movies (subject to tumblr's inconsistent search engine. for more complete results, try the archive): badlands, blow out, bring me the head of alfredo garcia, cadavres exquis, charley varrick, chinatown, dog day afternoon, il conformista, klute, le cercle rouge, marathon man, mean streets, night moves, point blank, prime cut, save the tiger, serpico, sisters, straight time, the day of the jackal, the don is dead, the driver, the friends of eddie coyle, the getaway, the harder they come, the hot rock, the killing of a chinese bookie, the last of sheila, the long goodbye, the mackintosh man, the onion field, the organization, the parallax view, the spook who sat by the door, the sting, the taking of pelham one two three, the yakuza, three days of the condor, villain, wanda
The Organization (1971)
In film you can tell a lot about a thief by the way he or she executes a robbery—the mindlessness of a smash and grab, the desperation in the killing of a hesitant bank teller, the brilliance of getting away with it. From the methodical and prudent heist scene that opens The Organization, we learn that this team of robbers is made up of nerds. After stealing a large amount of heroin from a furniture company that was serving as a front for a major San Francisco drug ring, these nerds get framed for the death of man that worked at the company. Each member of team has had a family member die from either dealing or using dope, and in the great vigilante tradition of the West, they stole the heroin to get back at the kingpins they blame for their loss. Now, in the hope of clearing each of their names, they’ve turned to Sidney Poitier’s Detective Tibbs.
The Organization (1971)
That’s not actually lobster she’s making for dinner.
