Crime wave the filmgoers' guide to the great crime movies - Hughes, Howard (I.B. Tauris, 2006)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and index
Cover13; -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Criminal Record: An Introduction to Crime Movies -- Crime Wave Top Tens -- 1. 'I ain't so tough' -- The Public Enemy (1931) -- 2. 'Just rushing towards death' -- High Sierra (1941) -- 3. 'The shortest farewells are best' -- The Maltese Falcon (1941)' -- 4. 'Made it Ma! Top of the world!' -- White Heat (1949) -- 5. 'If you want fresh air, don't look for it in this town' -- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) -- 6. 'The liar's kiss that says I love you' -- Kiss Me Deadly (1955) -- 7. 'First is first and second is nobody' -- The Big Combo (1955) -- 8. 'Somebody's got to pay' -- Point Blank (1967) -- 9. 'We ain't heading nowhere, we're just running from' -- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) -- 10. 'We have all the time in the world' -- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) -- 11. 'I'm visiting relatives ... a death in the family' -- Get Carter (1971)' -- 12. 'We're all on the hustle' -- Shaft (1971)' -- 13. 'Do I feel lucky?' -- Dirty Harry (1971) -- 14. 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse' -- The Godfather (1972) -- 15. 'Forget it, Jake, it's ... ' -- Chinatown (1974) -- 16. 'Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer' -- The Godfather Part II (1974) -- 17. 'Fat Moe's bone-yard boys' -- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) -- 18. 'There's no more heroes left in the world' -- Lethal Weapon (1987) -- 19. 'I always wanted to be a gangster' -- Good Fellas (1990) -- 20. 'Mon amour ... l'aventure commence' -- Pulp Fiction (1994) -- 21. 'Off the record, on the QT and very hush-hush' -- L.A. Confidential (1997) -- 22. 'You're either in or you're out' -- Ocena's Eleven (2001) -- Crimography: the Crime Wave Filmography -- Bibliography and Sources -- Index