Few films are as striking to look at or listen to as the British film noir “The Third Man.” Its shadow-soaked black-and-white palette, artfully askew camera angles and elaborately expressive editing ...
“The Third Man” is the cinematic definition of they don’t make them like they used to. Set in post-world War II Vienna — then split into four sections by the occupied Allied forces — Carol Reed’s ...
Classic Hollywood has a somewhat unearned reputation for being easy, cheerful viewing, full of giddy musicals and sweet love stories. Film noir of the 1940s and ‘50s cut right through these ...