Movie fans got a firsthand look into how the mob-controlled Las Vegas from 1960s through the ’80s with the release of Martin Scorsese’s film Casino. Scorsese released the film on this date 30 years ...
Because of decades of cinema history, casino scenes became a cinematographic genre all on their own. They have been used as a location for narrative pressure that merges power, identity, and risk ...
Hollywood films include some iconic casino scenes, spanning a wide number of different movie genres. Setting a film in a casino is nostalgic, timeless, and creates a great environment for viewers to ...
Is it possible for a three-hour Martin Scorsese movie starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci to be a forgotten middle child? Ask Casino. Thirty years ago, the principle creators of 1990’s classic ...
Maybe now, the director's daunting Vegas Mob drama can finally come out from behind the shadow of "GoodFellas." The movie marked Scorsese’s return to the glittering, fast-talk mode of Mob docudrama he ...
The sound of cards shuffling. The glint of a chip stack under soft light. A tuxedoed hero calculating their next move while the room holds its breath. Casinos have always looked good on film. They’re ...
'Daily Variety' podcast dives into news, trends and personalities making headlines in showbiz “What I saw when I finally caught ‘Casino’ again is that I saw what the movie was about, which is that ...