Blog Pick Week #7

   When you think of the career resume of a great director like Stanley Kubrick, movies like "Dr. Strangelove" "A Clockwork Orange" or "The Shining" may come to mind. For this weeks pick, we have to look a bit further back in time, a time when Stanleys career was just beginning to blossom. It was his second feature film, on a short list of films. This weeks pick, is the 1956 crime drama "The Killing".
   "The Killing" tells the story of a daring horse track robbery. Johnny Clay, played by Sterling Hayden, orchestrates a well planned heist, by enlisting the help of a group of thieves. Each member has one job to do, and each thief doesn't know the master plan, just their small piece of it. Johnny Clay maps out a brilliant plan that seems flawless...or is it? Told through the perspective of each character, Stanley Kubrick shows a glimpse of what made him the legend that he would become. A solid story line,  masterfully acted and directed, "The Killing" is a complete film. Often over looked, but rarely under appreciated when audiences watch it. In fact, I hear more people who are not fans of Kubrick, love it more than any other movie he has ever done.
   Even though this is one of his first feature films, "The Killing" is in no way a movie that was done by an inexperienced director. If you enjoy movies, and want to see a good film, that you may have never seen before, we highly recommend "The Killing". Until next time happy viewing.

by
Joe Talmage
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