Tag Archives: Martin Scorsese

Crime Time Stories: ‘Casino: The REAL Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein/Frank ‘Lefty’ Rosenthal’

Posted on June 25, 2024 by kireschneider

Source:Crime Time Stories talking about the Frank Lefty Rosenthal Story. Actor Robert De Niro played him in Martin Scorsese’s Casino, from 1995. Source:The New Democrat “Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was a professional sports bettor who was the mob’s man in Vegas … Continue reading →

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All Things Film: Goodfellas- The Making Of A Classic

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source: The Daily Review If you ask the people who were actually part of these Italian crime families in New York in the 1960s and 1970s when Goodfellas takes place, they’ll tell you watching this movie is like watching their … Continue reading →

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My Talk Show Heroes: The Late Show With David Letterman- Joe Pesci Talking About Goodfellas in 1994

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source: The Daily Review Here you have a Hall of Fame comedy duo here in David Letterman. One of I believe the top five or so best late night talk show hosts of all-time and a hell of a standup … Continue reading →

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Bloodletters & Badmen: Casino Boss- Frank Lefty Rosenthal

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:Bloodletters & Badmen– Casino boss Frank Lefty Rosenthal. You can also see this post at The FreeState, on Blogger. “Frank Lawrence “Lefty” Rosenthal was a professional sports bettor, former Las Vegas casino executive, and organized crime associate. The 1995 Martin Scorsese … Continue reading →

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The Wolf: Goodfellas (1990) Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta: ‘You Think I’m Funny?’

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Rik Schneider

“Amazing scene from the movie Goodfellas between Joe Pesci “Tommy DeVito” and Ray Liotta “Henry Hill.” From The Wolf Yes Joe, we think you are funny and you’ve been one of the funniest people in Hollywood for a very long time … Continue reading →

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Movie Clips: Casino (1995)

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Daily Post Definitely the best Las Vegas Italian mafia movie all-time if not the best Italian mafia movie of all-time. It brought you into the world of the Italian mafia as well as the Jewish mafia that worked together … Continue reading →

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