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Peter Bogdanovich on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ – ‘It is possible that one day I will be surprised and they really will have everything wrapped up’

He recounted his involvement in the 1970s shoot as an actor and the efforts to complete the unfinished Orson Welles film.

March 29, 2016
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kodar

‘The Other Side of the Wind’ remains on Christmas wish list

“In the world of Welles, nothing ever goes according to plan.”

December 1, 2015
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4 nights of ‘Unknown Orson Welles’ a hit at MoMA

“The Unknown Orson Welles” ran Nov. 19-22 at MoMA.

November 23, 2015
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Dark voyages: ‘The Deep’ and ‘Dead Calm’

How “The Deep” launched Nicole Kidman’s career..

November 11, 2015
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marshall

‘The Other Side of the Wind’ – The year in review

The negative remains locked away outside Paris.

October 29, 2015
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FormaCinema to screen lost ‘Portrait of Gina’ excerpt, Pordenone treasures

The screening is set for November 4 in Milan.

October 26, 2015
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Stefan Dröessler casts light on ‘The Unknown Orson Welles’

He will present The Unknown Orson Welles on Nov. 19-22 in New York.

October 22, 2015
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Lost Orson Welles films to be shown in New York, Nov. 19-22

The MoMa showing of The Merchant of Venice marks its U.S. premiere.

October 16, 2015
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Roger ‘Skipper’ Hill on filming ‘The Deep’

An excerpt from “One Man’s Time And Chance – A Memoir of Eighty Years 1895-1975.”

October 11, 2015
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BBC Radio 4 to produce ‘Heart of Darkness’

It will be available to download after the broadcast on the BBC iPlayer Radio app.

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University of Tulsa acquires ‘Heart of Darkness’ story outline

Welles wrote a full screenplay, but RKO thought it would be too expensive to produce.

September 11, 2015
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‘Merchant of Venice,’ early ‘Othello’ get warm reception in Venice

The films were shown before the start of the Sept. 2-12 festival.

September 1, 2015
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Details emerge on ‘The Merchant of Venice’ restoration

It will be shown on Sept. 1 at the Venice Film Festival.

August 19, 2015
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Is Oja Kodar holding up ‘The Other Side of the Wind’?

In a less complicated world, Affonso Gonçalves would have been weeks into editing TOSOTW.

August 10, 2015
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ambersons

After ‘Too Much Johnson’ and ‘Merchant of Venice,’ what will be unearthed next?

What other lost films are waiting to be unearthed.

August 9, 2015
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‘Merchant of Venice,’ early edit of ‘Othello’ to be shown at Venice film festival

The screenings are set for Sept. 1.

August 7, 2015
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Producer: Editing on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ to begin within 2 weeks

Nearly 2,600 fans contributed to completing the film.

July 6, 2015
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Crowdfunding raises $400,000 toward finishing ‘The Other Side of the Wind’

Some $406,405 of a $1M goal was raised.

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‘The Other Side of the Wind’ crowdfunding drive gets boost in final days

The crowdfunding campaign ends on July 5.

July 2, 2015
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Review: ‘Don Quixote’ workprint screened at Cinémathèque Française

It was screened at the Cinémathèque Française on June 29, 2015.

July 1, 2015
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Orson Welles 1915-1985

“To me, Orson is so much like a destitute king. A destitute king — not because he was thrown away from the kingdom — but (because) on this earth, the way the world is, there is no kingdom good enough for Orson Welles.”  — Jeanne Moreau

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