Showing posts with label Orson Welles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orson Welles. Show all posts
Sunday, July 24, 2022

the baroque pleasures of Mr. Arkadin

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       The complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a. Confidential Report (Motion picture). Janus Films; written and directed by Orsen Welles; photography...
Thursday, July 23, 2020

flawed magnificence: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

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Much as I’m a fan of Orson Welles, I don’t consider myself an uncritical admirer. Case in point: I’ve never been able to warm to The Magni...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Return to Glennascaul

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Return to Glennascaul : a story that is told in Dublin , [Royle presents a Hilton Edwards and Micheál Mac Liammóir, Dublin Gate Theatre prod...
Sunday, May 23, 2010

Mexico and the Blacklist. Postscript : A 'Touch' of the Red Scare. Part 1

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  Despite his rather well-known liberal political views, Orson Welles was never a victim of the Blacklist [1]. Though he had already been...
Friday, May 21, 2010

Mexico and the Blacklist. Postscript : A 'Touch' of the Red Scare. Part 2

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'Touch' of the Red Scare Part 1 here    Thus, in Touch of Evil , a McCarthy-esque Quinlan bullies, accuses, cajoles and gener...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Border noir I part 1

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  "Think Hitchcock's Psycho with Chicana biker dykes, the desert, and pachucos, and you are ready for Welles's frontera Od...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Border noir I part 2

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Border Noir I Part 1 here The movie’s better. Originally published in 1956 and written by Robert Wade and William Miller under the...