‘The Other Side of the Wind’ delay raised at prestigious Welles panel
The panel met at Chapman University on Sept. 11.
Directors Guild of America pays tribute to Orson Welles
The May 30 event took place in Los Angeles.
Henry Jaglom reflects on ‘My Lunches With Orson’
The book was published in July 2013.
‘Magician’ documentary gets favorable review from Hollywood Reporter
It is difficult to capture Welles’ career in 94 minutes.
Orson Welles fans had much to celebrate in 2013
The past 12 months have been a rewarding time for Orson Welles’ fans. Sure, a completed The Other Side of the Wind is still a dream and no one has discovered Welles’ cut of The Magnificent Ambersons, but there was much to celebrate. • First, there was the discovery of silent footage intended for use […]
Tapes of Orson Welles’ lunches with Henry Jaglom air on BBC
Selections from taped lunchtime chats between Orson Welles and Henry Jaglom received their first public airing Thursday on BBC Radio 4. The conversations, recorded between 1983 and 1985, were edited by Peter Biskind and formed the basis of the best-seller “My Lunches with Orson: Conversations Between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles.” Some Welles’ associates claim […]
Hollywood Reporter reviews ‘Orson Welles and Roger Hill’ and ‘My Lunches With Orson’
Kudos to Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter for his excellent review of two recent Orson Welles books: Todd Tarbox’s Orson Welles and Roger Hill: A Friendship in Three Acts and My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Orson Welles and Henry Jaglom, edited by Peter Biskind. Hot the heels of Matthew Asprey Gear’s superb online […]
Paul Masson ad executive remembers his own lunches with Orson Welles
Advertising executive John Annarino recalled his own lunchtime chats with Orson Welles in an article for The Desert Sun. Annarino was creative director for DDB Needham, one of the top advertising agencies in the country. Its clients included Paul Masson wines. Inspired by Henry Jaglom’s best-seller “My Lunches With Orson,” Annarino recalled his meeting with […]
Peter Biskind discusses ‘My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Orson Welles and Henry Jaglom’
By RAY KELLY “My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Orson Welles and Henry Jaglom,” which arrives in stores today, is clearly one of the most-talked about Welles books in recent years. Based on lunchtime chats recorded by Jaglom between 1983 and Welles’ death in 1985, the book presents an unvarnished, often unflattering, look at Welles. […]
A taste of ‘My Lunches with Orson: Conversations Between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles’
By RAY KELLY “My Lunches with Orson: Conversations Between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles,” written by Peter Biskind, arrives in stores on July 16. The book from Macmillan/ Metropolitan is based on conversations between the two filmmakers recorded in the final three years of Welles’ life. Wellesnet.com interviewed Henry Jaglom about the book back in […]
Henry Jaglom champions ‘F for Fake’ in ‘Best Film You’ve Never Seen’
While much attention has been focused on “My Lunches With Orson,” Peter Biskind’s upcoming book based on taped conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles, Jaglom has more to say about his friend in a new book “The Best Film You’ve Never Seen.” Jaglom is one of 35 film directors interviewed by Chicago Sun-Times editor […]
First excerpt from the upcoming book ‘My Lunches With Orson’
The June issue of Harper’s provides a first look at Peter Biskind’s upcoming book “My Lunches With Orson,” based on taped conversations between Orson Welles and friend Henry Jaglom. The excerpt in Harper’s, “Pitches and Moan,” recounts a disastrous lunchtime meeting in 1983 the pair had with an unidentified HBO executive. Welles pitched a story […]