Simon Callow explains Orson Welles Vol. 4 delay
Simon Callow’s long-awaited final volume in his Orson Welles biography series was sidelined by something his subject would fully appreciate — overcoming hurdles to complete a movie.
‘Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier’ podcast drops
A new three-part podcast, “Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier,” recalls the blinding of a recently discharged Black soldier by a white police officer in 1946.
Watch remastered ‘King Lear’ starring Orson Welles
A handsomely remastered early television performance starring Orson Welles surfaced online this week and is every inch a king.
Orson Welles Web Board failure fueled Wellesnet
The decay and eventual demise of the Orson Welles Web Board led to the birth of Wellesnet 25 years ago.
‘Citizen Kane’ returns to big screen at 85
Orson Welles’ landmark 1941 film, “Citizen Kane,” will return to cinemas with screenings planned across the country this summer.
‘House of Cards’ getting solid Blu-ray foundation
The 1968 thriller from director John Guillermin (“The Blue Max,” “Towering Inferno”) stars George Peppard, Inger Stevens and Orson Welles with a score by Francis Lai (“Love Story”).
Joseph McBride raps New Yorker on Welles article
Joseph McBride, noted film historian and author of three books on Orson Welles, fired off a letter to The New Yorker today about its article “Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece.”
The New Yorker gets preview of AI ‘Ambersons’
“The New Yorker” writer Michael Schulman details the planned reconstruction of Orson Welles’ “The Magnificent Ambersons” using artificial intelligence to convey the missing scenes.
Orson Welles tribute in Turin to run 6 months
La Cinematheque francaise recently ended its three-month tribute to Orson Welles, and now the National Cinema Museum in Turin is gearing up for its own exhibition, which will run from March 31 to October 5, 2026.
‘The Stranger’ getting 80th anniversary restoration
La Cinémathèque française in collaboration with the Library of Congress is restoring the 1946 thriller with the Stockholm-based TransPerfect Media.
Boston University houses rare Orson Welles scripts
Tucked away on the fifth floor of Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library are two manuscript boxes containing some of Orson Welles final unrealized projects.
Jagat Murari bio reveals Orson Welles’ impact on Indian film great
Jagat Murari studied at the University of Southern California in the late 1940s and interned at Republic Pictures during Orson Welles’ production of “Macbeth.”