Wellesnet.com has been the leading online source of information about Orson Welles since 2001.
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Thank you, @BarackObama, for your calm leadership, deep empathy, and years of transformative service to our country. š #ObamaAppreciationDay
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WOW! @RialtoPictures has announced a series of special summer engagements of Carol Reedās masterpiece THE THIRD MAN, presented in both newly struck 35mm prints and the acclaimed 4K restoration. wellesnet.com/third-man-retuā¦
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Jun 10
Reconstructing Orson Wellesā unfinished DON QUIXOTE will be discussed by film scholars on June 22 at Il Cinema Ritrovato. wellesnet.com/don-quixote-boā¦
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A 4K restoration of Orson Welles' THE STRANGER ā led by @cinemathequefr and the @librarycongress in collaboration with @AmazonMGMStudio ā was screened on May 19 at the Cannes Film Festival as the film marks its 80th anniversary.
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Question for fans of THE SHOOTIST and John Wayne. I have the @ArrowFilmsVideo blu-ray and it was 99% perfect ā except for ridiculously heavy grain in the scene where he confronts Ron Howard in the barn over selling his horse. Is this true of all copies? @JohnDukeWayne #johnwayne
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Thrilled to debut a webpage dedicated to the lost cut of Orson Wellesā THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. It features a screenplay-style format of the 131-minute edit, as well as a PDF of the RKO cutting continuity. Also, photos & storyboards of deleted scenes. bit.ly/4nA8Dk7
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May 13
Fable Studio has commenced work on recreating the look and feel of the lost 43 minutes of THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS using artificial intelligence. wellesnet.com/magnificent-amā¦
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A new 440 page biography āRichard Fleischer: Journeymanā highlights āCompulsion,ā āCrack in the Mirrorā well as his #FilmNoir titles!
Looking forward to this one. Via @Wellesnetcom: wellesnet.com/richard-fleiscā¦
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Film historian Joseph McBride talks about resurrecting some of his earliest film writings with "Persistence of Vision" with @StickingPlaceBk and the state of cinephilia today. wellesnet.com/persistence-ofā¦
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Could AI help improve the sound quality on the 1938 recording of the War of the Worlds radio broadcast? Dale Kutzera believes so and has already conducted some initial tests. bit.ly/4tLd5ik
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Author Jason Ney spoke with Wellesnet about director Richard Fleischerās legacy, and his work with Orson Welles, which is covered extensively in this new bio. The 440-page book is due May 12 from @KentuckyPress.
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Apr 10
90 years after it dazzled theater-goers in Harlem, MACBETH rises again at the prestigious @FolgerLibrary. Directing an all-Black cast for the WPA production, 20-yr-old Orson Welles set his adaptation of āthe Scottish playā on a Caribbean island. wellesnet.com/voodoo-macbethā¦
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Orson Welles' final radio performance was a syndicated 1983 adaptation of "Something Wicked This Way Comes." wellesnet.com/something-wickā¦
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Mar 31
The Orson Welles exhibit at the National Cinema Museum of Turin runs from April 1 to October 5.
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Mar 26
Among the many voice recordings Orson Welles made late in his career, few are as obscureāor as intriguingāas a little-known 1983 cassette created for visitors to Los Angeles on the eve of the 1984 Summer Olympics. wellesnet.com/1984-olympics-ā¦
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Orson Welles read Isaac Woodard's affidavit on national radio. Five weeks later, the FBI found the cop. He confessed. The jury acquitted in 30 minutes.
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Orson Welles directing John Huston during THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND. At a drive-in movie theater, director Jake Hannaford will have his last talk with longtime friend Zarah Valeska.
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Mar 18
Bry Mawr Film Institute proclaims "We Love Orson Welles" with a month-long @BMFI showcase of his films beginning May 5. wellesnet.com/bryn-mawr-orsoā¦
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With war raging in Iran, Orson Welles fans might be interested in revisiting "Flames of Persia," a 1971 film he narrated about the Shah of Iran. It came at a time when a radical Islamic movement sought to topple the Shah.
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