Music Box Theatre
3733 N Southport Ave
773.871.6604
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Citizen Kane
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Wednesday July 23, 2008 (12:30pm)
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$5
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There's not much to say about Citizen Kane that hasn't been said 1,000 times. "Rosebud," deep-focus photography, the concrete-dragged newsreel footage, cameras peering out of floorboards for ultra-low angles — it's so visually balanced, you could deconstruct the whole thing shot-by-shot. In fact, you probably did back in Film Appreciation 101. But don't let the critical overkill get to you. With Kane, Orson Welles jumped headfirst into a cinematic toy box, and the filmmaker's unmitigated joy oozes out of every scene. In a filmography that includes Touch of Evil, The Magnificent Ambersons, and that hilarious champagne outtake, Citizen Kane still wins out for pure kicks.
