Me and Orson Welles

[Professor]

Came across this purely by accident, but it looks fascinating. -Dave

UK trailer for this story set in the world of theatre of 1937 NYC about a young aspiring actor (Zac Efron) who is thrown into the middle of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company on the eve of the opening of Welles' historic staging of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. During this week, he will find romance with a worldly older woman (Claire Danes), become immersed in a creative experience few are afforded, and learn the downside of crossing the imperious, brilliant Welles (Christian McKay, who gets rave reviews for his portrayal of a 22-year-old Welles).

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Scheduled to be released in the US on November 25, 2009 and in the UK on December 4.

www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com

 

[vintage68]

All I can say is:

http://www.geocross.org/images/clapping.gif

 

[Marc Chevalier]

When did Claire Danes start to be considered an "older" woman? [huh]

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[ScionPI2005]

Looks promising. I'll be interested in seeing it once it comes out.

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

When did Claire Danes start to be considered an "older" woman? [huh]

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I was wondering that too, but figured maybe I don't want to know....

 

[Professor]

I was wondering that too, but figured maybe I don't want to know....

lol No kidding, she's my age...c'est la vie, I like Claire Danes no matter how "old" she is! Grrr...

 

[Cigarband]

Well, Efron is at least ten years younger than Ms. Danes.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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I thought this thread would be about
Maxwell DeMille: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...endID=83102578&albumID=558556&imageID=888069#


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[ThesFlishThngs]

Wowser - now that's a photo!

 

[Bugsy]

Came across this purely by accident, but it looks fascinating. -Dave

UK trailer for this story set in the world of theatre of 1937 NYC about a young aspiring actor (Zac Efron) who is thrown into the middle of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company on the eve of the opening of Welles' historic staging of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. During this week, he will find romance with a worldly older woman (Claire Danes), become immersed in a creative experience few are afforded, and learn the downside of crossing the imperious, brilliant Welles (Christian McKay, who gets rave reviews for his portrayal of a 22-year-old Welles).

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Scheduled to be released in the US on November 25, 2009 and in the UK on December 4.

www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com

This sounds very interesting.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

This sounds very interesting.

It does...once you watch the trailer. I was thinking I might throw up a little in my mouth when I saw "Zac Efron" and "Orson Welles" mentioned as being involved in the same movie, but actually, it looks pretty good.

 

[Steve]

It does...once you watch the trailer. I was thinking I might throw up a little in my mouth when I saw "Zac Efron" and "Orson Welles" mentioned as being involved in the same movie, but actually, it looks pretty good.

That was my immediate reaction as well. I'm looking forward to it; it's unbelievable to me how perfectly McKay maintains the real Orson Welles's vocal inflections. His "I am Orson Welles!" outburst was spectacular.

 

[HadleyH]

I for one, am not going to see that one... but then most of the movies i watch are from the 20s and 30s, so it's ok . [huh]

 

[Mike in Seattle]

C'est la vie...

 

[HadleyH]

C'est la vie...

Oui Monsieur Mike, c'est la vie indeed!

 

[MsStabby]

Any thread referencing Orson Welles is useless without pics of the (most handsome) man.

You're welcome.

 

[texasgirl]

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

Too bad some of those men's hairstyles look a little 70s.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Too bad some of those men's hairstyles look a little 70s.

Actually, the Mercury Theatre men (artsy, Greenwich Village types) tended to wear their hair longer than the average guy. They were also less likely to use pomade (Brylcreem, Vitalis, etc.). Orson Well's hair was quite long for the era, though he slicked it back.


Take a look at 1930s photos of actor Johnny Weissmuller's hairstyle and length:http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/images/johnnyweissmullerspanky.jpg and http://media.mysofa.es/_images_/verticales/4/9/0/a/imagen_johnny_weissmuller_0102_0.jpg

It was similar to Zack Effron's in this movie.


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[Carlisle Blues]

Actually, the Mercury Theatre men (artsy, Greenwich Village types) tended to wear their hair longer than the average guy. They were also less likely to use pomade (Brylcreem, Vitalis, etc.). Orson Well's hair was quite long for the era, though he slicked it back.


Take a look at 1930s photos of actor Johnny Weissmuller's hairstyle and length:http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/images/johnnyweissmullerspanky.jpg It was virtually identical to Zack Effron's in this movie.


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That was during the Tarzan years (1932-1948) he was an Ape Man. He was not supposed to be well groomed. lol lol I, however, agree with the bohemian look.

"That long-haired, queerly dressed young man, with a parcel under his arm, who passed you just then, is an artist, and his home is in the attic of that tall house from which you saw him pass out. ... If you look up to the second floor, you may see a pretty, but not over fresh looking young woman [an actress], gazing down into the street." The Greenwich Village Reader: Fiction, Poetry, and Reminiscences