Out of print in recent years, the 1993 documentary Its All True: Based on an Unfinished Film By Orson Welles was re-released on DVD this week by Paramount Home Video. The documentary recalls Welles’ ill-fated wartime project with filmmakers Myron Meisel, Bill Krohn and the late Richard Wilson reconstructing one his three planned segments, Four […]
Via Vision Entertainment’s new Imprint label will release a 4K restoration of Byron Haskin’s The War of the Worlds starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson on Blu-ray in Australia on May 27. It marks the first time the 1953 sci-fi classic will be available anywhere on Blu-ray. (A Region B disc, it is unknown at […]
Netflix announced at the Sundance Film Festival today that several of its prestige titles will be released on physical media this year. Sadly, Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind was not among the movies mentioned. In a social media posting, Netflix revealed that the Criterion Collection will issue The Irishman, Marriage Story, American […]
To mark the 70th anniversary of Carol Reed’s classic The Third Man, StudioCanal has reissued in Europe its limited edition four-disc set from 2015. The first two discs include the 4K restoration of the Graham Greene-penned movie, starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, along with several featurettes on PAL format DVD. The restored film and […]
By RAY KELLY Santa Claus will not be leaving a The Other Side of the Wind Blu-ray/DVD underneath the Christmas tree this year. Producer Filip Jan Rymsza told supporters of a 2015 crowdfunding effort in a posting today that a promised “perk” of a Blu-ray/DVD of the Orson Welles film, as well as as a […]
The Eyes of Orson Welles will be screened in New York and Los Angeles before making it debut on home video as part of The Criterion Collection, according to its director. While its U.S. acquisition by Janus Films, Criterion’s theatrical partner, was announced last July, director Mark Cousins revealed today on Twitter that the theatrical […]
By RAY KELLY For much of Wellesnet’s history, two topics have dominated conversation here: The completion of The Other Side of the Wind and the desire to see a superb DVD (later Blu-ray) release of The Magnificent Ambersons. This month, Welles fans finally got both. The Criterion Collection today released its long-awaited domestic Blu-ray and […]
DVD Beaver has given a glowing review to The Criterion Collection‘s upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of The Magnificent Ambersons. DVD Beaver, which had a chance to see the Blu-ray before its November 20 release, praised the 4K restoration, calling it “THE most highly anticipated release of this year and beyond.” “It has lived up to […]
Update: The release has been delayed to November 27. ______ It’s official! The Criterion Collection will release a 4K restoration of Orson Welles’ sophomore Hollywood offering, The Magnificent Ambersons, on Blu-ray and DVD on November 20. Loaded with extras, the single disc Blu-ray carries a $39.95 suggested list price, while the two-DVD set is priced […]
A French Blu-ray release of Confidential Report (Mr. Arkadin) has drawn a favorable, if somewhat belated, notice from DVD Beaver. The website has done an in-depth review of Carlotta’s Blu-ray Dossier Secret A.K.A. Mr. Arkadin, which first arrived on shelves back in July 2015. The review of the Region B release offers a detailed comparison […]
Discovering Orson Welles author Jonathan Rosenbaum posted on Facebook last night that he recently recorded an audio commentary for the Criterion Collection’s upcoming release of The Magnificent Ambersons. He said he was joined by fellow film scholar James Naremore (The Magic World of Orson Welles) on the commentary track. Rosenbaum also revealed the release is […]
By RAY KELLY The Criterion Collection is apparently teasing fans about a future release of Orson Welles’ classic The Magnificent Ambersons on Blu-ray and DVD. The notoriously tight-lipped Criterion has yet to publicly comment on an Ambersons release. However, the pun-happy mystery doodlers at work on the company newsletter depicted two “&” symbols against a […]