‘Macbeth’ actress Peggy Webber dead at 100
Peggy Webber, a prolific radio actress, was chosen by Orson Welles to play a glamorous Lady Macduff in his 1948 film.
‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Primer added to Wellesnet
Anchored by an undated, 10-page typed missive in which Orson Welles explains its storyline and principal theme, the new webpage also includes links to past articles on the film’s completion and interviews with key players.
‘The Orson Welles Show’ getting screening, Blu-ray release
“The Orson Welles Show,” a late 1970s unsold talk show pilot, will be screened in Beverly Hills in October and later released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber.
‘Orson Welles Great Mysteries’ focus of new book
Produced by Anglia Television, the 25-minute long episodes of “Orson Welles Great Mysteries” originally aired on Britain’s ITV between September 1973 and February 1974.
Missing Chapter from ‘Orson Welles’ Commercial Break’
Author Robert Kroll shares the missing chapter from his recent book “Orson Welles’ Commercial Break.”
Christopher Nolan on ‘Odyssey’ referencing ‘Kane’
Director Christopher Nolan noted a similarity between the end of his blockbuster “The Odyssey” and Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.”
Turin museum launches Orson Welles podcasts
The Orson Welles exhibit at Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin was launched on March 31 and runs through October 5, 2026.
Eartha Kitt was cast as Helen of Troy in 1950
“Time Runs” and another one-act play by Welles, “The Unthinking Lobster,” were paired as “The Blessed and the Damned,” which opened on June 14, 1950 at the Edouard VII Theatre in Paris.
Website archiving Orson Welles radio work folds
Created by Kim Scarborough in 2005, the website mercurytheatre.info housed Mercury Theatre on the Air and Campbell Playhouse radio broadcasts until just a few months ago.
‘Touch of Evil’ 58-page memo online
The possibility of re-editing “Touch of Evil” was sparked by a Film Quarterly article written by Jonathan Rosenbaum in 1992 that included excerpts of Welles’ detailed memo.
‘Journey Into Fear’ gets its due with new book
Orson Welles’ third film for RKO Radio Pictures, “Journey Into Fear,” has long lived in the shadow of “Citizen Kane” and “The Magnificent Ambersons.”
Photos: ‘Don Quixote’ reconstruction presentation
Italian cineaste and photographer Valerio Greco attended the June 22 presentation in Bologna and graciously has shared his images with Wellesnet.