7 articles on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ you should read

November 4, 2014
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Pat McMahon, left, greets John Huston in a scene from "The Other Side of the Wind."
Pat McMahon, left, greets John Huston at the start of his 70th birthday celebration in a scene from “The Other Side of the Wind.”
Filmed between 1971 and 1976, and left unfinished for nearly 40 years, Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind – now seemingly on its way to completion – has been an endless source of discussion here, on the Wellesnet Message Board and our Facebook page for many years.

There has been speculation on its fate, blamed assigned for its unfinished state, and much study given to its script and the brief tantalizing snippets that have appeared in documentary films or illegally online.

After digging through the many, many articles and posts published on Wellesnet or referred to on our forum and social media site, here are seven articles – and a recent audio interview – well worth seeking out. Take a look and, as always, join the discussion on the Wellesnet Message Board:

  • Producers detail plans for completing ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ (2014)
  • Audio: Hollywood Elsewhere interview with Joseph McBride (2014)
  • Why Orson Welles’ ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ remains unseen (2013)
  • Interview with Josh Karp, author of upcoming ‘Orson Welles’s Last Movie’ (2012)
  • Peter Bogdanovich on finishing ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ (2008)
  • Jonathan Rosenbaum: The Invisible Orson Welles, Part 2. (Sight & Sound, 1986)
  • Mercedes McCambridge on working with Welles (autobiography, 1981)
  • Susan Strasberg and John Huston recall ‘Wind’ (After Dark, 1976)

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