movie review THE ALTO KNIGHTS Running time: 123 minutes. Rated R (violence and pervasive language). In theaters. “From the team that brought you ‘Goodfellas’” is an enticing sell for anybody who loves mafia movies. Or, really, fantastic movies in general. That’s the shrewd way Warner Bros is reeling in audience members to come see “The … Read more
“The Alto Knights,” a new mob movie starring Robert De Niro, carries a lot of weight from its very beginning. Not just historical weight about the Mafia — it concentrates on a stretch from the mid-1950s into the early 1970s — but cinematic weight as well. It’s the story of a gangster friendship that turns … Read more
You talkin’ to me? Well, in the new movie “The Alto Knights,” in theaters Friday, Robert De Niro is talking to himself. For the first time in his career, the 81-year-old Oscar winner plays two leading roles in the same film: mafiosos, friends and rivals Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. The cinematic maneuver is even … Read more