De Niro's Alto Knights Delayed

Robert De Niro and Debra Messing starred in a 1950s mob movie filmed around Arnold's Bar & Grill Downtown.

[{"selector":"#anim-fc2ec95c-a238-4e4e-83a2-f5d1c28f3ed2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a1a8f54-6df5-42a9-942b-0dbc5cfe54aa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Originally named "The Wise Guys," the film is now titled "Alto Knights."

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[{"selector":"#anim-2925875d-ecbd-4b21-86a7-1a8dc170c948 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aaf705bf-7496-4da4-8ef4-297493838d62","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Due to strikes, the release date was moved from Feb. 2 to Nov. 15.

[{"selector":"#anim-abbecf6a-ab69-49f2-9338-7c566be02ce0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99e58624-b7fc-40fa-ae83-ff81d3bff0e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Barry Levinson, director of Rain Man, returned to Cincinnati for the gangster film, starring De Niro as Vito Genovese and Frank Costello.

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