Beatrice Welles joins chorus of ‘Mank’ critics
Beatrice Welles — whose father, Orson Welles, produced, starred, directed and co-wrote “Citizen Kane” — sees Netflix’s “Mank” as a slap in the face of the late maverick filmmaker.
Orson Welles envisioned Dennis Hopper documentary in 1970
By RAY KELLY Footage Orson Welles shot of Dennis Hopper five decades ago was earmarked for more than just a cameo in The Other Side of the Wind — it was also intended for a planned documentary on the Easy Rider filmmaker, who Welles had befriended. Producer Filip Jan Rymsza and editor Bob Murawski uncovered […]
Simon Braund, Beatrice Welles talk ‘Orson Welles Portfolio’
“Orson Welles Portfolio” offers a trove of many unseen paintings and drawings.
‘Life with Orson Welles’ documentary series coming from Beatrice Welles, Dax Phelan
By RAY KELLY A series of Friday night dinners gave birth to a six-part documentary series, which will look at the private life of iconic director Orson Welles. Life with Orson Welles: The Man Behind the Legend comes from his youngest daughter, Beatrice Welles, and director Dax Phelan (Jasmine). The two were involved in the production of The […]
‘Orson Welles Portfolio: Sketches and Drawings from the Welles Estate’ set for early 2019 release
Beatrice Welles’ long-promised collection of her father’s artwork is heading to bookstores in the new year. Orson Welles Portfolio: Sketches and Drawings from the Welles Estate will be published by Titan Books on February 19. The 192-page tome, available in the U.S. and U.K., will be 12-by-9 inches in size. It includes amusing self-portraits and sketches […]
‘The Other Side of the Wind’ featured in Entertainment Weekly preview
Magazines, websites and newspapers are starting to run notes of interest on Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind, which will debut at the 75th annual Venice Film Festival on August 31. The Other Side of the Wind scored a spot in Entertainment Weekly’s Fall Movie Preview, which noted the film will stream on Netflix on […]
Beatrice Welles sounds sour note on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
Beatrice Welles says she will attend the world premiere of Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind at the Venice Film Festival later this month, but had harsh words for those who completed her late father’s film. Speaking with The Sunday Times, she said she thought she would be let in on the editing process of the decades old […]
First major Orson Welles art exhibit set for Edinburgh this summer
By RAY KELLY Edinburgh’s independent arts venue Summerhall is working with filmmaker Mark Cousins (The Eyes of Orson Welles) and Orson Welles’ youngest daughter, Beatrice, on the first-ever major exhibition of late director’s artwork. The Drawings and Paintings of Orson Welles will be exhibited from August 2 through September 23 at Summerhall. The Scottish exhibit, curated by […]
Review: ‘The Eyes of Orson Welles’ offers fresh, insightful look at filmmaker
By RAY KELLY Orson Welles famously wrote, “A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.” He would have certainly been impressed then by Mark Cousins’ penetrating and engaging new documentary, The Eyes of Orson Welles, which had its world premiere today at the Cannes Film […]
Mark Cousins talks about his Cannes-bound ‘Eyes of Orson Welles’
By RAY KELLY The Eyes of Orson Welles, a Mark Cousins documentary promising fresh insight into the life and art of the late filmmaker, will premiere as a Cannes Classics Official Selection at the 71st Cannes Film Festival next month. Directed, written, filmed and narrated by Cousins (The Story of Film), the documentary is based upon […]
Beatrice Welles begged Netflix to show ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ at Cannes
The prestigious Cannes Film Festival runs May 8-19.
30 years ago: Orson Welles’ ashes interred in Spain
Orson Welles’ ashes were interred in a dry well on the Spanish estate of matador Antonio Ordonez.