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Bed bugs bite into Paris tribute to Orson Welles

Amid its three-month salute to Orson Welles, the Cinémathèque Française announced that it will temporarily close its theaters following complaints from patrons about bed bugs.

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Joseph McBride shares insights in new memoir

Film historian Joseph McBride’s talks with Wellesnet about his latest book, “I Loved Movies, But…”, a memoir he co-wrote with interviewer Danny Peary. It is now available from Sticking Place Books.

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Dorothy Thompson defense of Orson Welles recalled

Dorothy Thompson, the first American journalist to be kicked out of Nazi Germany, offered a stirring defense of Orson Welles just days after the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast.

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AI scenes illustrate ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast

Using stock footage and artificial intelligence-created imagery, filmmaker J.R. Sawyers has created footage to accompany Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast of October 30, 1938.

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New Jersey braces for exciting ‘Martian Weekend’

Several New Jersey institutions around Grovers Mill, New Jersey, are organizing “War of the Worlds” themed events on October 24-26, 2025 under a common umbrella framework called “Martian Weekend.”