Orson Welles
MEETING OF THE MINDS
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POLYMATH
He terrified radio listeners with ‘The War of the Worlds.’ He revolutionized filmmaking with ‘Citizen Kane.’ And now we discover that he was a consummate sketch artist.
MASTERFUL
Frank Beacham was working in reality TV when Orson Welles called one day, wanting to work on a new project. The next ten months, until Welles' death, was a thrilling rollercoaster.
EXCERPT
Isaac Woodard didn't know the name of the town where the police chief beat him and crushed his eyeballs, but in 1946 Welles mounted a radio campaign that found both.
THE OTHER SIDE
Orson Welles’ long-delayed, pseudo-autobiographical opus ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ premieres on Netflix this weekend, cementing the legendary director’s legacy.
BEHIND THE SCENES
A new Netflix documentary takes viewers deep inside the five-decade journey to complete the cinema giant’s final picture, ‘The Other Side of the Wind.’
Harbinger
War of the Worlds mastermind Orson Welles was well-prepared to make a movie about a press lord and politician unconcerned with the facts. The film is more relevant than ever.
Singular Force
In command on both sides of a movie camera, Welles could act better than any director and direct better than any actor. In fact, he did everything better than most moviemakers.