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 Barry Levinson and the screenwriter of "Goodfellas" revisit the world of American gangsters, exposing the dispute that brought organized crime to light. If  you're going to criticize the king, you better not miss this one. That aphorism, attributed to everyone from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Omar in "The Wire," could be one of the unspoken creeds of La Cosa Nostra in "The Alto Knights," a dense but ferociously compelling gathering of some of the heavyweights of the contemporary gangster genre: "Goodfellas" screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi; "Bugsy" director Barry Levinson; and acting icon Robert De Niro, in a dual role. This last trick creates a novel hook, surpassing the Pacino-De Niro encounter in "Heat" by introducing a De Niro lookalike as Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, gangland friends turned rivals, whom he embodies under heavy makeup. Director: Barry Levinson Writer: Nicholas Pileggi Stars: Robert De Niro, Cosmo Jarvis,...