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  Casino (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Casino is a 1995 movie directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Pileggi and Larry Shandling.
The story is based on Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, who ran the Stardust, Fremont and the Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas for The Mob from the 1970s until the early 1980s.
The film is the adaptation of the novel Casino which circles around the lives of mob associates Frank Rosenthal (renamed Sam "Ace" Rothstein for the movie), Tony "The Ant" Spilotro (renamed Nicholas "Nicky" Santoro), Joseph Aiuppa (Remo Gaggi) and Frank Cullotta (Frank Marino).
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 CASINO film review, Casino movie review.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In the movie Casino, it involves mob connections, skimming off the top, and hitman to whack your enemies or persuade your "friends." The movie stars the trio of Robert Dinero, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci.
Sometimes running a casino is about more than glamour and glitz and the chief characters of this film discover that all to painfully.
Movies and Television shows described herein are described for purposes of academic study/review.
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 Casino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Casino begins with a bang and ends not so much with a whimper as with more than two hours of shrieking and gabbing.
Nicholas Pileggi, who authored Wiseguy and collaborated with Scorsese in the movie adaptation Goodfellas, apparently wrote the book the film Casino was based on at the same time he co-wrote the screenplay.
Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal - Rothstein in the movie - was a brilliant Chicago bookie and oddsmaker who made a mint for the mob and ended up running the Stardust and other Casinos in Las Vegas for them.
www.bostonphoenix.com /alt1/archive/movies/reviews/11-23-95/CASINO.html   (685 words)

  
 Movie Review - Casino - eFilmCritic
He begins Casino with an extended narration (done, very strangely, by several of the main characters) and fashions a typically fascinating introduction to characters, places, and themes which will become variously intertwined and integral to each other.
What’s odd in Casino is that he never shows us this side: he never lets himself get out of control, even when he has legitimate reasons to.
Casino’s perfect match of story to director almost makes the movie too perfect, too ideal, and then teeters on becoming unbearable — if only it weren’t so fascinating.
www.efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=1012&reviewer=364   (1148 words)

  
 Movieman's Guide to the Movies - Casino (1995) - Anniversary Edition - Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
What the movie has going for it is, once again, great performances from leads De Niro and Pesci as well as Sharon Stone who has never been better (and whose career has stumbled so far as to co-star in the horrendous Catwoman).
Although the movie does get a tad dull and repetitive at times, I found De Niro's character to be interesting enough for it to be worth the time spent watching it.
For me, Casino isn't the masterpiece that Goodfellas was, but it certainly should be one of the better movies in the "mob" genre.
www.moviemansguide.com /reviews/DVD/casinoDVD.php   (1152 words)

  
 'Casino Royale' - Exclusive Videos - Moviefone
As the 'Casino Royale' cast and crew will attest, rehearsing fight scenes and actually filming fight scenes are two very different beasts.
If your movie hinges on a high-stakes game of poker, you better make sure the actors look like they know what they're doing.
We visit the 'Casino Royale' set and talk to Daniel Craig (the new Bond), Eva Green (Vesper Lynd) and other cast members about taking part in the legendary franchise.
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 Casino (1995)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Trivia: The scenes outside the fictional Tangiers casino were shot in front of the then-closed Maxim casino.
Casino has to be one of the most underrated films that Martin Scorsese directed in the nineties.
Movies that you think casino would replace in the top 250
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 Casino Royale (1967)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Such silliness abounds and at times the movie drags a bit, but there is always another joke around the corner.
Too bad the movie loses steam at the end so that what should be a climactic pulling together of all the accumulated lines of narrative and jokes is, instead, just plain silly -- clapping seals, parachuting Indians.
I saw this movie when it was released and laughed from beginning to end.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0061452   (717 words)

  
 Movie Review - Casino
Casino, a drama set in Las Vegas between 1970 to 1980, is about Ace Rothstein, a genius at gambling, and the last wise guy around since Bugsy Siegel.
The animal action was minimal consisting of one scene in front of the casino.
A leopard and tiger are shown arriving with their owners for the show that evening.
www.ahafilm.info /movies/moviereviews.phtml?fid=6926   (169 words)

  
 Casino DVD Review (Robert DeNiro) Empire Movies
Next, "Casino: The Cast and Characters" looks at the actors that made the movie, and more importantly, gives a glimpse into who the people they portrayed were in real life.
The funny part here was hearing that some place didn't want the movie being filmed inside their casino because it would distract the gamblers.
The problem with movies today, I find, is that it almost seems that they films scenes just to include them as "deleted" on the DVD.
www.empiremovies.com /dvd/reviews.php?id=3836&casinoanniversaryedition.htm   (735 words)

  
 Casino Royale Movie | Just Jared
It's a terrific, catchy movie and he is so eye-striking there.
Alot of people are boycotting this movie and the studio will live to regret casting this guy.
I haven't read the novels, but he may have been blonde in the original, but the movies that made him famous always cast the tall, dark, handsome types.
www.justjared.com /gossip/2006/05/casino-royale-movie   (443 words)

  
 Casino - DVD Movie Central
Previously a numbers runner for the mob, his bosses were so impressed by his winning streak as a bookie that they saw a prominent cash machine for them in what was then a town which was run by greed and fear.
With Ace trying to become a legit casino operator, and Nicky using violent methods to gain power, their friendship will soon deteriorate and become a fierce rivalry.
And because he has applied the unique energy and pace to this epic film, Scorsese has made a three hour movie that is never boring for a second.
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 Amazon.com: Casino: DVD: Martin Scorsese,Robert De Niro,Sharon Stone,Joe Pesci,James Woods,Frank Vincent,Pasquale ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Obviously, there are tremendous differences between Las Vegas casinos of the 1970s and Biloxi casinos of the 1990s--but even so I was stunned by the accuracy with which Scorsese's CASINO nailed the industry and the personalities that inhabit it.
Casino is nothing less than a Scorcese masterpiece, based primarily on the true story of the violent life and death of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, who was the mob's chief enforcer during the early 70's, while protecting the mob's gambling interests run by Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.
As someone interested in the development of the American mafia, Casino is a brilliant translation of the building of Bugsy Siegel's vision in the desert up to the gaudy haven for high rollers that it was during the 70s.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0783225792?v=glance   (3852 words)

  
 Hollywood Casino's Movie Memorabilia a Good Bet
The collection of more than 1,800 pieces of memorabilia from the history of motion pictures is something that has distinguished the Hollywood Casino Aurora from its riverboat casino competition in the Chicago-area ever since it first began operations in the summer of 1993.
In addition to a thorough analysis of online casinos, the book includes an in-depth section dealing with thoroughbred horse race handicapping on the Internet and the new wealth of resources and information that's available to people who follow the sport and wager on races.
Casino City is an independent directory and information service not affiliated with any casino.
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 LDS/Mormon references and characters in "Casino" (1995)
Note that although the actual hearing that the "Casino" scene is based on took place in December 1978, the scene is set in 1980 in the movie.
The Senator in "Casino" is a composite character not intended purely as a depiction of Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
The scenes in "Casino" which feature the Senator (including the scenes in the casino which were not based on real-life Latter-day Saint Senator Harry Reid) comprise 309 lines of the the 15,177-line script, or 2.0% of the length of the screenplay.
www.ldsfilm.com /movies/Casino.html   (7228 words)

  
 Daniel Craig Cast as James Bond in 'Casino Royale' - Movie-Fever.com - Movie Previews, News, Trailers, Reviews, Pictures
CASINO ROYALE reunites Wilson and Broccoli with Martin Campbell, who directed the 1995 Bond blockbuster GOLDENEYE.
CASINO ROYALE will be the 21st James Bond film produced by the franchise holders, EON Productions.
All movie titles, stills, related media, etc. are registered trademarks and/or copyrights of their respective holders.
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 Best Casino & Gambling Movies. CasinoMovies.com
Welcome to the Casino Movies website, devoted to movies that are set in casinos, that are based around casino owners and that are based around gambling in general.
Movies that have been reviewed appear on an external link opening in a new window to www.casinos.net stated movie.
These movies below are two of the favorite casino movies and if you wish to visit amazon to look ato ther types of movies please feel free to click on the link.
www.casinomovies.com   (171 words)

  
 Casino Royale Movie Tie-in Edition on Amazon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
According to this listing on Amazon.com, Ian Fleming’s original Casino Royale novel will be released as a movie tie-in edition on October 31, 2006.
The new Casino Royale is based entirely on Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel and retains many of the major elements found in the 1953 original.
Casino Royale is currently filming in The Bahamas and will be released by Columbia Pictures and MGM on November 17, 2006.
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 Casino Movie Review at Hollywood Video
Much like his Mafia masterpiece, GoodFellas, which had a similar structure, narrative, and cast, but came out five years earlier, you're never certain if you're watching a glorification of organized crime or a downward-spiraling wise-guy drama with charismatic characters driven to the low points by their relentless greed for power and money.
Based on true events, Casino tells the story of flamboyant Chicago bookie Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) whose moneymaking schemes earn him the trust and respect of Mafia bigwigs, who hire him to run a brand new Vegas casino, the Tangiers.
Some might claim that Casino is not nuanced as GoodFellas and not as gritty as Mean Streets.
www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=10862   (1177 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Casino Royale / Movie: Video: David Niven,Peter Sellers,Val Guest,Ken Hughes,John Huston,Joseph ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Years later, the rights to "Casino Royale" made it into the hands of another movie producer who, convinced that any attempt to make a serious version of "Casino Royale" would be doomed without the talents of Sean Connery, decided to make the remake as a comedy instead.
Left with half a movie the producers were in trouble and they scrambled to save their production.
This movie is truly unique among the Bond canon and should be enjoyed as such.
www.amazon.com /Casino-Royale-Movie-David-Niven/dp/6302824613   (2480 words)

  
 James Bond 007 :: MI6 - The Home Of James Bond
A movie tie-in edition of Ian Fleming's original novel Casino Royale has been announced, to coincide with the new film release later this year...
A movie tie-in edition of Ian Fleming's 1953 James Bond novel "Casino Royale" will be issued this year to coincide with the movie of the same name being released in theatres.
As the movie is heavily based on Fleming's first literary adventure, a new novelisation of the film will not be produced, especially as there is no continuation author currently assigned to the literary Bond series.
www.mi6.co.uk /sections/articles/literature_casino_royale_movie_tie-in_preview.php3?t=bond21&s=bond21   (439 words)

  
 Casino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Casino is left king-high by a wobbily high-heeled Sharon Stone and by an especially inept script and questionable direction.
Clocking in at three long hours, Casino is an entertaining and engrossing film, but just drags a simple story into a sprawling, epic tale that desperately needs a little trimming.
Casino reminds you in too many ways of the brilliance of GoodFellas, and in a way that dooms Casino to remain in its shadow.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/1067987-casino   (780 words)

  
 Hall of Fame - Casino.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I got the notion that LV was influenced by the mafia in your days, but that seemed to end around the time of the movie in the early eighties.
The situation with the muffins came about because the chef was, at that time, somewhat of a non-conformist-someone who wanted to do things his way-and I was trying to get a point across to him that it's my way or the highway.
In the movie, there is a scene where they fix the plane so the players had to stay another night.
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 Casino movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review
The story is told mainly from the point of view of Ace and Nicky who narrate a large part of what happened with the action from the present (the present being the 70's and 80's when the film is set) played as they tell us their version of events.
The movie is perfectly cast and the acting is first class from everyone concerned especially from Sharon Stone who undoubtably gives the best performance of her career.
Casino is not Scorsese and De Niro's best collaboration but it still shows that when they get together you are guaranteed to be given one heck of a movie.
www.thezreview.co.uk /reviews/c/casino.htm   (462 words)

  
 Green and Wright in Casino Royale - Movie News - Empire Movies
Wilson and Broccoli said, "We are thrilled that Eva and Mads have joined the cast of Casino Royale completing a first rate international cast.
The producers are delighted that the cast is rounded out by talented international actors in feature roles, including Giancarlo Giannini as Mathis, Caterina Murino as Solonge, Simon Abkarian as Dimitrios, Tobias Menzies as Villiers, Ivana Milicevic as Valenka, Clemens Schik as Kratt, Ludger Pistor as Mendel, and Claudio Santamaria as Carlos.
Casino Royale reunites Wilson and Broccoli with Martin Campbell, who directed the 1995 blockbuster Goldeneye.
www.empiremovies.com /index.php?id=9213   (503 words)

  
 Casino (1995) movie and trailer.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Although Ace aims to run a relatively respectable casino, the volatile Nicky wants to take over the entire gambling mecca, and when Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone), a seasoned Vegas hustler, enters the picture, Ace and Nicky's friendship is complicated even further.
As drugs and alcohol become a bigger part of Ginger's life, all three are eventually brought down by their own greed and blind ambition.
CASINO shares many similarities with GOODFELLAS, beginning with a script that was cowritten by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi.
www.robertkaye.org /?p=movies&id=1331   (284 words)

  
 Casino: Movie-Source.com Casino Movie, Casino Preview, Casino Review
Las Vegas 1973 is the setting for this fact-based story about the Mob's multi-million dollar casino operation where fortunes and lives were made and lost with a roll of the dice.
"Casino," an unofficial sequel to Scorcese's masterpiece "Goodfellas," is about the rise and fall of a group of gangsters who infiltrate Vegas and start raking in the big dollars, until greed gets the better of them.
As any respectable moviegoer has already seen this movie, I don't need to go into detail, but it is one of Scorcese's greatest films.
www.movie-source.com /movie_page.asp?movieID=236   (486 words)

  
 Next James Bond Film is CASINO ROYALE - Movie-List Forums
Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the James Bond films, and MGM announced today that Martin Campbell will direct CASINO ROYALE, the 21st film in the 007 franchise.
Wilson and Broccoli said: "We are thrilled that Martin has accepted our offer to direct 'CASINO ROYALE.' He is an extremely talented director and we believe he will help take our films in a new and exciting direction.
It would be nice to see a serious version of theis Fleming novel instead of the overly silly comedy they made in the early sixties.
www.movie-list.com /forum/showthread.php?p=94251   (422 words)

  
 Casino Movie Posters
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 News: Casino Inc movie - GamersHell.com
The official Casino Inc website has been updated with a new movie of this upcoming casino simulation by Hothouse Creations Ltd.
Casino Inc will be published by Konami next month - you can also expect a playable demo in a week or two.
Similarly, the user must also devise ways to attract new business and keep existing gamblers via means as diverse as hiring top chefs to the reliability of the croupiers and casino staff.
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