Heist movie a "How to" lesson in going nowhere
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LOS ANGELES  - It seems especially depressing when so-called independent filmmakers have nothing on their minds except aping the style of Hollywood's hip caper movies. Such is the case with "How to Rob a Bank," a film recently showcased at the Los Angeles Film Festival that would be more at home at the grindhouse or on the back shelves at a video store, where it will wind up soon enough.
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The film has many an interesting nugget about it.
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I read an interview a few years back - shortly before the release of &quot;Oceanâs 11,&quot; where director Steven Soderbergh detailed his ideal heist flick.
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Deconstructing a pretty good joke, and the investment lesson held within.
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Virtual villains unplugged in foiled bank blag Swedish crooks almost managed to rob a bank using remote access gear attached to a computer, according to reports. The movie-style* ploy was foiled only at the last minute by an alert employee unplugging the kit, according to local prosecutors and cops.â¦
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How to avoid bad movies in the name of a good cause.
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Like Martin Scorsese's "After Hours," "Freak Weather" is the story of an accidental journey, a thwarted attempt to return home that turns into a voyage of self-knowledge.
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Here's how to set it and forget it when it comes to investing.
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The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.
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Business & money: How independent producers are putting their movies straight on the internet.
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Gabe: You might have seen this story on CNN about the teens that murdered a homeless guy and then equated it to the sort of thrill one might get from a violent video game. There will be plenty of articles focusing on these kids and their crime. I"d like to take a second and talk about the parents of these teenagers instead. It is the job of a parent to teach their children certain rules. Obviously the rules themselves and the emphasis each family places on them will vary, but there are certain universal constants that these parents obviously failed to pass on.
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Use some psychological tricks and end up richer.
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Pulling off one of the largest and most daring cash robberies of all time is one thing. Disposing successfully of the loot and enjoying the benefits is another matter.
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Different business models, same path to success -- make good movies.
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Crime-fighting "tinkerers" are figuring out how to get all the inside dope about you from your supposedly trusted gadget
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There is art, and there is money. The twain seldom meet. Or, to steal a line from David Thomson, author of the eminently useful reference work "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film" (Knopf, 1,008 pages, &#36;22.95), just out in paperback, there is "Chinatown," and then there are "umpteen possible future 'Mission: Impossibles."'
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It&#39;s unlikely that anyone would have made a movie such as Ladder 49 before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Rather than piling on special effects, this down-to-earth