Kick-Back Friday: #2

Recommended this week is the heist knockout The Killing, directed and cowritten by Stanley Kubrick and starring paragon tough guy Sterling Hayden (Dr. Stangelove, The Godfather). The 1956 noir classic features a motley ensemble of stock low-lifes, who get to exchange terrific dialogue like, "All right, sister, that's a pretty head you got on your shoulders," followed by, "You wanna keep it there or carry it around in your hands?" In my next life, I will be the late 21st century's answer to Marie Windsor as Sherry Peatty.