Film historian Joseph McBride recently took part in a remote video talk with members of Milwaukee Film. McBride, author of three books on Welles, discussed the 1946 thriller The Stranger, as well as The Other Side of the Wind, which was shot in the 1970s and completed in 2018. McBride was a cast member and […]
The release is set for August 29.
Our attention is focused on Woodstock, Illinois, with the 80th anniversary celebration of the 1934 Todd Theatre Festival set for this weekend. Welles’ spent much of childhood at the Todd School for Boys and his affection for the school, headmaster Roger Hill and Woodstock is well-documented. Asked once where he considered home, Welles replied, “I […]
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 […]
“The Stranger,” Orson Welles’ 1946 thriller about a Nazi war criminal hiding out in a sleepy Connecticut town, will get a proper Blu-ray release this fall. Kino Classics is promising a brand new 1080p HD transfer of a 35mm restoration from the Library of Congress on Oct. 15. The release will carry a $34.95 list […]
By RAY KELLY The remake of Orson Welles’ 1946 thriller “The Stranger” is moving forward and the identity of the actors who will step into the roles played by Orson Welles, Loretta Young and Edward G. Robinson may soon be revealed. Scriptwriter Alanna Belak has indicated on Twitter that casting decisions may have already been […]
An opposition Iranian satellite channel based in London aired “Genocide,” the acclaimed Academy Award-winning documentary on the Holocaust produced by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. It was broadcast with Farsi subtitles on January 25. The Wiesenthal Center coordinated the showing to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27. Welles, along with Elizabeth Taylor, narrated […]
By RAY KELLY “Sleeping With the Enemy” director Joseph Ruben will direct a remake of Orson Welles’ most commercially successful film, “The Stranger.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jack and Joseph Nasser of NGN Releasing (“For a Good Time, Call …”) will produce the film with the script penned by newcomer Alanna Belak. The storyline […]
The Stranger is now out on a official MGM release which apparently puts all the many public domain versions of the film to shame. I haven’t seen it yet, but here is David Kehr’s review of the new DVD in The New York Times: _______ The Stranger, in a radiant new print, gains most in this (film […]