'Touch of Evil': 50 Years Later

We take a look back at one of the great crime films ever made, a film noir that was immediately forgotten about but now is revered as a classic: Orson Welles' 'Touch of Evil,' celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. - Post from bigpicturecolin on Digg

Sample from story: It has been half a century since Touch of Evil made a small ripple as a seedy little crime movie, but since then, that ripple has become a tidal wave of appreciation for not just the film but also its director, Orson Welles.

Welles could never live up to Citizen Kane, his debut made as a 25-year-old maverick that would eventually be remembered by most critics as the greatest, most influential film of all time. It's doubtful that any director could match Kane, regardless of whether or not it was their first film. Welles had other obstacles, however. - Read the full story on getthebigpicture.net

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