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David Walsh and Joanne Laurier

Best films of 2016

Although technologies have sped up and made possible many things, they cannot by themselves overcome the gap between reality and its artistic assimilation and representation.

David Walsh and Joanne Laurier

Author of books on Orson Welles, film noir, Vincente Minnelli and more

An interview with film historian and critic James Naremore

James Naremore has written influential books on directors Orson Welles, Vincente Minnelli and Stanley Kubrick, on Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, Alexander Mackendrick’s Sweet Smell of Success and the film noir genre.

David Walsh and Joanne Laurier

100 years since the birth of Orson Welles—Part 2

May 6 marked 100 years since the birth of Orson Welles, one of the most remarkable figures in American film and theater in the twentieth century. This is the second part of two.

David Walsh and Joanne Laurier

100 years since the birth of Orson Welles—Part 1

May 6 marked one hundred years since the birth of Orson Welles, one of the most remarkable figures in American film and theater in the 20th century. This is the first part of two.

David Walsh and Joanne Laurier

Interviews with critics and film historians about Orson Welles

During the recent celebration in Woodstock, Illinois, commemorating 80 years since the Todd Theatre Festival organized by Orson Welles, we had the opportunity to speak to a number of the presenters and participants.

David Walsh and Joanne Laurier