By John ThomasonSweet Smell of Success‭ (‬Criterion‭)Release date:‭ ‬Feb.‭ ‬22Standard list price:‭ ‬$21.99Ahead of its time in‭ ‬1957,‭ ‬Sweet Smell of Success‭ ‬is,‭ ‬like Billy Wilder’s‭ ‬Ace in the Hole,‭ ‬one of Hollywood’s most sordid exposes of the entertainment/media complex.‭ ‬It dismantles the promotion industry as an intractably corrupt system,‭ ‬while tapping into … [Read more...]