Analyzing ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ script evolution
Several versions of the script Orson Welles co-wrote with collaborator Oja Kodar are in collections in Italy, Spain, and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Veteran actor Peter Jason dies at 80
Peter Jason’s career stretched from “Rio Lobo” to the popular HBO series “Deadwood and included Orson Welles’ “The Other Side of the Wind.”
Videos recall ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ launch
“The Other Side of the Wind” had its long-awaited premiere at the Venice and Telluride film festivals during Labor Day weekend 2018.
Oja Kodar video interview available online
Oja Kodar collaborated with Welles on “The Other Side of the Wind” and “F for Fake”, as well as several unrealized projects including “The Dreamers.”
Joseph McBride shares rare Orson Welles audio in new podcast
Joseph McBride discussed “The Other Side of the Wind” on the YouTube podcast “Robert Bellissimo At The Movies”, now in its fourth year.
Mo Henry, negative cutter on ‘The Other Side of the Wind,’ has passed away
Mo Henry got her start on “Jaws” and worked on 300 films including “LA Confidential,” “The Big Lebowski,” “Apocalypse Now: Redux,” and many more.
Netflix releases detailed viewership report
Netflix today has revealed viewership data for 99% of its entire catalog, or 18,200 titles available worldwide. Viewership for an Orson Welles-related project was disappointing.
‘The Other Side of the Wind’ bootlegs thrive; legit Blu-ray elusive
After five years of waiting patiently for a legit Blu-ray of “The Other Side of the Wind,” I decided to see what the pirates had to offer – fully aware I might not like what I get.
Carefree ‘Other Side of the Wind’ house up for sale
The Carefree, Arizona, home was dressed as the ranch home of director Jake Hannaford, played by John Huston, in the movie. Orson Welles and his crew filmed there for several months in 1974.
Orson Welles explains ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
In this fascinating, undated, 10-page typed document, director Orson Welles explains the storyline and principal theme of his intended Hollywood comeback film.
2022: Wellesian year in review
It has been 37 years since Orson Welles took his final bow, but there was no shortage of appreciations and projects for Wellesians to enjoy in 2022.
No news is not necessarily good news
After four years, Wellesnet is skeptical of so-called insiders predicting the imminent Blu-ray release of “The Other Side of the Wind.”
Orson Welles and the Other Side of Nicholas Ray or Johnny Got His Guitar
Nicholas Ray and Orson Welles had their American careers ended prematurely by an industry that could not be moved to re-employ them.
Ukraine techs who worked on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ keep going
The Ukraine company was described by producers in 2018 as a “crucial partner” in the successful effort to complete the Orson Welles film.
Directors Company tried to interest Paramount in ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
As a partner in The Directors Company, Peter Bogdanovich tried to interest Paramount Pictures into backing “The Other Side of the Wind” in 1973.
Massimiliano Studer book targets New Hollywood, ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
Italian publisher Mimesis Edizioni will release a new book on “The Other Side of the Wind” by Massimiliano Studer on October 28 entitled “Orson Welles E La New Hollywood: Il Caso di The Other Side of the Wind.” It includes a foreword by Esteve Riambau.
‘Hopper/Welles’ to be shown at Melbourne, Jerusalem festivals
The documentary created by producer Filip Jan Rymsza and editor Bob Murawski from footage Orson Welles shot in 1970 will be screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 22 and Jerusalem Film Festival on August 30.
‘Hopper/Welles’ to be shown at IndieLisboa
The 130-minute documentary will be shown as part of the Director’s Cut section of the IndieLisboa film festival, which runs August 21 to September 6.
‘What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?,’ updated by Joseph McBride, on its way
An updated paperback edition of Joseph McBride’s book “What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of an Independent Career” has been announced for publication by the University Press of Kentucky.
In updating What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? for its first-ever paperback edition, McBride has included significant developments of the past decade, chiefly the surprise discovery of the 1938 footage shot for the stage show “Too Much Johnson” and the completion of Welles’ last major work, “The Other Side of the Wind.”
Exploring the Hemingway / Welles connection
One of the 20th century’s most celebrated writers and one of its finest filmmakers enjoyed what the latter described as “a very strange relationship.”