WELLESNET MESSAGE BOARD

An article on the film by Richmond P. Adams will soon be available in RETREATS FROM OBLIVION: THE JOURNAL OF NOIR COM, co-edited by Matthew Sorrento.https://retreatsfromoblivion.com/about/ Richmond's dissertation on "The Damnation of Theron Ware" appeared in book publication immediately af...

"Beam me up, Mr. Welles"!

Did the production company also have in mind, his wine commercials during TV advertizing breaks?

Perhaps he could put on his Trump make-up and launch a kickstarter appeal suggesting that Brazil has documents verifying who actually won the election?

I hope this is valid. The man in the striped shirt whose face we can not see has a dark outline at the side that could resemble a beard similar to the one Harvey has for the film.

I have also written about the film in a detailed article in the2015 print version of FILM INTERNATIONAL. Former Ph.D graduate and colleague Richmond Adams plans another article on the film looking at it from a different perspective. Clifford Heylin and Naremore have also recognized the values of the...

Another response to the documentary - https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/0 ... i-a10.html

WE can only live in hope.

THE AMERICAN DREAMER (1971) has just resurfaced on youtube in a faded print. 20 mins into this documentary Hooper believes THE LAST MOVIE that he is seen editing will be better than EASY RIDER and draws some comparisons with AMBERSONS. He also mentions welles approaching Universal for $500,000 but t...

Another perceptive review - https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/1 ... e-d10.html

Also reviewed by none other than your very own (dis)"obedient servant"!

http://filmint.nu/theatrical-criterion-collection/

Excellent response, as always, Roger.

Here is an entry from today's Shadowplay, accompanied by mostly perceptive comments from the site's key contributors.

https://dcairns.wordpress.com/2020/12/0 ... ent-405490

Excellent article by Joe and pithy comments by our very own JR. One tragedy of this film was that money was available to make it, and not for completing and restoring Welles's other unfinished projects.

Good to know this, Steve. At least there are some people with integrity around. When invited to meet her by our university (Dis) Honors Program several years ago, I refused. Those who did blithely swallowed her "guff" since she was a "celebrity."

An ironic take on Ford's "Print the Legend" from THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962). But the fact is the Kael legend has long been debunked.

Should have updated this but the link is no longer available since a copyright snitch closed down the site. If it appears again, I'll inform you all.