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Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies and MANK – Nell Minow interviews

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Nell Minow amanda seyfried, lara gabrielle, mank, marion davies, william randolph hearst

Marion Davies, movie star and long-time love of the wealthy media powerhouse William Randolph Hearst, is a featured character played by Amanda Seyfried in Mank, the story of Herman Mankiewicz as he wrote the original screenplay for Citizen Kane. Davies is better remembered as the inspiration for the untalented Susan Alexander character Kane tried to make into an opera star in Citizen Kane than for her own appealing appearances in film. Film historian Lara Gabrielle, author of a forthcoming book about Davies, discusses the real-life actress.

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MANK – Review by Diane Carson

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Diane Carson amanda seyfried, citizen kane, david fincher, gary oldman, hollywood history, mank, orson wells, tom burke

Articles, books, and films have interrogated the creation of director/co-writer Orson Welles’ iconic 1941 Citizen Kane. Director David Fincher’s Netflix film Mank won’t settle any arguments given its clichéd treatment of Hollywood luminaries, with name dropping replacing complex development. Here’s the essence of this take on the troubled attribution of Kane’s screenplay.

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MANK – Review by Susan Granger

November 16, 2020November 22, 2020 Susan Granger amanda seyfried, citizen kane, david fincher, gary oldman, hollywood history, mank, orson wells, tom burke

Are you curious about how Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane got made? The movie industry loves its own past, so director David Fincher (The Social Network) wants to set the record straight, working from a witty, character-study backstory by his late father, Jack Fincher.

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#CocaineBear is currently streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV+, but is it worth watching? @susangranger gives us her verdict: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/28/cocaine-bear-review-by-susan-granger/

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@AWFJ @JenniferMerin @madelinedinonno @NopalitaMami @MarinaMonsis @abhorak I am so honored to be joining @madelinedinonno, @NopalitaMami, Angie Tures & mod @MarinaMonsis to discuss Representation in the Media. Register @ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6716796126803/WN_r_gbGol9QiG4Ijvp4B5jXg#/registration to join us.

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Join #AWFJ Editor-in-Chief @JenniferMerin tomorrow at 6PM at the virtual YWCA Courageous Conversation: Representation in Media panel. Joining her are @madelinedinonno, @NopalitaMami, Angie Tures & mod @MarinaMonsis. Register now (and thanks to @abhorak!) https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6716796126803/WN_r_gbGol9QiG4Ijvp4B5jXg#/registration

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