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According to Kino Lorber, the Touch of Evil 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release will offer all three cuts and they expect to include all previously released extras.

Kino Lorber will release Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil as a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc. It has not revealed specifics or a release date.
https://www.wellesnet.com/touch-of-evil-4k-uhd/

Christopher Plummer Dies: Oscar Winner & ‘Sound Of Music,’ ‘All The Money In The World’ Star A True Hollywood Legend: https://deadline.com/2021/02/christopher-plummer-dies-91-sound-of-music-all-the-money-in-the-world-star-1234688379/ Also starred as "Oedipus the King" in 1968, which fe...

ORSON WELLES, LUCILLE BALL, AND THE GREATEST THRILLER THAT NEVER WAS It was supposed to be one of the great confluences of talent in Hollywood history. So what happened to The Smiler with the Knife? https://crimereads.com/orson-welles-lucille-ball-and-the-greatest-thriller-that-never-was/?fbclid=IwA...

From OTR Facebook: There was a radio show on last year about the work of Harry Alan Towers (the producer), he would often travel to the "star talent" and get them to record their part in the shows he made very quickly, and often in their dressing room for other productions they are working...

Netflix's 'Mank' leads Golden Globes contenders with six nominations:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertai ... 359187001/

https://newrepublic.com/article/160695/making-american-creative-class-book-review-artist-dead The Artist Isn’t Dead Eulogies for the creative class are premature. Art workers can organize—and survive. I studied to be a painter in college and had what I now know is a pretty common experience. My fell...

Here's the version of "The Immortal Story" shown on TCM. It runs 62 minutes, a full four minutes longer than the Criterion version.
https://vimeo.com/459803520

The Culver City Historical Society discovered and has preserved some of the elaborate stained glass windows seen in Orson Welles' THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. Check out a video of their impressive work. https://www.wellesnet.com/culver-city-ambersons-windows/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMcW9QSAnXs

The mobile app has undergone a minor upgrade and resdesign.

To all Wellesnetters: We have altered the procedure for adding new accounts. Anyone interested in becoming a member should first email us at contactwellesnet@gmail.com and a registration link will be provided. We had problems with spammers logging onto the site only to send out junk ads, or do priv...

Gregory Sierra, who played Jack Simon in THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND, died on January 4, 2021 at the age of 83. He is best known for his roles on television's BARNEY MILLER and SANFORD & SON. https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/141725841_10158776386312199_4308974671272548342_n.jpg?_nc_c...

David Putter, a retired Vermont lawyer is the son of Vampira and Orson Welles, a new bio claims Maila Nurmi, who gained fame as Vampira in the 1950s, reportedly had a fling with Orson Welles during his marriage to Rita Hayworth. A DNA test confirmed Nurmi is Putter's mother, though no test has been ...

Trump’s approval rating has now plummeted to 29% in the Pew poll. The lowest approval rating ever for a president was 23% for Truman. While it’s mind-boggling that there are that many morons and/or criminals/seditionists who still approve of Trump, it’s noteworthy that he still commands a large part...