Jagat Murari bio reveals Orson Welles’ impact on Indian film great
Jagat Murari studied at the University of Southern California in the late 1940s and interned at Republic Pictures during Orson Welles’ production of “Macbeth.”
‘Macbeth’ rules at BAM in April
A 35mm print of Orson Welles’ adaptation of “Macbeth” with the original “Scottish burr” soundtrack will be screened on April 12 and 17 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Rare ‘Macbeth’ poster on auction block
Heritage Auctions is trumpeting the “Voodoo Macbeth” window card from a West Coast performance in 1936 as “the Rosebud of this auction.”
‘Macbeth’ Blu-ray coming from Kino Lorber
The upcoming Blu-ray release of “Macbeth” utilizes 2022 high definition masters made by Paramount Pictures from 4K scans of the 1948 and 1950 releases.
‘Voodoo Macbeth’ now on On Demand; headed to Blu-ray
“Voodoo Macbeth” is now available from Amazon, Apple TV, iTunes and Vudu. The USC student production will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 17.
‘Voodoo Macbeth’ gets fall theatrical release
Jewell Wilson Bridges stars as Orson Welles with Inger Tudor as Rose McClendon, the Broadway actress who supervised the Negro Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project.
Dramatizations fall short in telling true story of ‘Voodoo Macbeth’
Shakespearean scholar Michael Anderegg looks at two recent dramatizations of the 1936 Federal Theatre Negro Unit production of “Macbeth” in Harlem.
‘Voodoo Macbeth’ big winner at Sedona International Film Festival
“Voodoo Macbeth” took home two major awards, including Best of Fest, at the 27th annual Sedona International Film Festival. The film, directed and written by a team of USC School of Cinematic Arts students, also received the Director’s Choice Independent Spirit Award (Narrative Feature).
‘Voodoo Macbeth’ adds more festival appearances
The USC School of Cinematic Arts movie recounts how a 20-year-old Orson Welles adapted and directed a Federal Theatre Project production of “Macbeth” in Harlem in 1936.
Harlem film festival to feature ‘Voodoo Macbeth’
“Voodoo Macbeth,” a film recounting the 1936 production, will be an official selection at the Harlem International Film Festival in May. It will be screened at the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 Theatres.
Cleveland International Film Festival to stream ‘Voodoo Macbeth’
The 45th annual Cleveland International Film Festival will stream the USC movie “Voodoo Macbeth” and many other selections on April 8-20.
‘Voodoo Macbeth’ recounts landmark stage play (review)
Orson Welles fans who were left cold by “Mank” will find some relief in “Voodoo Macbeth,” a USC School of Cinematic Arts production that delves into an important moment in American theater and race relations.