In his acting career, Robert DeNiro has portrayed a godfather, an Irishman, and a good fella. Now, he plays a pair of wise guys. In “The Alto Knights,” DeNiro plays not one, but two infamous mobsters: ...

From "The Godfather" to "The Sopranos," mobsters and their families have been the subject of American fiction for generations. Now, two new programs promise to take a deep dive into the true stories ...

Robert De Niro has been a riveting force in countless films, but never more so than when portraying mobsters, whether the young Vito Corleone in "The Godfather Part II" or James Conway in "Goodfellas.

The Oscar-winning actor plays gangsters Frank Costello and Vito Genovese in a real-life crime film written by Nicholas Pileggi and co-starring Debra Messing. By Frank Scheck There are some good ...

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Franke Costello and Vito Genovese were a partnership born amidst the flurry of Prohibition that devolved into a vicious rivalry when a power vacuum opened up within the New York crime scene. Their ...