Posted on September 30, 2008 in Interviews | No Comments
Extensive interview with Orson Welles in Las Vegas 1982 with Leslie Megahey. Features contributions by Welles collaborators Jeanne Moreau, Peter Bogdonovich, John Huston and Charlton Heston.
(All 16 parts embed in playlist)
Posted on September 10, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Is there a difference between “the greatest film of all time” and “your favorite movie?” Roger Ebert discusses those 2 questions and how the answer(s) change as the viewer changes.
…So it’s settled: “Citizen Kane” is the official greatest film of all time, with Renoir’s “Rules of the Game” (1939) close on its heels. [...]
Posted on September 8, 2008 in Outtakes | No Comments
From “The Dean Martin Show,” episode dated September 17th 1970 (I think).
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Posted on August 1, 2008 in Interviews | No Comments
by Charles Thomas Samuels
“Encountering Directors”
Paris, September 1 and 3, 1970
The image presented when Francois Truffaut played the principle role in The Wild Child—that of a short, compactly built, but expressionless and ordinary-looking young man in his late thirties—leaves out his most striking features: a smile no less charming than his most charming films and the [...]
Posted on July 24, 2008 in Directing | 1 Comment
Roger Ebert’s commentary on Citizen Kane is without a doubt the best DVD extra ever. Not only do you get the best film ever made, you get the best film school you’ll ever have for under $20. Here are a few short clips of Ebert’s highly educational commentary, which focuses on the technical, [...]
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