Chantal Akerman first woman to top Sight and Sound’s greatest all-time films poll Film-maker’s 1976 feature Jeanne Dielman pushes Vertigo into second place and Citizen Kane into third The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time poll: The 2022 results are in – and there’s a new winner Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ was pushed into second place The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Creepy and morbid, ‘The Malignant Ampersands’ is ultimately just too confusing “The Malignant Ampersands,” is a new play by Brett Neveu that A Red Orchid Theatre describes as a “very unofficial sequel” to Orson Welles’ 1942 film “The Magnificent Ambersons.” But is it really? Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 18, 2022
‘High octane visions’: the blurred, distorted genius of photographer William Klein He captured the energy of New York’s streets, revolutionised fashion photography, then made savage, censored films about the west. His scope, imagination and influence were simply immense The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022
The most memorable moments in film, as picked by readers in 2000 The shower scene in Psycho featured on the Observer readers’ list, but only in second place. By Chris Hall The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022
Leslie Megahey obituary Director of arts documentaries whose subjects ranged from Orson Welles to 17th-century painters The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022
‘The real life of Athens is here’ – hidden gems beyond and beneath the Acropolis The Acropolis Museum’s underground lab, the ancient Hadrian aqueduct and an arts festival in an old factory offer a more personal view of the Greek capital The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022
What links The Lord of the Rings to Lenny Henry and the Beatles? As Middle-earth buffs get ready for the new Rings of Power extravaganza, we follow Tolkien down the rabbit hole and find Orson Welles, Michael Gambon and the Fab Four The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022
The Magnificent Ambersons at 80: Orson Welles’ powerful but cursed drama The multi-hyphenate’s follow-up to Citizen Kane was a nightmare production and a box office disappointment but remains a fascinating film about America The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2022
The Rise and Rebirth of the Most Notorious Fake News Outlet in Sports Ballsack Sports never pretended to be real. (Look at the name!) That hasn’t stopped fans—and media outlets—from treating its posts as gospel. Sports Illustrated · Jul 4, 2022
11 "History Of The World, Part I" facts According to Mel Brooks, the Moses scene was a last-minute addition Salon · Jun 20, 2022
20 best film noirs: From Double Indemnity to Shadow of a Doubt Rain-streaked streets, femmes fatales, hard-boiled gumshoes and antiheroes fated to die... Graeme Ross presents his pick of the 20 greatest film noirs of the classic era The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
Cannes 2022: Festival hosts gala ceremony to mark its 75th anniversary At the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, prizewinners, jury presidents and the great and the good of world cinema gathered on the red carpet to celebrate the 75th edition of the event. Olivia Salazar-Winspear tells us more about that gala ceremony and we take a look back at the history… France 24 · May 25, 2022
Rutherglen man who met Elvis and lived Hollywood lifestyle releases autobiography Michael McLeavy, 79, moved to the USA in the 1960s and has now written the story of his colourful life. Daily Record · May 24, 2022
Salon · Apr 19, 2022 Showalter on "The Dropout" & con artists "The Dropout" director appeared on "Salon Talks" to discuss comedy and why Americans keep falling for hucksters
Benzinga · Jan 29, 2022 10 Weirdest Diets Of All Time, Including A Few Deadly Ones Orson Welles once observed, “Gluttony is not a secret vice.” Indeed, many people who find themselves on the road to Wellesian-worthy proportions of corpulence eagerly seek quickie solutions to shed the excess poundage they acquired.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2022 Macbeth movies have been foul and fair – Joel Coen’s is a stunner The Tragedy of Macbeth follows in the footsteps of Orson Welles’s bold 1948 film, which showed how imagination can turn Shakespeare’s text into more than just a costume epic
Los Angeles Times · Jan 17, 2022 What makes Joel Coen's Shakespeare unique: His 'Macbeth' is haunted by other movies The focus of Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth," now streaming on Apple TV+, naturally falls on Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, who star as an older-than-usual Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.