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Gary Oldman will be chatting with Entertainment Weekly’s Leah Greenblatt on the 92nd Street Y website tomorrow at 8 p.m. EST:

https://www.92y.org/archives/mank?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=Email_Talks_012621&utm_campaign=Talks012621&mcSID=731949

This just in:

https://www.92y.org/archives/mank?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=Email_Talks_011921&utm_campaign=Talks011921&mcSID=731949

Thanks, Ray! Reading the original home page post, I see that there was doubt as to how long the video might be available. So I went to the Cinémathèque's home page, clicked on "Henri" (which was part of the link), and found this, which suggests that it's part of a collection of rare films ...

If this has been posted on Wellesnet before (and I'm guessing it has been, but simply slipped my mind) please feel free to ignore. If not:

https://www.cinematheque.fr/henri/film/125173-orson-welles-a-la-cinematheque-francaise-pierre-andre-boutang-guy-seligmann-1983/

Re: Tom Burke as Welles, Regen Wilson also did a fine job, vocally and dramatically, in last night's "War of the Worlds" production by a DC theater company. Here's his photo:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1625868/mediaviewer/rm2833998592

Here's a Covid version, Zooming now:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86855176704#success

And of course, as he got older, he left the singing to others; but he was still able to "put over" a song, the "so many things to remember" now nostalgic remembrance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDnXEllpelQ&ab_channel=AhmadFElyan

Thank you! Never would have guessed. A familiar name from my childhood sitcom-watching. Fascinating bridge.

Well, as Forster urged us: Only connect . . .

I understand where you're coming from, Craig -- and it seems, from the quote you've posted, Wilde as well. I saw something different, more layered. Something, it turns out, that wasn't there. It's still a beautiful, moving tale, told to great effect by Welles, with a particularly great assist from w...

Hi, wich2 (Craig). Responding to your post: That may make some sensibilities squirm; but it stands squarely in Judeo-Christian theology (as did Wilde himself.) There, such is not seen as groveling, but simply as the proper relationship of Creature to Creator. "But now, O Lord, you are our Fathe...

Among the things that strikes me about the story is its final words, spoken by God: "And in this city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise me." Which runs counter to everything the Prince believed, lived, valued -- and died for. Haven't checked out the lit crit for the story, but this see...

Thanks, Steve. Always a welcome reminder of that small gem. (I clicked on the link to the Wiki entry and it took me to an incomplete page. This one may work better.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happy_Prince_(Bing_Crosby_and_Orson_Welles_album)

Could the complete Ambersons be buried somewhere in the Selznick estate, or at MOMA? Another long shot, but you never know. After all, as Mr. Egan writes, "in those days no one said no to David Selznick." We could always ask. Not sure how to contact the Selznick Estate, but according to M...

This is both blood-boiling and tragic on so many levels -- and on a very personal one for Wellesians: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/kenosha-police-involved-in-jacob-blake-shooting-werent-wearing-body-cameras/ar-BB18jo89?ocid=uxbndlbing In a way, I'm glad Orson isn't here to see it. In another...

TELL me about it, Wich2 / Craig. It's like being told: "You were SO cute / smart / talented . . ." and having the observation end there.