Orson Welles

O Reels, Where Art Thou: The Magnificent Ambersons

by Martyn Conterio 6 March 2013

Does the original cut of Orson Welles’ second feature, The Magnificent Ambersons, somewhere, somehow, exist? The movie is treated today as a lost treasure and model example of studio barbarism. The director, it could well be argued, is equally to blame for the tragic fate of his movie, as he seemed unwilling to put up […]

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In Review: Jane Eyre (2011)

by Adam Vaughan 26 September 2011

By Adam Vaughan Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre has experienced much heartache on the big and small screen across the decades, dealing with the advances by and her attraction towards her employer, the secretive Mr Rochester.

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