Central ideas, symbols, & film techniques of "Citizen Kane"

Important ideas, symbols, & film techniques of "Citizen Kane": 1. Rosebud (motif): The rasped final word of Charles Foster Kane is a recurring element which is a device to both emulsify the narrative; but...

Citizen Kane- Kane's downfall

Topic: "What led to Kane's downfall?" Orson Welles' film, "Citizen Kane", depicts the protagonist's demise as fuelled by the implications of its pervasive motif; "Rosebud". Charles Foster Kane forfeits a...

Review of Sarah Street's Article "Citizen Kane"

    Citizen Kane’s very own “Orson Hearst”   In the 1920’s and 30’s came to show business a bright and talented young artist famously known as Orson Welles; Orson was signed by a...

Citizen Kane- Kane is difficult to know

Topic: ‘Kane says to Susan, "You really like me though, even though you don't know who I am," Why is Kane so difficult to know?' Orson Welles' drama, "Citizen Kane", portrays "Charles Foster Kane" to...

The Best Movie Of All Timers -- House Party

Film scholars are always bent on this one -- Citizen Kane or House Party? On one hand, you've got Orson Welles who basically is in Kiss of Death or Touch of Vertigo or whatever after Citizen Kane but...

A Brief Comparison of "The Super Mario Christmas Special" and "Citizen Kane"

Do you remember The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ? It aired from 1989 to 1991, and during that brief time its developers managed to create one of the most cynical kids' shows ever to grace the airwaves, and...

10 Great Movie Classics of the 1940's

The Power of the Flashback and Its Use in Cinema

There seems to be a difficulty in film because filmmakers have only so much to expound upon in a relatively short amount of time, so there is almost no way we as an audience are able to properly understand...

Critics Hated The Movie That You Liked?

The wife and I went to see "G.I.Joe", the new live action film, at the theater yesterday. Our only expectation was that we would have a nice time at the movies. We weren't expecting any thought provoking,...

You have one life to live.

I don’t really remember when the idea came to me. I think it was a glimpse I once got as a little kid of a story about a man that had been a doctor, then became a lawyer then became eventually an Astronaut....