Update: ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ almost done!
A locked edit of “The Other Side of the Wind” is in place. It is being color-corrected and sound work underway for its long-awaited release.
‘Mercury Man’ to recount life of Orson Welles
Auditions for Mercury Man: The Last Performance of Orson Welles, a new play by Joel Pettigrew (Waking), will be held later this month in Toronto. It is set to debut at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival on July 18-29. Mercury Man takes place days before Welles’ death in October 1985 as he is recording the role […]
Massimiliano Studer on ‘Too Much Johnson,’ Orson Welles’ lost film
By RAY KELLY Compared to other Orson Welles projects, relatively little has been written about Too Much Johnson, the Mercury Theatre’s ill-fated 1938 stage comedy, which would have included his first use of film in a commercial project. A two-week tryout of Too Much Johnson commenced at the Stony Creek Theatre in Branford, Connecticut in […]
‘The Other Side of the Wind’ audio work underway
Automated dialogue replacement (ADR), or looping, is the process of re-recording dialogue after filming to improve audio quality.
John Huston: Orson Welles, Hemingway and ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
John Huston talked about Orson Welles and “The Other Side of the Wind” in this 1981 interview.
Carlotta Films to release 4K restoration of ‘Lady From Shanghai’
The French-based distributor plans a 4K release on home video with extras.
Orson Welles and his unrealized ‘King Lear’
A film adaptation of King Lear, Shakespeare’s tale of old age and mortality, was one of the last projects conceived by Orson Welles.
Orson Welles paintings included in Sedona exhibit
The exhibit will showcase 30 artists and feature paintings by Orson Welles.
Tackling ‘King Lear’ by Orson Welles
An essay by Orson Welles, published before his final New York stage production in 1956.
Folger Shakespeare Library podcast gets much needed rescue (review)
Michael Anderegg, professor emeritus of English at the University of North Dakota and author of “Orson Welles, Shakespeare, and Popular Culture” provides fine insight.
‘Orson Welles in Focus’ captures many facets of amazing life
Editors Sidney Gottlieb and James N. Gilmore introduce a collection of Wellesian essays.
Simon Callow beginning work on ‘Orson Welles, Volume 4’
The fourth volume will cover the final 20 years of Orson Welles’ life.