Casino

Stone jumps into the deep end with Scorsese made guys, De Niro and Pesci, as the action moves from New York to Vegas, with uneven results.

"...and for new approaches to the telling of stories. Casino, however, cannot be viewed as one of Scorsese’s masterpieces...."

Nov. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Casino Royale

This is the James Bond origin story wherein we get to discover, along with incoming blond Bond Daniel Craig, where 007 got his suave daredeviltry and love of fast cars, vodka martinis, and highest-stakes cardsharpery.

"...of Ian Fleming's very first James Bond novel, 1953's Casino Royale, is all too prescient, presaging Her Majesty's most..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Casino Jack

Kevin Spacey stars in this entertaining romp about the career of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"...edited, seemingly, with the aid of an egg timer, Casino Jack moves with such manic determination it all but..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hickenlooper Lobbies for 'Casino Jack'

George Hickenlooper on his Jack Abramoff film

"...George Hickenlooper, the director of Casino Jack (which opens in Austin this Friday at the..."

Jan. 5, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

No Las Vegas-style Casino Gambling in Eagle Pass, at Least for Now

"...– the Kickapoo tribe’s efforts to add Las Vegas-style casino gambling to its reservation in Eagle Pass along the..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

Reopen Tigua's Casino

"...After learning of the wonderful success of the Tigua's Casino and seeing how they continued with their generosity by..."

Sept. 22, 2004 Postmarks

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

Muckraking documentarian Alex Gibney here directs his camera toward the influence-peddling scandals that erupted around Jack Abramoff.

"...right (including longtime pal Ralph Reed) to close Indian casinos, then reaping millions as a lobbyist for various tribes..."

May 21, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Casino El Camino: Buffalo Burger

Casino El Camino: Buffalo Burger!

May 22, 2009 Food Post

Casino el Camino: The Chicago burger

Casino el Camino - the Chicago burger!

May 20, 2009 Food Post

Casino el Camino: The Amarillo burger

Casino el Camino - the Amarillo burger!

May 20, 2009 Food Post

The House

They say the house always wins, but sometimes ...

"...a contemporary comedy about parents who open an underground casino in order to raise money to pay for their..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sleepless

A shady cop searches for his kidnapped son

"...kidnapped and held for ransom by drug dealer and casino owner Stanley Rubino (Mulroney), who in turn owes drugs..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In the Name of My Daughter

The Affaire Le Roux, a famous missing-person case, is the subject of this French drama

"...provide similar touchstones for North American viewers. Additionally, the casino wars that dominated the French Riviera gambling establishments of..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Croupier

"...by his bartender father -- at the Golden Lion casino and proceeds to turn his life upside down. It's..."

June 16, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reindeer Games

"...At one point in John Frankenheimer's Reindeer Games, harried casino boss James Banks, played by a frothing Dennis Farina,..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Quantum of Solace

It's grim, dark, and relentlessly violent – James Bond as Terminator rather than Templar – but it delivers the goods in bloody high style.

"...way back in Goldfinger. Quantum of Solace proves that Casino Royale was no fluke. Director Forster may have seemed..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi play squabbling old-school magicians whose reign on the Vegas strip is threatened by a daring stunt magician played by Jim Carrey.

"...duo performs as a longtime Vegas act in a casino theatre that bears their names. But with their unvarying..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ocean's Thirteen

This heist franchise has settled into a kind of hipster equanimity.

"...anyone in their crew even set foot onto a casino floor. Watching that movie was like listening to an..."

June 15, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Rat Race

"...The setup takes six random visitors to a Vegas casino and turns them into figurative rats who are given..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mourning Hickenlooper and Blount

Two friends of AFF die suddenly

"...the sudden deaths of filmmaker George Hickenlooper, whose latest, Casino Jack, closed this year's festival, and Lisa Blount, an..."

Oct. 31, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Girl Most Likely

Kristen Wiig plays the darker side of the girl who hasn't fulfilled her potential and Annette Bening co-stars as her Atlantic City mom.

"...of her estranged mother, Zelda (Bening), an Atlantic City casino bunny. Imogene hits rock bottom when she is forced..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

George Hickenlooper's Last Picture Show

Casino Jack opens in Austin

"...Casino Jack opens in Austin this weekend with a tragic..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Ladykillers

The Coen brothers remake a British comedy classic starring Tom Hanks in a flamboyantly love-him-or-hate-him performance.

"...by Irma P. Hall) to loot a nearby riverboat casino. Led by Hanks’ studious professor G.H. Dorr (in the..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cooler

The performances of William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, and Maria Bello shine as brightly as the lights on the Vegas strip where the film is set.

"...Knot’s Landing) plays Shelly, the manager of the Shangri-La casino, one of the last of the old-style houses, which..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

3000 Miles to Graceland

"...embarking on the daring daylight robbery of a Vegas casino. They arrive in the midst of the annual Elvis..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Arabian Knight

"...in the title sequences for the Pink Panther movies, Casino Royale, and What's New Pussycat? The story has something..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Destiny Turns On the Radio

"...now works as a chanteuse/embittered love slave for sleazy casino proprietor Tuerto (Belushi, somewhat miscast here). Into this heady..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

City Hunter

"...a Chan film than a 105-minute Asian hybrid of Casino Royale and the Die Hard series (Russ Meyerisms abound,..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Never Leave Nevada

"...home in Arkansas and now deals blackjack at a casino. What drives the narrative is the tug of war..."

June 14, 1991 Movie Review by Marie Mahoney

ACL Live Review: Arctic Monkeys

New album falls flat, but the UK rockers rise to the occasion

"...sixth studio album, this year’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, set up their fourth ACL Fest appearance on Sunday..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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