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Citizen Kane is considered one of the greatest films of all time. It was also one of the more controversial and problematic for its director. A short history of Orson Welles' masterpiece

Orson Welles films seemed to go from the top of the world to the bottom of the fish pond. This is a look at some of his lowest budget films.

In the movie, "Citizen Kane", portrays the main character Charles Foster Kane having a mimetic relationship with his family and friends.

Ummm...why Citizen Kane deserves its praise?

You have probably heard about them or know their famous quotes. But have you've seen them? Read on:

This is a paper for a film class analyzing the use of traditional literarywriting techniques and how it translates to film

Think you're a film expert? Not until you have seen this classic.

Check here for the top ten movies that I've seen. If they're not on this list... I haven't seen them.

Here is a continuing look at my picks of the best films of the decade.

Hearst Castle, built by mass media mogul William Randolph Hearst over a period of three decades, is a landmark of American architecture. It is now a California Historic Monument, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the state.

Oftentimes, movies without Hollywood endings make a lasting impact compared to movies whose endings make us feel good initially.

The stuff you read and watch didn't always come out right the first time. There are first drafts, second drafts---

Citizen Kane always tops the list of best movies ever made when the list is conducted by reviewers and/or filmmakers. This is really rather odd since Citizen Kane is at best only Welles' third greatest movie.

Biography of Orson Welles and a discussion of his landmark film Citizen Kane.

Details the influences of the famous film Citizen Kane in Todd Hayne's Indie Cult classic Velvet Goldmine...

Addresses how and why people have been compelled to combine drama with music throughout history. Clarifies some of music's manifold roles in cinema and the reasons behind them by using as an example composer Bernard Herrmann's Citizen Kane soundtrack.

Both Orson Welles and Robert Altman are legendary directors, known for pushing the limits of traditional cinematic techniques - but they are even more similar than one might think.

Orson Welles was a film director, but he was also a writer, actor, joker, lover, painter, pianist and magician. Although his career was uneven he left behind an unmatched artistic legacy.

I enjoyed the wit, the snarky wisp and darkness that brooded through out this movie. I think that Orson Welles was impressive.

F for Fake is not a romantic date movie, or a film to be watched half heartedly or while sleepy. F for Fake is a portal into charlatanism, fakery, and the great larcenist who was Orson Welles.

Stereotypes seen in Citizen Kane are nothing new or old to storytelling; almost all narrative involves some form of stereotyping, but in films it is even more present.

According to Courtney Dentch, "Citizen Cane" made the first position in the American Film Institute's top 100 movies. Also, the movie has maintained such top position for the ten years.

This is a look at three of Orson Welles' less-known films and how they fit within the Film Noir genre.

Chances are, "Other Side of the Wind" would get a much better response as a Welles masterpiece than "Kane" has thanks to more complex structure and sex scenes done in a post-Hays Code Hollywood...

In-depth analysis of "Citizen Kane"

Discussion of five foreign films that are easily accessible to the American viewer, with emphasis on connections to our own movies.

An analysis of one of Eliot's few prose-poems and its roots in French symbolist poetry.

A poem about AC & poetry.

Why does Shakespeare sometime do away with poetry and introduce prose in his plays?

Lists of pivital George Romero films that everyone should see.

People seem to forget they have been making movies for nearly 100 years. There are a lot of older movies that people should see. Some of them don't even have sound. Here's my recommendations

Casablanca is one of the most controversy free, straight forward Hollywood-esque films on AFI's list, and one of the best.

Since the 1700s, people have been voicing doubts about whether or not William Shakespeare actually wrote the works attributed to him. Now it's all the rage.

As usual I am not going for obvious choices like the slew of teenage beach movies or teen motorcycle films. I am also avoiding anything that has Roger Corman's name on it, especially those shot in 2 days or less.

What is the best opening sequence in movie history? Would you be surprised to find out that nothing has topped a movie made in the 1950s?

Billy Wilder's classic tale of murder, Hollywood fantasy, and lost chances takes the number 12 spot on AFI's top 100 films list.

Oscar-winning director Robert Wise was widely respected as a master craftsman in the Hollywood school of big-budget filmmaking, yet he also excelled at smaller films. He put his stamp on such classics as Citizen Kane, West Side Story & The Sound of Music.

Movie buffs for films like Steven Spielberg's masterpieces and other such worthy creations shouldn't miss Austin, Texas' Paramount Theatre's Summer Classic Film Series which started in June.

Memories of the greatest broadcasters of the last century.

Legendary comedienne Lucille Ball and her wildly popular television program were not only hilarious entertainment, but also a breakthrough for future comediennes like Carol Burnett, proving they were just as funny as their male peers.

The events leading up to the Halloween broadcast.

While a host of forgotten stars have won Oscars, you might be amazed at some of the legendary names that have been consistently overlooked.

For the first six years, which brought about ten films, Bergman struggled to find both critical praise and an audience that would cement him as one of the world's best directors.

Professional movie and television writers were asked to pick their top ten screenplays from any era of filmmaking. Here are the top ten.

If you are taking film courses...

For a brief time newsstands actually stocked a mature, well-written contemporary monster movie magazine geared towards thinking adults (though you'd never know it from the title): CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN.

With American Gangster out in theaters, I thought I would give you my list of the top crime movies in no particular order.

The snowglobe seems to have a lot of mystery attached to it--which makes this familiar trinket in pop culture life a bit of a complex contradiction when it's supposed to depict or create an element of winter joy.

This article lists American films featuring elections and other political themes from the 1930s to 2000s.

The 2008 edition of "31 Days of Oscar" showcases films most people probably thought would never end up on Turner Classic Movies. But the theme nights are what TCM does best.

This list is no particular order. It's intended to be an alternative to the AFI 100 Greatest Quotes list.

Every magazine out there may have one, so here is my list of the 100 greatest characters in film history.

Ah, Oscar Monday. For a single day, America's focus is on film as the most wondrous of art forms. Presented herein are some highlights, lowlights and trivia from the long history of the Academy Awards for you to peruse.

Gregoriancant is one of the newest CPs on the block but quickly caught my attention with her erudite comments on my articles as well as his own incisive articles.

Some of the most renowned movies have been nominated for a best picture Oscar only to lose out to another feature film. What are some of them?

The 48 Hour Film Festival has grown from a competition between five guys in Los Angeles into an international sensation.

The greatest movies ever.

Mysticism and Orientalism in selected 18th century poetry.

A look at two poems by Coleridge that define what entials the highest quality of mythological and supernatural elements in romantic poetry. These two poems have set the groundwork for further supernatural poetry and have remains unsurpassed throughout time.

Disclaimer: I am not an expert on Shakespearean acting. However, when my director cast me in Midsummer Night's Dream, I became an expert on becoming his worst nightmare. Eventually, I learned from my mistakes. Hopefully, you will never make them.

Most college literature courses, particularly beginning level survey classes, require that you purchase a Norton Anthology. These bible-thick books can cost upwards of one hundred dollarrs, even if you buy them used, but don't panic-you have options.

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