A Darkened Train Hall Is the Perfect Place to Watch a Classic Film Noir

At L.A.’s Historic Union Station, a Screening of ‘The Third Man’ Explores Our Attraction to What Lurks in the Shadows

Most of the people in Los Angeles’ Union Station on Thursday night were hurrying to and from trains and buses. But an animated group of visitors branched off for a special treat: a Zócalo/Metro Art Presents screening of The Third Man, the 1949 classic film about an American in post-World War II Vienna, in the station’s ornate historic ticketing hall.

With the lights dimmed to match the evening’s shadowy theme, the packed hall gasped and laughed along with the atmospheric film, which is now hailed as one of the greatest movies …

Film Noir’s Sympathy for the Devil

In 'The Third Man,’ an Unapologetic Anti-Hero Casts Doubt on the Difference Between Good and Evil

For most of The Third Man, the classic 1949 film noir, its biggest star makes only fleeting appearances on the screen. Cast as a racketeer in post-World War II Vienna, …