In addition to the upcoming Welles books by Callow and McBride, 2006 will see another Welles title, this time a look at six of Welles’ films from a “scene by scene” viewpoint. I have to admit I’ve been working on something like this for the site, so I’m curious to see how this compares. The […]
I think if you’re a filmmaker, one fate you must avoid is having your work fall into the public domain. Because you will then be subject to an endless parade of shoddy cash-in video releases from every guy with a dream of being a high roller in the home video field. That’s a generalization of […]
As posted in several places, not the least of which is the Wellesnet message board, here are the official specs of the upcoming Arkadin Criterion DVD set: SPECIAL EDITION THREE-DISC SET FEATURES – New, restored high-definition digital transfers of three versions of the film: the Corinth Verion, Confidential Report, and a new Comprehensive Version – […]
Still no official word on this via Criterion’s site that I could find, but multiple sources on the web have listed preliminary info about this worst-kept secret in Welles DVDs. The set will be three discs, and retail for $49.95, which will be much cheaper at several online vendors. Frankly, I’m surprised they’re going the […]
Welcome to the first installment of the Wellesnet NewsBlog. I like this format for its ease of updating, which also means I can do it from anywhere. It will hopefully mean more frequent updates. Everything else about Wellesnet remains the same, and the old News page is exactly where it always has been, if you’re […]