2017: Orson Welles news in review
Two years after the hoopla of the Orson Welles centennial, exciting projects and releases just keep coming.
Criterion release of Orson Welles’ ‘Othello’ feted by Sight & Sound
Two edits of the Orson Welles movie are included in the set.
Requiem for 1992 release of Orson Welles’ ‘Othello’
The Castle Hill version will eventually be relegated to the dustbins of cinematic history.
‘Merchant of Venice,’ ‘Othello’ and ‘Chimes at Midnight’ scores coming to CD
The CD is limited to 300 copies.
Critics roundup: Criterion Collection gets high marks for ‘Othello’
The set is due for release on October 10.
Criterion Collection releases exceptional ‘Othello’ on Blu-ray, DVD
Two versions of “Othello” and four hours of extras, including Orson Welles’ last completed film.
Wellesnet vault: Gary Graver on ‘Filming Othello’
Gary Graver on filming ‘Filming Othello.”
‘Filming Othello’ added to Criterion’s ‘Othello’ release
The release, once scheduled for May, was delayed until September as the prestige home video company acquired the rights and materials.
Criterion Collection delays ‘Othello’ release
The wait for Othello on Blu-ray has just gotten a little bit longer.
Criterion releasing ‘Othello,’ 1952 and 1955 versions, on Blu-ray, DVD
It will be released on May 23.
Orson Welles and Shakespeare to be feted in Woodstock
Exhibits run throughout October 2016.
Film Forum to screen 3 Shakespearean films by Orson Welles
A cinematic Shakespearean tribute is planned for January 2016.
Newport Beach Film Festival to honor Orson Welles
The California festival runs April 23-30.
Early cut of ‘Othello’ now online
The early edit was posted to YouTube.
Criterion to release Orson Welles’ ‘Othello’ in 2015
Details on extras will be released in the coming months.
New York Film Forum, Paley Center plan extensive screenings of Orson Welles films, rarities in early 2015
The events will take place in January and February.
Shout! Factory acquires Westchester Films; deal includes Orson Welles’ ‘Othello’
Westchester’s library includes more than 400 films.
Beatrice Welles interview – Part 2: Orson Welles early ‘autobiography’ found, art exhibit planned, ‘Othello’ on Blu-ray, and fate of ‘Chimes at Midnight’
By RAY KELLY Beatrice Welles’ decision to put more than 70 items belonging to her late father, Orson Welles, on the auction block later this month drew national attention when it was announced Monday. Most of the items were found in two trunks, which had been left unopened for nearly 50 years. She detailed the […]
‘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 in Italy’ available from Indiana University Press
An English translation of Alberto Anile’s book Orson Welles in Italy is available from Indiana University Press. Translated by Marcus Perryman, the book looks at Welles’ trek to Italy in 1947 to restart his career. “Far from being welcomed as the celebrity who directed and starred in Citizen Kane, his six-year exile in Italy was […]