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Casino
DVD from Universal Studios
starring Robert
De Niro, Sharon
Stone, Joe
Pesci
directed by Martin
Scorsese
Published: 24 February, 1998
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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