Things Are About to Get Wilder!

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For our first Sight and Sound entry in the new year, Lady P is joined by film historian Professor Joseph McBride to talk about the 63rd Greatest Movie of All Time, SUNSET BOULEVARD. You may have noted that we’ve jumped ahead a few spots on the Critics’ Poll. That’s because we thought it would be nice if the podcast coincided with the BAM/PFA’s Wilder retrospective, which kicks off this Thursday(1/15). Also, we just really felt like talking about SUNSET BOULEVARD. ‘Nuff Said!

Next we move from Wilder to Welles. Our guest, Joseph McBride, is the series consultant for the Film Forum’s current Orson Welles retrospective. McBride will be speaking at Film Forum several times throughout the week, starting this Wednesday(1/14) at the TOUCH OF EVIL screening.

We feel very fortunate to offer listeners a special sneak preview of the events. Today we’re going on a brief tour through Welles’ filmography, including stops in his pre and post-KANE work.  We talk about Welles’ thematic and stylistic constants, as well as the ways in which his work changed and grew throughout his career.

For more on Welles’ post-Kane career check out WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ORSON WELLES?: A PORTRAIT OF AN INDEPENDENT CAREER, written by Joseph McBride.