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Charles Saatchi: My love affair with Orson Welles
29 December 2011 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Hollywood's treatment of Citizen Kane's maker is no surprise from an industry that gives Oscars to so many dud films
• Charles Saatchi's 109 movies not nominated for best picture
How do you handle failure? I handle failure very badly. Bitterly. Indignantly. Girly tears. I once saw a three-hour BBC interview with Orson Welles, and if it is possible to fall for a man just from seeing him on the telly, Mr Welles has had me as his love slave since.
Welles had manifold reasons to be bitter about life's setbacks, not the least being that his unquestioned prowess as a film-maker didn't stop Hollywood treating him like a disease. After years of having to panhandle for backing to fund his film projects – all unwanted by the studios, all later to be recognised as exquisite jewels – he eventually had to rely on appearing in TV commercials, endorsing wines or Spanish sherry, »
- Charles Saatchi
DVD Review: ‘Circumstance’ Offers Bracing Exploration of Cultural Repression
29 December 2011 7:23 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Set during the precarious moment following Obama’s election and prior to the Green Wave, Maryam Keshavarz’s Iran-set feature debut is one of the most provocative cinematic treasures of 2011. It’s an elegantly lensed tale of star-crossed lovers that delivers a real erotic charge, while providing an excellent showcase for beguiling newcomers Nikohl Boosheri and Sarah Kazemy.
Since any public expression of passion is forbidden between Keshavarz’s two teenage protagonists, it brings a whole other level of tension and dread to their shared attraction. Atafeh (Boosheri) has the resources and security provided by her wealthy family that allows her to live a double life with her friend and eventual lover, Shireen (Kazemy). In order to fully explore their feelings, the young women escape into their fantasies of living in a more enlightened land. For them, Dubai is tantamount to Oz.
DVD Rating: 4.5/5.0
There’s a fleeting but unforgettable moment when Atafeh, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Blu-ray Review: ‘Velvet Goldmine’ Sparkles Brighter Than Ever on Blu-ray
28 December 2011 6:20 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Similar in style, structure and ambition to his 2007 kaleidoscopic portrait of Bob Dylan, “I’m Not There,” Todd Haynes’s 1998 effort “Velvet Goldmine,” takes a hallucinogenic trip through the ’70s glam rock period reigned over by David Bowie. Yet instead of centering his tale on Bowie, Haynes explores the era’s impact through the eyes of a haunted observer.
The film is less dramatically satisfying but far more interesting than a straightforward biopic. Jonathan Rhys Meyers’s striking features fit perfectly into the role of Bowie clone Brian Slade, but he remains an enigmatic object of interest and desire throughout the picture. That’s because his life is viewed solely through the perspective of others, as investigative reporter Arthur (Christian Bale) attempts to piece together the mystery of Slade’s whereabouts ten years after the singer faked his own death onstage.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
On a superficial level, “Goldmine” borrows the formula of “Citizen Kane, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Hit List: December 26, 2011
26 December 2011 7:00 AM, PST | IMDb Blog - All the Latest | See recent IMDb Blog - All the Latest news »
Hit List is a handful of items that we find noteworthy, shared with you daily on our homepage. Enjoy!
A Chat With Director Cameron Crowe from Pop Candy
“Arrested Development” Made of Legos from PasteMagazine.com
Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Tauntaun from Neatorama.com (Suggested by jwocker)
The Strange Saga of Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane Oscar from Guardian.co.uk
The Dark Knight Rises Trailer, Sweded from Collider.com
Have an item you’d like to see featured on Hit List? Submit it here. »
- Heather Campbell
End of Week Recap: Peter Jackson Teases Another 'Hobbit' Surprise, Bill Murray Shreds 'Ghostbusters 3' Script?
23 December 2011 10:57 AM, PST | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
News Having released a teaser trailer for The Hobbit earlier this week, Peter Jackson posted another tease on his Facebook page promising, "a Christmas treat," in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the release of The Fellowship of the Ring. Like his page and stay tuned to find out what he has planned. We all know that around this time of the year, studios go into award campaigning mode. Some might see it as the studios buying Oscars. Well, David Copperfield literally tried to. The magician attempted to fork over $861,542 for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane Oscar trophy but was outbid. The Atlanta Braves baseball franchise is opposing Disney's attempt to trademark the word "Brave." Disney has been registering various iterations and uses of the word...
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Orson Welles' Citizen Kane Oscar Sells at Auction
22 December 2011 9:26 AM, PST | National Ledger | See recent National Ledger news »
The Oscar that Orson Welles won for writing the screenplay to Citizen Kane - considered to be one of the finest films of all time - has been sold for nearly $1 Million. The actor and filmmaker won the best Screenplay Academy Award in 1942 and his coveted 'gold man' is now tarnished by age. Welles actually lost contact with the Oscar but it reappeared, nine years after his death, when it was displayed for auction in 1994. It had been put up for sale by a cinematographer who claimed Welles had given it to him in part-payment of a debt. Welles' daughter Beatrice look legal action and won back ownership of the award. The award statue was sold Tuesday according to Nate D. Sanders auction house and now belongs to an undisclosed buyer who out bid others from around the world with the winning bid of $861,542. © Splash News »
Batman and The Hobbit tempt us into the trailer park
22 December 2011 8:20 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
We're suspicious of trailers, but the first real glimpses of the Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey were too big to miss
The big story
We don't normally get that excited about trailers. They have their place, but for the most part they're slippery, unreliable things - a keyhole shot of a bigger idea, designed to sell their wares to the largest audience, with little regard for the nature of their source material.
That said, there were a couple of promos released this week that even brine-soaked snobs like us couldn't ignore. Tuesday saw the release of the Dark Knight Rises trailer, the first real look at Christopher Nolan's third and final Batman film. Our go-to-guy for all things bat is Ben Child, who finally switched off the Bat Signal he'd installed on his roof and welcomed the caped crusader's return. "As with the best trailers, »
- Henry Barnes
Orson Welles Oscar sells for 861,500 dollars
22 December 2011 3:32 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Los Angeles - The only Oscar ever won by legendary actor and filmmaker Orson Welles has sold at auction for 861,542 dollars, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. The Oscar, which Welles won in early 1942 for his Citizen Kane screenplay, sold at the Nate D Saunders auction house in Los Angeles Tuesday night to an anonymous buyer who outbid celebrity magician David Copperfield for the prized piece of movie memorabilia. The trophy was thought to be lost for decades, surfacing in 1994 when a cinematographer, who claimed it had been a gift from Welles, tried to sell it. Welles' daughter Beatrice eventually gained control of the Oscar after a custody battle. Few Oscar trophies come up for sale »
The strange saga of Orson Welles's Oscar statuette
22 December 2011 1:37 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Orson Welles won an Oscar for Citizen Kane, but its sale at auction has opened the lid on the murky world of the trade in the famous statuettes – and questions over just who should profit from the sale
The auction sale of Orson Welles's best screenplay Oscar statuette for Citizen Kane for $861,542 (£549,721) is an intriguing insight into the strange, occult world of Oscar fetishism and the Oscar "black market". It might also open an old wound in the movie world.
Oscar statuettes are the nearest things secular showbiz has to icons or relics: a gold-standard of prestige (gold-plated, anyway). The German actor Emil Jannings became the first winner of the best actor Oscar in 1928. In the ruins of Berlin in 1945, terrified by advancing Allied troops, Jannings is said to have held it up in the street and pleadingly shouted to them: "I have Oscar!" believing the statuette would placate trigger-happy GIs. »
- Peter Bradshaw
Orson Welles' 'Citizen Kane' Oscar Auctioned Off; Rosebud Remains Elusive
21 December 2011 10:30 AM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
If you can believe it, possibly the most praised-to-the-rafters movie in all of history, "Citizen Kane," did not win Best Picture at the 1942 Academy Awards. Nor did it win Best Actor or Best Director for 25-year-old wunderkind Orson Welles.
"What a Crime," you shout, but there was some heavy competish that night, including Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion," John Huston's "The Maltese Falcon," and big winner "How Green Was My Valley," John Ford's Welsh family saga par excellence. The only trophy "Kane" took home that night was for Best Original Screenplay, which Welles shared with Herman J. Mankiewicz (nicknamed Mank), and neither of them were there to accept it.
Nearly 70-years later, Welles could have grabbed Rosebud and sledded down the hill with a sack full of cash because according to Entertainment Weekly his Oscar statuette just sold at auction for a staggering $861,000 dollars yesterday. How green was my valley indeed. »
- Max Evry
David Copperfield Totally Lost Out on Orson Welles's Oscar
21 December 2011 9:30 AM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Tucked away in this report that Orson's Welles's Citizen Kane Oscar finally sold this week for $861,542, find this depressing revelation: "Underbidder David Copperfield had been eager to acquire the statuette because Welles apparently was something of a magician himself. Copperfield already owns many props from the movie." The winner of the auction has not been identified, but whatever. "Underbidder David Copperfield." Saddest holiday ever. [Deadline] »
“The Help,” “Tintin” and “Citizen Kane” in today’s Oscar news – Awards Alley
21 December 2011 9:10 AM, PST | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Hollywood slowly is winding down for the Christmas season. Major movies are prepping release, from “War Horse” to “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” but a ton of talent are looking ahead to their holiday vacations and the year 2012.
Before that, though, we have a few more days of Oscar-season news items hitting the wire. Let’s run through some important items that have happened lately:
- Awards Daily runs down the key remaining dates in the Oscar race.
- Tate Taylor’s “The Help” was named Best Film of 2011 by the Black Film Critics Circle. Other year-end winners included “Pariah” helmer Dee Rees (Best Director); Olivier Liondo of “The First Grader” (Best Actor); Viola Davis (Best Actress); Albert Brooks (Best Supporting Actor); and Octavia Spencer (Best Supporting Actress).
- Here’s a great feature on Joe Letteri, Weta Digital’s senior visual effects supervisor, »
- Sean O'Connell
'Citizen Kane' Oscar sells for over $861,000 at auction
21 December 2011 8:53 AM, PST | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
The Oscar statue awarded to Orson Welles in 1941 Best Screenplay for "Citizen Kane" has sold at auction for $861,542 in Los Angeles Tuesday (Dec. 20). Auctioneer Nate D. Sanders says in a statement:
"This is a testament to the popularity of Orson Welles and his magnum opus 'Citizen Kane.' I'm proud to have represented this fantastic award to the cinema collecting community. Welles received this award for best original screenplay, which was, incredibly, the only Oscar that either 'Citizen Kane' or Orson Welles received."
That is rather astounding, as "Citizen Kane" is largely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, movie of all time. It was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Director and Actor for Welles, but lost to "How Green Was My Valley" for the first two and Gary Cooper in "Sergeant York" for the latter.
Welles also starred in, wrote or directed (among others) "The Third Man, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Legendary Oscar Sells For Huge Cash
21 December 2011 4:16 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Los Angeles — The Academy Award statuette that Orson Welles won for the original screenplay of "Citizen Kane" was auctioned for more than $861,000 Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Nate D. Sanders Auctions spokesman Sam Heller said bidders from around the world, including David Copperfield, vied for the Oscar.
The 1942 Oscar was thought to be lost for decades. It surfaced in 1994 when cinematographer Gary Graver tried to sell it. The sale was stopped by Beatrice Welles, Orson's youngest daughter and sole heir.
Copperfield, who was outbid in the auction, said he admires Welles not only for his cinematic successes, but because he, too, was a magician. Welles hosted Copperfield's first television special.
The auction house declined to release the highest bidder's name. It said only a handful of Academy Awards have sold for nearly a million dollars.
Michael Jackson paid $1.54 million in 1999 for the best picture Oscar awarded to David O. Selznick for "Gone With The Wind. »
- AP
Orson Welles' Oscar for 'Citizen Kane' sells for $861K
21 December 2011 3:10 AM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
The Academy Award statuette that Orson Welles won for the original screenplay of Citizen Kane was auctioned for more than $861,000 Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Nate D. Sanders Auctions spokesman Sam Heller said bidders from around the world, including David Copperfield, vied for the Oscar.
The 1942 Oscar was thought to be lost for decades. It surfaced in 1994 when cinematographer Gary Graver tried to sell it. The sale was stopped by Beatrice Welles, Orson’s youngest daughter and sole heir.
Copperfield, who was outbid in the auction, said he admires Welles not only for his cinematic successes, but because he, too, was a magician. »
- Associated Press
Orson Welles's Citizen Kane Oscar sells for $860,000
21 December 2011 3:07 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
A buyer in the Us snaps up Welles's only non-honorary Oscar, awarded for the screenplay for his 1941 masterpiece
The Oscar that Orson Welles won for Citizen Kane's screenplay has sold for $861,542 (roughly £550,000) at a California auction house.
The award, sold and bought anonymously at Nate D Sanders Auctions, was awarded to Welles at the 1941 Academy Awards for his groundbreaking debut feature, which he also directed and starred in. Among the bidders was the magician David Copperfield, who owns a number of props used on the shoot.
The statuette was the only Oscar that Welles won during a career spanning more than 50 years, although he was given an honorary award by the Academy in 1970. It was lost for many years until 1994, when cinematographer Gary Graver attempted to sell it after claiming Welles (who had died nine years earlier) had given it to him as a form of payment.
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- Henry Barnes
David Copperfield Buys Orson Welles' Citizen Kane Oscar
21 December 2011 2:00 AM, PST | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
David Copperfield bought Orson Welles' best original screenplay Oscar for "Citizen Kane" at an auction on Tuesday. The magician paid $861,542 for the statuette, outbidding several other collectors. Despite being named the best film of all time by many critics, "Citizen Kane" won only one Oscar. For decades Welles thought that he lost the award, but it resurfaced in 1994. After a legal battle, it was awarded to his daughter, Beatrice. In 2007, she tried to sell the Oscar at an auction, but it failed to get the minimum amount. "Orson Welles was not only a magician of the cinema but also a performing magician himself," said Copperfield, who has history with Welles. The filmmaker hosted Copperfield's first TV special and Copperfield already owns many props from "Citizen Kane." »
Welles' Citizen Kane Oscar Sells For $861,000
21 December 2011 12:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The Academy Award presented to Orson Welles for his work on movie classic Citizen Kane has fetched more than $850,000 (£531,000) at auction.
The movie, which Welles directed and starred in, landed nine Oscar nominations following its release in 1941, but only claimed gold for Best Original Screenplay.
The actor/filmmaker lost the statuette, but it resurfaced nine years after his 1985 death when it was put up for auction by a cinematographer who claimed to have been given it by Welles as a form of payment.
Welles' daughter, Beatrice, reclaimed the Oscar and after a legal battle with bosses of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she was granted permission to sell it on.
It was part of a Hollywood memorabilia sale at Los Angeles' Nate D. Sanders auction house on Tuesday and a mystery bidder paid out $861,542 (£549,721) for the trophy, after fighting off competition from famed magician David Copperfield.
Auction house owner Nate D. Sanders says, "This is a testament to the popularity of Orson Welles and his magnum opus Citizen Kane. I'm proud to have represented this fantastic award to the cinema collecting community." »
Orson Welles' 'Citizen Kane' Oscar Sells for Nearly $1 Million
20 December 2011 8:08 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
In Hollywood, some dreams are for sale after all. Legendary director Orson Welles' Academy Award for "Citizen Kane" was sold at auction on Tuesday for $861,542, according to the Nate D. Sanders auction house. Neither the seller's nor the buyer's names were disclosed, but famed magician David Copperfield was the losing bidder to the collector willing to shell out nearly $1 million for the gold statue. The statue was originally owned by Beatrice Welles, the daughter of the famed director. The bidding took place in Los Angeles and bids were received by »
- Sharon Waxman
The Rules of the Game (Criterion)
20 December 2011 2:49 PM, PST | GreenCine | See recent GreenCine news »
Reviewer: Philip Tatler IV
Rating (out of five): *****
Jean Renoir’s Rules of the Game (also available for rent on Blu-Ray thanks to a reissue from Criterion) is a five-star a classic that anyone who cares about movies should have seen multiple times by now.
Paul Schrader placed Rules at the top of his Film Comment canon, the film has appeared in every Sight and Sound Greatest Films poll since 1952, and has never dropped below #3 on theyshootpictures.com’s cinephile aggregate list.
Renoir’s film has long since cemented its reputation, belonging in the company of such hallowed untouchables as Citizen Kane (also on Blu-Ray), Vertigo, the Godfather films (Blu-Ray), and Sunrise. If you haven’t seen it by now, shame on you. So – pedantic brow-beating aside – what’s the fuss all about? »
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