“I don’t want any description of me to be accurate,” Orson Welles told critic Kenneth Tynan in 1967. “I want it to be flattering.” It’s a typical Welles bon mot, blustery and witty and egocentric. And ...

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Orson Welles played nearly all the roles. From director to writer to leading actor, Welles was an innovative creator whose keystone production, Citizen Kane, effectively changed the course of ...

Venice: This long, drunken party conversation between two filmmaking titans is brain candy for cinephiles. Orson Welles doesn’t waste time searching for the truth. Moments into “Hopper/Welles,” he ...

2020 was a pretty big year on the internet for Orson Welles, the legendary auteur behind Citizen Kane who has been dead since 1985. In the summer, as protests against police brutality hit a fever ...

Revisit Orson Welles’ 1948 adaptation of the Scottish play, available on Blu-ray, ahead of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival production, running now through Aug. 11. Courtesy: Republic PIctures But ...

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 ...

Good news for film buffs who are sick of superheroes and movies about toys - we have an update on the work of Orson Welles, one of the greatest American film directors of the 20th century. (SOUNDBITE ...

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 ...

This May, celebrate a movie icon's 100th birthday in Kenosha. Born on May 6, 1915 in Kenosha, legendary director, writer, producer, and actor Orson Welles altered the mediums of theater, radio and ...