26-10-2014, 07:59 PM
Ashley Wood Wrote:I didn't realise his dad was "that" Mankiewicz and i'm very impressed that Frank supported Oliver Stone in some way regarding JFK. Did Frank have any opinions re RFK's murder ? The silence from the Californian Legal System re Sirhan's appeal is deafening.
Jim, I would argue that despite the damage done to Ambersons it is even better than Kane. I remember the first time i saw it (only about ten years ago) and i was completely floored.
Joseph, i'm a great admirer of Orson Welles. Your work in that area is fantastic. I hope one day we will see some more of Orson's unfinished work and more than that, at some stage maybe in a very far away and unknown film archive there is a can marked The Magnificent Ambersons Directors Cut.
This meeting of the Orson Welles fan club is now adjourned !
Ashley, Thanks for your kind words. One of my greatest hopes is that the
uncut AMBERSONS will turn up, maybe in Brazil. As for Frank Mankiewicz,
I am not aware of what opinions he had on RFK's murder.