Category: Orson Welles

Moments of Movie Wisdom: Dangerous Associates in ‘Citizen Kane’ (1941)

Commentary How often do you read someone’s bio and wonder whether important chapters in his story have been omitted? Many people today are in important positions because of nothing more than one particular qualification, but their beliefs and values often aren’t taken into consideration. No matter how qualified a person may be for a job,…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Trial’: Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied 

NR | 1h 59 min | Drama | 1962 Orson Welles’s formidable baritone introduces his masterpiece, “The Trial” (1962), with a parable. A man shows up at the seemingly beckoning doorway of The Law. A guard stops him and warns that each new threshold of the edifice is more zealously guarded than the first. The…


Iconic Films: ‘Citizen Kane’: Wunderkind Orson Welles’s Monumentally Epic Debut

As “Citizen Kane” appears on countless critics’ and filmmakers’ all-time Top 10 lists (many at number one), it wouldn’t be going out on a limb to state that Orson Welles’ 1941 debut feature  is the most respected, if not the greatest, film of all time. While its popularity within movie industry circles is beyond worshipful,…