KILLING/BD

Stanley Kubricks account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywoods tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden (DR. STRANGELOVE), Coleen Gray (RED RIVER), Timothy Carey (PATHS OF GLORY), and Elisha Cook Jr.. (THE MALTESE FALCON), THE KILLING is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. And with its precise tracking shots and gratifying sense of irony, its Kubrick to the core.

Stanley Kubrick's account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood's tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden (DR. STRANGELOVE), Coleen Gray (RED RIVER), Timothy Carey (PATHS OF GLORY), and Elisha Cook Jr.. (THE MALTESE FALCON), THE KILLING is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. And with it's precise tracking shots and gratifying sense of irony, it's Kubrick to the core.