Favorite Heists on Film
- charliechaplinfan
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I loved Hell Is A City, so much atomosphere. I love this genre, the only one I haven't liked that much is The Thomas Crown Affair the original, I don't know whether I came to it too late or I'd heard too much about it but when I watched it I found it a let down, even the chess scene. I liked the remake which is unusual for me to like a remake better than the original.
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself - Charlie Chaplin
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BE STILL MY HEART.
FRIENDS AND LOVERS.
Sorry 'bout how crappy the pix are. I couldn't get close and stay in focus.
Just wanted to get your heart pumping.
Oh yes, I like "The Asphalt Jungle" "The Kiliing" and "Odds Against Tomorrow" in terms of heist films.
I have not seen or heard the name Paul Sand in about two thousand years. Oh my. I imdb'd Paulie to see what year his short-lived show was aired. Then I went to my stash of FALL PREVIEW TV GUIDES that I saved. (I have Fall Preview issues from 1969 - 1992). When I found the year, I went to that year's issue and used my iPOD Touch to take these two pix below:[b][u][color=#4040BF]JackFavell[/color][/u][/b] wrote: Moira, I fell hard for Paul Sand on the Mary Tyler Moore show when I was about 8 years old, watched his short lived series, and I find that when he turns up my heart starts palpitating again. The Hot Rock isn't the greatest movie, but Sand and Mostel are super in it. I'll admit that I can't remember one damn thing from it except Sand and Mostel.
FRIENDS AND LOVERS.
Sorry 'bout how crappy the pix are. I couldn't get close and stay in focus.
Just wanted to get your heart pumping.
Oh yes, I like "The Asphalt Jungle" "The Kiliing" and "Odds Against Tomorrow" in terms of heist films.
- JackFavell
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Oh my gosh! Be still my heart! Where did you find that??? I think I actually remember it, I probably cut it out and saved it. Here, let me just sneak a copy of it for my files....
I remember I thought he was so cool, he cited Buster Keaton as an influence, and actually lived in Keaton's house, probably for all too brief a time.
I remember I thought he was so cool, he cited Buster Keaton as an influence, and actually lived in Keaton's house, probably for all too brief a time.
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Ha!! I'm glad you liked it Wendy. I have Fall Preview TV Guides from 1969 - 1992. I got this picture from my Fall Preview TV Guide of September 1974.[b][u][color=#800000]JackFavell[/color][/u][/b] wrote:Oh my gosh! Be still my heart! Where did you find that??? I think I actually remember it, I probably cut it out and saved it. Here, let me just sneak a copy of it for my files....
I remember I thought he was so cool, he cited Buster Keaton as an influence, and actually lived in Keaton's house, probably for all too brief a time.
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I believe I heard good things about FRIENDS AND LOVERS. I don't remember seeing it.
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I watched CRISS CROSS again. What a wonderful crime film! There's very, very little wrong with it. I actually got the video to show it to a friend. But I couldn't wait! We'll have to watch something else.
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"Criss Cross" is wonderful. I like pretty much any film in which Dan Duryea is the bad guy, and I love Alan Napier as Finchley, the guy who works out the details of the robbery. You just have to wonder what made Finchley the alcoholic wreck that he is.
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Just remembered a couple of fun ones: LARCENY, INC. and its not so distant cousin SMALL TIME CROOKS.
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I love movies. But don't get me wrong. I hate Hollywood. -- Orson Welles
Movies can only go forward in spite of the motion picture industry. -- Orson Welles
- JackFavell
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Like I said, I don't think I've ever seen a heist film I didn't like. I'm the Will Rogers of caper movies!
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