It's more like an action
heist film with comedy thrown into it every other scene.
The trailer for the upcoming
heist film American Animals has received a new trailer and poster.
Not only does this look like a really good police drama, but it looks like it could become the new
great heist film; keeping it's own with films like Heat.
In
most heist films, the conflict is in the heist, not in convincing people to do the heist.
It sounds like another action -
packed heist film is on the way, in the vein of predecessors such as Heat and The Town.
And, of course, the
top heist film of all time is 1988's cinematic action classic: Die Hard.
The result is something that feels experimental while holding more heart and tension than your
average heist film.
And yeah, Topkapi maybe isn't quite in the same class with Rififi or Le cercle rouge as far
as heist films go, but it's a lot of fun.
There's a long and storied tradition
of heist films in cinema, and no small number of those films are draped in a dyed - in - the - wool «fuck the man» ethos.
The action, heist and chase scenes in The Town are top - notch in their execution; Affleck's clearly been a good student of the action genre and of
heist films in general.
Borrowing heavily influences from great
heist films like Heat, Payday could have been a standout shooter, but in execution it fails to dazzle or even feel rewarding as you complete each mission marking Payday a missed opportunity as a truly great FPS co-op game.
But it didn't have to be that way: according to a Reddit AMA that Soderbergh gave this week, for his upcoming NASCAR
heist film Logan Lucky, he had a plan...
Directors put comedic spins
on heist films and called them capers, allowing us to laugh at the absurdity of a group of fairly inept individuals attempting to pull off such a massive robbery, and some flicks even started leaving out certain acts to allow us to fill in the blanks and create a more compelling, unique story.
Freestyle Digital Media has released an official trailer for action
comedy heist film Carter & June, the latest from producer / director Nicholas Kalikow (Concrete Blondes).
One key test will take place June 8, when Warner Bros. releases the female ensemble
heist film Ocean's 8, starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway.
Bleeker Street's
ensemble heist film, Logan Lucky, was a hit with critics, but failed to makes waves at the box office.
But it didn't have to be that way: according to a Reddit AMA that Soderbergh gave this week, for his upcoming
NASCAR heist film Logan Lucky, he had a plan — admittedly, a weird and daring plan — ready to keep the series going past the lethal events of its second season finale.
While plenty of the beats of Baby Driver are easily recognizable from
other heist films, director Edgar Wright presents a compelling argument why this film is much, much different.
At the heart of the exhibition will be the new multi-channel animated film, The Crime of Art, in which Ezawa re-creates — in his distinctive flattened, distilled style — scenes from Hollywood
art heist films, among them The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), How to Steal a Million, Topkapi, and Entrapment.
He's been busy revolutionizing TV with The Knick and The Girlfriend Experience, but now he's back where he belongs: at the helm of a NASCAR - set
heist film starring Channing Tatum, one - armed Adam Driver, and bottle - blond, southern - drawling Daniel Craig.
Today FirstShowing gets to exclusively debut a new TV spot for John Hillcoat's
heist film Triple 9, starring an impressive cast including Casey Affleck, Aaron Paul, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Teresa Palmer, Gal Gadot, Clifton Collins Jr. and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
All -
female heist film stars Sandra Bullock, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling, Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett and Sarah Paulson
They're often formulaic and follow a well - worn path originally etched out by classic capers such as John Huston's THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950), Jules Dassin's RIFIFI (1955), Alexander Mackendrick's THE LADYKILLERS (1955), Jean - Pierre Melville's BOB LE FLAMBEUR (1955) and Stanley Kubrick's THE KILLING (1956) but the best
heist films take unexpected turns and leave their own special mark on a genre that seems to find new ways to define itself every decade.
Dave Franco has become the latest addition to Summit's magician
heist film Now You See Me, boarding a very promising cast that already includes Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Melanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Isla Fisher, and Woody Harrelson.
The Orchard has unveiled the new trailer for the
upcoming heist film American Animals from The Imposter director Bart Layton.
There's plenty of substance to the story which adds so much to the
standard Heist film formula.
We got a action, stunt driving, star - crossed lover romance, comedy, musical, and of course
classic heist film with the fast beats and colorful comicbook effects and tones that we have seen throughout Wright's past work.
Ant - Man is an old
fashioned heist film with an underlying message about fathers and daughters, and probably the biggest departure for the studio, which is a very, very good thing.
While filming his upcoming
bank heist film # 211 in Bulgaria, the 53 - year - old actor broke his ankle on set, Deadline reports.
The League of Gentlemen (U.K., 1960)-- 4:00 PM «a sturdy and meticulous
heist film built on an appreciation of teamwork, camaraderie and hard work: a professional work about professionals working.
«Solo: A Star Wars Story»: Part space western,
part heist film, it delivers the origin story of Han Solo and several other key «Star Wars» players.
Marvel Studios superhero
heist film Ant - Man will hit home video on December 8th, and it should make for a good Christmas gift for the Marvel fan in your life.
Prolific filmmaker, documentarian and notable New York Knicks» sixth man Spike Lee, taking a few pages from F. Gary Gray's guide to properly dramatizing delicate hostage situations, directs this thrilling and surprisingly intelligent
heist film involving a cunning thief, an experienced detective, a wealthy bank owner and a not - so - proverbial bank - load of hostages.
Those critics who praised Solo focused on how the film moves away from the Force and the Empire to provide an exciting
heist film filled with Star Wars lore.