Sweet Smell of Success [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

"Ernest Lehman drew upon his experiences as a Broadway press agent to write the devastating a clef short story ""Tell Me About Tomorrow."" This in turn was adapted by Lehman and Clifford Odets into the sharp-edged, penetrating feature film Sweet Smell of Success. Burt Lancaster stars as J. J. Hunsecker, a Walter Winchell-style columnist who wields his power like a club, steamrolling friends and enemies alike. Tony Curtis co-stars as Sidney Falco, a sycophantic press agent who'd sell his gra...