Orson Welles
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Movie Review: Mr. Arkadin (1955)
Orson Welles is among the most original and innovative moviemakers of his time, unafraid to explore new themes and take risks. In this post, we look at a one-of-a-kind movie, ‘Mr. Arkadin’, or ‘Confidential Report’, as it was titled when released in Britain, that only Welles could envision. A French-Spanish-Swiss joint venture, the movie, written Read more
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Movie Review: The Third Man (1949)
While I have limited my definition of Film Noir to movies made in the US in the 40s and 50s with a certain set of characteristics, it is important to mention that many filmmakers all over the world made movies that were inspired by film noir and brought in a lot of film noir aspects Read more
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Movie Review: The Stranger (1946)
In this post, we will look at a film noir classic directed by and starring Orson Welles. My last post on another Orson Welles film noir gem is the most popular among all the posts in this blog. “The Stranger” stars Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, and Orson Welles. As previously mentioned in the last Read more
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Rope(1948) vs. Compulsion(1959)
Today, let’s look at two very different movies that have a common thread. Both of them are inspired on the same gruesome unimaginable real life crime, committed by two teens, Leopold(19) and Loeb(18) in May 1924. Both young men came from affluent families and were heavily influenced by the concept of Friedrich Nietsche’s superman. To Read more
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Movie Review: A Touch of Evil (1958)
In our array of must-see noir, another movie that makes the cut is ‘A Touch of Evil’. In case some of you are wondering why most of my movie reviews are always positive, it is by design. While the opinions expressed here are my own, I do my research and check out movies that have Read more
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