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The much-anticipated gangster movie The Alto Knights starring Robert De Niro has just been made available to stream at home.

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Between the smaller-scale movies that simply couldn't find their audience or were overshadowed by a larger release and the ...

When Mario Puzo wrote 'The Godfather' in 1969, his goal wasn’t to glorify the Mafia but to portray power in its most intimate ...

Over the years, writers and filmmakers have dreamed up fresh ways of keeping audiences on their toes. Some remain astonishingly bold by today’s standards, while others have had the gleam worn off by ...

Everybody knows somebody who knows something about Frank Costello. At least, that is the way TIME Reporter James A. Bell felt during his long investigation of the gambler and underworld figure who is ...

Well my friends, here we sit together as the year draws to a close on a strange year for the movies. We’ve seen the big ...

In the course of the Kefauver committee investigations, the U.S. public became well acquainted with the modern racket boss, a suave fellow who invests his money in the most respectable enterprises, ...

For Arkansas, it’s a museum dedicated to mobsters tucked away in a charming spa town. The Gangster Museum of America in Hot Springs isn’t just another roadside curiosity—it’s a fascinating dive into a ...

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