Casino
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Director Martin Scorsese reunites with members of his
GoodFellas
gang (writer Nicholas Pileggi; actors Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Frank Vincent) for a three-hour epic about the rise and fall of mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro), a character based on real-life gangster Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. (It's modeled after on
Wiseguy
and
GoodFellas
and Pileggi's true crime book
Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas
.) Through Rothstein, the picture tells the story of how the Mafia seized, and finally lost control of, Las Vegas gambling. The first hour plays like a fascinating documentary, intricately detailing the inner workings of Vegas casinos. Sharon Stone is the stand out among the actors; she nabbed an Oscar nomination for her role as the voracious Ginger, the glitzy call girl who becomes Rothstein's wife. The film is not as fast paced or gripping as Scorsese's earlier gangster pictures (
Mean Streets
and
GoodFellas
), but it's still absorbing. And, hey--it's Scorsese! (Additional note: the digital video disc has a "layer switch," allowing you to watch the entire film without interruption.)
--Jim Emerson
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| upc: |
0025192015922 |
| title: |
Casino |
| theatricalDate: |
22-11-1995 |
| purchase date: |
07-06-2006 |
| publisher: |
Universal Home Video |
| published: |
24-02-1998 |
| price: |
$26.98 |
| net Rating: |
4 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
178 |
| last lookup time: |
171437793.182198 |
| genre: |
Gangsters |
| fullTitle: |
Casino |
| features: |
Anamorphic
Closed-captioned
Color
Dolby
Widescreen
NTSC
2.35:1 |
| director: |
Martin Scorsese |
| currentValue: |
$6.95 |
| created: |
171437790.186797 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
0783225792
|
