Tag Archives: Citizen Kane

A Seasonal Movie Talk Card from Citizen Kane

Posted on 18 December 2012 by Adele Craciun

This scene outside Ma Kane’s boarding house reportedly drove director Orson Welles crazy. He always resented that, although it was set in a snowy field, the breath of the actors was not visible because the scene was actually filmed on … Continue reading →

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Alfred Hitchcock – Which is your favourite film by the Master of Suspense?

Posted on 29 September 2012 by Jason Best

Never mind that he’s been dead for over three decades, Alfred Hitchcock is very much the man of the moment. His 1958 classic Vertigo has just come top of Sight & Sound‘s once-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all … Continue reading →

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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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