Casino
First screened in December 1995 / Most recently screened and reviewed in September 2024
Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, Don Rickles, Alan King, Frank Vincent, Kevin Pollak, James Woods, Pasquale Cajano, L.Q. Jones, John Bloom, Vinny Vella, Melissa Prophet, Philip Suriano, Dick Smothers. Screenplay: Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese (based on the book by Nicholas Pileggi). VOR:④
Indubitably influential on two generations of filmmakers by now, but self citational and inclined to safe choices: story, acting, soundtrack...
