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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · 17d

R.I.P. to Henry Jaglom, author of MY LUNCHES WITH ORSON and director of SOMEONE TO LOVE (Welles's final screen performance), who passed away earlier this week at the age of 87:

Orson Welles and Henry Jaglom on the set of SOMEONE TO LOVE, c. 1986

The cover to MY LUNCHES WITH ORSON, Jaglom's book of conversations with Orson Welles

The movie poster for SOMEONE TO LOVE (1987), featuring illustrated versions of Orson Welles, Henry Jaglom, and Andrea Marcovicci

Henry Jaglom at the premiere of JACK AND JILL, February 2016

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Welles estate responds to the AI AMBERSONS news. Weak response, in our opinion, but given they've sold off Welles's voice for AI usage, it would seem hypocritical to go as hard as the man himself likely would.

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A snippet from the linked Variety article on the proposed AI reconstruction of THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. The text in the snippet reads as follows:

“We saw the various articles on ‘Ambersons’ today. In general, the estate has embraced AI technology to create a voice model intended to be used for VO work with brands. That said, this attempt to generate publicity on the back of Welles’ creative genius is disappointing, especially as we weren’t even given the courtesy of a heads up,” a spokesperson for the Welles estate wrote. “While AI is inevitable, it still cannot replace the creative instincts resident in the human mind, which means this effort to make Ambersons whole will be a purely mechanical exercise without any of the uniquely innovative thinking or a creative force like Welles.”

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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · Sep 9

AI hucksters have such boring ideas, at least P. T. Barnum was out there sewing half a monkey to a fish

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Sep 10

Absolutely the fuck NOT!!!

Hard to imagine a Welles who vehemently opposed the colorization of CITIZEN KANE would be onboard with this bullshit. 🐂💩

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Orson Welles’ Lost Movie Will Use AI to Reconstruct Missing 43 Minutes

Amazon-backed firm Showrunner, led by Edward Saatchi, is using the film as a test case for how Hollywood can overhaul production. The results won't be commercialized — the tech giant hasn't obtained r...

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Sep 10

This week, we welcome guest lecturer Samuel Dumas from The Dept. of Menial Humor to discuss Welles's 1934 short film, THE HEARTS OF AGE, its surrealist & expressionist influences, and Stephen's fabled bachelor party! List NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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Samuel Dumas, amateur filmmaker and technical director for The Department of Menial Humor

A closeup on the face of Orson Welles in heavy age makeup in a still from the 1934 film THE HEARTS OF AGE

Werner Krauss in character as Dr. Caligari in a publicity still from 1920's THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI. Caligari's look influenced the appearance of Welles's Death character in THE HEARTS OF AGE

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker Luis Buñuel c. 1929, the year his film UN CHIEN ANDALOU was released. UN CHIEN ANDALOU was a heavy influence on THE HEARTS OF AGE

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Aug 27

Better late than never! Our latest episode is now LIVE! This class, we're discussing EVERYBODY'S SHAKESPEARE, The Bard, and the three plays covered here - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, TWELFTH NIGHT, and JULIUS CAESAR!

Join us! Maybe learn a little something? apple.co/4oPjWFn

Title page for the 1934 edition of "Everybody's Shakespeare"

Orson Welles as Shylock from his unfinished film version THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Two actors from the award-winning 1933 Todd School for Boys production of TWELFTH NIGHT

Arthur Anderson and Orson Welles performing in the Mercury Theater's 1937 production of CAESAR, an adaptation of Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Aug 12

New Welles film ranking from @nofilmschool.bsky.social. Do you agree? How would *you* rank Welles's filmography as a cinephile?

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11 Orson Welles Great Films, Ranked for Cinephiles

Every Film, From Studio Triumphs to Guerrilla Experiments.

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Aug 12

A bit belated in memoriam for Norman Eshley, one of the stars of Orson Welles's THE IMMORTAL STORY (1968), who passed away on August 2 at the age of 80. RIP.

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Aug 12

This week, we're finally getting to The Work™️ as we discuss abolitionist John Brown, his rebellion, his glorious beard, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and the unproduced Welles/Hill 'collaboration,' MARCHING SONG!

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The mural "Tragic Prelude" by John Steuart Curry. It depicts (per Wikipedia) "the abolitionist John Brown with a Bible in one hand, on which the Greek letters alpha and omega of Revelation 1:8 can be seen. In his other hand, he holds a rifle, referred to as the 'Beecher's Bibles.' He is in front of Union and Confederate soldiers, living and dead, with a tornado and a prairie fire approaching. Emigrants with covered wagons travel from east to west."

The title page for the music for the "Battle Hymn of the Republic, adapted to the favorite melody of 'Glory, Hallelujah' written by Mrs. Dr. S.G. Howe." The text is flanked by illustrated greenery.

Orson Welles (age 33) seated next to mentor Roger Hill at the 100th anniversary of the Todd School in 1948

The cover of the 2019 edition of MARCHING SONG, featuring an illustrated John Brown holding a rifle over his head. The title is in yellow, beneath which the words (in white) "A Play" appear and, below those, the name "Orson Welles" in large yellow font. "with Roger Hill" appears below Orson Welles in a significantly smaller font. The book was edited by Todd Tarbox with a foreword by Simon Callow (whose name also appears in yellow).

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Brian Keiper @brianwaves42.bsky.social · Jul 25

It’s Alive! And the most in-depth piece I’ve written for this series yet. Hope you enjoy!

MANOR @manorhq.com · Jul 25

“It is not just a great work of comedy, a key entry in the Frankenstein subgenre, or of horror-comedy in general, but among the great works of any genre.”

Faces of Frankenstein: The Enormous Schwanzstucker / Dissecting YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
By @brianwaves42.bsky.social

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An illustration of head shots of the cast from certain scenes of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974).

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Jul 24

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#WellesWatch #WellesUniversity #SupplementalReading

LarsenOnFilm @larsenonfilm.bsky.social · Jul 24

Wrote about TOUCH OF EVIL for The Reveal in connection with #CinemaInterruptus - THE PLAYER.

A pleasure to appear in one of my favorite newsletters, from @scotttobias.bsky.social and @kphipps3000.bsky.social. Subscribe now! (And get your Interruptus tix, Aug. 11-14, at the Gene Siskel Flm Center.)

Weekend Watch (with special guest Josh Larsen)

The co-host of Filmspotting joins us to recommend the perfect movie to watch if you're joining him at this year's Cinema Interruptus (or just want to see a great movie).

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Jul 15

We FINALLY got our boy to Ireland! 🇮🇪☘️🫏 We discuss his donkey cart adventures through Éire, his first forays into professional theater - including meeting Hilton Edwards & Micheál MacLiammóir and the Gate Theater production of JEW SÜSS - plus, the origins of Orson's love of cigars!

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Jul 1

We're back to school again today as we wrap up Orson's time at Todd, including his first production of JULIUS CAESAR and the death of his father, Dick Welles. Available NOW wherever you get your podcasts!

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Jun 24

We don't have an episode out this week, but get your fix and listen to our own @chewywalrus.bsky.social as he discusses David Lynch's 1980 classic THE ELEPHANT MAN with @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social - out now for your listening pleasure wherever podcasts are sold!

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Jun 20

An extra credit assignment for the class: check out Hope's latest podcast endeavor - The Lanes Between, a Radio Fan Fic podcast - out TODAY wherever podcasts are sold!

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Jun 17

Just in time for summer, we're packing Orson off to school! 🏫🎒👩‍🏫📏 Check out the first of our two episodes on Welles's time at the Todd School for Boys, available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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A young Orson Welles (dressed as Sherlock Holmes) holding a magnifying glass onstage next to his Todd School classmate Sherman Perlman dressed as Groucho Marx

Rogers Hall in Woodstock, IL, the last remaining building from the campus of the Todd School for Boys.

A sign for the Rogers Hall Apartments in Woodstock, IL. The sign reads, "Rogers Hall Apartments. Formerly Todd Seminary for Boys. Founded in 1873." A "For Rent" sign with a local phone number hangs to the right on a red brick post.

The Kankakee State Hospital in Kankakee, IL where Orson's older brother Richard I. Welles was institutionalized for a number of years.

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Jun 9

Have you caught up with our latest episode yet? If not, buckle up to hear us discuss THE BIRTH OF A NATION, Malört, and arguably the most formative event in the life of young Orson, though the man himself would later say he had no 'Rosebuds.'

Listen NOW wherever podcasts are sold: apple.co/44a1XBe

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Jun 9

Happy 77th anniversary to this classic! #TheLadyFromShaghai #OrsonWelles

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · May 20

Bike lamps! Suffrage! Kenosha, Wisconsin - the birthplace of Orson Welles! All this (and the most obvious, sophomoric name joke ever) on this week's episode of Welles University, available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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Walrocist II: The Chew-retic @chewywalrus.bsky.social · May 13

I agree with the #1. The rest...? 😬😬

Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · May 13

This is a pretty bold list! So you agree or disagree? How would YOU rank Orson's directorial efforts? Let us know!

Orson Welles movies: All 13 films as a director ranked worst to best

After making what many people cite as the greatest film ever made, “Citizen Kane” (1941), multi-talented actor, writer, director and producer Orson Welles struggled to live up to the su…

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · May 13

This is a pretty bold list! So you agree or disagree? How would YOU rank Orson's directorial efforts? Let us know!

Orson Welles movies: All 13 films as a director ranked worst to best

After making what many people cite as the greatest film ever made, “Citizen Kane” (1941), multi-talented actor, writer, director and producer Orson Welles struggled to live up to the su…

www.goldderby.com

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · May 7

Wishing a VERY happy 110th birthday to the man himself, the great Orson Welles #BOTD. In celebration, we offer our first episode, wherein @highimhope.bsky.social & @chewywalrus.bsky.social share the details of their new ongoing project.

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · May 5

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow... our first episode drops TOMORROW! Check it out wherever podcasts are sold!

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · May 1

Just five days between today and The Man's 110th birthday... AND our first episode! Look for it wherever podcasts are sold!

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Welles University Podcast @wellesupod.bsky.social · Apr 26

Ten days until Orson's 110th birthday AND our inaugural episode! GET HYPED!

A photo of young Orson Welles from a newspaper clipping with the headline "Cartoonist, Actor, Poet and only 10"

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