My Newest List of Films (12/14/02)

[Scott]

Adding these film to my rental list:

Astronauts Wife
The Dead Hate the Living
First Power
The Hidden

[Chris K.]

As long as I have a clue to what the title KULAY DUGO ANG GABI is close to mean in English translation, you broke it down easily for me.

A thousand thanks to you,  your wife, and your brother-in law for the helpful translation. Now, go out and view THE BLOOD DRINKERS as soon as you can. It's worth the viewing experience.

[Gerry]

Scott wrote:
>
> It seemed quite clear. With CITIZEN
> KANE and the WAR OF THE WORLDS broadcast it appears that
> Welles was using anything that would provoke sensationalism
> amidst influencial people and the common man to break into
> the business.

In defense of Welles, he had no idea what sort of reaction the War of the Worlds broadcast would elicit.  He was as shocked as everyone else.  Check out The Panic Broadcast by Howard Koch (who also wrote the radio play for War of the Worlds) for an interesting chronicle of the broadcast.

[JohnL]

>In defense of Welles, he had no idea what sort of reaction the War of the Worlds
>broadcast would elicit. He was as shocked as everyone else. Check out The
>Panic Broadcast by Howard Koch (who also wrote the radio play for War of the
>Worlds) for an interesting chronicle of the broadcast.
 
And check out The Night that Panicked America for a dramatization of that event. I got a kick out of the guy shooting the water tower.

[Scott]

For as much as Welles appeared surprised I think that he was hoping for something interesting to happen.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Amen, brother! To Scott's last comment. And he was good in both "The Stranger" and "The Third Man." Both of which I have seen. And here are some of my other favorite appearances of Orson Welles.
As the crooked cop in "Touch of Evil." Probably his greatest film next to "Citizen Kane."
As the narrator in "Start the Revolution without Me."
As Father Mapple in "Moby Dick." Great director meets great director. John Huston and Orson Welles shot Welles' scene in one just one take. Almost unheard of.
As LeChiffre in "Casino Royale." Proof--to my mind--that he could do comedy as well as drama. Though,it is said that Peter Sellers and Orson Welles hated each other so much, that when one was shooting the scene, the other had  to be doubled by a body double.
But, my favorite role of his is as Edward Rochester in 1944's "Jane Eyre." Not only because Joan Fontaine plays the title character in the film, but, because the film also stars three of the greatest child actresses--Peggy Ann Garner, Margaret O'Brien, and Elizabeth Taylor--and three of the greatest villains--Agnes Moorehead, Henry Daniell, and John Abbott--of that time.
And since JohnL mentioned "The Night That Panicked America," check out "Ed Wood," where Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) meets Orson Welles (Maurice LaMarche) in an all-nighter, and they talk about filmmaking. If it didn't happen that way, it should have. Enjoy all!

[Scott]

I'll have to pick up a rental of JANE EYRE. Blockbuster has it.

I didn't notice Orson Welles in MOBY DICK, but I'll watch out for him next time it comes on TV.

Never heard of TOUCH OF EVIL and I'll keep an eye out for START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME.

BoyScoutKevin did you ever see Orson Welles in BLACK MAGIC? This is a good one with some historical characters, he plays Caligrastro(spelling?) and meets with Anton Mesmer.

[spike]

I like to see:
Carnosaur 3
Critters 2-4
Shark Attack3
Mimic 1
Aliens 2-3
I like to buy:
Tremors series
Jurassic park 2
terminator1-2
Once upon a time in China 1-4
predator1-2
Cowboy Bebob: Knocking on Heavens Doors
Gundam: Chars Counterattack

[BoyScoutKevin]

No. "Black Magic," I know is one of the few films w/ Orson Welles in it, that I have not seen. But, I will make an effort to watch it.