Dustin Hoffman, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey … as the list of harassment allegations in Hollywood grows, can we any longer separate cinema from the morality of its makers?
The 1949 film The Third Man casts Orson Welles in the role of smirking Harry Lime, a black-market racketeer who sees himself as an artist. War-torn Vienna is his canvas; its desperate people his oils. He needs a climate of fear and darkness in order to paint his masterpiece. “In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance,” Lime explains. “In Switzerland they had brotherly love, 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”
The Third Man was scripted by Graham Greene, but its most famous speech was improvised on the spot. Welles would later say he’d pilfered it from “an old Hungarian...
The 1949 film The Third Man casts Orson Welles in the role of smirking Harry Lime, a black-market racketeer who sees himself as an artist. War-torn Vienna is his canvas; its desperate people his oils. He needs a climate of fear and darkness in order to paint his masterpiece. “In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance,” Lime explains. “In Switzerland they had brotherly love, 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”
The Third Man was scripted by Graham Greene, but its most famous speech was improvised on the spot. Welles would later say he’d pilfered it from “an old Hungarian...
- 11/10/2017
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
“Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love – they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock!”
The Third Man screens Wednesday May 3rd at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in ‘The Loop’) as part of their new ‘Classics in the Loop’ Crime & Noir film series. The movie starts at 7pm and admission is $7. It will be on The Tivoli’s big screen.
Roger Ebert called Harry Lime, the character played by Orson Welles in the 1949 classic The Third Man, his favorite screen villain of all time. Fittingly, he gets one of the great movie character introductions — an unforgettable one involving a doorway, a cat, and a sudden beam of light.
The Third Man screens Wednesday May 3rd at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in ‘The Loop’) as part of their new ‘Classics in the Loop’ Crime & Noir film series. The movie starts at 7pm and admission is $7. It will be on The Tivoli’s big screen.
Roger Ebert called Harry Lime, the character played by Orson Welles in the 1949 classic The Third Man, his favorite screen villain of all time. Fittingly, he gets one of the great movie character introductions — an unforgettable one involving a doorway, a cat, and a sudden beam of light.
- 5/1/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Children’s horror author R.L. Stine has sold 400 million books — a fact dutifully recounted in “Goosebumps,” the new comedy-adventure named after Stine’s 200-odd novella franchise. A few of the prolific writer’s standbys make the leap from page to screen: the amiable sarcasm, the dad-joke puns, the mild frights and the cornball monsters. (Making a cameo is the villain of “Goosebumps No. 28: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom.”) But because most readers age out of the book series by the time they receive their elementary school diplomas, director Rob Letterman (“Gulliver’s Travels,” “Monsters vs. Aliens”) and writer Darren Lemke take inspiration.
- 10/5/2015
- by Inkoo Kang
- The Wrap
“Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love – they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock!”
The restored, 4k update of The Third Man opens Friday, August 7th in St. Louis at Landmark’s Plaza Frontenac Theater
Roger Ebert called Harry Lime, the character played by Orson Welles in the 1949 classic The Third Man, his favorite screen villain of all time. Fittingly, he gets one of the great movie character introductions — an unforgettable one involving a doorway, a cat, and a sudden beam of light. There’s a reason that the only Academy Award won by The Third Man, one of the most beloved films of all time,...
The restored, 4k update of The Third Man opens Friday, August 7th in St. Louis at Landmark’s Plaza Frontenac Theater
Roger Ebert called Harry Lime, the character played by Orson Welles in the 1949 classic The Third Man, his favorite screen villain of all time. Fittingly, he gets one of the great movie character introductions — an unforgettable one involving a doorway, a cat, and a sudden beam of light. There’s a reason that the only Academy Award won by The Third Man, one of the most beloved films of all time,...
- 8/6/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ryan Lambie Nov 1, 2017
With The Silence Of The Lambs back in UK cinemas, we look at the creepy stories movie villains tend to tell...
Occasionally, a movie villain will pause for a moment to deliver a brief story or anecdote. And often, these apparently incidental tales tell us a lot about an antagonist's state of mind, experiences or warped worldview.
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We've compiled a selection of 20 here. Some of them are blackly funny. Many are disturbing. One or two are even moving. The first one's very strange. All of them bring something unique to each particular film in which they appear, and all of them are laced with a delicious hint of menace. Spoilers for each of the films inevitably lie ahead...
20. Xander - Enemies Closer (2013)
"When I was a little boy at my grandmama's place,...
With The Silence Of The Lambs back in UK cinemas, we look at the creepy stories movie villains tend to tell...
Occasionally, a movie villain will pause for a moment to deliver a brief story or anecdote. And often, these apparently incidental tales tell us a lot about an antagonist's state of mind, experiences or warped worldview.
See related Red Dwarf Xii episode 3 review: Timewave Red Dwarf Xii episode 2 review: Siliconia Red Dwarf Xii episode 1 review: Cured
We've compiled a selection of 20 here. Some of them are blackly funny. Many are disturbing. One or two are even moving. The first one's very strange. All of them bring something unique to each particular film in which they appear, and all of them are laced with a delicious hint of menace. Spoilers for each of the films inevitably lie ahead...
20. Xander - Enemies Closer (2013)
"When I was a little boy at my grandmama's place,...
- 4/15/2015
- Den of Geek
"How do you get rats off an island?" From Skyfall's Silva to Harry Lime, we took at the menacing little stories told by 20 screen villains.
Occasionally, a movie villain will pause for a moment to deliver a brief story or anecdote. And often, these apparently incidental tales tell us a lot about an antagonist's state of mind, experiences or warped worldview.
We've compiled a selection of 20 here. Some of them are blackly funny. Many are disturbing. One or two are even moving. The first one's very strange. All of them bring something unique to each particular film in which they appear, and all of them are laced with a delicious hint of menace.
20. Xander - Enemies Closer (2013)
"When I was a little boy at my grandmama's place, she had a lovely goose. I named her Edith, after the French singer Edith Piaf..."
We begin with a delightfully weird story from Peter Hyams' 2013 thriller,...
Occasionally, a movie villain will pause for a moment to deliver a brief story or anecdote. And often, these apparently incidental tales tell us a lot about an antagonist's state of mind, experiences or warped worldview.
We've compiled a selection of 20 here. Some of them are blackly funny. Many are disturbing. One or two are even moving. The first one's very strange. All of them bring something unique to each particular film in which they appear, and all of them are laced with a delicious hint of menace.
20. Xander - Enemies Closer (2013)
"When I was a little boy at my grandmama's place, she had a lovely goose. I named her Edith, after the French singer Edith Piaf..."
We begin with a delightfully weird story from Peter Hyams' 2013 thriller,...
- 4/15/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Romance is perhaps the most coveted of the storyteller’s tools, one that can connect with anyone, yet open to an infinite number of perspectives, styles and genres. French filmmakers Stephane Berla and Mathias Malzieu have brought Malzieu’s own novel to life in the new computer animated feature film adaptation of Jack And The Cuckoo Clock Heart. Having co-directed the film and adapted his novel into the screenplay, Malzieu is something of a renaissance man, as he’s also the lead singer for the French rock band Dionysos. This plays a crucial role in the development of the film’s fantastical, poetic nature and musical fluidity.
Jack And The Cuckoo Clock Heart, also known as The Boy With the Cuckoo Clock Heart, tells the story of Jack, a boy born on the coldest day in the history of the world. So cold, in fact, that his heart is so cold and stone hard,...
Jack And The Cuckoo Clock Heart, also known as The Boy With the Cuckoo Clock Heart, tells the story of Jack, a boy born on the coldest day in the history of the world. So cold, in fact, that his heart is so cold and stone hard,...
- 9/25/2014
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books have long been a staple for horror-loving children. Like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the series introduced a lot of us to the macabre with (mostly) age appropriate tales of terror. As many as 46 books from the franchise have been ranked among the best selling children’s books of all time, and the stories have been adapted for television, with a Goosebumps feature film in the works. For some fans, the covers of these beloved books are the best part: Tim Jacobus, illustrator of the original series, is a talented artist who brought Stine’s stories to life with menacing zeal. So in celebration of one of the most enjoyable children’s series of all time, we've collected ten of the most ridiculously awesome book covers from the original Goosebumps book series. Attack of the Jack-o'-Lanterns This tale of a child who seeks...
- 3/6/2014
- by Tyler Doupe
- FEARnet
R.L. Stine's beloved horror series "Goosebumps" is making its way to the big screen. "Jack the Giant Killer" writer Darren Lemke was hired to pen a script for the movie back in 2012, and now it's being reported that "Monsters vs. Aliens" director Rob Letterman is in negotiations to helm the project.
Deadline has the news, stating that this isn't a done deal yet. Letterman has experience with both animated and live action, CGI-heavy films, and our guess is that this "Goosebumps" adaptation will be the latter. He certainly knows how to make movies that cater to families, though this will be his first foray into the world of horror.
Stine's books became a staple of elementary school libraries when they were introduced in the early '90s. Here is a list of suggestions of classic "Goosebumps" stories to use as fodder for this movie based solely on their awesome titles:
» "Say Cheese and Die!
Deadline has the news, stating that this isn't a done deal yet. Letterman has experience with both animated and live action, CGI-heavy films, and our guess is that this "Goosebumps" adaptation will be the latter. He certainly knows how to make movies that cater to families, though this will be his first foray into the world of horror.
Stine's books became a staple of elementary school libraries when they were introduced in the early '90s. Here is a list of suggestions of classic "Goosebumps" stories to use as fodder for this movie based solely on their awesome titles:
» "Say Cheese and Die!
- 3/20/2013
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
Odd List Ryan Lambie Jan 8, 2013
As Werner Herzog lights up the screen as the villain in Jack Reacher, we look at a few other directors who've turned evil for the movies...
It takes a certain kind of actor to bring a truly great villain to life. They need to be able to reach into the darkest recesses of their psyche, certainly, but they also need to bring a touch of something extra, too. They need to convince us not only that they're cruel, but that they're also human beings - after all, the best movie villains are often seductive and magnetic as well as unspeakably amoral.
While the finest antagonists are usually played by actors, there have been occasions where directors have stepped in front of the camera to indulge their inner demon. The list that follows attempts to deal exclusively with performances from people known primarily as directors first,...
As Werner Herzog lights up the screen as the villain in Jack Reacher, we look at a few other directors who've turned evil for the movies...
It takes a certain kind of actor to bring a truly great villain to life. They need to be able to reach into the darkest recesses of their psyche, certainly, but they also need to bring a touch of something extra, too. They need to convince us not only that they're cruel, but that they're also human beings - after all, the best movie villains are often seductive and magnetic as well as unspeakably amoral.
While the finest antagonists are usually played by actors, there have been occasions where directors have stepped in front of the camera to indulge their inner demon. The list that follows attempts to deal exclusively with performances from people known primarily as directors first,...
- 1/7/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
It feels great to finally be able to reveal that the secret film at Secret Cinema’s record breaking bumper run was ‘The Third Man.’ Over the course of the seven week long run, over 19,000 people were transported back to 1940’s Vienna to experience what can only be described as a simply unique way of experiencing cinema.
From the moment Secret Cinema announced their latest venture in late October, the internet was ablaze with gossip and intense blogging from followers who asserted, argued and debated what the title would be, continually being fuelled by a steady supply of clues.
Tickets for the opening night sold out in a matter of minutes; tickets for the run sold out in a matter of days. So, assuming the mantra of ‘give the people what they want’, Secret Cinema extended the run until the end of January. The result was the same – sell out!
From the moment Secret Cinema announced their latest venture in late October, the internet was ablaze with gossip and intense blogging from followers who asserted, argued and debated what the title would be, continually being fuelled by a steady supply of clues.
Tickets for the opening night sold out in a matter of minutes; tickets for the run sold out in a matter of days. So, assuming the mantra of ‘give the people what they want’, Secret Cinema extended the run until the end of January. The result was the same – sell out!
- 2/2/2012
- by Adam Rayner
- Obsessed with Film
Well, it’s a new year so we have tons of films that we liked from last year to be released on DVD & Blu-Ray. Also, later this year, we will see films that maybe either never got a DVD release before or receive a hi-def upgrade. Here is the first Home Invasion post of 2012 and there are a couple of titles might catch your eye.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five
Reunite with the “Master of Suspense,” Alfred Hitchcock, for more of the mind-boggling twists and devious thrills synonymous with one of TV’s greatest shows, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In the fifth season, delve into 38 stories of greed, larceny, revenge and murder where every...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five
Reunite with the “Master of Suspense,” Alfred Hitchcock, for more of the mind-boggling twists and devious thrills synonymous with one of TV’s greatest shows, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In the fifth season, delve into 38 stories of greed, larceny, revenge and murder where every...
- 1/3/2012
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
HollywoodNews.com: “The Stranger” (1946), directed by and starring Orson Welles, will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ series “Oscar Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood’s Dark Side” on Monday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The film will be introduced by screenwriter Ted Griffin (“Ocean’s Eleven,” “Matchstick Men”).
Victor Trivas earned an Academy Award nomination® for Original Motion Picture Story, and Anthony Veiller wrote the screenplay for this topical thriller about the hunt for a Nazi war criminal in suburban America.
At 7 p.m. MGM Tex Avery cartoon short “The Cuckoo Clock” (1950) and the episode “Dead Man’s Trap” from the 1941 serial “Adventures of Captain Marvel” will be screened as part of the evening’s pre-feature program.
“Oscar Noir” is a summer-long series featuring 15 film noir classics from the 1940s, all of which were nominated in writing categories.
Victor Trivas earned an Academy Award nomination® for Original Motion Picture Story, and Anthony Veiller wrote the screenplay for this topical thriller about the hunt for a Nazi war criminal in suburban America.
At 7 p.m. MGM Tex Avery cartoon short “The Cuckoo Clock” (1950) and the episode “Dead Man’s Trap” from the 1941 serial “Adventures of Captain Marvel” will be screened as part of the evening’s pre-feature program.
“Oscar Noir” is a summer-long series featuring 15 film noir classics from the 1940s, all of which were nominated in writing categories.
- 7/20/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
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