Viva las movies!

From the upcoming "You now See Me" as well as the recent "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," plots centered around performing magicians unspool in Sin city, that playground of pleasures first integrated the 1940s. From the '40's, Nevada was obviously a conveniently isolated place for organized crime and big business to collaborate on gambling casinos, nightclub entertainment along with other excitement; the city's location just a few short hours' drive from L.A. achieved it an easy getaway for Hollywood stars looking for either public acclaim on-stage or private relaxation faraway from all this.

That link between Hollywood and Vegas finished up bringing about the city's use as a setting and for films — from crime to comedy, romance to rock 'n' roll musicals. Keeping that in mind, listed below are 11 of the finest films made in leading to Sin city — that has a mix of obvious choices plus some lesser-known B-sides — with some notes on why they sum up the city's put in place pop culture, and the different ways it has been shown, and seen, on-screen.