
Orson Welles was born 97 years ago
☛ Turner Classic Movies / Archives for Citizen Kane: “Full publicity shot of Orson Welles as Charles Foster”. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork: Orson Welles was born on May 6, 1915. One can browse a gallery of high resolution scans of […]
“I Am The Orson Welles of PowerPoint” by Oyl Miller (September 2010)
When I’m faced with a new PowerPoint, I don’t think about what my manager is expecting. I think about Shakespeare. I think about that feather at the beginning of Forrest Gump. I think about Marlon Brando’s monologue in Apocalypse Now. I wonder how Scorsese would judge my section dividers. I think about how Homer would […]

May 6, 1915: Orson Welles Was Born
☛ Turner Classic Movies / Archives for Citizen Kane: “Medium publicity shot of Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane wearing a hat”. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork. Not only is it Orson Welles birthday, but May 1st, 2011 also marks the […]