Kristen Lopez confesses her dirty little secret to the world. She was a film writer and pop culture commentator that had not seen Citizen Kane. She joins James to confess and correct her shame. In this 90-minute conversation Kristen and James exorcise some demons and confront Citizen Kane’s place in film history, film criticism and popular culture. Is it possible to truly appreciate Citizen Kane without a proper cinematic education?
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CREDITS:
Talking Heads:
James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) – First discovered Orson Welles by watching Transformers: The Movie.
Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) – Film writer and pop culture commentator. She also runs the Citizen Dame and Ticklish Business podcasts.
Music Contained in this Podcast:
“Sinfonietta for String Orchestra, Prelude” – Bernard Herrman
“Xanadu” – Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.
Supplementary Links:
Kristen’s List of Shame on Letterboxd
Citizen Kane (BFI Classics), Laura Mulvey
Citizen Kane: A Filmmakers Journey, Harlan Lebo
Recorded in December 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
