Ace in the Hole (1951), The Bitter Stems (1956), & Palmetto (1998)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Andy Buigues and Alex Vlahov, the curator of OnlyFilmNoir, take Jeremy on a sweaty journey through some of the hottest film noirs.

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Further reading:

• The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova

Where to watch:

• Be Kind Video (Burbank)
• Vidéothèque (South Pasadena)
• Cinefile (Santa Monica)
• Ace in the Hole (Blu-ray)
• The Bitter Stems (Blu-ray)
• Palmetto (Blu-ray)

Other films referenced:

• High and Low
• Stray Dog
• The Bad Sleep Well
• Native Son (1951)
• The Beast Must Die (1952)
• The Black Vampire (1953)
• If I Should Die Before I Wake
• Never Open That Door
• All the President’s Men
• Sunset Boulevard
• Mission: Impossible
• You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man
• Split Second (1953)
• The Harder They Fall (1956)
• Caged (1950)
• Johnny Belinda
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
• The Insider
• Heat (1995)
• The Right Stuff
• Broadcast News
• Network
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
• The Thin Red Line (1998)
• Weekend at Bernie’s
• A Face in the Crowd
• His Girl Friday
• The Front Page (1931)
• Park Row
• Citizen Kane
• The Brutalist
• The Conversation (1974)
• The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
• True Grit (2010)
• Nine Queens
• Vertigo (1958)
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
• Blood Simple
• The Big Lebowski
• The Tin Drum
• Death of a Salesman (1985)
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit
• Batman (1989)
• Double Indemnity (1944)
• The Big Sleep (1946)
• Intolerable Cruelty
• Get Shorty
• Sex and the City
• Airplane!
• Body Heat
• Chinatown
• Dangerous Animals
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
• Miller’s Crossing
• The Way of the Gun