Regarded by many as one of the greatest films of all time, there is a clear delineation between what was made before Citizen Kane, and what was required after. For hip hop fans, Citizen Kane‘s imprint on the movie industry was as culturally impactful as Rakim’s Paid in Full. We’d not heard anyone deliver rhymes with such complexity prior to Rakim’s delivery; his approach required a leveling up that directly influenced his successors including Nas, Jay-Z, and the Notorious BIG. Marking the film’s 80th anniversary, TCM host Ben Mankiewicz talks Citizen Kane with journalists, discussing its everlasting impact in the film space. Mankiewicz’s grandfather Herman Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay with Orson Welles, scoring the duo an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay).
TCM Big Screen Classics is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Citizen Kane by offering showings in select cinemas. Purchase your tickets through Fathom Events!
blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona attended the TCM roundtable, and was able to ask Mankiewicz what his thoughts were about empathizing with the titular character, Charles Foster Kane. Listen to the audio, and let us know what you think!
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About Citizen Kane
Alone at his fantastic estate known as Xanadu, 70-year-old Charles Foster Kane dies, uttering only the single word Rosebud.
So ends the odyssey of a life … and begins a fabulous tale of the rise to wealth and power–and ultimate fall–of a complex man: A boy abandoned by his parents inherits a fortune, builds a global newspaper empire and aspires to become President of the United States, but he loses everything over an affair with an untalented nightclub singer. This fascinating story unfolds through the eyes of the people important to the tycoon–each showing a different aspect of Citizen Kane.
See the film that considered by many to be the greatest film of all time, on the big screen in a special 80th anniversary event that includes exclusive insights from Turner Classic Movies. (via Fathom Events)
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