New Jersey township celebrating Martian invasion
The October 30, 1938 broadcast by the Mercury Theatre on the Air thrust Grovers Mill and the surrounding area into the national spotlight as the supposed landing site of a Martian invasion.
Peter Jason autobiography arrives year after his passing
He appeared in more than 275 movies and TV shows including “The Other Side of the Wind,” “Rio Lobo,” “They Live,” “Deadwood” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”
Bill Krohn, film scholar and ‘It’s All True’ documentarian, has died
His books on cinema included “Letters from Hollywood: 1977-2017,” “Hitchcock at Work” and “Luis Buñuel: Chimera 1900-1983.”
Joseph McBride on revising ‘Orson Welles’
Working with StickingPlace Books, Joseph McBride revisited his 1972 book on Orson Welles, revising the 192-page paperback and its 1996 edition and expanding it into a 500-page overview of Welles’ cinematic work.
William Elliott Hazelgrove to talk ‘War of the Worlds’ with media
With the 88th anniversary of the “War of the Worlds” approaching, media attention on the October 30, 1938 broadcast is growing.
Orson Welles TV pilot getting big screen showing
Stanley Sheff, who worked on the editing of the talk show pilot, will introduce the program at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills on October 21.
Watch: 1939 cartoon spoofs ‘War of the Worlds’
“The Nutty Network,” made months after the Orson Welles radio broadcast, offers a funny—and historically revealing—way to remember “War of the Worlds.”
Juan Cobos’ memories of ‘Orson Welles, Mi Amigo’ now available
David Cobos, son of filmmaker Juan Cobos, has completed his father’s memoir about working on “Chimes at Midnight” and other projects with his friend, Orson Welles.
Esteve Riambau talks ‘Don Quixote’ screenplay, footage
Quinlan’s Alessandro Aniballi delves into the “Don Quixote” screenplay with film scholar Esteve Riambau, as well as what was filmed and not shot by Orson Welles.
Searching for the elusive Amberson mansion
A Mercury Productions travel and expense receipt dated September 8, 1941 covers “expenses incurred in photographing houses” as part of the pre-production research done for “The Magnificent Ambersons.”
Audiobook recounting ‘War of the Worlds’ now available
William Elliott Hazelgrove’s critically lauded “Dead Air” brings the night America panicked to life in a new audio book.
Orson Welles’ ‘V.I.P.’ to be published in the UK in 2027
The 1953 satire on American capitalism was uncovered in the archives of the National Museum of Cinema in Turin by Matthew Asprey Gear in 2018.
