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In Praise Of

How Orson Welles subverted the film noir genre

by Stephen Puddicombe

The Lady from Shang­hai is a prime exam­ple of the leg­endary filmmaker’s com­pli­cat­ed genius.
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This 58-page Orson Welles memo should be every director’s handbook

by Chris Owen

His with­er­ing let­ter to stu­dio boss­es is a film­mak­ing bible for our times.
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Incoming

Netflix is releasing an unfinished Orson Welles film

by Jack Godwin

The Oth­er Side of the Wind is final­ly being com­plet­ed and could be avail­able to stream this year.
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Review

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

by David Jenkins

A pas­si­ble Welles hagiog­ra­phy which offers very lit­tle that you won’t eas­i­ly find in an Encyclopedia.

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2
In Retrospect
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Review

F for Fake (1973)

by David Jenkins

For his final trick, Orson Welles will deliv­er a fruity, fun­ny film essay. And aston­ish­ing it is too!

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In Retrospect