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Old 03-14-2009, 10:26 PM
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Default Kubrick - The Killing

anybody ever see this movie? its an old Kubrick movie from 1956, about some guys that pull off a heist at a racetrack. I saw part of it this morning and its coming on again right now.

the ractrack scenes are hilarious as is their plot.
their diversion is having a guy with a rifle shoot the favorite in the big stakes race on the far turn.

just noticed that it was filmed at Bay Meadows.
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Old 03-14-2009, 10:28 PM
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I saw it a few years ago.
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It's terrific. Kubrik's take on the 'caper' film. Sterling Hayden and many familiar character actors from the era.
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That's what surprised me, to know that Kubrick had done a caper flick in his early years. Sterling Hayden was good as Johnnie and the narration gave it a Dragnet feel. Released during the age when Hitchcock ruled, I could definitely sense a Hitchcock influence.

Watched it last night back to back with 2001- A Space Odyssey.
Its hard to believe those two movies came out a mere 12 years apart.
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It's terrific. Kubrik's take on the 'caper' film. Sterling Hayden and many familiar character actors from the era.
Is 711 Ocean Drive any good?
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Is 711 Ocean Drive any good?
or this?

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/revi...659C946294D6CF
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