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Orson Welles' Oscar for Citizen Kane Fetches $861K

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:57:05 CST

An anonymous bidder shelled out $861,000 for the Oscar that Orson Welles won for his original screenplay of Citizen Kane in 1942. The golden statuette was auctioned off in Los Angeles yesterday and attracted bidders from around the world, including magician David Copperfield, who was ultimately outbid by the...

Stalin, Nazi Doc Behind Roswell's 'UFO' Crash: Book

Mark Russell — Sat, 21 May 2011 13:45:05 CDT

Roswell and Area 51 have long been the focus of alien-hunting conspiracy theorists—and a new book's theory is likely to disappoint them. Annie Jacobsen's Area 51 , a history of the top-secret base based on interviews with scientists and engineers who worked there, presents an explanation for the famous "flying...

Welles Best Part of Me and Orson Welles

Jane Yager — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:24:22 CST

Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles , an atmospheric period piece set behind the scenes of Welles' 1937 production of Julius Caesar , has critics gushing about Christian McKay as Orson Welles, but split on Zac Efron as a wide-eyed teen who stumbles into Welles's glamorous orbit: The "frothy" film is upstaged...

Coppola Turns to Youth

Jonas Oransky — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:14:36 CST

Francis Ford Coppola’s first film in a decade is about an elderly character returned to youth by a lightning strike; indeed Youth Without Youth finds the director making the kind of "personal" film he wanted to at age 25. Having wallowed for 30 years in less than stellar projects, the...

AFI Updates Top Films, Doesn't Forget Rosebud

Colleen Barry — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:35:00 CDT

Citizen Kane has stood the test of time—and then 10 more years. The American Film Institute refreshed its list of the 100 greatest American films, and Orson Welles' portrait of power and privacy remains on top. Rounding out the top 5 are The Godfather , Casablanca , Raging Bull (which surged...