Blending gritty reality and poetic expressionism, actor turned screenwriter and director Jules Dassin first gained recognition for a series of tough-minded, urban action movies during film noir's glory years. This weekend, the Aero Theatre celebrates his work with three evenings of double features. The Naked City and Never on Sunday kick things off on Friday, May 15; Saturday, May 16 brings a heist flick double-fister, in the form of 1954's Rififi and 1964's Topkapi; Sunday, May 17, the tribute closes with screenings of 1950's classic Night and the City and Thieves' Highway.

The Aero Theatre is located at 1328 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. Tickets for this movie, as well as other special events, are available through Fandango, but for 24-hour recorded information on directions and the Aero's upcoming schedule, phone (323) 466-FILM. For more information on Easy Virtues, which opens May 22 from Sony Pictures Classics, visit its British web site by clicking here.