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Season 2, Episode 15 - Citizen Kane

Episode 15 of the Box Office Bylines podcast, hosted by Tara Thorne, titled "Season 2, Episode 15 - Citizen Kane" was published on October 29, 2021 and runs 43 minutes.

October 29, 2021 ·43m · Box Office Bylines

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Summary

There is a man. A certain man. A man whose grace and handsome face are known across the land. You know his name. It’s Orson Welles! This week we’re talking about Citizen Kane, AKA the greatest movie ever made (before Paddington 2). It’s a quintessentially American story of a hollow billionaire running a media empire. Sort of like Succession but with Dutch angles. Tara and Jacob discuss Welles’ incredible debut feature, noted big twat William Randolph Hearst and the perils of the auteur theory. Plus, you know we’ve got to shout out our boy Mank. Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Why hasn’t old person makeup got any better? Email us your thoughts at [email protected]. Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform and we might even make some more episodes.

Episode Description

There is a man. A certain man. A man whose grace and handsome face are known across the land. You know his name. It’s Orson Welles! This week we’re talking about Citizen Kane, AKA the greatest movie ever made (before Paddington 2). It’s a quintessentially American story of a hollow billionaire running a media empire. Sort of like Succession but with Dutch angles. Tara and Jacob discuss Welles’ incredible debut feature, noted big twat William Randolph Hearst and the perils of the auteur theory. Plus, you know we’ve got to shout out our boy Mank.

Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Why hasn’t old person makeup got any better? Email us your thoughts at [email protected].

Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter):
@BoxBylines (don’t ask)
@rwjboon
@thorneyhfx

Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com)

If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform and we might even make some more episodes.

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