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TOO MUCH JOHNSON, free online at Eastman Museum
The restored version of Orson Welles's 1938 comedy, TOO MUCH JOHNSON, can now be watched free online at the Eastman Museum with a delightful voice-over commentary and a new score inspired by the music for the original Mercury Theatre production.
The Eyes of Orson Welles
Sun 13th Jan 9pm @BBCFOUR - UK TV premiere of my new film #TheEyesofOrsonWelles. 10 mins shorter than the cinema version, but still a new look at that movie colossus. Big thanks to @screenscots @AdamDawtrey @tcm @cassianh @bbcarts @Timotheus_ and all involved. pic.twitter.com/JBrJJ884Mi— mark cousins (@markcousinsfilm) 9 January 2019
La Dame de Shanghai (4k)
Carlotta films (France) have released a brand new 4k restoration of The Lady from Shanghai, complete with a 160 page booklet of notes (including 50 archive photos), filmed interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, Simon Callow and Henry Jaglom and glorious illustrations by the British artist Jonathan Burton. http://www.carlottavod.com/la-dame-de-shanghai
