Kick-Back Friday: #17
In Ace in the Hole, Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot) shows his dark side by examining the phenomenon of the media circus.
An ambitious, East-coast reporter, Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) becomes trapped in Alburquerque, New Mexico—a consequence of his own personal failings. But as an inveterate opportunist, Tatum eventually comes to exploit the story of a nearby mountain cave-in, which half-buries a local treasure hunter. And Tatum isn't the only one who intends to profit from the man's misfortune.
Tatum critiquing the local paper: "Even for Albuquerque, this is pretty Albuquerque."
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