Orson Welles was, as we all know, one of the true Renaissance men of his time: a gifted filmmaker, stage director, writer, actor, and storyteller. His skill as a visual artist was less known — but was among his first passions, spending a summer studying at the Art Institute of Chicago and continuing to draw, […]
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Recommended Reading: The Watcher, The Period Watchers, and Unfinished Orson
Modern online media is all about the signal boost, so every Friday here at Flavorwire, we take a moment to spotlight some of the best stuff we’ve read online this week. Today, we’ve got a bit of non-fiction horror that will make your skin crawl, a look at health apps that’s pretty scary too, a deep-dive […]
‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Review: Netflix Revives an Orson Welles Artifact [NYFF]
The Other Side of the Wind is finally complete — or rather “complete.” Nominally. The final film by the great Orson Welles (assuming The Deep never sees the light of day) begins with a title card explaining that this version, restored by the folks at Netflix, exists as “an attempt to honor and complete” Welles’ […]
Imagine if Aliens Really Landed on the Night of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds Broadcast
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Only, not how Welles described them on October 30, 1938 to thousands of petrified radio listeners. These peaceful aliens—blessed with a majestic sense of timing—touch down in a much quieter place, and are seen by just a handful of witnesses, chiefly a small boy whose curiosity overtakes any fear he […]
Netflix Will Complete Orson Welles’ Last Film ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
Filmmaker Orson Welles has left behind two holy grails for film aficionados to chase. One is the footage cut from his original version of The Magnificent Ambersons, which as far as anyone can tell, doesn’t exist anymore. The other is The Other Side of the Wind, which is the long-uncompleted final film from Welles. Frank […]