Tag Archives: Citizen Kane

Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: Which film director described Citizen Kane as ‘a total bore’?

Posted on 3 May 2011 by Beth Williams

The Orson Welles film Citizen Kane – the story of a newspaper mogul’s rise and fall – is widely considered one of the best movies of all time. It’s been topping polls for years. Personally, I don’t get what all … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Me and Orson Welles – A young genius takes the New York stage by storm

Posted on 12 April 2010 by Jason Best

Little-known English character actor Christian McKay made a big splash last year in Richard Linklater’s entertaining coming-of-age movie Me and Orson Welles. Playing Welles at the age of 22 (despite being a decade and a half older), he gives a … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Slumdog Millionaire – is this film overrated?

Posted on 13 January 2010 by Beth Williams

Is Slumdog Millionaire overrated? I’m afraid that I think so. It’s not a bad film. The photography is stunning and it’s an obvious crowd pleaser, but it also suffers from weak acting on the part of its two leads and … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Me and Orson Welles

Posted on 4 December 2009 by Jason Best

  Set over the course of one week in November 1937, Me and Orson Welles is a charming coming-of-age drama in which a stage-struck 17-year-old school kid – winningly played by High School Musical star Zac Efron – has a … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Six Degrees of Hollywood: A trip down memory lane

Posted on 2 October 2009 by Adele Craciun

I’ve always had a thing for Hollywood movie star biographies, but I mean old-school Hollywood, like 1930s, 40s and 50s. Some great reads so far have been Ava Gardner – Love is Nothing by Lee Server, Bette and Joan: The … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Watchmen

Posted on 26 July 2009 by Jason Best

Surprise, surprise! Alan Moore disowned the long-awaited screen version of his cult comic book Watchmen well before it reached the screen – as has long been his warped wont with adaptations of his work. Yet 300 director Zack Snyder’s movie … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Watchmen

Posted on 6 March 2009 by Jason Best

Fans of graphic novels have been trying for years to convince me of the medium’s merits. Try as I might, though, I’m afraid I can’t shake off my prejudice that a comic book in the hands of a grown-up is … Continue reading →

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