With great regret and a heavy heart we have taken the decision to postpone Global Roots Film Festival: The Reporter until the Fall when it will be recreated as a high profile showcase within the Vermont International Film Festival (Oct 23 – Nov 1).
Directed and written by Billy Wilder
USA | 1951 | Fiction | 112 mins
Post screening discussion with Jim Welch, moderated by Mitch Wertlieb
A frustrated former big-city journalist (Kirk Douglas), now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper, exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career. Ace in the Hole is an uncompromising, dark and harsh noirish commentary about the unscrupulous and self-serving actions of compromised tabloid-media journalists. Following on the heels of the merciless Sunset Boulevard, Wilder once again serves up a sharp, biting satire.