‘Citizen Kane’ returning to theaters via Fathom, TCM
Classic film fans can look forward to seeing “Citizen Kane” in theaters again, courtesy of TCM Big Screen Classics and Fathom Events. Look for two showings in September.
Wellesnet at 20: Founder Jeff Wilson looks back at website’s start
To mark our 20th anniversary, Wellesnet founder Jeff Wilson looks back to March 2001 and recalls the birth and early days of the Orson Welles Web Resource.
AFI Fest to include ‘Hopper/Welles’ showing
The eight-day film festival, set for October 15-22, is based out of Los Angeles, though it will be held virtually this year because of the pandemic.
‘Jangada de Welles’ documentary to make European debut
The Brazilian documentary A Jangada de Welles (The Welles Raft) will have its European premiere later this month at the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival in France. The 75-minute documentary looks at Welles’ aborted wartime South American movie, It’s All True; filming in Fortaleza, Brazil; the drowning death of national hero Manuel “Jacare” Olimpio Meira during […]
Three-film Orson Welles retrospect set for March in Denver
Denver Film will present The Other Side of Orson Welles: A Philosophical Film Retrospective in March. The film series is geared for those unfamiliar with Welles’ work beyond his landmark Hollywood debut, Citizen Kane. The three-film retrospect begins on March 17 with the 1947 thriller The Lady from Shanghai, co-starring Welles’ then-wife Rita Hayworth. It […]
2019: Wellesian year in review
By MIKE TEAL After the excitement of 2018, which saw the near-miraculous completion of the 40-years-in-the-making The Other Side of the Wind, 2019 was a relatively quiet year for Wellesian matters. Reactions to Other Wind continued to roll in gradually during the first part of the year from various Welles scholars and authors (although […]
‘Music of Orson Welles’ to be examined, performed in Colchester
Our friends across the pond have an evening of Orson Welles-related movie and television music to look forward to this fall. The Colchester Arts Centre in Essex will present The Music of Orson Welles on Sunday, November 24. Composer Jason Frederick will lecture and lead live performances of Welles-related film and television scores written by the […]
‘Third Man’ getting 70th anniversary release in UK
StudioCanal UK announced today it will re-release Carol Reed’s The Third Man to British theaters next month to mark the classic movie’s 70th anniversary. It was teased by StudioCanal on social media with the tweet, “Hunted by men, sought by women — it’s time to meet The Third Man once more.” A gala event is […]
‘Drawings by Orson Welles for The Trial’ on exhibit in Belgium
Some 95 original Orson Welles drawings made for his 1962 film The Trial are currently on exhibit in Belgium. The exhibit at the Cultural Center Scharpoord in Knokke-Heist kicked off May 30 and runs through July 28. In addition to the exhibit of the artwork, organizers plan a screening of The Trial and Mark Cousins’ […]
UK opera festival serving up food, music and ‘Chimes at Midnight’
The Leeds Opera Festival has come up with an appropriate celebration in honor of Shakespeare’s Sir John Falstaff. Britain’s Northern Opera Group will present A Feast for Falstaff on Sunday, August 25, as part of the five-day opera festival. Guests will enjoy drinks and a sumptuous buffet to the accompaniment of pieces from three Falstaff operas […]
Brattle Theatre in Boston running Orson Welles retrospect
Mark Cousins documentary The Eyes of Orson Welles and five films from the late director will be screened later this month at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A DCP of Cousins’ examination Welles’ work as a visual artist runs daily on June 21-27. The Eyes of Orson Welles had its premiere as a Cannes […]
‘Looking Again at Orson Welles’ retrospect set for Berkeley
An acclaimed Orson Welles documentary and four of his classic films will be showcased by The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Looking Again at Orson Welles, which run June 9 to July 10, will feature three showings of Mark Cousins’ documentary The Eyes of Orson Welles (from DCP) on June 9, 16, and […]
Orson Welles Cinema opened its doors 50 years ago
The curtain came down when a fire broke out in the cinema lobby in 1986.
Colorado festival to feature four Orson Welles movies in 35mm
The International Film Series on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus in April will feature four Orson Welles movies in 35mm.Tickets The spring film series will include his first Hollywood offering, Citizen Kane (April 22); The Lady from Shanghai with Rita Hayworth (April 23); Touch of Evil co-starring Charlton Heston (April 24); and the recently completed The Other Side […]
Cleveland Cinematheque to show ‘The Other Side of the Wind,’ four other Orson Welles films in 35mm
Five films by Orson Welles, including the recently finished The Other Side of the Wind, will be shown in 35mm at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque in the weeks ahead. The weekend film series, Orson Welles in 35mm, will be shown from November 2 through December 2. In addition to The Other Side of the […]
‘Winds of Welles’ ― American Cinematheque offering retrospect in October
The American Cinematheque has scheduled an Orson Welles retrospect at The Aero in Santa Monica, California, in October. The series encompasses Welles career, from his start at RKO Pictures to his work as an independent filmmaker. It is entitled The Winds of Welles. Screenings of They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead and The Other Side of […]
‘Transformers’ returning to theaters for one-night only
Forget about the completion of The Other Side of the Wind or Criterion Collection prepping its Blu-ray release of The Magnificent Ambersons for just a few moments, there is some planet-sized Wellesian news to report. Fathom Events, Hasbro Studios, and SHOUT! Factory revealed today that the 1986 animated film Transformers: The Movie will be returning to movie theaters nationwide […]
Peter Bogdanovich to be feted at Lumière 2018 Grand Lyon Film Festival
Peter Bogdanovich, who celebrates his 79th birthday today, will be a guest of honor at the prestigious Lumière 2018 Grand Lyon Film Festival in France on October 13-21. The honor comes during a very busy year for the Oscar-nominated filmmaker: A new interview book; the re-release of Saint Jack; the debut of his The Great Buster, […]
‘The Other Side of the Wind,’ Morgan Neville doc both to screen at 75th Venice Film Festival
By RAY KELLY More than 40 years after Orson Welles finished principal photography on The Other Side of the Wind, his recently completed film will have its world premiere at the 75th annual Venice Film Festival. The announcement was made by Alberto Barbera, director of Biennale di Venezia, and Paolo Baratta, festival president, at a […]
‘Eyes of Orson Welles’ to screen at Traverse City Film Festival
“The Eyes of Orson Welles” will have its North American premiere at the Traverse City Film Festival on August 3.