Orson Welles movies still unavailable on Blu-ray
As the home video market moves from Blu-ray to 4K UHD, it’s worth noting that for U.S. fans there are still several Welles-directed titles unavailable on Blu-ray.
Orson Welles and the Other Side of Nicholas Ray or Johnny Got His Guitar
Nicholas Ray and Orson Welles had their American careers ended prematurely by an industry that could not be moved to re-employ them.
Ukraine techs who worked on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ keep going
The Ukraine company was described by producers in 2018 as a “crucial partner” in the successful effort to complete the Orson Welles film.
Joseph McBride on updating ‘What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?’
“What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of an Independent Career” is a critical look at the projects undertaken by the late director in his final years. The new edition includes the discovery of “Too Much Johnson” and completion of “The Other Side of the Wind.”
Directors Company tried to interest Paramount in ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
As a partner in The Directors Company, Peter Bogdanovich tried to interest Paramount Pictures into backing “The Other Side of the Wind” in 1973.
Massimiliano Studer book targets New Hollywood, ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
Italian publisher Mimesis Edizioni will release a new book on “The Other Side of the Wind” by Massimiliano Studer on October 28 entitled “Orson Welles E La New Hollywood: Il Caso di The Other Side of the Wind.” It includes a foreword by Esteve Riambau.
‘What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?,’ updated by Joseph McBride, on its way
An updated paperback edition of Joseph McBride’s book “What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of an Independent Career” has been announced for publication by the University Press of Kentucky.
In updating What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? for its first-ever paperback edition, McBride has included significant developments of the past decade, chiefly the surprise discovery of the 1938 footage shot for the stage show “Too Much Johnson” and the completion of Welles’ last major work, “The Other Side of the Wind.”
Probing the mind of filmmaker Orson Welles
Documentarian Mark Cousins looked into The Eyes of Orson Welles, now psychoanalyst/psychotherapist Jack Schwartz has published a paper on what could be called “the mind of Orson Welles.”
At Orson’s fireplace: Brief considerations on ‘Hopper/Welles,’ and interview with Bob Murawski
“At Orson’s Fireplace” is an English translation of an article that will appear in the Italian film magazine Cabiria No. 196-197.
‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Blu-ray release rests with Netflix, producer says
In an interview with The Film Stage to promote “Hopper/Welles,” Filip Jan Rymsza and editor Bob Murawski spoke about their support for a physical media release.
AFI Fest to include ‘Hopper/Welles’ showing
The eight-day film festival, set for October 15-22, is based out of Los Angeles, though it will be held virtually this year because of the pandemic.
‘Hopper/Welles’ review: ‘I, Hannaford’ vs. Mr. ‘Easy Rider’ Era
Welles scholar Joseph McBride writes, “Kudos to all involved in ‘Hopper/Welles’ for giving us more bounty from the director’s seemingly endless closet of unfinished material. “