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  • March 2008

    • 13 Must-See Heist Movies

      Entertainment Weekly  |  Mar 13, 08 11:11 AM CDT

      13 Must-See Heist Movies

      (Newser) - Did The Bank Job leave you itching for more scheme-heavy heist films? Entertainment Weekly names 13 greats: Ocean's Eleven : Ex-con George Clooney gathers a gang to filch $150 million and get back his girl, Julia Roberts. A Fish Called Wanda : John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis are among the double-crossers vying for stolen jewels. How to Steal a Million : An art forger's daughter (Audrey Hepburn) joins forces with suave cat burglar Peter O'Toole. More »

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      list  • movie  • box office  • entertainment  • action movie  • movie remakes  • bank robbery  • heist

    • All in All, Not a Bad Job

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Mar 7, 08 7:35 AM CST

      All in All, Not a Bad Job

      (Newser) - You probably won't ponder The Bank Job once you've left the theater, but most critics say you're likely to enjoy it while you're there. The heist film, very loosely based on a real bank robbery that happened in London in 1971—which captivated the public because of its rumored connection to the royal family—is "fun but instantly forgettable," writes Jamie Russell in Total Film. More »

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      London  • British royals  • action movie  • guy movies  • heist

  • February 2008

    • Thieves Snag 2 Picassos

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 8, 08 2:28 PM CST

      Thieves Snag 2 Picassos

      (Newser) - Thieves stole two Picasso paintings that belong to a German museum from a Swiss art gallery where they had been on display, the Guardian reports. The pilfered works, Tete de Cheval and Verre et Pichet, were on loan from the Sprengel Museum. Combined, they're worth $4.5 million, AFP reports. More »

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      painting  • Switzerland  • heist

  • January 2008

    • Nothing Funny About This Money

      Metacritic  |  Jan 18, 08 4:29 PM CST

      Nothing Funny About This Money

      (Newser) - Even Oscar-caliber talent like Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah can't save Mad Money , about three cash-strapped women who join forces to pull off the perfect heist. The movie, which also stars Katie Holmes, "fails to hit the stratosphere," Stephen Schaefer writes in the Boston Herald, because it "just isn’t funny enough to be truly engaging." More »

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      movie  • movie review  • comedy  • Katie Holmes  • heist  • Queen Latifah  • Ted Danson

  • December 2007

    • 2 Nabbed in $7M Armored Car Company Heist

      Associated Press  |  Dec 2, 07 6:22 AM CST

      2 Nabbed in $7M Armored Car Company Heist

      (Newser) - A couple suspected of pulling off an inside job to steal $7 million in cash from an Ohio armored car company have been nabbed after less than a week on the run, AP reports. FBI agents tracked down the pair in West Virginia, and recovered  "a large sum of money" from the heist, said an agent. More »

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  • September 2007

    • OJ Pays Bail and Walks Out

      CNN  |  Sep 19, 07 6:53 PM CDT

      OJ Pays Bail and Walks Out

      (Newser) - OJ left a Vegas detention center today after paying his $125,000 bail and hearing a list of charges against him and his alleged cohorts. His lawyer said that OJ will plead not guilty to all charges, including robbery and kidnapping with a weapon. Simpson, 60, gave up his passport but can return home to Miami or travel throughout the US, CNN reports. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • memorabilia  • robbery  • bail  • heist  • Thomas Riccio  • Charles Cashmore

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