tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8104538897080133429..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: RKO 281SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-43572373815798078122020-01-29T07:36:33.081-06:002020-01-29T07:36:33.081-06:00Given that The Simpsons eventually parody everythi...Given that The Simpsons eventually parody everything, it's not surprising that they did <i>Kane</i>. And, given that most of their parodies are at least pretty good, I'd bet this one with so much material to work with (and just pure history and geek knowledge) would be one of the better ones.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83842777424784942592020-01-18T12:49:58.116-06:002020-01-18T12:49:58.116-06:00The Simpsons parody it nicely in an episode called...The Simpsons parody it nicely in an episode called "Rosebud"<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753278231320232946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15276145268380077022013-01-03T00:22:31.245-06:002013-01-03T00:22:31.245-06:00How could I miss that one? Doh...How could I miss that one? Doh...TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-48395681160792510512013-01-02T22:11:27.760-06:002013-01-02T22:11:27.760-06:00If you aren't paying attention, it's reall...If you aren't paying attention, it's really easy to miss. Watch the men in the giant warehouse carefully, especially what they put into the furnace.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71727560916570661622013-01-02T16:30:31.253-06:002013-01-02T16:30:31.253-06:00Great review Steve. I am relieved to say that it s...Great review Steve. I am relieved to say that it seem I do not have a crappy taste and am not very very stupid. I liked citizen kane very much. Though maybe I am a bit stupid after all. I did not get the meaning of rosebud, except for being a symbol of all he was striving for but never got. Maybe i should go back and check the ending again.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42062583947441060822012-07-25T09:17:24.695-05:002012-07-25T09:17:24.695-05:00Yep. Sure is. I don't deny that at all. And yo...Yep. Sure is. I don't deny that at all. And you're welcome to say the same thing about me when I complain about beloved films like <i>Gigi</i> or <i>Guys and Dolls</i>. <br /><br />I don't mind being called arrogant, told that I have crappy taste, or defined as stupid. <br /><br />However, and I say this in all seriousness, that <i>Citizen Kane</i>, like it or hate it, is <i>objectively</i> great. There are a number of films I don't like much that I recognize as being great or important (like <i>Birth of a Nation</i>). The film itself might be unpleasant or dull or whatever, but it's also critical to understanding film. <i>Kane</i> is one of those.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59802063815579134552012-07-24T17:28:37.639-05:002012-07-24T17:28:37.639-05:00["My conclusion of these differing opinions? ...["My conclusion of these differing opinions? The AFI knows in general what it’s talking about, and a lot of people have crappy taste and are really, really stupid."]<br /><br /><br />That is a very arrogant thing to say about people who don't share your tastes in film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7830336516333566032011-06-01T16:29:28.311-05:002011-06-01T16:29:28.311-05:00I recently picked up the fictionalized making-of f...I recently picked up the fictionalized making-of film RKO 281 for $2 on DVD. Having already reviewed Citizen Kane for the 1001 Club, I figure i'll watch it this week - glad to hear it's worth a look.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-12027790035543910692011-05-28T17:52:48.676-05:002011-05-28T17:52:48.676-05:00I would really have to think about a favorite mome...I would really have to think about a favorite moment from this film--I think mine is the moment Jed asks to be transferred to Chicago after the failed election. The camera is so low that both Kane and Jed are huge in the frame...and yet both stand defeated--Kane in the election and Jed since his illusions have been shattered.<br /><br />It wouldn't shock me that <i>The Social Network</i> has a similar structure--they tell similar stories in a way.<br /><br />The older versions of Bernstein and Jed are my favorite characters in this film.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-19492255467717685422011-05-28T14:50:47.601-05:002011-05-28T14:50:47.601-05:00I remember hearing about the technical side being ...I remember hearing about the technical side being groundbreaking.<br /><br />I read that "The Social Network" is very similar in structure to Citizen Kane, which took some of my admiration away from David Fincher's film. I also saw comparisons to Lynch's The Elephant Man(1980), in that the main character wanted to be with a parent/return to childhood.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-90923105138710907742011-05-28T14:44:58.699-05:002011-05-28T14:44:58.699-05:00"a lot of people have crappy taste and are re..."a lot of people have crappy taste and are really, really stupid."<br /><br />I couldn't have said it better myself.<br /><br />The picture you used is right before Kane fires Leland, my favorite moment in the film.1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.com