The Kane Chronicles

The year is 1941, and Charles Foster Kane has died in his massive private palace and zoo, Xanadu. In the wake of his death, news show News on the March runs a segment on Kane’s life, including an interview with Walter Thatcher, Kane’s caretaker as a child. During the ensuing media storm, his last word, spoken only to his butler comes to light, “Rosebud”, and reporter Jerry Thompson is sent to investigate the meaning of Kane’s final utterance. Thompson sets out, and first visits Kane’s second wife

Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane is a revolutionary film. Although it might not look like much to the modern viewer, many aspects of the film were the first of their kind to appear and are still used today. One thing I noticed throughout the film was the use of reflections. The movie starts off with a montage of images of Xanadu, Charles Kane’s personal estate. One of the shots includes a beautiful reflection of the building in the water. When Kane dies and drops the snow globe, you see the nurse’s reflection

Citizen Kane: Exposing the Truth about William Randolph Hearst Many have called Citizen Kane the greatest cinematic achievement of all time. It is indeed a true masterpiece of acting, screen writing, and directing. Orson Welles, its young genius director, lead actor, and a co-writer, used the best talents and techniques of the day (Bordwell 103) to tell the story of a newspaper giant, Charles Kane, through the eyes of the people who loved and hated him. However, when it came out, it was scorned

Citizen Kane is filmed in many different places. The two most common places are the office of the Inquirer and somewhere on the property of Xanadu. These two places do a great job of adding to the film and creating a fitting atmosphere. The office at the Inquirer is often decorated lightly, with several messy desks and typewriters, it looks just like a newspaper office should. In other situations the office looks very different. When Kane is hosting his celebration after hiring the Chronicle news

Citizen Kane “The Breakfast Table” Sequence Analysis Citizen Kane makes it very clear that wealth and fame cannot necessarily bring or buy happiness. This is very much demonstrated in Charles Foster Kane and Emily’s “Breakfast Table” sequence, accomplished in a montage and cinematography, but also with attention paid to the use of costumes, gestures, soundtrack and vocal tones. However, the breakfast table montage and cinematography illustrate not only the passing of time but also gives us a glimpse

all over the world tend to select Citizen Kane as the the greatest film ever made. While some may argue that this claim is utterly subjective, it raises the question of what makes a movie great. It is undeniable that elements such as the plot, cinematography, and acting can make films better than one another but two rather unspoken elements are a film’s influence and implementation of new traits. This is where it ultimately garners its reputation. Citizen Kane is one of the greatest and most influential

Citizen Kane (1941) received praise from many critics as one of the best films of all time while The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) received many mixed reviews. Director Orson Welles’s film, Citizen Kane uses many innovative camera movements and transitions, however, directors Ethan Coen and Joel Coen’s film, The Hudsucker Proxy rehashes techniques used before to create an effective montage. Citizen Kane follows a reporter, Jerry Thompson (William Alland), who investigates the significance of a wealthy

In movie Citizen Kane directed by Orson Welles, Kane has too much pride and always cared about his image in front of the cameras. As Kane grew up with his new rich legal parent, he never knew what love was and showed arrogance instead. Kane thinks he can have anything just because he has money and power. In order to have a perfect image he wants he lost his only friends that are loyal to him. Both of his marriages broke through because he thinks he has power and money. Once he starts a project he

Comparison of William Randolph Hearst and Citizen Kane Orson Welles was undoubtedly one of the most talented filmmakers of his time. Along with the innovative camerawork and advanced cinematic techniques that made Citizen Kane a success, Welles also allowed for viewers to connect with his film by providing them with a real life example of the main character. Citizen Kane owned a massive estate called Xanadu that was based upon Hearst's San Simeon. Kane and Hearst were also newspaper magnates who

they are willing to do to keep eachother safe. The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan Is a fantasy novel grabs the reader's attention from the very beginning. The beginning starts out in modern-day Brooklyn and throughout the world. Carter and Sadie Kane, smart and courageous Egyptian magicians, just got back from a Long adventure to the Red Pyramid