Posted on 16 November 2009
If there is any scene in The Third Man that captures the ability of Carol Reed, it is the Ferris wheel. Here Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) meets his mysterious friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) face-to-face for the first time.
Before their meeting inside one of the wheel’s cars, the camera is tilted left to right. As [...]
Posted on 26 May 2009
Despite aging backwards, Benjamin Button is not an unusual character. He leads a surprisingly ordinary life, meeting ordinary people, and doing ordinary things. What makes him special is how he is able to cope with constant loss, rejection, and some mild discrimination.
He lives a full life, one filled with all of the mysteries and joys [...]