What else is there to say about Baron Kurtz? Our self-appointed 62-second timeline has us, once again, face-to-face with the character’s gargoyle-ish visage and his ever-present dog. He has just explained to Holly the circumstances surrounding Harry Lime’s death, but something is amiss: Kurtz’s evasive, overly tidy version of events seems misleading, if not outright deceitful. His account of Harry…

Filmmaker Georges Méliès has had quite the year, what with being the centerpiece of this year’s most Oscar-nominated film (Scorsese’s Hugo), featured in our exhibition Midnight Party (obviously the biggest deal), and now the raison d’être of AIR’s new album, a soundtrack written on occasion and for the color restoration of Le Voyage Dans La Lune(A Trip To The Moon).  It’s a somewhat serendipitous…

Holly has been guided through a suspicious explanation of Harry’s demise, and self styled detective/cowboy that he is, he doesn’t quite buy it. The scene, as Kurtz paints it, follows this causal line*: 2. A friend of Harry’s (Mr. Popescu) waves at him from across the street and as Harry steps into the street and is hit by a truck. 3. Popescu and Kurtz carry mortally wounded Harry across the street to…

Once again, we are face to face with Baron Kurtz, one of Harry Lime’s shady former confidantes (“conspirator” might be a more appropriate word, though Holly doesn’t know this yet). In our last still, Jeremy detected a hint of compassion sneaking across Kurtz’s face—offering, perhaps, a snapshot of Kurtz’s true self, the kind-hearted yet beleaguered Austrian obscured by his perpetual Cheshire Cat-grin…

We are here face to face with Baron Kurtz. His face is inclined gently to one side, one eyebrow gently raised in an expression that is almost unreadable. In this moment is he annoyed or curious? Is he listening to Holly? Thinking of something else? Watching carefully for Holly’s reaction to prepare his next slimy silver-tongued lie? Cropped from the shot is his bug-eyed little dog, which Matt…

Our two interim program managers got a chance to talk to Wim Wenders about his new documentary, Pina, which has its Minnesota premiere at the Walker this Wednesday. Read the interview or listen to it below. Wim Wenders was also at the Walker in 1991 for a Regis dialogue and retrospective. Jeremy Meckler: I know that you and Werner Herzog have worked together a lot in the past, and I just thought…

Don’t let that painted-on smile fool you: Baron Kurtz is one of the few unambiguously vile characters in The Third Man, a slimy racketeer either directly or indirectly responsible for at least one murder during the course of the film. Seen above with a mini Doberman and a copy of one of Holly’s books (The Oklahoma Kid) cradled in his arm, Kurtz is one of those characters who seems to know every…

Walker development associate Masami Kawazato spotted this guerrilla sign posted by an anonymous Walker staffer in a back stairwell. “For me that 8 ½ level is the fake-out level,” emails Masami, whose office is in the top floor of the Walker’s Barnes building. “At 8 I get really excited I’m almost to the office after trudging up those steps, and it’s like 8.5 is the teaser before you finally get…

Mr. Hartman leans, like everyone in The Third Man, his hand lifting the slightly blurry receiver up and out of the frame. We are so close we can see the intricacies of his suit. It’s a three-piece number with a tuxedo-like flair to the jacket and three gold bars around the wrist which are reminiscent of a general’s stripes. His tie is a little loose, allowing it to swing back toward center while…