I’ve made my feelings known about the non-existent “auteur” theory and the ridiculous concept of “one vision.” The following is my response to one film elitist who claimed that Orson Welles had his “vision” of Citizen Kane all mapped out…
Tag: Orson Welles
Citizen Kane turns 75 this year. Our anniversary screening at the Pickwick Theatre on February 11 would’ve been more timely had the film actually been released in February, 1941, as it was originally intended. However, due to the controversy surrounding William Randolph Hearst– the film’s primary inspiration who carried great…
WHAT: Citizen Kane (1941) 75th anniversary screening WHEN: February 11, 2016 7:30 PM WHERE: Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge, IL WHAT ELSE: Producer (and Orson Welles scholar) Michael Dawson will be our special guest; organist Jay Warren provides pre-show music at 7:00 PM…