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Tag: The Lady From Shanghai

Books, Reviews

EDDIE MULLER’S NOIR BAR

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Eddie Muller is known as “the czar of noir,” and for good reason. He’s penned booked on the movies—Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir and Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir, among others—started the Film Noir Foundation … Continue reading EDDIE MULLER’S NOIR BAR

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

February 14, 2023January 27, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Orson Welles needed money. That’s how this story begins. Back in 1946, Welles was putting the finishing touches on an ambitious stage production of Around the World in 80 Days—a musical!—and funds were running dry. So he called studio boss … Continue reading THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

Essays

Fun with aspects ratios in THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

January 23, 2023January 27, 2023 Michael J. Casey

How many times can you watch a movie before you discover its secrets? I’ve probably seen Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane more than any other movie. That’s not something I set out to do; it just sort of happened that way. Ten years ago, … Continue reading Fun with aspects ratios in THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

Boulder Weekly, Essays

ORSON WELLES

May 17, 2021December 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The legacy of Orson Welles looms large in the history of cinema. So large, even Welles himself fell into its blackness. “The word genius was whispered into my ear—the first thing I heard—while I was still mewling in my crib,” … Continue reading ORSON WELLES

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