Hopper/Welles will be streamed to New York Film Festival ticket holders for its U.S. premiere at the 58th festival later this month. Mindful of coronavirus restrictions, NYFF58 offerings this year will be shown at either drive-in movie theaters or — as in the case of Hopper/Welles — streamed for home viewing over a secure online […]
By RAY KELLY After laboring nine years to bring The Other Side of the Wind to the screen, it’s understandable that producer Filip Jan Rymsza was not looking to embark on another Orson Welles project. But time and a nudge from a friend led to Hopper/Welles, which will have its world premiere next week during […]
Mirroring the unveiling of The Other Side of the Wind two years ago, the Orson Welles directed documentary Hopper/Welles will be screened at the 58th New York Film festival just weeks after its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. Its inclusion at NYFF58 was announced today by organizers. Comprised of previously unknown interview […]
La Biennale di Venezia announced today that it will screen Hopper / Welles at the Venice International Film Festival for the general public on September 9 with two afternoon showings. In addition, there will be eight other screenings for festival pass holders on September 7-9. Times, screening locations and ticket information can be found online at […]
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 […]
By RAY KELLY Imagine eavesdropping on a suppertime conversation between a maverick filmmaker who was frequently at odds with the major studios and a young director at the forefront of the New Hollywood movement. Cineastes will rejoice in learning that extensive footage of the November 1970 meeting of Citizen Kane creator Orson Welles and Easy Rider director […]