Scorsese - Casino: 30th Anniversary
April 8, 2026
Martin Scorsese: Maestro of Cinema
Juicy, over the top, deliciously gaudy 1970s excess, as Robert De Niro tries to keep his casino free of Mob interference, while his enforcer (Joe Pesci), his wife (Sharon Stone), and her ex (James Woods) pursue their often conflicting agendas. With Don Rickles, Frankie Avalon, and Scorsese’s mother Catherine. 30th anniversary screening.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
In 1990 Nicholas Pileggi’s book "Wiseguy" inspired Scorsese’s GoodFellas, and the two wrote its screenplay together. For Casino they wrote a brash swaggering epic of mid-century Las Vegas, when high-level crime and legitimate business contended for control. Amidst a sea of excessive consumption, Ace Rothstein (Robert De Niro) runs his Tangiers gambling establishment with cool-headed professionalism, everything in its place, like the money he skims off the nightly take. Scorsese sees the setup as a “paradise threatened by pride and greed.” The Mob wants in, and Ace’s enforcer Nicky (Joe Pesci), always pursuing hot-headed schemes, does not inspire confidence. Between the two, in a darkly dynamic way, is Ace’s captivating wife Ginger (Sharon Stone), who’s still tied to her former boyfriend Lester (James Woods). In addition to its human drama, Casino is a juicy parade of 1970s design and gaudy style, and a mesmerizing expose of how Vegas coins became entries in Midwestern businessmen’s bank books. A key motif: lots and lots of money-counting. The Oscar-nominated Stone has never been better; she energizes and centers the film, and will not be denied. Scorsese’s idol Micheal Powell, the legendary British director who made The Red Shoes, felt that cinema was a kind of music, and Casino’s rhythmic flow of images, emotions, sounds and songs, seconds that motion.
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Principal Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles
- Country: USA
- Year: 1995
- Running Time: 179 min.
- Producer: Barbara De Fina
- Screenplay: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
- Cinematographers: Robert Richardson
- Editors: Thelma Schoonmaker
- US Distributor: Universal Pictures