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Tag: Citizen Kane

Essays

Fun with aspects ratios in THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

January 23, 2023January 27, 2023 Michael J. Casey

How many times can you watch a movie before you discover its secrets? I’ve probably seen Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane more than any other movie. That’s not something I set out to do; it just sort of happened that way. Ten years ago, … Continue reading Fun with aspects ratios in THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

Boulder Weekly, Cinema 101

Cinema 101

September 21, 2022September 20, 2022 Michael J. Casey

I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101

Books, Boulder Weekly, Reviews

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ORSON WELLES?

January 25, 2022January 13, 2022 Michael J. Casey

What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? A Portrait of an Independent Careerby Joseph McBrideThe University Press of Kentucky, 394 pp., Paperback, $29.95Published Jan. 11, 2022 What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? grew out of writer Joseph McBride’s frustration with the public … Continue reading WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ORSON WELLES?

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

CITIZEN KANE

December 21, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael J. Casey

For many, it’s the greatest of all time. But when it was released 80 years ago, Citizen Kane was a death sentence. The movie’s director and star, Orson Welles, came to Hollywood by way of the stage and radio with a contract … Continue reading CITIZEN KANE

Boulder Weekly, Essays

ORSON WELLES

May 17, 2021December 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The legacy of Orson Welles looms large in the history of cinema. So large, even Welles himself fell into its blackness. “The word genius was whispered into my ear—the first thing I heard—while I was still mewling in my crib,” … Continue reading ORSON WELLES

Sunday Streams

MANK

December 6, 2020December 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

You cannot capture a man’s entire life in two hours,” Herman J. Mankiewicz says. “All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.” The movie Mankiewicz refers to is Citizen Kane—arguably one of the most well-known movies ever made—but … Continue reading MANK

In Their Words

In Their Words — Friday, June 21, 2013

June 21, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Do you know that I always liked Hollywood very much? It just wasn’t reciprocated. —Orson Welles Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, June 21, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, May 6, 2013

May 6, 2013December 13, 2021 Michael J. Casey

You see, I had the best contract anybody had for Kane. Nobody comes on the set. Nobody gets to look at the rushes. Nothing! You just make the picture and that’s it. If I hadn’t had that contract, they would have … Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, May 6, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, October 15, 2012

October 15, 2012December 27, 2021 Michael J. Casey

If I’d only stayed in the theater, I could have worked steadily, without stopping for all these years. But, having made one film, I decided that it was the best and most beautiful form that I knew and one that … Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, October 15, 2012

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