Joseph McBride tours cemeteries, homes with ties to Orson Welles
McBride visiting sites connected to Welles’ childhood.
Museum of Modern Art in New York to screen ‘Citizen Kane,’ ‘The Hearts of Age’
Screenings are slated for April 17-23.
New York Film Forum, Paley Center plan extensive screenings of Orson Welles films, rarities in early 2015
The events will take place in January and February.
80th anniversary celebration of Orson Welles and Roger Hill’s Todd Theatre Festival underway in Woodstock, Illinois
Todd Tarbox, grandson of Roger Hill, opened the 80th anniversary of Orson Welles’ Todd Theatre Festival in Woodstock.
‘Too Much Johnson,’ ‘Hearts of Age’ to be shown in Spain
Spanish movie-goers will get a chance to see Orson Welles’ pre-“Citizen Kane” work in film next week. The recently discovered and restored “Too Much Johnson” footage and Welles’ first dabbling in film, “Hearts of Age,” will be shown at the Filmoteca de Catalunya in Barcelona on February 12. “Too Much Johnson” will be shown along […]
Michael Dawson interview: Part 3 – Woodstock Celebrates and ‘Citizen Welles’
By MIKE TEAL “Othello” restoration producer Michael Dawson concludes his interview with Wellesnet with a discussion of the plans for a celebration in Woodstock, Illinois, for the 2015 centennial of Orson Welles’s birth, and also discusses his documentary “Citizen Welles.” What is Woodstock Celebrates? Woodstock Celebrates is a nonprofit organization formed to make better known […]
Roger Hill’s daughter recalls Orson Welles at the Todd School for Boys in Woodstock, Illinois
Orson Welles attended the Todd School for Boys from 1926 to 1931. He formed a lasting friendship with his mentor, headmaster Roger “Skipper” Hill. His 95-year-old daughter, Joanne Hill Tarbox Styles, has written an essay on Welles’ time in Woodstock, Illinois. Styles was married for than 50 years to Welles’ childhood rival, Hascy Tarbox. Wellesnet […]