Episode 31- Orson Welles: Mercurial Magician (Part 3 of 3)
Just as Orson Welles finally bowed out in 1985, we must do the same.
This time round Antony and Ghosty pick up Orson’s film career from his acting gig in the sublime ‘The Third Man’, a couple of returns to Shakespeare territory and a trio of absolute masterworks of his own making, namely ‘Touch of Evil’, ‘The Trial’ and ‘F For Fake’ (plus a couple of other films along the way).
Finally we look at interviews, his fall from grace into TV
commercials, more comparisons with Marlon Brando and a final summing-up of our feelings about his life and legacy.
We (and Orson up there in the clouds) hope that you have
enjoyed this latest series and Film Gold will be back before the end of the year for more. In the meantime, please check out Antony’s other podcasts (links
below)
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Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media
podcasts
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com
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Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast
https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/
Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show
https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS
episode links
Website for everything Orson
https://www.wellesnet.com/
The Third Man theme played by Anton Karas & also The
Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEsWi88Qv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1cHZSskXxw
Poignant scenes from ‘Touch of Evil’ (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTI6rN0Vmes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeccTYUrb_Q
Law court scene from ‘The Trial’ (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGlB4a2B1I
F For Fake (1973) podcast deep dive
https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2020/08/episode-482-f-for-fake-1973.html
Recommended documentaries about Orson (Arena special, Magician, One-man band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFqW6b1hfFY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brVah-r65pI&t=1s
https://dochouse.org/event/magician-the-astonishing-life-and-work-of-orson-welles/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eoN1m73xXk
Simon Callow (Orson
biographer x many) discusses him on the ‘Great Lives’ podcast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0b1r3hs
Classic Orson interviews (Dick Cavett 1970, Michael Parkinson
1974)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTOSevzp4w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTOSevzp4w
Orson loses it over frozen peas!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyko_oQ0da8
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1:10:40
Episode 30- Orson Welles: Mercurial Magician (Part 2 of 3)
We continue our Orson Welles journey, accompanied by uberfan David ‘Ghosty’ Wills, with discussion of the big daddy of all films, 1941’s Citizen Kane. Was this both a blessing and a curse for Orson’s career? We also discuss
Welles’s forays into wartime politics and the films ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’,, ‘The Stranger’, ‘The Lady From Shanghai’ and ‘Macbeth’.
The final part will be out at the end of the month
We hope you enjoy the show!
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https://www.antonyrotunno.com
Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media
podcasts https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com
https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/
Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On
John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at
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OR
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno
Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast
https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/
Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show
https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS
episode links
Heart of Darkness radio adaptation (1938)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcKH74lnPEo
Citizen Kane Wikipedia and IMDB pages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/
The Citizen Kane Book by Pauline Kael
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/352259.The_Citizen_Kane_Book
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996 documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG75tMSNnmY
Citizen Kane: A critic’s commentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LCfO0wnXw
Orson Welles on Race Relations (1946 radio show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFraBvYO5jI
Everything Is A Remix (doc series about creativity)
https://www.everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/
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1:10:10
Episode 29- Orson Welles: Mercurial Magician (Part 1 of 3)
Following on from our Marlon Brando and Michael Caine deep dives in the last few years, this time Orson Welles gets the Film Gold treatment. David ‘Ghosty’ Wills joins Antony for a 3-parter looking at the great man’s life, work and legacy.
First up we discuss Orson’s early life and the start of his
theatre and radio careers, both of which Ghosty feels are somewhat undervalued when compared to his more famous film work.
Part 1 ends with the famous ‘War of the
Worlds’ broadcast in 1938, our hero on the cusp of going to Hollywood and making the film that would make and break him…
Part 2 will be out next month
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)
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Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media
podcasts https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com
https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/
Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at
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Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast
https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/
Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show
https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS
episode links
Orson’s mammoth Wikipedia page (most of which is probably true)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles
The Mercury Theatre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Theatre
Voodoo Macbeth (1936)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wmWBki06yc
War of the Worlds (1938, complete)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q7tN7MhQ4I
Orson defends himself the next day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbYyDh-BRI
Night of the Living Dead news segments (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AdWJalP1vo
Orson Welles meets H. G. Wells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUdghSMTXsU
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1:09:55
Episode 28- Dr. Strangelove (1964)
We are delighted to bring you another swapcast with former Film Gold guest and my podcasting ‘spiritual brother’, Julian Charles of ‘The Mind Renewed’.
On the docket this time is a true classic from the master, Stanley Kubrick. It’s a film that works beautifully on the level of pure comedy but is absolutely packed with layers of meaning, both overt and subtle, and is a showcase for the remarkable and unique talents of Peter Sellers.
Julian and Antony talk about Kubrick, Sellers, the rest of the cast, the film’s many virtues, its themes and much more…
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com
https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/
Julian’s website and podcast
https://themindrenewed.com/
episode links
The Making of Dr. Strangelove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ6BiRtGTAk
Learning To Love The Bomb (video essay)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ6BiRtGTAk
On Thermonuclear War (Herman Kahn)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Thermonuclear_War
Peter Sellers and George C Scott ‘interviews’ on the set (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7NnTmxcFt4
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Episode 27- Sorcerer (1977)
Antony and returning guest Luke Thompson
of ‘Luke’s English Podcast’ tackle William Friedkin's underrated 1977 thriller, starring Roy Scheider. This film wasn't a success in its day but has been reassessed over the decades and could now be considered a 'hidden masterpiece'. The plot is very simple but the film is marvellously evocative, and the production of the film is a story in itself...
Hope you enjoy it!
'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast
platforms.
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podcasts) https://www.antonyrotunno.com
Antony’s John Lennon podcast
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/
Luke’s website & podcast
https://teacherluke.co.uk/
The full video version of our ‘Sorcerer’
review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a6odjdG-H4
episode links
Sorcerer wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorcerer_(film)
A great analysis of the main themes of
the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2TdY0nRHzc&t=0s
Vast amounts of IMDB trivia about ‘Sorceror’
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076740/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
William Friedkin on the Marc Maron
podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17OjQiec8Sg