‘Touch of Evil’ to get 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
“Touch of Evil,” which has been available on DVD and Blu-ray, will soon be available on an Ultra HD disc. Kino Lorber’s set will include all three versions of the 1958 film.
‘Touch of Evil’ part of relaunched BFI Film Classics book series
By RAY KELLY Richard Deming’s Touch of Evil — the latest offering in Bloomsbury Publishing’s relaunch of the BFI Film Classics series — looks at Orson Welles’ role as screenwriter, as well as director and star of the 1958 film. Deming, a senior lecturer in English and director of creative writing at Yale University, sees […]
Watch: ‘Behind the Edit: The Orson Welles Memo’ video essay
Joey Scoma of RockedtJump Film School was kind enough to share his video essay with Wellesnet.
Brain researchers screen ‘Touch of Evil’ for 35 mice
Researcher searched for a long, continuous scene of video — one without any cuts in it.
Lilly Library adds rare Orson Welles scripts to collection
Scripts will be available for further study.
‘Touch of Evil’ actress Arlene McQuade dead at 77
Actress Arlene McQuade, who played a member of the hoodlum gang in Touch of Evil, has died. She was 77. McQuade was the first wife of actor Valentin de Vargas, who played Pancho in the Orson Welles thriller. De Vargas died in June 2013 at the age of 78. According to The Hollywood Reporter, McQuade […]
Beatrice Welles interview – Part 1: Treasures to be auctioned, life with Orson Welles and public misconceptions
By RAY KELLY On April 26, Heritage Auctions will sell more than 70 items once owned by the late Orson Welles. The items include film memorabilia, clothing and personal accoutrements, including script pages and black and white film stills from Citizen Kane, scripts and still photos from The Magnificent Ambersons, a pair of personal scrapbooks […]
Charlton Heston stamp release linked to ‘Touch of Evil’ screening
Turner Classic Movies and the United States Postal Service will salute Charlton Heston with the issuance of a brand new commemorative Forever postage stamp featuring the Oscar-winning actor linked to the showing of Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil. The official First Day of Issue Ceremony will take place at Hollywood’s historic TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX […]
‘Touch of Evil’ Blu-ray set due out April 15
The long-awaited domestic Blu-ray release of “Touch of Evil” is set for April 15. Amazon.com lists the single disc, limited edition release at $29.98, but now available for $20.99. Amazon reports the aspect ratio at 1.85:1 on an all-region release. According to Bluray.com the disc will feature three versions of the film: the Preview Version, […]
Restored ‘Touch of Evil’ to be shown at TCM Film Festival in April
The 2014 Turner Classic Film Festival will screen a restored “Touch of Evil” during its four-day fest this spring. The Orson Welles film will be shown along side “Best Years of Our Lives,” “Gone With the Wind,” “Double Indemnity” and “The Pawnbroker” on April 10-13 in Hollywood. According to TCM, the showing will be the […]
‘Touch of Evil,’ ‘The Third Man’ make Top 10 film noir list
Orson Welles’ last Hollywood studio film and one of his best known acting performances each earned a spot on The Guardian’s recent list of the 10 best film noir movies ever made. “Touch of Evil,” directed by Welles for Universal Studios in 1958, and Director Carol Reed’s “The Third Man,” co-starring Welles as the corrupt […]
‘Touch of Evil’ art director Robert Clatworthy to be honored
“Touch of Evil” art director Robert Clatworthy will be inducted posthumously into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame in February. Clatworthy, who died in 1992 at the age of 80, worked at Paramount Pictures and later Universal. He was nominated for Oscars for Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” “That Touch of Mink,” “Inside Daisy Clover” and […]
‘Touch of Evil’ actor Valentin de Vargas dead at 78
Valentin de Vargas, who menaced Janet Leigh as Pancho in Orson Welles’ “Touch of Evil,” has died at the age of 78. De Vargas died June 10 of myelodysplastic syndrome in Tulsa, Okla. He was laid to rest Tuesday at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in New Mexico. His daughter, Vanessa de Vargas, told The […]
Chris Welles Feder to introduce Manhattan screening of ‘Touch of Evil’ on Friday
UPDATED: Here is portion of Chris Welles’ Feder’s remarks: The 1998 reconstructed version of “Touch of Evil” will be shown at the Rubin Museum of Art on 17th Street off Seventh Avenue in Manhattan on Friday, June 14, 2013.
‘Touch of Evil’ being readied for Blu-ray release
Universal Studios is readying “Touch of Evil” for domestic release on Blu-ray. Wellesnet veteran Roger Ryan alerted us to a remark made by Michael Daruty, head of Universal’s Technical Operations, in TIME. While the article focused on the restoration and home video release of “Schindler’s List,” Daruty revealed that Welles’ 1958 thriller is undergoing its […]
Peter Bogdanovich and James Naremore to discuss Orson Welles and screen TOUCH OF EVIL at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on January 29
Touch of Evil will be screened at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on Friday, January 29 at 7:00 and director Peter Bogdanovich will be on hand to introduce the film and talk about working with Welles. After the screening Bogdanovich will be joined by James Naremore, the author of The Magic World of Orson Welles, […]
William Alland on working with ORSON WELLES from JULIUS CAESAR to TOUCH OF EVIL
Richard Linklater’s Me and Orson Welles had its New York City premiere on November 23, and the next day, on November 24, there was a dedication by Chris Welles Feder and Christian McKay of a plaque in memory of Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre which once stood at the site of the current building which now […]
Comments from a Orson Welles Cineaste in New Zealand
While Orson Welles spent time all over the world, and in at least five of the seven continents, I’m not quite sure if he ever made it to New Zealand or Australia. However, I find it rather amazing that today, due to the internet, we can get input from people down under, just as easily […]
Henry Mancini on the scoring of Orson Welles’s TOUCH OF EVIL
Orson Welles had a perception of everything in the film, including the music. He knew. He truly understood film scoring. …Touch of Evil was one of the best things I’ve ever done. —Henry Mancini ************************* While Orson Welles often had trouble in his dealings with producers and studio executives, he usually attracted the highest calibre […]
Rick Schmidlin on the re-editing and restoration of Orson Welles’s noir masterpiece TOUCH OF EVIL
An Interview with RICK SCHMIDLIN The re-edit producer of ORSON WELLES’ masterpiece TOUCH OF EVIL ************************************************************************** The following interview with Rick Schmidlin took place shortly after the re-edited version of the film debuted in 1998. Since that time I’ve not spoken with Rick, although I was quite happy that he posted many comments about his […]