The myth of the high-tech heist
The low-tech Louvre maneuvers were in keeping with what heist research long ago concluded. In 2014 US nuclear weapons researchers at Sandia National Laboratories took a detour into this…
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LevelK and Publikum Kick Off Strategic Partnership With Heist Action Comedy ‘The Pension Heist’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Copenhagen-based international film sales and aggregation house LevelK has acquired world sales rights to Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdóttir’s “The Pension Heist,” the first feature to benefit from…
Drag Queen ‘Amateur’ Crime Caper ‘Queen Heist’ and ‘Liberating’ Romcom ‘The Good Widow’ Added to Banijay Finland’s Burgeoning Scripted Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Banijay Finland, behind MHz Choice U.S. pick-up “The Hanko Murder” and popular procedural “Maria Kaillo,” is growing its scripted lineup adding drag queen caper “Queen Heist,” ordered by…
‘Whiskey on the Rocks’ Creators Set Nordic Noir Actioner ‘Becker & Kempe,’ Cold War Heist Dramedy ‘Made in Sweden’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Patrick Nebout and Henrik Jansson-Schweizer, creators of the multi-prized “Whiskey on the Rocks” which smashed ratings records on Disney+/SVT, have unveiled two new premium projects from…
Sophie Turner Is Exceptional in Prime Video’s Effective Heist Thriller ‘Steal’: TV Review
In this age of late-stage capitalism, the drudgery of working to barely make ends meet can feel like living in a simulation. In Prime Video’s latest thriller, “Steal,” created by Sotiris…
What a Lobster Heist Tells Us About Government Failure
On December 12, criminals made off with a $400,000 shipment of lobster meat from a freight hub outside of Boston. It was the latest and most costly in a spate of striking seafood robberies…
12 Years Later, Jennifer Lawrence's Star-Studded Heist Movie Is a Shocking Streaming Hit
More than a decade after it cleaned up awards-season nominations (but somehow walked away empty-handed), American Hustle is officially back in the conversation. David O. Russell’s slick,…
Incline Studios Launches With Film Slate Including Newsroom Thriller, Vampire Heist Satire
Incline Studios, a new independent production company led by Benjamin J. Murray and Michael Christensen, has launched and is unveiling its first slate of feature films. The company is…
David Oyelowo and Ava DuVernay Set New Film ‘Heist of Benin’ in ‘Selma’ Reunion
David Oyelowo and Ava DuVernay are reuniting for the new film, “Heist of Benin,” more than a decade after their Academy Award-winning film “Selma.” Oyelowo will star in the film, which is…
‘Jingle Bell Heist’ Review: Two Aggrieved Strangers Plot a Payback Crime in Amiable Netflix Romantic Comedy
There’s less Christmas cheer than anti-Scrooge snark in “Jingle Bell Heist,” a lightweight crime caper doubling as yuletide romantic comedy. Cinematographer-turned-director Michael…
Plan Your Ultimate "Now You See Me" Heist And We'll Reveal If You'd Escape Like A Legend Or End Up Behind Bars
'Now You See Me' Heist Quiz: Would You Fail Or Succeed? Everyone's favorite magician group has returned with another crime thriller, Now You See Me, Now You Don't, and has already…
Inside a Wild Bitcoin Heist: Five-Star Hotels, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes, and Vanishing Funds
As Kent Halliburton stood in a bathroom at the Rosewood Hotel in central Amsterdam, thousands of miles from home, running his fingers through an envelope filled with €10,000 in crisp…
After the Louvre heist, U.S. museums grapple with how to remain accessible
The day after the jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris, officials from across Washington’s world-famous museums were already talking, assessing and planning how to bolster their own…
Two Robbers Arrested Over $100 Million Louvre Museum Heist, with One Nabbed While Fleeing France as Two Still Remain at Large
Two men accused of pulling off a daring daytime robbery at the Louvre Museum last week, making off with $100 million worth of France's crown jewels, were arrested on Saturday night, with…
Harvard Lampoon Takes False Credit for a Fake Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
While millions are riveted by Sunday’s seven-minute jewelry heist of Napoleonic jewels at the Louvre, another major sizable snatching, the 1990 break-in at the Isabella Stewart Gardner…
Prediction markets are turning the Louvre heist into a game
In a stunt that’s surely destined for Netflix adaptation, this weekend a group of thieves broke into the Louvre in broad daylight and stole nine pieces of priceless jewelry in less than…
Shocking Video Captures Moment Thief Cuts Jewel Case with Saw in Louvre and Making Away With Napoleon's Jewelry in Daring Heist [WATCH]
Video footage captured one of the alleged Louvre jewel thieves brazenly using a small chainsaw to cut through a glass display case before escaping with the stolen treasures during Sunday's…
Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind” Reinvents the Heist Movie
One of the joys of reviewing movies is witnessing a longtime filmmaker’s artistic breakthrough, as has happened with Kelly Reichardt. A serious director with a principled world view, she…
These 18 Heist Thrillers Are Required Streaming
18 Best Heist Thriller Movies To Watch Right Now There's nothing like a good heist movie. As someone who rarely drives above the speed limit, I find a certain thrill in watching talented…
Theo James and Aaron Taylor-Johnson Ignite David Mackenzie’s Thriller ‘Fuze’: ‘It’s Like a Heist Film Made by the Ramones’
David Mackenzie wants you to have a good time. The helmer, who brought “Relay” to TIFF last year, is back at the festival with thriller “Fuze,” starring the high-wattage Aaron…
‘The Last of Us’ Star Bella Ramsey Would Love to Play Spider-Man and Make a Heist Movie With Pedro Pascal
Bella Ramsey has an idea of what they’d like to do next with Pedro Pascal following the death of his character, Joel, on the second season of “The Last of Us.” “I think maybe like a heist…
Locarno’s Open Doors: From Queer Romance to Afrofuturism and a Feel Good Heist Romp, Next Gen African Filmmakers Drive To Tell Stories Their Way
Queer romance “Kachifo, Till The Morning Comes,” Johannesburg-set funeral farce “Death & Its Friends” and feel-good heist movie “The Color Yellow” (“Manjano”) look like potential standouts…
Felicity Jones Sets Audiobook Narrating Debut With James Patterson’s ‘The Picasso Heist’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Felicity Jones is making her audiobook narrating debut with James Patterson‘s newest novel “The Picasso Heist.” The actor — who recently received her second Oscar nomination for her turn…
Malaysia-Singapore Heist Thriller ‘Magik Rompak’ Sets September Bow, Teaser Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
Malaysia-Singapore co-production “Magik Rompak” has confirmed its theatrical release date of Sept. 11 in Singapore and Malaysia, marking director Adrian Teh’s return to the action genre…