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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Simon Wardell

The Alto Knights to Under the Stars: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Underworld … Robert De Niro and Debra Messing in The Alto Knights.
Underworld … Robert De Niro and Debra Messing in The Alto Knights. Photograph: Jennifer Rose Clasen/Warner Bros/AP

Pick of the week
The Alto Knights

Barry Levinson has history with the American mafia, having told the tale of Bugsy Siegel back in 1991. Here’s another chapter in the bloody saga, scripted by Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi. It traces the falling out between “the prime minister of the underworld”, Frank Costello, and his childhood buddy – and previous capo di capi – Vito Genovese in 1950s New York. The mob life is endlessly fascinating, with its twisted codes of honour, rules and power plays, while Robert De Niro does a fine job in dual roles as the thoughtful Frank and the hair-trigger Vito – whose railing against his loss of power threatens to bring down their nationwide crime network.
Sunday 7 December, 2.30pm, 9.45pm, Sky Cinema Premiere

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