Word: heists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...adrenaline rush, he has shoved his dad's gun into his waistband and accidentally shot himself. His best friend Tom has stopped the car, a Chevy Suburban they paid someone $80 to steal for what was supposed to be their big finale. The Oregon teens had planned a major heist, Ethan would later say, maybe half a million that they would tote in athletic bags from the money room at a Nordstrom department store. But that plan didn't work out; in fact, the whole night had gone right to hell. (Why didn't they stick to knocking over Burger...
...almost scarily realistic portrait of Bobby, Mamet's junkie with a heart of gold, while Carmichael brilliantly portrays the overly energetic and manipulative Teach. St. Newmouth as Don plays the calm anchor for the group who will eventually mastermind their shot at a better life--a risky rare coin heist...
Take the question of chance, for instance, and recall The Killing (1956), the first true Kubrick movie. The elaborate heist of the day's handle at a race track, a model of rational planning, goes perfectly. And then, at the last moment, the sappy lady and her yappy little dog appear--mischance absurdly personified--and ruin everything. Remember 1964's Dr. Strangelove as well. How delicately the title character and his ilk poised the balance of terror, how little they considered the possibility that there might be someone out there like General Jack D. Ripper. Best of all, think...
...films begins a little self-importantly, awash in its Picasso Blue period palette, mimicking the voice-over style and groove of the Bogart noir, only Porter's not a dick, just a guy who gets back stabbed by his wife and partner in a heist. He vows revenge, but takes his time reacquainting himself with the city and its environs, plotting. We get the feeling from the start that he's just biding his time, a shark circling its prey, but he does take the whole thing a little too seriously. His bad-ass persona seems a bit silly considering...
House residents were alerted to the disappearance via an e-mail message and a notice in the house newsletter, which also asked them to report anything they knew about the heist...