By the end of the Great Depression, cinema was at a standstill, sound made the movies into talkies and the invention of Technicolor transported Dorothy into Oz. But sound and color were only aesthetics. Cinematic storytelling was not progressing. Directors…
Out of the Past: “Touch of Evil” (1958)
Orson Welles was not long for Hollywood. Every attempt he made at resurrecting his career was masterful, but ultimately rejected by the studio and audiences alike. Like Jay Gatsby, Welles futilely tried to achieve the unachievable: a return to the…
Out of Past: “The Lady from Shanghai” (1948)
Next week is Orson Welles’ birthday centennial (May 6th) and this website is going to be chock full of Welles tributes. But, let’s start the party early with his 1948 noir The Lady from Shanghai (next week will be Touch…