Orson Welles
VOD film review: The Immortal Story
December 5, 2020 | David Farnor
Orson Welles’ slight but fascinating short film is a meditation on the power of storytelling.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Mank
December 4, 2020 | David Farnor
David Fincher’s portrait of the artist behind Citizen Kane is a swooning, cynical cinephile’s dream.Read More
VOD film review: F for Fake
November 10, 2018 | David Farnor
Orson Welles’ dizzying film essay documentary is enjoyably playful stuff.Read More
VOD film review: The Stranger
November 7, 2018 | David Farnor
Orson Welles leads an impressive cast in this compelling noir powered by paranoia and strong performances.Read More
VOD film review: Touch of Evil
November 5, 2018 | David Farnor
Orson Welles towers over a corrupt border town in this classic, stunningly shot film noir.Read More
Netflix UK film review: A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
November 4, 2018 | David Farnor
This behind-the-scenes documentary about how The Other Side of the Wind was restored is the final piece in the Orson Welles Read More
Interview: Inside the making of the making of The Other Side of the Wind with Morgan Neville
November 2, 2018 | David Farnor
In 1970, Orson Welles began filming what would ultimately be his final film. Beset by financial issues, the production never finished and never released, with thousands of reels of film languishing in a Paris vault. More than 30 years after … Read More
Netflix UK film review: They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead
November 2, 2018 | David Farnor
This brilliantly edited meta-documentary is an essential companion piece to The Other Side of the Wind.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Other Side of the Wind
November 2, 2018 | David Farnor
Orson Welles’ final film is an ambitious, angry, elusive whirlwind of cinema – unfinished or otherwise.Read More
Trailer: Morgan Neville goes behind The Other Side of the Wind in new Netflix doc
September 25, 2018 | David Farnor
This November, Netflix releases The Other Side of the Wind, the restored final film by the cinematic force that was Orson Welles. In 1970, the Citizen Kane director was an artist in exile looking for his Hollywood comeback, before dying … Read More
