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Harvey and Glenn , I concur with you both. How difficult can it be for someone we are informed is so dedicated to the preservation of allegedly irreplaceable materials to come forward and address us directly as a bid to enlist our aid? Is it not already abundantly clear to signor Bonanni that he wi...

Todd , but for your suggestion, we might never have appreciated those as alternatives. Thanks so much. Also, emboldened by Harvey's creativity, I suggest a parallel, viral, cellphone-based text message campaign using as its call to action, " Do the Q " (both "Q"uestionnaire - or survey - and "Q"uix...

Thanks for the feedback, all. You're quite right that Question 8 was unnecessarily restrictive in the choices it offered. So it has been amended to include 3 options, as follows: -Raw, work-in-progress? -As completed by others? -Both combined (e.g., a boxed set)? Hopefully that covers the gamut. No...

Not wanting to bias any future submissions, but here's a sneak preview of the kind of Survey Results that can be tracked (e.g., Question 4) In determining the fate of the existing footage, whose interests should be considered? (Multiple selections are allowed) Total Responses: Those who have preven...

For those who have proposed that some sort of collective action be taken to try and promote the best possible outcome for the Bonnani-held footage and, hopefully, for Welles' Quixote overall, I have drafted the following online survey which I offer for your constructive feedback. Saving Orson Welle...

atcolomb - FYI, there is a magnificent print of The Stranger available in Europe on an MGM-labeled DVD. It is mentioned in another thread somewhere on the site and on DVDBeaver. Worth acquiring, to be sure, except that, alas, it's not Region 1. (Just another fine excuse to scoop up a region-free pl...

Tashman Well put forth, as always. Even as I have gone about arguing my case, I had to accept the fact that whoever winds up with physical custody of the goods in question will have the final say as to what is, or is not, done with them and, with that, whatever level of privacy winds up being respe...

Glenn , perhaps the proximity of the man to our times (his was, after all, of my own father's generation) is what sensitizes me so much to the personal concerns. Were I a personal friend of Welles and aware of his special concern for privacy in this instance, I suspect I'd be even more dismayed by ...

Ah, the exhilaration of spirited, thoughtful debate! And, despite how accessible the Internet has made the potential for such, how dismayingly uncommon it is to find the like online. Fellow Wellesians unite! We have nothing to lose but our illusions. In my own defense, however, please allow me to c...

Greetings, my most valiant and exuberant knights, from one of the many here whose silence should not be confused with indifference. On the contrary, I am a fascinated witness to the present and swelling debate on this topic and I suspect that Welles and Cervantes both would have been captivated by ...

Jeff - you know what's best for yourself, so by all means do what you have to do in order to keep the zeal alive. You've made a remarkable ongoing contribution to this forum and an indelible imprint on the pursuit of all things Welles. You've helped shepherd this site into one of the most consisten...

Cole , the product details at deepdiscountdvd made no mention anywhere of the associated print materials. I'd be concerned that their exclusion might explain, in part, the comparative savings. I don't know for sure, one way or the other; I'm simply saying that interested parties should get the full...

One of the things Welles was most remembered for by those who worked with him was his ever-ready and booming laugh. And nothing seemed to delight him more than confronting absurdity in all its incarnations. Even the absurdity of chasing after an unfinishable but undoubtedly sublime Quixote while be...