This three-disc special edition features 4K restorations of all three versions of the film: the theatrical release, longer preview version and reconstructed edition based on Orson Welles’ original vision.
This three-disc special edition features 4K restorations of the three versions of the film: the theatrical release, longer preview version and the reconstructed edition based on Orson Welles’ original vision.
“Touch of Evil,” which has been available on DVD and Blu-ray, will soon be available on an Ultra HD disc. Kino Lorber’s set will include all three versions of the 1958 film.
By RAY KELLY Richard Deming’s Touch of Evil — the latest offering in Bloomsbury Publishing’s relaunch of the BFI Film Classics series — looks at Orson Welles’ role as screenwriter, as well as director and star of the 1958 film. Deming, a senior lecturer in English and director of creative writing at Yale University, sees […]
Joey Scoma of RockedtJump Film School was kind enough to share his video essay with Wellesnet.
Researcher searched for a long, continuous scene of video — one without any cuts in it.
Scripts will be available for further study.
The events will take place in January and February.
Actress Arlene McQuade, who played a member of the hoodlum gang in Touch of Evil, has died. She was 77. McQuade was the first wife of actor Valentin de Vargas, who played Pancho in the Orson Welles thriller. De Vargas died in June 2013 at the age of 78. According to The Hollywood Reporter, McQuade […]
Turner Classic Movies and the United States Postal Service will salute Charlton Heston with the issuance of a brand new commemorative Forever postage stamp featuring the Oscar-winning actor linked to the showing of Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil. The official First Day of Issue Ceremony will take place at Hollywood’s historic TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX […]
The long-awaited domestic Blu-ray release of “Touch of Evil” is set for April 15. Amazon.com lists the single disc, limited edition release at $29.98, but now available for $20.99. Amazon reports the aspect ratio at 1.85:1 on an all-region release. According to Bluray.com the disc will feature three versions of the film: the Preview Version, […]
The 2014 Turner Classic Film Festival will screen a restored “Touch of Evil” during its four-day fest this spring. The Orson Welles film will be shown along side “Best Years of Our Lives,” “Gone With the Wind,” “Double Indemnity” and “The Pawnbroker” on April 10-13 in Hollywood. According to TCM, the showing will be the […]