Many many times throughout the history of film have we seen the “underdog” movie. The one where our central hero/protagonist is up against absolutely impossible odds and has to continually fight an upward sloped battle against the films proposed enemies.…
Out of the Past: “Ace in the Hole” (1951)
After splitting with his writing partner, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder was let loose with little interference from the Hollywood studios to write and direct the uncompromisingly unsympathetic Ace in the Hole. In this follow-up to the wildly successful Sunset Boulevard,…