Robert De Niro of Texas at Austin. On April 27, 2009, it was announced that the De Niro collection at the Ransom Center was open to researchers and the public. De Niro directed and starred in "The Good Shepherd" (2006). The film reunited him onscreen with Joe Pesci, with whom he had starred in "Raging Bull", "Goodfellas", "A Bronx Tale", "Once Upon a Time in America", and "Casino". De Niro announced that he would appear in the film version of the BBC crime series "Edge of Darkness" in 2010. However, just after he arrived to begin shooting, De Niro left the film due
Mafia film genre, Robert De Niro as Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa and Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino. Mafia film Mafia films — a version of gangster films — are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with the Mafia. Especially in early mob films, there is considerable overlap with "film noir". Popular regional variations of the genre include Italian "Poliziotteschi", Chinese "Triad films", Japanese "Yakuza films", and Indian "Mumbai underworld films". The American movie "The Black Hand" (1906) is thought to be the earliest surviving gangster film. In 1912, D. W. Griffith directed