Kane of course. Really blows the lid of the romanticized nostalgia view of America. Hitchcock tries to do the same in `Saboteur` but nothing works quite like `Kane`.
He was such a great film maker that few notice that he was also the greatest actor in film history....and the best raconteur on talk shows....I wish someone would somehow edit all his unfinished work into one theatrical piece....even twenty minutes of an unfinshed Welles project is more fascinating than most Hollywood hits....he is a lot like Leonardo Da Vinci, also a lad who had a difficult childhood, lived a life of some scandal, completed the greatest artworks of his time, but left many projects unfinished....
He was a hero when I got my first taste of his works. He remains a hero into my later adulthood. --He will be a hero when I die. --Why? Because I love him. The whole thing about his creative soul. --From the top to the rebel of doing what you believe it. ----If he did not make it happen, he made a life effort to try.
he was terrifying as the narrator in the Nostradamus "documentary" movie. i think his voice hunted me more than the predictions. i still feel the chills even today.
Orson Welles may have begun overeating in late middle age, as a coping mechanism for the chronic pain he experienced. When a person is in pain, and they're immobilized, sometimes they gain a dramatic amount of weight. By the age of 70, Welles had become bedridden from a heart condition brought on by diabetes. It's amazing that he had the strength to record his lines for the character Unicron in Transformers: The Movie, released 10 months after his death in October of 1985.
I don't care what anybody says about Orson Wells he was highly intelligent and highly respected at least by me and I am way older I knew him when I was born
Just watched an interview of his on the Dick Cavett show and he said his mom died when he was 6, not 9. And his father died when he was 15. At that age, he was already enrolled at Harvard, though he ran away and did not continue his education and wanted to be in the theatre.
Orson Welles was supremely talented but the real truth was that he lacked discipline. Hollywood is often accused of trying to destroy him but the real truth is they couldn’t afford him. He was extremely wasteful with other people’s money. Welles also had a cruel streak, what Citizen Kane did to Marion Davies was unjustifiable. I loved his performance in “Third Man” and “A Touch of Evil” but in so many ways he was a wrecker, a terrible husband and father. Had he been a different type of person or at least a more responsible and disciplined man he could have achieved so much more
I've always thought that Orson Welles would've been perfect to play the corpulent and brilliant gourmet detective, Nero Wolfe in movies or on TV---if someone wanted to make an authentic piece about the character in 40-odd books by Rex Stout. There were two different TV series about the man and his legman, Archie Goodwin, and and though William Conrad and Maury Chaykin were fairly good, I think Welles would've mastered the role. I saw him on talk shows, back in the day, and he was a great story-teller.
Unfortunately it’s been blocked. Apparently Sony Pictures doesn’t want anyone to see it. I found several online articles about the interview and the video’s been scrubbed from every one. Damn communists
Poor man just needed to do steady cardio, biking, jogging, cutout the liquor, drugs, eat more fruit/veggies, moderate his beef, flour/salt/sugar intake, have a really good physician/therapist/counselor, and he'd have been way better.
War of the worlds he did on radio back in 1938 and it simply scared people to death.Everyone thought we were being invaded by aliens from another world.
There is nobody that comes close to Welles combining the three main mediums - radio, theatre, films. Also, his Fountain of Youth TV episode is groundbreaking. In the UK we have Alan Whicker who travelled the world noting cultures for TV. Well he didn't start until 1957, Welles started his two years earlier called Around the World with Orson Welles. So add TV to those three.
Whatever the assessment, Welles was a genius, a rare American genius, and he should only be praised for his monumental achievements that have set the standards for which the film medium operates today. Some people commented that Welles lacked discipline, but Gods don't need discipline because they set their own rules.
You fail to mention at every break, of the War of the Worlds broadcast, was announced as fiction. You have to listen to the entire broadcast to hear the announcements.
The whole hubbub about the "Worlds" broadcast was just a publicity stunt. No one really believed that an invasion had happened. What they didn't mention was Orson's amazing accomplishments in theatre at a tender age....directing AND starring huge Shakespean productions in NYC, at least one with with an all black cast...to rave reviews..at the age of TWENTY! HE had an affair wth Billie Holiday, also. There is a great book on him written by John Houseman, his mentor.
I saw it, and it was wonderful...except that it ended in the middle of nowhere! It was the best two-thirds of a movie I ever saw....Apparently, he was forced to end it and someone else edited it this way.
"So the aliens have come to earth to destroy all mankind. And uh...they're going to start at McDonald's, so if you're in line there you better run. Woah, woah not the workers though. They've already said the workers are safe."
@@sandrashevey8252 lol... right.... they need you scared again. Teachers are teaching the negative impacts of slavery and jim crow laws!!! We need to bury bad things our government has done! Otherwise we will be just like China... who burys bad things their government has done.
Welles movies once funded, always finished on time and under budget. He was black listed on many levels for challenging the status quo of the power elite.
I was really bothered that Welles was cremated after he died. A person of such importance as a film maker should have a resting place where the public can pay their respects. After all, his films will be with us as long as people watch and study film he should have a presence.........of sorts
Why do your videos ALWAYS seem to highlight and emphasize the shortcomings and flaws of prominent republicans but when it comes to leftist stars, the flaws are ALWAYS glossed over and dismissed in light of the persons achievements?
This is rather obnoxious and if it continues happening I'll be unsubbing and encouraging my friends and family to do the same! Be more objective and stop subliminally shitting on conservatives.
Well, it's kind of ridiculous to do that character without dark makeup if you are not dark.....The fact that the character is a relatively dark-skinned Moor is central to the story.....
What's your favorite Orson Welles role?
Welles' appearances on The Dean Martin Show.
Kane of course. Really blows the lid of the romanticized nostalgia view of America. Hitchcock tries to do the same in `Saboteur` but nothing works quite like `Kane`.
From films I’ve seen so far (and in Speaking of acting alone)… he was deliciously evil as Harry Lime🌹👏🏾🌹👏🏾🌹👏🏾🌹👏🏾👏🏾
The Stranger
Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane in the movies. Lamont Cranston in The Shadow on the radio.
FINALLY someone who mentions Welles’s true masterpiece Chimes at Midnight, might be my all-time favourite movie
Where can i see it?
@@joemarshall4226 There is a criterion release, but one may also find it online for free (googling the title followed by ‘okru’)
@@gb2096 Thanks
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He was such a great film maker that few notice that he was also the greatest actor in film history....and the best raconteur on talk shows....I wish someone would somehow edit all his unfinished work into one theatrical piece....even twenty minutes of an unfinshed Welles project is more fascinating than most Hollywood hits....he is a lot like Leonardo Da Vinci, also a lad who had a difficult childhood, lived a life of some scandal, completed the greatest artworks of his time, but left many projects unfinished....
He was a hero when I got my first taste of his works. He remains a hero into my later adulthood. --He will be a hero when I die. --Why? Because I love him. The whole thing about his creative soul. --From the top to the rebel of doing what you believe it. ----If he did not make it happen, he made a life effort to try.
he was terrifying as the narrator in the Nostradamus "documentary" movie. i think his voice hunted me more than the predictions. i still feel the chills even today.
Of many other things that he had; he also had the voice of god. --What a great voice he had!!!!
I actually don't think the Frozen Peas rant hurt his image. To me, it enhanced it. He was, after all, a perfectionist.
Orson Welles may have begun overeating in late middle age, as a coping mechanism for the chronic pain he experienced. When a person is in pain, and they're immobilized, sometimes they gain a dramatic amount of weight. By the age of 70, Welles had become bedridden from a heart condition brought on by diabetes. It's amazing that he had the strength to record his lines for the character Unicron in Transformers: The Movie, released 10 months after his death in October of 1985.
I had no idea he was in transformers.
I don't care what anybody says about Orson Wells he was highly intelligent and highly respected at least by me and I am way older I knew him when I was born
He was good in the Third Man which captures early post war Vienna well…
When he was a young man, he was very handsome!!!
Great coverage here! Very well done!🌹👏🏾
Hope all is well with you and keep it up! It’s fantastic work!
This was very sad, but very interesting
Just watched an interview of his on the Dick Cavett show and he said his mom died when he was 6, not 9. And his father died when he was 15. At that age, he was already enrolled at Harvard, though he ran away and did not continue his education and wanted to be in the theatre.
This guy was the greatest!
HA!! When I saw this pop up on my page, the first thing I thought of was The Critic making fun of his peas commercial. And they actually showed it
Orson Welles was supremely talented but the real truth was that he lacked discipline. Hollywood is often accused of trying to destroy him but the real truth is they couldn’t afford him. He was extremely wasteful with other people’s money. Welles also had a cruel streak, what Citizen Kane did to Marion Davies was unjustifiable. I loved his performance in “Third Man” and “A Touch of Evil” but in so many ways he was a wrecker, a terrible husband and father. Had he been a different type of person or at least a more responsible and disciplined man he could have achieved so much more
I've always thought that Orson Welles would've been perfect to play the corpulent and brilliant gourmet detective, Nero Wolfe in movies or on TV---if someone wanted to make an authentic piece about the character in 40-odd books by Rex Stout. There were two different TV series about the man and his legman, Archie Goodwin, and and though William Conrad and Maury Chaykin were fairly good, I think Welles would've mastered the role. I saw him on talk shows, back in the day, and he was a great story-teller.
He is a great voice in the 80's Transformers movie.
Almost the voice of Darth Vader
That was his last film.
@@FormulaVase-kp3dc That was James Earl Jones
@@IndominusGojira almost the voice before Lucas decided to recast.
@@FormulaVase-kp3dc Oh
The Orson Welles episode of I Love Lucy is what brought me here. He's quite intriguing and attractive.
Citizen Kane was the most perfect movie ever made.
Orson Welles, the only man who outwitted Andy Kaufman at his own game.
how so?
@@holle9394 just watch the clip of Welles interviewing Kaufman, Kaufman isn’t doing his usual shtick
Idiot Ronald Reagan and his blacklists.
Unfortunately it’s been blocked. Apparently Sony Pictures doesn’t want anyone to see it. I found several online articles about the interview and the video’s been scrubbed from every one. Damn communists
Nothing tragic about his life. Clearly you don't understand his genius and that's perfectly fine.
Hard to believe it's been almost 40 years since he passed.
Have seen citizen Kane many times
No cane, though.
Was kinda disappointed.
His portrayal of a corrupt police detective and alcoholic Hank Quinlan in Touch of Evil is called "lightning in a bottle"
My grandmother was supposed to sing on the radio but people were so terrified that war of the worlds was real that she got bumped.
Poor man just needed to do steady cardio, biking, jogging, cutout the liquor, drugs, eat more fruit/veggies, moderate his beef, flour/salt/sugar intake, have a really good physician/therapist/counselor, and he'd have been way better.
War of the worlds he did on radio back in 1938 and it simply scared people to death.Everyone thought we were being invaded by aliens from another world.
Welles wasn't beaten as a child.
It certainly helped.
What's the music in the background starting at 4:36 min?? :)
I SHALL DRINK NO WINE BEFORE ITS TIME!!!
There is nobody that comes close to Welles combining the three main mediums - radio, theatre, films. Also, his Fountain of Youth TV episode is groundbreaking. In the UK we have Alan Whicker who travelled the world noting cultures for TV. Well he didn't start until 1957, Welles started his two years earlier called Around the World with Orson Welles. So add TV to those three.
Whatever the assessment, Welles was a genius, a rare American genius, and he should only be praised for his monumental achievements that have set the standards for which the film medium operates today. Some people commented that Welles lacked discipline, but Gods don't need discipline because they set their own rules.
The Trial and Chimes of Midnight are two of the greatest films ever made and both are better than Citizen Kane imo
This was an interesting video though I feel I’ll keep going back to that French Champaign which is celebrated for it’s excellence
frozen peas would never be the same.
You fail to mention at every break, of the War of the Worlds broadcast, was announced as fiction. You have to listen to the entire broadcast to hear the announcements.
Everyone does.
Both before and after each commercial break it was explicitly stated.
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The whole hubbub about the "Worlds" broadcast was just a publicity stunt. No one really believed that an invasion had happened. What they didn't mention was Orson's amazing accomplishments in theatre at a tender age....directing AND starring huge Shakespean productions in NYC, at least one with with an all black cast...to rave reviews..at the age of TWENTY! HE had an affair wth Billie Holiday, also. There is a great book on him written by John Houseman, his mentor.
Glad we're done with the whole face reveal/live narration weird period
Haven't been here very long, have you?
I prefer The Magnificent Ambersons
I saw it, and it was wonderful...except that it ended in the middle of nowhere! It was the best two-thirds of a movie I ever saw....Apparently, he was forced to end it and someone else edited it this way.
The studio destroyed the original negatives. Orson never got over the loss.
@@arricammarques1955 I didn't know that
"So the aliens have come to earth to destroy all mankind. And uh...they're going to start at McDonald's, so if you're in line there you better run. Woah, woah not the workers though. They've already said the workers are safe."
Family Guy lol
Sadly we are in the midst of a third red scare here in America.
But this time it`s real.
@@sandrashevey8252 lol... right.... they need you scared again. Teachers are teaching the negative impacts of slavery and jim crow laws!!! We need to bury bad things our government has done! Otherwise we will be just like China... who burys bad things their government has done.
Actually we are in the midst of a fash/nazi scare, but nice try. A for effort.
Orson Welles hated Transformers.
Barbara Leaming pronunced "LEE-ming" (not Learning). Bad AI!
Rosebud Frozen Peas, full of farm goodness and green peaness.
"Fattening steaks", lol !
Citizen Kane was not served…until it was ready
Ahh the french
Brain from pinky and the brain is probably based on him
Yes.
Orson was discovered by radio as the new world was discovered by Columbus. It was already there.
Honestly, i would never want to meet Orson, he seems kinda terrible to be around.
“Waaaaaaaahhhhhhh, the French…”
The War of the Third Man? Wtf
I only know his name from that Superbad scene lol
That guy who ate his fat ass to death? Haha
1938 when it's a invation
Welles movies once funded, always finished on time and under budget. He was black listed on many levels for challenging the status quo of the power elite.
Turned down General Ursus in Beneath The Planet of the Apes and the voice of the Emperior in Empire Strikes Back
I was really bothered that Welles was cremated after he died. A person of such importance as a film maker should have a resting
place where the public can pay their respects. After all, his films will be with us as long as people watch and study film he should
have a presence.........of sorts
It's what he asked for.
@@fernweh0wanderlust really? I would have ignored his wishes
Why do your videos ALWAYS seem to highlight and emphasize the shortcomings and flaws of prominent republicans but when it comes to leftist stars, the flaws are ALWAYS glossed over and dismissed in light of the persons achievements?
This is rather obnoxious and if it continues happening I'll be unsubbing and encouraging my friends and family to do the same! Be more objective and stop subliminally shitting on conservatives.
Then go. The internet doesn't revolve around you.
@@AslansMane88
Been gone!
Oh please
remember when he did blackface for Othello.....?
iM sO tRiGgErEd Af Rn NgL!!,1!
@@Olkv3D racist posts what?
@@RussellBarth cool story, bruh.
Well, it's kind of ridiculous to do that character without dark makeup if you are not dark.....The fact that the character is a relatively dark-skinned Moor is central to the story.....
@@joemarshall4226 maybe hire a dark-skinned actor?
just a wild idea....