I’m going to an express a contrarian view to this question (most movie fans will scream “OF COURSE YOU MUST”): It depends. Do you like black and white movies? Can you pay attention to a movie that does not have…
Not with any major studio, for a number of reasons. The first major reason is the media environment is much different now – Orson Welles was very very “hot” at the time from his work on radio and stage acting…
Yes, but he didn’t like to talk about it much. He thought the film had been over analyzed, and also wanted to be recognized for his other films as well. Ask him about Touch of Evil, or Mr. Arkadin, or…
No one can ever truly know who another person really is. I know, it’s a simplistic view of looking at the film, but follow: The movie is about the search for meaning of something – what is Rosebud? – that…
Not surprising that Orson would say something like this – he spent his life chasing money for his film projects, and had to adjust his vision and refine his work based on the limitations this “hustling” required. But this statement…
Because he didn’t know any better. I’ve read quite a few articles about Kane, as well as numerous interviews with Orson, and my view is that he was able to make Citizen Kane the masterpiece it was (and is) because…
A question on Quora I just had to respond to and answer, as I have seen both films numerous times and I love both… When you try and answer this qestion, you need to realize that better or best are…
I love Orson Welles. He is one of the most amazing people of the 20th Century, a larger-than-life figure who’s had a dozen books written about him (I’ve read quite a few of them). His life could be accurately described…
It seems that nowadays everyone on the Internet has been posting a list of their favorite films. I blame Roger Ebert, who recently updated his top 10 list in a much-viewed column. Since I’m a lover of cinema (and also…
I'm looking at this question semi-scientifically. When you look at the 10 "best" of anything, you have to look at the characteristics of that "thing" and then find examples where every identified characteristic is exemplary. For movies, I think the…
The amazing and wonderful voiceover actor (and an idol of mine) Maurice LaMarche. He does many voices on Futurama and he famously did the voice of The Brain on Pinky and the Brain (where he basically played the Brain as…
Joseph Dickerson, I'm a fan of the films of Orson Welles. Even hi… Maybe, but probably not. It was a budget production that took years to do, and Welles never edited the film together. He left detailed notes on how…