Deflating myths about Orson Welles
Even a contemporary director with as fine and as comprehensive an understanding of film-making as David Fincher, is still subject to the same myths about Orson Welles.
Mank and the Ghost of Christmas Future
Film historian Joseph McBride, who penned “Rough Sledding with Pauline Kael” in 1971, graciously offered to revisit the authorship of Citizen Kane for Wellesnet after screening David Fincher’s new Netflix movie Mank — the latest in a string of unflattering film portrayals of Orson Welles.
Probing the mind of filmmaker Orson Welles
Documentarian Mark Cousins looked into The Eyes of Orson Welles, now psychoanalyst/psychotherapist Jack Schwartz has published a paper on what could be called “the mind of Orson Welles.”
‘Mank’ finds its villain in Orson Welles, the man who made ‘Citizen Kane’
Welles once noted of his self-destructive screenwriting partner: “Mank always needed a villain.” The same can be said of the movie that bears his nickname.
At Orson’s fireplace: Brief considerations on ‘Hopper/Welles,’ and interview with Bob Murawski
“At Orson’s Fireplace” is an English translation of an article that will appear in the Italian film magazine Cabiria No. 196-197.
Harlan Lebo delves into differences between ‘Citizen Kane’ script, finished film
Harlan Lebo, author of “Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker’s Journey,” has unveiled his painstaking research into the hundreds of differences between the landmark movie’s final script and what ended up on the screen.
Rarely seen Orson Welles-narrated film ‘Gift of Harvest’ surfaces online
Part of the Dupont Company films and commercials collection, A Gift of Harvest was filmed throughout 1978-79 and released in 1981.
Filmed ‘Orson Rehearsed’ opera picks up festival awards
Daron Hagen’s filmed opera, “Orson Rehearsed,” has been playing at movie festivals around the world and has won laurels.
‘Mank’ fails to give Orson Welles his due as ‘Kane’ co-writer, critic says
Veteran critic Todd McCarthy says Welles will “have to suffer a few more slings and arrows flung by those who will automatically buy into the view that he had nothing to do with the writing of ‘Citizen Kane’.”
‘War of the Worlds’ — 10 links worth checking out by Halloween
With the 82nd anniversary of the infamous radio broadcast fast approaching, here are 10 online links worth checking out.
‘Citizen Kane’ transcript improved, now available online
Noted author Harlan Lebo has provided Orson Welles fans with something special as the 80th anniversary of “Citizen Kane” nears — a new transcript of the landmark film.
‘Orson Welles Great Mysteries Vol. 2’ DVD set for release in UK
Network, which released the DVD “Orson Welles Great Mysteries Volume 1” in the United Kingdom last year, will release the second and final volume on October 26. Produced by Anglia Television, the 25-minute long episodes were originally broadcast by Britain’s ITV between September 1973 and February 1974. Thirteen episodes were featured on the first volume and the remaining 13 shows are contained on Volume 2.
‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Blu-ray release rests with Netflix, producer says
In an interview with The Film Stage to promote “Hopper/Welles,” Filip Jan Rymsza and editor Bob Murawski spoke about their support for a physical media release.
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.
‘Hopper/Welles’ review: ‘I, Hannaford’ vs. Mr. ‘Easy Rider’ Era
Welles scholar Joseph McBride writes, “Kudos to all involved in ‘Hopper/Welles’ for giving us more bounty from the director’s seemingly endless closet of unfinished material. “
Filip Jan Rymzsa, Bob Murawski to discuss ‘Hopper/Welles’ in online talk
The 58th edition of the New York Film Festival will present a series of free online chats with filmmakers later this month, including a talk featuring the team behind Hopper/Welles. On Tuesday, September 29, at 2 p.m., NYFF58 will offer an online talk focusing on two festival offerings: Hopper/Welles and Raul Ruiz’ The Tango of […]
‘Quijote Welles’ novel covers love of Spain, Cervantes
Spanish screenwriter Agustín Sánchez Vidal has just published Quijote Welles, a novel which delves into Orson Welles’ love of both Spain and the Cervante’s character Don Quixote. The 668-page novel utilizes interviews, diaries, confessions and even fragments of the Don Quixote script. Vidal, a professor of Film History at the University of Zaragoza, is the […]
‘Hopper/Welles’ — The Orson Welles film* we never expected (review)
By RAY KELLY Should Hopper/Welles be considered an Orson Welles film? The documentary, which premiered this week at the Venice International Film Festival and will be streamed at the upcoming the New York Film Festival, is not in the final form Welles intended. Rather, it is a fragment of a project that never developed beyond […]
‘Hopper/Welles’: The New Hollywood Strikes Back (review)
By MASSIMILIANO STUDER It’s important that producer Filip Jan Rymsza find a distributor for this gem that has emerged from the film vault of The Other Side of the Wind; allowing Italian cinephiles to see and understand the New Hollywood environment of 1970 — a documentary that Ciro Giorgini would certainly have done everything to […]
Inside ‘Hopper/Welles’ with Filip Jan Rymsza and Bob Murawski
By RAY KELLY After laboring nine years to bring The Other Side of the Wind to the screen, it’s understandable that producer Filip Jan Rymsza was not looking to embark on another Orson Welles project. But time and a nudge from a friend led to Hopper/Welles, which will have its world premiere next week during […]