Spanish book on Orson Welles and ‘Chimes at Midnight’ out now
Spanish film scholar Esteve Riambau examines Orson Welles’ fascination with Sir John Falstaff.
Will Criterion be releasing ‘Chimes at Midnight’ on Blu-ray and DVD?
The film is not available on Blu-ray or DVD in the U.S.
Mr. Bongo announces Blu-rays of ‘Chimes at Midnight,’ ‘Too Much Johnson’ and more
The discs will be released in Britain on June 29.
TCM Classic Film Festival 2015 to include ‘Chimes at Midnight’
The Hollywood festival takes place March 26-29.
Keith Baxter on Orson Welles: ‘A loveable man’
Keith Baxter was kind enough to share his recollections of Welles.
Video: Beatrice Welles on Orson Welles’ love of painting, early theater work and ‘Chimes at Midnight’
She talked about the movie, Orson Welles’ love of painting and start at the Gate Theatre.
News from the Sedona Film Festival: ‘Chimes at Midnight’ DVD, art exhibits and more
Finally, a home video release for “Chimes at Midnight.”
Málaga Film Festival to showcase ‘Chimes at Midnight’
The festival will include an April 22 roundtable.
Film Forum further extends ‘Orson Welles 100’ with another showing of ‘Chimes at Midnight’
The Film Forum is located in the West Village.
Beatrice Welles to take part in Film Forum showing of ‘Chimes at Midnight’
The event is part of the “Orson Welles 100” series.
University of California at Irvine to offer free screening of ‘Chimes at Midnight’
The film will be screened on Feb. 25.
Joseph McBride talks ‘Orson Welles 100,’ Film Forum series
Nearly three dozen movies will be shown over a five-week span.
New York Film Forum, Paley Center plan extensive screenings of Orson Welles films, rarities in early 2015
The events will take place in January and February.
Orson Welles’ ‘Five Kings’ to be staged at Philadelphia Museum of Art
Directed by Tom Reing , it will be broken down into five one-hour parts.
Beatrice Welles interview – Part 2: Orson Welles early ‘autobiography’ found, art exhibit planned, ‘Othello’ on Blu-ray, and fate of ‘Chimes at Midnight’
By RAY KELLY Beatrice Welles’ decision to put more than 70 items belonging to her late father, Orson Welles, on the auction block later this month drew national attention when it was announced Monday. Most of the items were found in two trunks, which had been left unopened for nearly 50 years. She detailed the […]
Michael Dawson interview: Part 2 – The ‘Chimes at Midnight’ restoration
“Othello” restoration producer Michael Dawson looks at the possibility of doing a restoration of “Chimes at Midnight.”
Michael Dawson interview: Part 1 – The 1992 ‘Othello’ restoration
Producer Michael Dawson brought a restored version of Orson Welles’ “Othello” to movie-goers in 1992. He has been actively working with Woodstock Celebrates Inc. to organize a proper 100th birthday celebration honoring Welles’ legacy in 2015. Dawson took time to discuss the 1992 restoration and future Welles projects with Wellesnet’s Mike Teal. By MIKE TEAL […]
Director Jess Franco, worked on ‘Chimes at Midnight’ and ‘Don Quixote,’ dead at 82
Cult filmmaker Jess Franco, director of more than 180 films, died today in Málaga,Spain, at the age of 82. Franco made his feature directing debut with “We Are 18 Years Old” in 1959. His final film, “Al Pereira Vs The Alligator Women,” opened last month in Spain. His other films include “Necronomicon,” (1967), “Count Dracula” […]
Oja Kodar interview on Hungarian website
By RAY KELLY Interviews with Orson Welles’ longtime love and collaborator Oja Kodar are rare to come by, but the Hungarian website mozinet.hu recently spoke with the Croatian actress-writer. Sadly, none of the six questions asked of Kodar delved into the status of “The Other Side of the Wind” or any of Welles’ unfinished film […]
Additions to Orson Welles collection at University of Michigan open to scholars
By RAY KELLY Welles scholars now have access to the exciting additions to the Special Collections Library at the University of Michigan. The first collection, “The Orson Welles – Chris Welles Feder Collection,” is a gift from Welles’ eldest daughter, Chris Welles Feder. It includes photographs of the family and letters from Welles to his […]