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Citizen
Kane
(Special
Edition)
(Warner Home Entertainment)
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| DVD
Release Date: |
September
25, 2000
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| Length: |
119 mins.
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| Rated: |
R
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| Format: |
Widescreen
(1.33:1) |
| Languages: |
English
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| Subtitles: |
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Extras: |
Audio Commentaries, Cast and Crew Credits, New York Premiere
Footage, Theatrical Trailer, Storyboards, Call Sheets, Still
Gallery, Sketches and Photos of Deleted Scenes, Ad Campaign,
Press Book, Opening Night Photos, Correspondence and Guest List,
Production Notes, The Battle Over Citizen Kane, Orson Welles
Filmography, Synopses of other PBS DVDs
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The thing is, I'm no fan of old black
and white films. I generally find them dull both visually and
plot-wise. And this movie was no exception as the first twenty minutes
or so was just as I had expected, boring. But then something happened.
Somehow the narrative presented on screen caught a hold of my
attention. Even with a storytelling style long dismissed, it seemed
fresh as it picked up it's pace toward a rather novel ending. But what
I think put it over the top were the images. With none of the
scratches and grain associated with these older films (but
purposefully present in the first fifteen minutes), everything looked
so very crisp. It's unfortunate I already knew the secret behind the
plot going in, for I am sure I would have appreciated it more. Still,
overall quite a surprise.
In a two disc set, the first DVD carried the movie along with, very
brief footage from the New York premier, a collection of photographs
with an insightful commentary from film critic Roger Ebert, a look at
some old call sheets, photos and storyboards of several deleted
scenes, poster art, the press book, a section of opening night photos
and congratulatory mail, a theatrical trailer, some storyboards, and
production notes. The second disc just contained a filmography of
star/director/screenwriter Orson Welles as well as a wonderful two
hour PBS documentary about the controversy surrounding the movie and
it's players. For commentary tracks, there were two extremely
informative ones each from Ebert and film historian Peter Bogdanovich
found on disc one. Filled with anecdotes, I couldn't help but admire
the film even more after they imparted their impressions.
This film epitomizes the word classic. I can fully understand how it
has been complimented all these years.
| The Movie: |
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8/10 |
| The Extras: |
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8/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
Rent
This One |
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