Latest Orson Welles News
Citizen Kane Loses 100 Per Cent Rotten Tomatoes Rating
'Paddington 2' is now rated the greatest ever film on Rotten Tomatoes after 'Citizen Kane' lost its 100 per cent rating on the review-aggregator website.Orson Welles' 1941 drama - which examines the life and legacy...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 April 2021
'Bowfinger' And 'Ed Wood' Among The 10 Best Films About Filmmaking
There's always a humorous irony with films about making other films. At least three of this sub-genre have been released in the last year, and it was recently proposed that Netflix would be officially releasing...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 April 2017
Why Netflix Getting To Finish Orson Welles' Last Movie Is So Important
More than 30 years after the death of legendary filmmaker Orson Welles, Netflix has landed the rights to complete and reshoot his final movie 'The Other Side Of The Wind', which has remained incomplete since...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 March 2017
Orson Welles' Manuscripts Exceed Auction Estimates
Three drafts, which show off the director's artistry at various stages of the film's evolution, went under the hammer at the Profiles in History sale in California on Tuesday (29Sep15). The scripts...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 September 2015
Orson Welles' Original Citizen Kane Manuscripts Up For Auction
Profiles in History bosses are selling off three screenplays, which show off Welles' artistry at various stages of the film's evolution. The original rough draft of Citizen Kane, then given the working...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 September 2015
Orson Welles Crowdfunding Campaign Falls Short
The drive on Indiegogo.com aimed to raise $1 million (£625,000) to finish and release The Other Side of the Wind, a mock documentary which was started by Welles in the 1970s but never...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 July 2015
Orson Welles' Final Film To Be Released?
Orson Welles' final film could be set for release next year. The 'Citizen Kane' director - who passed away in 1985 - never completed 'The Other Side of the Wind', meaning it was never...
By Clive King in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31 October 2014
Long Lost Orson Welles Film Could Be Released Next Year
One of the great long-lost movies of all time could at last be set for release in 2015. Legendary director and actor Orson Welles’ unfinished final film The Other Side of the Wind is mooted...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 October 2014
The Wire Named No. 1 Tv Show Of All Time By Entertainment Weekly
The hit Baltimore-set crime series The Wire has been chosen by Entertainment Weekly as the greatest television show of all time in a recent poll compiled by the magazine. The HBO series, which ran for...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 June 2013
Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' Becomes Bfi's Best Film Of All Time After 50 Years Of 'Citizen Kane' Dominance
In one the most prestigious surveys that can be conducted - far more prestigious than a supermarket satisfaction one - Alfred Hitchcock 's 'Vertigo' has topped Orson Welles 'Citizen Kane' to be named as the...
By Lew Irwin on 02 August 2012
John Hurt Honoured For Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema
John Hurt is to receive the Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema Award at the BaftAs in February.The seventy two year old actor is well known for his roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man...
By WENN on 27 January 2012
Zsa Zsa Gabor's Life Is Saved By Emergency Doctors
Zsa Zsa Gabor, the 94-year-old Hollywood actress, was rushed to hospital this week after suffering from pneumonia. Zsa Zsa Gabor, who has endured innumerable health scares in recent months, was having trouble breathing and emergency...
By WENN on 06 May 2011
Classic Films To Debut On Hulu Plus
Some of the greatest films ever produced will now become available for streaming on Hulu Plus, the $7.99-per-month subscription service launched last year by Hulu, the company owned jointly by Disney/ABC, Comcast/NBC Universal, News Corp./Fox,...
By Lew Irwin on 16 February 2011
Welles' Daughter Protests Biopic
The daughter of late American film legend ORSON WELLES is protesting the star-studded Hollywood drama ME AND ORSON WELLES - insisting the negative portrayal of her father as a womaniser in the film is "laughable".Welles'...
By WENN on 30 November 2009
Duvall Bags Best Cameo Award
Veteran actor ROBERT DUVALL's appearance in seminal movie APOCALYPSE NOW has been voted the best cameo of all time. The 72-year-old star won an OSCAR for his turn as LT COL BILL KILGORE in...
By WENN on 03 April 2003
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