At the age of twenty-five; Orson Welles (1915ndash;1985) directed; co-wrote; and starred in Citizen Kane; widely regarded as the greatest film ever made. But Welles was such a revolutionary filmmaker that he found himself at odds with the Hollywood studio system. His work was so far ahead of its time that he never regained the wide popular following he had once enjoyed as a young actor-director on the radio. What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of an Independent Career challenges the conventional wisdom that Welless career after Kane was a long decline and that he spent his final years doing little but eating and making commercials while squandering his earlier promise. In this intimate and often surprising personal portrait; Joseph McBride shows instead how Welles never stopped directing radical; adventurous films and was always breaking new artistic ground as a filmmaker. McBride is the first author to provide a comprehensive examination of the films of Welless artistically rich yet little-known later period in the United States (1970ndash;1985); when McBride knew and worked with him. McBride reports on Welless daringly experimental film projects; including the legendary 1970ndash;1976 unfinished film The Other Side of the Wind; Welless satire of Hollywood during the "Easy Rider era"; McBride gives a unique insider perspective on Welles from the viewpoint of a young film critic playing a spoof of himself in a cast headed by John Huston and Peter Bogdanovich. To put Welless widely misunderstood later years into context; What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? reexamines the filmmakers entire life and career. McBride offers many fresh insights into the collapse of Welless Hollywood career in the 1940s; his subsequent political blacklisting; and his long period of European exile. An enlightening and entertaining look at Welless brilliant and enigmatic career as a filmmaker; What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? serves as a major reinterpretation of Welless life and work. McBride clears away the myths that have long obscured Welless later years and have caused him to be falsely regarded as a tragic failure. McBrides revealing portrait of this great artist will change the terms of how Orson Welles is understood as a man; an actor; a political figure; and a filmmaker.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Paul Whites Basic audio seriesBy dpgoldSave your money and just get Paul Whites Creative Recording 1 2 books.Unfortunately I found out (too late) that these Basic series are a direct (and sometimes even a condensed) extract from the Creative Reading 1 2 books. which I already owned.Therefore the Basic series is a VERY expensive way to get access to all of Paul Whites great information found in Creative Reading 1 2 books.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. 101 version. Well done but outdated. Small and easy to carry for reading on the flyBy Customer101 version. Outdated and needs revision.Well written and easy to carry around as it is small.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Useful introBy Andrew ParnellGood intro but probably could do with using allot more Plain English to explain out the jargon a bit more. Theres a glossary at the back of the book which should be read first.
