Death of Orson Welles; 1985 TV news of final hours
Friends and associates recount filmmaker Orson Welles’ final hours; plus archival TV news coverage and tributes from October 10-11, 1985.
‘My Name is Orson Welles’ opens at Cinematheque francaise
Organizers will screen approximately 90 films, television programs, documentaries and unfinished projects in Paris during the three-month run.
‘Touch of Evil’ color production photos from 1957
Several color photographs of Orson Welles and the crew at work were taken during the filming of “Touch of Evil” in Venice, California, in early 1957.
Video: DGA tribute to Orson Welles from 1985
Three weeks after his death, some of Orson Welles’ closest friends and associates took part in the memorial at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles.
Bernard Herrmann’s original ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ score now on SA-CD
In addition to “The Magnificent Ambersons,” the Bernard Herrmann score for “Citizen Kane” is also available as a limited edition SA-CD from Quartet Records.
Henry Jaglom, director and Orson Welles associate, dies at 87
The independent filmmaker died on September 22 at his Santa Monica home, his daughter, Sabrina Jaglom, told The Hollywood Reporter.
‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI team strives for worthwhile ‘fake’
Fable Studio CEO Edward Saatchi and “The Magnificent Ambersons” expert Brian Rose generously agreed to discuss the controversy and their hopes with Wellesnet.
Stanley Sheff talks about working with Orson Welles; ‘Citizen Kane’ screening
Hollywood filmmaker Stanley Sheff shared his memories of working with Orson Welles and his plans for a screening of “Citizen Kane” in Beverly Hills.
AI to tackle ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ restoration
An Amazon-backed artificial intelligence company will attempt to reconstruct the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles’ “The Magnificent Ambersons” as a test case of AI’s ability to edit, rewrite, and overhaul a movie after it has already been filmed.
2 essential books on Orson Welles from France
A collection of interviews with noteworthy Welles collaborators and the catalogue for the three-month Cinémathèque française event, “My Name is Orson Welles,” are available this month in French language editions.
TCM loads’Reverse Orson Welles’ with 8 films
Turner Classic Movies has scheduled eight Orson Welles-related films on September 23 under the unusual banner “Reverse Orson Welles.”
Catherine Benamou to speak on ‘It’s All True’ at Paris event
She told Wellesnet she will be be discussing the ongoing preservation effort of the surviving footage, as well as the history of the wartime project, when she speaks at Cinematheque francaise on October 13.