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	KODAK: How Pfister filmed The Italian Job
		The film portrayed a daring robbery of millions of dollars in gold and a subsequent breathtaking chase through the streets, sewers and rooftops of Turin, Italy.
		Scenes were filmed in Venice and other parts of Italy, and at locations and on stages in and around Los Angeles.
		He overexposed the film by about a third of a stop allowing slightly denser fl tones when the film is printed down in the final process.
	www.kodak.com /US/en/motion/newsletters/inCamera/july2003/italianJobP.shtml (650 words)

	Venice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia,Venessia), nicknamed the "city of canals" and La Serenissima, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy.
		In the 13th century, most Italian city states already were hiring mercenaries, but Venetian troops were still recruited from the lagoon, plus feudal levies from Dalmatia and Istria.
		As in other Italian cities, aristocrats and other wealthy men were cavalrymen while the city's conscripts fought as infantry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Venice (4780 words)

	The Italian Job - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Italian Job is a British comedy caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson.
		Set in London and Turin and filmed with vivid colors in anamorphic widescreen, the film remains an iconic evocation of the swinging sixties, although its rose-tinted view of London's criminal underworld was in sharp contrast to the brutal reality.
		The film's cars were almost as much part of the cast as the people: the ill-fated Lamborghini Miura in the opening sequence, various Aston Martin and Jaguar sports cars, a Land Rover, and an array of police Alfa Romeos which are out-driven by the heroic British Minis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Italian_Job (1738 words)

	The Italian Job (2003 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The film opens in Venice, Italy with the "leader" John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) on the phone giving his daughter Stella (Charlize Theron) the "this is my last job" speech.
		The actual heist at the end of the film is a chase sequence, involving a major traffic jam and the use of MINI Coopers.
		The red Mini Cooper driven by Stella at the beginning of the film is a nod to the Mini Coopers from the original The Italian Job.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Italian_Job_(2003_film) (1337 words)

	The Italian Job (2003)
		The Italian Job is not much on characterization or relationships or quirkiness or humor, but the heists and locales are fabulous.
		The Italian Job, Charade, and Planet of the Apes have all been remade as vehicles for the laid-back everyman star.
		Films rated below five are generally awful even if you like that kind of film - this score is roughly equivalent to one and a half stars from the critics or a D on our scale.
	www.fakes.net /italianjob.htm (645 words)

	Italian Job, The (1969): Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Maggie Blye
		The film's producers were offered massive inducements by Fiat to use Italian cars throughout the film, but stuck by their conviction that the getaway cars could only ever be Minis, despite the fact that this cost them financially.
		When it came to filming the segment where the minis drive into the back of the bus, only director Peter Collinson was brave (or stupid) enough to volunteer to be the one who guided them in.
		Film tributes include the Stereophonics video for "Pick a Part That's New", in which they have red, white and green minis, as befits their Welsh nationhood, and Kronenbourg 1664, who have redone the church steps scene with red, white and blue Citroen 2CVs.
	www.citizencaine.org /films/italian-job.shtml (1234 words)

	The Italian Job: Special Collector's Edition (2003)
		Italian, on the other hand, turned into a sleeper, as it started slow and kept chugging away for weeks and weeks until it finally wound up with a more than respectable $105 million gross.
		Italian reprises some elements of the original 1969 version, but it’s not really a strict remake.
		Both films involve capers for gold, some of the same character names, and the use of Mini Coopers for a car chase climax.
	www.dvdmg.com /italianjob2003.shtml (1835 words)

	The Italian Job (1969) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fiat's boss still donated scores of cars for filming as well as the factory grounds and even had the chief of police shut whole sections of Turin down for filming, so the traffic jams in the film are real.
		Caine is iconic in this film; his voice and mannerisms are often imitated, and it is this film that is probably most responsible for that.
		The film's impact on popular culture has been immense, and that line's impact in particular is legendary; people that don't know the film know that line, and I dare say that a lot of them quote it even.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0064505 (744 words)

	GamingWorld X - The Italian Job Preview
		Not to be confused with the PlayStation game of the same title, The Italian Job on PlayStation 2 is based on the upcoming remake of the movie with the same name, not the original late ‘60s cult film that the PlayStation game is centered on.
		As was mentioned above, The Italian Job on PlayStation 2 is based on the forthcoming remake of the movie.
		In the main single-player “story” mode, The Italian Job throws around 15 missions at you in which you’ll race around subway stations, golf courses, downtown L.A., and other locations that have potential for lots of mayhem and destruction.
	www.gamingworldx.com /ps2/TheItalianJob.shtml (483 words)

	DVD review of Italian Job, The (1969) - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		“The Italian Job” was inspired by a 1969 film with the same title, though the new film differs greatly from the old one in terms of narrative development and achievement.
		The film trudges from Point A to Point B with little bounce, so what we have is a by-the-numbers heist flick that is only moderately interesting (thanks in large part to most people’s desires to see fast cars zooms across their fields of vision).
		By the time the film’s “protagonists” start their hit on the gold, you’ll probably be wondering why we should care if Charlie and his crew get the gold or not.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/Italian_Job_The__1969_/11275/1780 (873 words)

	The Italian Job (2003)
		In that spirit, among the recent crop of heist films, The Italian Job is better than Frank Oz's The Score and David Mamet's Heist, but not nearly so good as James Foley's Confidence.
		It's anti-climax in the redux, I fear, as is the entire third act of a film that already suffered a little from a lack of inspiration--the delirious insouciant peril of the original is substituted for the peculiar clockwork of most modern actioners.
		That The Italian Job '03 is lacklustre is no surprise: a lack of heart is the malady of modern action cinema in general and unnecessary remakes in particular.
	filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/italianjob2003.htm (323 words)

	The Italian Job (2003) - Ninth Symphony Films Review
		But in the spirit of changing times, this film is not so much an homage as it is a different way of looking at the story.
		The look and feel of the film are quite fluid and are an interesting combination of slick and raw make the film a stylish jog and with the snappy editing, the piece clips along with a multitude of eye candy.
		Though Edward Norton's choice of facial hair for the film was probably not the best decision (bottom line: he looks weird with a pencil-thin mustache), his performance is right on target for his character, as is to be expected with an actor of his caliber.
	regencylady.tripod.com /site/filmreviews/theitalianjob.html (734 words)

	The Italian Job 2003 Weblog - 2 men, a clapped out mini, a wing, and a prayer.
		No, our Job was slightly different and appears to have caused a temporary hibernation in me. Apologies to all those depending on my participation in the various projects I'm currently subscribed to in the Real World.
		Job and Gina-wise - well, I was half expecting to get down to the car this morning (before my sleep) to find the doors had fallen off, the engine had blown up, and a clown-style "BANG!" flag poking out of the exhaust.
		Its lucky it was only 1am, as any other time we would have our work cut out avoiding italian drivers who think red means green, left means right, and where cutting inches in front of your car for no apparent reason is obviously regarded here as a polite way to greet you to their city.
	www.italianjob2003.co.uk (5425 words)

	The Italian Job (2003) - Movie Review
		The film builds slowly towards the final-act L.A. heist, which follows the same basic technique Charlie and his crew used in Venice and is not nearly as impressive the second time around.
		Job is another nail in the coffin that was custom-built to hold the once gifted actor’s dying career.
		The feelings of betrayal and the desire for vengeance that are so crucial to Job may be expressed by the cast members, but they’re never felt by the audience.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/theitalianjob2003 (657 words)

	The Italian Job (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The original The Italian Job is a jaunty crime-caper crammed full of the very ingredients that made Britain the groovy centre of the Universe (ask Austin Powers).
		The new Italian Job is definitely inspired by the classic film, but in no way seeks to compete with a movie that is undoubtedly one of the great icons of British cinema.
		The Italian Job will be released in the U.S.A at the end of May and will arrive in the UK in September.
	www.talkingpix.co.uk /ReviewsItalianJob.html (752 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - The Italian Job (2003)
		The Italian Job is less a remake of the original cult classic than a re-imagining.
		It's much harder to make a good heist film in 2003 than it was in 1969 if only because so many have been made in the intervening years, both good and bad, and the formula is so well-worn it's often a bit too familiar.
		This film fits squarely within the bounds of that formula, but manages to do so with enough charm and intelligence that it makes for a wonderful time, assuming you're willing to grant it a little suspension of disbelief.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/italianjob2003.php (1339 words)

	The Italian Job (2003)
		Leading the job is veteran thief John Bridger (Donald Sutherland), though the initial mastermind is protégé Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg), who’s planned this master plan down to a tee.
		The Italian Job is given a truly wonderful sense of style, thanks in part to director F. Gary Gray, and the video presentation illustrates this factor scene for scene.
		The Italian Job makes for not only a cool piece of fast paced entertainment, but a solid DVD offering from Paramount, who have no less gone for the gold with this noteworthy release.
	www.dvdmoviecentral.com /ReviewsText/italian_job_2003.htm (951 words)

	Movieman's Guide to the Movies - The Italian Job (2003)
		The Italian Job is about a group of thieves who (obviously) are in Italy and steal a safe worth $32 million in gold.
		For this film she utilizes the emotional impact of her murdered father (whom was never really in her life and instead was in prison) as much as possible.
		Overall, The Italian Job despite it's character problems within, and the situation behind-the-camera, and add on the displeasure of the British movie fans for remaking the 1969 Michael Caine classic, I thought it was very, very good.
	www.moviemansguide.com /reviews/2003/italianjob.php (1164 words)

	Slant Magazine - Film Review: The Italian Job
		In PT Anderson's epic, Wahlberg's one-and-a-half-dimensional acting skills were perfectly in sync with his character Dirk Diggler's fanciful delusions of legitimate movie stardom; the symmetry between this real-life rapper-turned-actor playing a porn star falsely convinced of his own acting prowess was a sublime bit of casting.
		The two are planning to steal $35 million in Italian gold, and the heist is supposed to be Bridger's last hurrah (isn't that always the case?).
		Such a concept may be admirable in theory, but, like Norton's unbelievably dull villain-–a man who uses his pilfered gold to acquire the lavish items his former partners had dreamed of buying with their share of the loot-–the lifeless finale has about as much imagination as a Mini has trunk space.
	www.slantmagazine.com /film/film_review.asp?ID=695 (405 words)

	Articles - Venice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Venice (Italian: ´´Venezia´´, Venetian: ´´Venexia´´), the ´´"city of canals"´´, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy.
		Venice was a city state (an Italian thalassocracy or ´´Repubblica Marinara´´, the other three being Genoa, Pisa, and Amalfi).
		In May 2003, Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, inaugurated the MOSE project, which will lay a series of 79 inflatable pontoons across the sea bed at the three entrances to the lagoon.
	www.zdiamond.net /articles/Venice (3066 words)

	The Film Asylum - The Italian Job (Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron)
		We are shown the gang preparing the minis for the job.
		The ending we are given here is all sewn up, and like all Hollywood films, the good guys triumph so you leave the movie not having to think about a thing.
		Two electric-powered Mini Coopers, and one Mini Cooper S works had to be specially built for the film, since gasoline-powered vehicles are not allowed to operate in L.A.'s subway system.
	www.thefilmasylum.com /reviews/italianjob/italianjob.htm (748 words)

	GameSpy.com - Review
		Based on the film of the same name, the game drops the player into the role of Charlie Croker, a professional thief who was double crossed by a former member of his gang and left for dead.
		One of the highlights of The Italian Job is the open-ended nature of the game.
		In addition to the main game mode, The Italian Job also features a free roam mode, a stunt mode, and a two-player split-screen circuit mode.
	archive.gamespy.com /reviews/july03/italianjobps2 (945 words)

	DVD review of Italian Job, The (2003) (Widescreen) - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Therefore, as the film builds its suspense, you begin to think of Charlie and his team as your own friends, and you root for them to win and for them to get together (Charlie and Stella, that is).
		However, the 1969 film was merely an excuse to send motor vehicles into hard-to-reach places while the 2003 film is a lark filled with warm humor, camaraderie, and grace.
		Paramount is billing its DVD release of “The Italian Job” (2003) as a Special Collector’s Edition, but the extras merely skim the surface of the making of the movie.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/Italian_Job_The__2003___Widesc/11214/1778 (1210 words)

	A Fistful of Reviews - The Italian Job (2003)
		All of these necessary ingredients line up magnificently in "The Italian Job" and combine to make one of the finest heist films it has ever been my pleasure to see.
		The film begins with a fabulously clever and unassailably cool heist sequence in Venice, Italy led by Mark and his mentor, Donald Sutherland.
		I really enjoyed the score to this film, the best and most fitting one I've heard in any movie so far this year, and the cinematography and the editing were masterful.
	www.afistfulofreviews.com /ijkl/italianjob_dn.htm (782 words)

	the italian job (2003)
		The press informs us that Norton, who usually brings a hungry curiosity to each role, was contractually obligated to do The Italian Job, and he seems to approach it as just that, a job.
		I take a whole paragraph on this only to warn off those who might be drawn to the film solely because Norton is in it.
		If The Italian Job succeeds at any level, it's because the characters enjoy what they do, as do most of the actors (not much can be done with Wahlberg, and Norton, let's say, is convincing as a character who's only in it for the money).
	www.angelfire.com /movies/oc/italianjob.html (723 words)

	MINI: In the Movies - The Italian Job - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		With excitement mounting for the upcoming May 30th release of the new Italian Job movie, MINI USA has launched a special Italian Job microsite on www.miniitalianjob.com.
		In “The Italian Job,” mastermind thief Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) pulls off an amazing gold bullion heist from a heavily guarded palazzo in Venice, Italy, only to be double-crossed by one of his crew.
		Attendees had the film’s sound piped into their cars via radio and were served In and Out Burgers and popcorn in true drive-in style.
	www.autointell-news.com /european_companies/BMW/mini/mini-italian-job/mini-italian-job-01.htm (627 words)

	The Italian Job (1969) - Arts and Faith
		I also think the manner of heisting in the 2003 film is more clever.
		On the other hand, the chase scenes in the 1969 film are pretty funny (even if they become a little predictable in that Italian-cops-are-so-stupid-and-clumsy way), and I LOVE the way that film ends.
		Incidentally, the night before, D and I saw Be Cool (the sequel to Get Shorty), and it was directed by the same guy who directed the 2003 Italian Job, and it, too, featured Seth Green and Russian mobsters (okay, okay, The Italian Job's mobsters were Ukrainian, but close enough).
	artsandfaith.com /index.php?showtopic=575 (660 words)

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