++In the new New Yorker dated December 7,there is a wonderful essay artfully written under the Critic At Large section. Alex Ross writes,"The Shadow:A hundred Years of Orson Welles". Ross summarizes the most recent biographies on Orson Welles for a delightful and insightful look at the man's career and also the many works left undone.
++He reminds us that Welles never made a film for over $1 million. So could we knock it off about his extravagant spending.
++I especially enjoyed his section on "The Other Side of The Wind", which Orson thought was his last masterpiece. John Huston plays an older director celebrating his birthday. Peter Bogdanovich shows up as an extra in the film. Today,Bogdanovich has obtained the rights to the film for a final edit. Hope we see it soon.
++Ross manages to weave in all the high and slightly lower moments of Welles career in a lengthy essay, which always makes The New Yorker worth reading.
++I don't know whether it is film itself but Ross does a marvelous job of capturing innovative shots that you can visualize.
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