Ryan McAvoy said:
Agree with all the rest of the stuff about Orson Welles because he is the greatest person to have ever lived! (Hope I'm not understating that sentiment LOL) but...
captainsolo said:
Touch of Evil
Orson's last picture that is visible in some state of it's intended self.
...what? He made at least 3 more masterpieces after TOE. Shame 'Chimes at Midnight' hasn't found it's way onto Hi-Def yet.
I meant easily visible in terms of both cut and availability. Chimes is supposedly getting a new deal for Blu-ray and Criterion is rumored. I haven't been able to see it decently in years.
If I was ever asked the final question by James Lipton, about what I would want God to say when entering heaven, it would be the cuckoo clock speech with Orson's mercurial-jesting-slightly quizzical-bemused-darkly ironic beaming chuckle-grin.
And still he never gets the credit he deserves. Never. Ever.
Someone should license MGM's Stranger print. It is very clean and would blow away the Kino Blu. And of course Warner sits on their rear as far as Ambersons is concerned.
Restarted Brady's Citizen Welles. Easily the best in-detail Orson book out there. Callow's 2 volume mammoth got preachy IIRC, and Thomson's Rosebud was more about the Welles mystique.
DuracellEnergizer said:
I really need to get around to watching Citizen Kane one of these days.
Why in the world are you putting it off? Do it now! ;)