Ace in the Hole

“These are great movies about media and show business... There's a great examination of what eventually sort of became not even tabloid, just the complete exploitative nature of journalism in a way.”

“Ace in the Hole by Billy Wilder, the first truly reviled movie that he ever released. And it’s a really misanthropic comedy that is genuinely upsetting, genuinely funny. Honest in its anger in a way that a lot of films made in America in the ’50s weren’t allowed to be. And it lands its point without compromising. It’s a great film.”

“Right across from Ace in the Hole my gosh come on Ace in the Hole was available...”

“I was at a presentation of Ace in the Hole on the Paramount lot about two years ago and they trotted out old Kirk Douglas for it and I got to shake Kirk Douglas's hand after seeing Ace in the Hole again but it's I don't have this take Ace in the Hole an obvious choice.”

“Ace in the Hole, love that. This is one of those movies with an evil character that is so much fun. And Billy Wilder, another one of those people that had to leave Nazi Germany, come here, learn English, and learn to write in an entirely different language and be a director and be the best, most American director there ever was because he seemed to like it here. And Kirk Douglas, he makes such a great badass.”

“I'm glad you have Ace in the Hole, Billy Wilder's film. They tried all kind of titles. I thought the last release was called The Big Carnival.”