Twice ranked by the American Film Institute as the greatest American film ever made, CITIZEN KANE’s iconic opening line –“Rosebud,” uttered by the title character in his final moments – appears at #17 on AFI’s list of the art form’s most memorable movie quotes. Making his remarkabl...
James Poe’s adaptation of Brooks’ play is a prime example of how to capture the essence of a play while expanding its potential through the medium of the cinema. And if ever a play was more suited to the screen than to the stage, it wasFragile Fox.However, though Poe’s screenplay ...
Charles Foster Kane Citizen Kane 27 votes Charles Foster Kane is a fictional character and the subject of Orson Welles' 1941 film Citizen Kane. Welles played Kane, with Buddy Swan playing Kane as a child. Welles also produced, co-wrote and directed the film. Actor: Orson Welles Also ranks ...
Movie Quotes:"The awful thing about life is this: Everyone has their reasons." -- Jean Renoir, "The Rules of the Game" "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend. ... " -- "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence." "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." ...
So in 1978, it was no surprise he decided to try out his directing chops, co-directing with Buck Henry (screenwriter of The Graduate) to direct the fantasy comedy Heaven Can Wait, which made Beatty the first person since Orson Welles on Citizen Kane (1941) to earn Oscar nominations as ...
Orson Welles - Film Director, Actor, Producer: Citizen Kane (1941) is arguably the greatest movie ever to come out of Hollywood, and it is surely one of the most-impressive debuts by any director. Welles also produced and coscripted the film with Herman
These lighting effects were used in Hollywood by cinematographers such asGregg Toland(Citizen Kane, 1941), John F. Seitz (Double Indemnity, 1944), Karl Freund (Key Largo, 1948), and Sid Hickox (The Big Sleep, 1948) to heighten the sombre tone of films in the genre. Classic images of no...
Herman Mankiewicz: Me too, but I got used to it. Share Orson Welles: Who are these men you're afraid of? Who are these tiny fucking men? They're accountants. Share More for RKO 281 Mistakes Other mistake:Louella Parsons walks out of a screening ofCitizen Kanebefore it ends, but later...
The beauty of the script is that it’s not a question ofwhat’sgoing to happen, buthowit’s going to happen. We know from the start that a big star has killed Gillis and we watch to see how it unfolds. For this out-of-order structure,Sunset Blvd.joinsCitizen Kane(1941) andAll Ab...
When Lincoln pays a visit to Bilbo, he amiably quotes Henry IV Pt. 1 to him (“We have heard the chimes at midnight, Master Shallow!”), a knowing glance at the Bard’s skill at conflating the business of kingship with that of knaves, and Bilbo’s Falstaffian demeanour sit well with...