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.”
Catherine Benamou to speak on ‘It’s All True’ at Paris event
She told Wellesnet she will be be discussing the ongoing preservation effort of the surviving footage, as well as the history of the wartime project, when she speaks at Cinematheque francaise on October 13.
Unseen Orson Welles footage eyed for documentary
The working title of the “It’s All True”-related documentary from Laura Godoy is “Welles in the Land of Silence” with a release date scheduled for 2026.
Preserving ‘It’s All True’ – É Tudo Verdade
A backup copy of the “It’s All True” footage stored at the UCLA Film and Television Archive is being recommended in addition to a 4K scan by Paramount Pictures.
‘It’s All True’ book launch set for Brazil conference
Catherine Benamou’s exhaustively researched “It’s All True: Orson Welles’s Pan-American Odyssey” was first published by University of California Press in 2007.
Film exec Michael Schlesinger has died
During his time at Paramount Pictures, Schlesinger championed the 1993 documentary “It’s All True: Based on an Unfinished Film By Orson Welles.”
‘Four Men on a Raft’ composer Jorge Arriagada dies at 81
Jorge Arriagada worked primarily in the film industry, composing music for more than 160 movies since 1977.
‘Rafters of Saint Pedro’ to use Orson Welles footage
“Jangadeiros da São Pedro” (“Rafters of Saint Pedro”) will tell the story of the four fishermen who traveled on a raft to Rio de Janeiro in 1941.
‘It’s All True: Orson Welles’s Pan-American Odyssey’ now in Portuguese
“It’s All True: Orson Welles’s Pan-American Odyssey” by Catherine Benamou was first published by University of California Press in 2007.
Forgotten Brazil visit uncovered in ‘It’s All True’ scans
Footage from the Ouro Preto Easter festivities were scanned, portions of which will be used in “Orson Welles in the Land of Silence.”
Wellesnet to preview ‘Ambersons’ reconstruction in Philadelphia
Wellesnet’s Ray Kelly will preview a reconstruction of “The Magnificent Ambersons” using animation to fill the lost scenes at the Free Library of Philadelphia on July 19, 2023.
Paramount scanning remaining ‘It’s All True’ footage
The UCLA Film & Television Archive houses 75,145 feet of “My Friend Bonito,” 32,200 feet of “Carnaval,” and 28,000 feet of “Four Men on a Raft.”