesci, his co-star in “Goodfellas,” “Casino” and “The Irishman.” Heavily made up as both Costello and Genovese, it ...
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Film Reviews: New Releases for March 21

Salt Lake City Weekly 20 Mar 2025
... DeNiro to attempt a variation on GoodFellas where he played both his character and Joe Pesci’s character.
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DeNiro dazzles x2 in mob movie ‘The Alto Knights’

Boston Herald 20 Mar 2025
In De Niro’s take on Genovese, it almost seems like he’s doing an imitation of Joe Pesci, his co-star in “Goodfellas,” “Casino” and “The Irishman.” ...
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'The Alto Knights' is a Robert De Niro showcase. All it's missing is Joe Pesci

Azcentral 19 Mar 2025
If you wanted a Joe Pesci performance, why not just hire Joe Pesci? Instead, Robert De Niro plays both Genovese and Costello, the latter a relatively calm and reserved (if deadly) gangster, the former a borderline psycho.
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The Alto Knights Review

Empire 19 Mar 2025
If the digital de-ageing of the holy trinity of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was a bit distracting at times, get a load of double De Niro in Barry Levinson’s long-gestating The Alto Knights.
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What to stream: Become part of the family with these Robert De Niro gangster films

The Spokesman-Review 19 Mar 2025
It would be wrong not to mention here perhaps the ne plus ultra of the gangster film, “Goodfellas,” directed by Scorsese and starring De Niro, Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta, based on Pileggi’s book “Wiseguy.
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Movie reviews: THE ALTO KNIGHTS, THE ASSESSMENT, ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

Salt Lake City Weekly 19 Mar 2025
The Alto Knights. All actors want a challenge, so maybe it sounded interesting in theory to Robert De Niro to attempt a variation on GoodFellas where he played both his character and Joe Pesci's character ... Available March 21 in theaters. (R) ... (R) ... ....
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Movie Review: Even 2 De Niros aren’t quite enough to make ‘Alto Knights’ a successor ...

Hindustan Times 19 Mar 2025
“The best actor in the world! Better than Clark Gable!”. Movie Review ... Also, “Goodfellas” fans may wonder if the Vito role was once intended for Joe Pesci , so similar is the character to that actor’s impulsive, manically suspicious persona ... ....

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