He was also familiar with Lefty Ruggiero and praised Al Pacino's performance ... In an episode of Mob Movie Monday, he celebrated Donnie Brasco as "one of the most authentic" portraits of the ...

Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a Mafia faction led by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about ...