Tag: Citizen Kane
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Martin Scorsese Is ‘Against 10 Best Lists’ of Films: ‘Favorite’ Movies Will Always Be ‘Varied’
Martin Scorsese has no desire to rank films.The auteur and writer-director of “Killers of the Flower Moon” said during a Time magazine video (below) that he is “against” Top 10 lists of movies, especially when citing his own favorite films.“I’ve tried to make lists over the years of films I personally feel are my favorites,…
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The Best Thing About ‘Battlefield Earth’ Were the Ruthless Reviews
For a film to be declared the “worst sci-fi movie ever,” it really has to suck. Suck so bad that even Plan 9 From Outer Space looks like Citizen Kane in comparison. Does such a movie exist? People, I give to you Battlefield Earth. Yes, it has a rocking 3% on Rotten Tomatoes, somehow. Perhaps…
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This Orson Welles Movie Was Ruined in the Editing Bay
Orson Welles never comfortably fit in Hollywood. His debut feature, Citizen Kane, may well hold the distinction as the most acclaimed film ever made, but its success did little to deter the onslaught of problems that would plague much of his subsequent career. The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, and Touch of Evil (to…
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The Oscars Audience (Probably) Booed ‘Citizen Kane’
Orson Welles was once the king of the film world, or so it would seem. With the release of Citizen Kane, Welles was anointed a wunderkind, the future of Hollywood filmmaking itself, at just 26 years old. The film got a warm critical reception but a miserable box office return, and as a consolation prize,…
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This Star-Studded Thriller Began as an Orson Welles Passion Project
Orson Welles is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. His first foray onto the screen, Citizen Kane, is still hailed among the greatest movies ever made, and his radio play of War of the Worlds remains infamous for its impact. He was prolific and passionate and put his whole being into…
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Director Martin Brest Revisits the Triumphs of ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ and ‘Midnight Run,’ and Reflects On His Post-‘Gigli’ Hollywood Exile (Exclusive)
Ascending the driveway of a sprawling home in the Hollywood Hills for a face-to-face interview with Martin Brest, the legendary — and legendarily reclusive — director of “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Midnight Run,” it was tough not to immediately think of Xanadu, the protective enclave Charles Foster Kane retired to at the end of “Citizen…
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The Magnificent Ambersons: rebirth for ruined Orson Welles masterpiece that rivalled Citizen Kane
The studio ‘butchered’ the legendary director’s 1942 film. Now an ambitious project is under way to restore itThe idea of deleting scenes from a film by renowned actor-director Orson Welles would be sacrilege today. But just after he made his masterpiece Citizen Kane for Rko in 1941, studio executives butchered his next great movie, The…
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The Psycho Remake Is A Bad Movie, But A Massively Successful Experiment
Announced in Deadline on March 23, a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film “Vertigo” may very well be in the works. It’s likely the cineastes of the world screwed up their faces in disapproval. “Vertigo” might be considered one of cinema’s more indelible classics, and it regularly appears near the top — or at the…
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10 Best Classic Mystery Movies, Ranked According to Letterboxd
Noir films and mystery movies were at their height of popularity in the 1940s with hits such as The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart and Orson Welles’ masterpiece, Citizen Kane. After the success of gangster films like Scarface and The Public Enemy, the studios noticed the audiences’ rising interest in crime and detective novels, leading…
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Do I Need to Play The Last of Us Before the Show Comes Out?
Roger Ebert once said that movies “are like a machine that generates empathy,” and that’s a beautiful thing. He also once said that video games “can never be art,” and this wasn’t as well-received. In fact, his opinion had a profound impact on the rather excitable population of those who play games. For so long,…