‘Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier’ podcast drops
A new three-part podcast, “Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier,” recalls the blinding of a recently discharged Black soldier by a white police officer in 1946.
Dorothy Thompson defense of Orson Welles recalled
Dorothy Thompson, the first American journalist to be kicked out of Nazi Germany, offered a stirring defense of Orson Welles just days after the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast.
Orson Welles’ post-mortem on radio career unearthed
Listen to “We the People,” a previously unknown 13-minute recording that sheds considerable light on the end of Orson Welles’ radio career in the U.S.
Declaration of Independence read by Orson Welles (audio)
His reading of the Declaration of Independence was included by Columbia Masterworks in the star-studded, Grammy Award winning album “Great American Documents,” released during the U.S. bicentennial in 1976.
‘Orson Welles’ defending trans rights goes viral
Comedian Jules Starn posted his trans rights monologue on Instagram and it has grabbed the attention of many readers and mainstream websites.
Truman Presidential Library to screen ‘American’ documentary
The event at the Truman Library will include a reception, film screening and conversation with director Danny Wu and executive producer Laura Williams, who is the niece of civil rights icon Isaac Woodard.
Welles scholar raps New York Times review for ‘vile allegations’
Richard France (“The Theatre of Orson Welles” and “Orson Welles on Shakespeare”) recently wrote to The New York Times to express his outrage over the characterizations of Orson Welles and John Houseman found in a recent book review.
‘American: An Odyssey to 1947’ is now a deluxe Blu-ray, DVD
In addition to the feature film, the deluxe edition of Danny Wu’s acclaimed documentary includes deleted scenes, a making-of documentary and postcard sized poster.
H.G. Wells, Orson Welles subject of Chicago play
“Wells and Welles” will be directed by Amber Mandley, who recently earned critical acclaim for her direction of “Shakespeare’s R&J,” which was performed with an all-female cast at PrideArts.
‘American: An Odyssey to 1947’ available on Prime Video, Tubi and DVD
“American: An Odyssey to 1947” is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video or purchase on DVD. The documentary looks at Orson Welles and U.S. politics of the 1930s and ’40s.
‘American: An Odyssey to 1947’ begins VOD run on September 12
Gravitas Ventures has announced its video-on-demand, VOD, rollout plans for Danny Wu’s documentary on Orson Welles and U.S. politics in the 1930s and ’40s.
New York, London showings set for ‘American: An Odyssey to 1947’
The documentary on Orson Welles and U.S. politics during the 1930s and ’40s will be screened in New York City, as well as London, before its video-on-demand release next month.