Not so very long ago I had a co-worker who described himself as a movie geek, film fan, cinema addict, what have you. He talked about film as if he knew all about it. I asked him one day what he ...

Composer, conductor, and librettist Daron Hagen recently created a new magic trick: An opera that’s not an opera about the director Orson Welles (Citizen Kane) but not necessarily about Orson Welles ...

If you’re already at least a moderate fan of all-around rogue genius Orson Welles, you probably don’t need Chuck Workman’s documentary Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles. But ...

If you have some interest in mid-20th century theater, radio or film, and (almost unbelievably) know next to nothing of the career of Orson Welles, then this facile yet breezily entertaining ...

Genius. Madman. Trailblazer. Provocateur. There are nearly as many words to describe Orson Welles as there are rumors about the man who set Broadway, Hollywood and the broadcast airwaves afire with ...

Our host (surreptitiously played by Abb Dickson in disguise) introduces us outside the castle and describes what - and who - are allowed in it, followed by the opening title. Orson enters the building ...

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 ...

Mark Cousins' documentary 'The Eyes of Orson Welles' is an intriguing and illuminating examination of the great filmmaker's paintings and sketches. By Todd McCarthy Anyone who suspects that nearly all ...

Veteran filmmaker Chuck Workman shines a light on the extraordinary career of Orson Welles with a nimble narrative that combines a fascinating assemblage of clips from his films; rare stage footage; ...