Unleash your inner film critic! In honor of the Opening Weekend of the New Walker Cinema (this upcoming weekend, June 22-24), the Walker’s Film & Video department will be handing out 800 sets of magnets devoted to film criticism. From “post modern” to “avant-garde,” from “anti-hero” to “protagonist,” these magnetic sets allow you to create your own refrigerator-review mini-masterpiece. We’ll be handing out magnets while supplies last at each of the three screenings this weekend: Beasts of the Southern Wild on Friday at 7:30pm; This Is Not a Film on Saturday at 7:30pm; and Aelita: Queen of Mars on Sunday at 3pm. Come and experience the Walker Cinema’s brand new Meyer EXP sound system, enhanced acoustic paneling, newly upholstered seats, and upgraded projection equipment; then break…

Like a stealthy criminal escaping from a crime in one of so many heist films, Holly has escaped danger into a crowd, this time by delivering a lecture to them. As the last two posts drew out, the lecture stunk, but nonetheless, Holly has been able to escape the near certain danger that seems to be closing in on him from all sides. Of course, this respite has been short-lived, and as the safety in…

The British Cultural Centre in Vienna has arranged a lecture by Holly Martins, yet Crabbin—the esteemed head of this cosmopolitan organization—is only now realizing his mistake: Holly is a self-professed scribbler of dime novels, not the literary artiste his audience expects. Compared to a murderous gang of shady racketeers, Holly’s current predicament may not be too life-threatening, but it’s…

It’s that time of year again! Curated by IFP MN and the Walker Art Center, MNTV showcases the finest films and videos produced in the state over the past two years. The showcase is a series of three one-hour broadcasts on TPT, featuring short films by Minnesota filmmakers of all levels of filmmaking experience. Submit your films now! There is no cost to apply! Check out last year’s program at…

In a matter of moments, Holly and Anna will be plunged even deeper into an abyss of murder and corruption, but for now they’re offered a melancholy moment of togetherness and reflection. The subject of their revery, of course, is Harry Lime, the unseen phantom who reigns over The Third Man, guiding the action without even appearing onscreen. As Jeremy noted on Tuesday, “Harry is the man that…

As the Walker Cinema stews in its top-to-bottom renovation, we wait patiently for the moment we can submerse ourselves in the forthcoming red trimmings and the best that analog and digital technologies can provide. That moment will come on June 22 with a very special pre-screening of Sundance darling Beasts of the Southern Wild.(Psssst!Tickets are freewhile they last!) When that evening…

Today’s still places us in a small oasis–away from the high-octane intrigue of Vienna at large. Holly takes a few minutes to reminisce during a brief cigarette break. The action will of course pick up again soon, but for this brief respite we are allowed into a more intimate moment in Anna’s apartment. Holly helps Anna rehearse for a new stage role (I had almost forgotten she was an actor…

Adrift amongst melancholy memories, Anna sits fiddling with one of her bedknobs (which Jeremy surmised might contain hidden secrets) until Holly Martins interrupts her reverie. Holly seems to have a chipper air about him, perhaps because the porter had promised to divulge more secrets regarding Harry Lime’s death later that evening—a promise that’s nullified with the offscreen murder of the…

Were zither chords visible, a jangly milleu would still hang over this frame from the chord marking the end of our poor porter’s life. His clear eyes turn and look to an unknown assailant, and hang suspended behind Anna in cross-dissolve limbo. Is it one of the four men who met on the bridge last week? Or perhaps some dastardly assassin hired by the group? Whoever it is, the porter’s eyes tell…