‘Orson Welles: Lost and Found’ to be screened at Toronto International Film Festival Cinematheque

A full year before the 100th anniversary of Orson Welles’ birth, the Toronto International Film Festival Cinematheque has something special planned for fans of the late director. TIFF Cinematheque will feature a special screening of the recently rediscovered silent footage of Too Much Johnson, as part of a mini-retrospective entitled Orson Welles: Lost & Found […]

Orson Welles’ copy of ‘Citizen Kane’ draft script on auction block

Updated on March 7, 2014: The draft Citizen Kane script sold for 98,500 pounds, or $164,797 at auction, according to Sotheby’s. The auction house had estimated it would sell for $25,000 to $33,500. A New York Times report noted that the 229-page second draft script had markings and deletions in pencil and pink crayon. “They […]

Suit worn by Orson Welles in ‘Citizen Kane’ on auction block

Updated on Dec. 24: The suit sold for $132,000 at auction on Saturday – much higher than the pre-auction estimate. ____ A three-piece suit worn by Orson Welles in his landmark 1941 film “Citizen Kane” is up for bid. The suit is said to have been worn by Welles, who starred as Charles Foster Kane, […]