It's Zac Efron's face on the poster for "Me and Orson Welles," him being the "it" boy in the cast and declared by many observers to be just one breakout role from becoming a bona-fide, mainstream star ...

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - At the heart of "Me and Orson Welles" is an uncanny impersonation of the young Orson Welles by English actor Christian McKay. Sign up here. He does resemble the "boy ...

Shortly after scaring radio audiences with his “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast — but before filming “Citizen Kane” — actor-director Orson Welles packed what is now Symphony Hall for a lecture and ...

In 1941, Orson Welles co-wrote, directed, and starred in Citizen Kane, still regarded by many critics as the greatest movie of all time. He was 26 years old. For such a remarkable beginning, Welles ...

When I tell you the feel-good, comedic, coming of age flick for the holiday season takes place in New York during the 1930s you might incredulously think, “Yeah, right.” So brace yourself for this ...

When the work of a late filmmaker is examined in a book, it is hoped the author is either an associate with a keen insight into the artist’s process or a respected film historian with a scholarly ...

The night before Halloween 1938, 87 years ago, a radio broadcast by filmmaker and actor Orson Welles sent shockwaves through the world. The hauntingly fictional tale detailed an alien invasion on ...

Joseph Calleia (1897-1975) was a Maltese-born actor who became a Hollywood star, often cast as a villain or morally complex figure. Among his 62 films, his most famous and enduring role was in Orson ...