‘Phoenician Scheme,’ ‘Mr. Arkadin’ share common ground
“Mr. Arkadin” and “The Phoenician Scheme” share common ground – particularly in their portrayal of enigmatic, wealthy figures and the exploration of mystery and intrigue.
‘Mr. Arkadin’ collection released on Blu-ray in Germany
A new Blu-ray release of “Mr. Arkadin” with three different cuts of the film has been released in Germany. It is coded as a Region B disc.
The release comes months after the Criterion Collection listed its similar DVD set as out of print.
Video: ‘Mr Arkadin’ lost score performed live in Paris
Maestro Bruno Fontaine and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra brought the music of the Orson Welles’ film Mr. Arkadin (aka Confidential Report) to life at a recent performance in Paris. Fontaine, an arranger and composer in his own right, has a passion — and ear — for lost movie scores, often the result of the […]
Carlotta release of ‘Confidential Report / Mr. Arkadin’ earns thumbs up
A French Blu-ray release of Confidential Report (Mr. Arkadin) has drawn a favorable, if somewhat belated, notice from DVD Beaver. The website has done an in-depth review of Carlotta’s Blu-ray Dossier Secret A.K.A. Mr. Arkadin, which first arrived on shelves back in July 2015. The review of the Region B release offers a detailed comparison […]
In ‘Mr. Arkadin,’ Orson Welles was having the time of his life
Welles made a movie that wasn’t meant to be anything more than a big hit with audiences looking for a good time.
‘Study Guide to The Lives of Harry Lime’ sheds light on radio series
Harry Lime was first depicted by Orson Welles in “The Third Man.”
European Blu-ray releases of ‘Confidential Report’
The discs are available from Blu-ray.com.
‘Confidential Report’ set decorator Gil Parrondo dead at 95
Parrondo won two Academy Awards.
Amparo Rivelles, appeared in Spanish version of ‘Mr. Arkadin,’ dead at 88
Acclaimed Spanish actress Amparo Rivelles died on November 7 in her native Madrid. She was 88. Rivelles portrayed Baroness Nagel in the Spanish version of Orson Welles’ 1955 film “Mr. Arkadin.” In other versions of the movie, the role of Baroness Nagel was played by Suzanne Flon. She also appeared as herself in “Orson Welles […]
‘Mr. Arkadin’ – A look at the film locations
By MATTHEW ASPREY GEAR “But this way ain’t out, mister! That way!” – Jakob Zouk Orson Welles’ Mr Arkadin (1955) is an international narrative set mostly in Western Europe but also in Mexico City, Acapulco, and Tangiers. Many of the locations were convincingly faked. Welles shot most of Arkadin in Spain, on the French Riviera, […]
Mr. Arkadin – The Novel that Orson Welles Never Wrote
Harper Collins has come out with a trade paperback edition of the novelization of Orson Welles’s movie Mr. Arkadin, which contains a new Foreword by John Baxter. Jonathan Rosenbaum has written an essay about the book for the Barnes and Noble website, noting that “Baxter’s Foreword, which starts off quite reasonably, winds up with the […]
Joe Dante on Orson Welles MR. ARKADIN trailer
“A stranger staggers to his death… But his secret does not die with him!” So begins the elusive trailer for Orson Welles MR. ARKADIN Thanks to Joe Dante and his exciting new online site, TRAILERS FROM HELL, it can be viewed here: http://www.trailersfromhell.com/index.php?tid=69 Joe Dante began his career in the sixties as a writer for Castle […]