In May 1941, it premiered in a New York cinema, only to become an initial flop. Today, 85 years later, "Citizen Kane" is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made.

A controversial 1941 film that initially struggled at the box office is now widely called the greatest movie ever made, more than eight decades after its debut.

Though other films have entered the conversation over the years, it's largely been two in particular that have dominated the debate over the greatest movie of all time. A large swath of experts and ...

With the new film Mank, director David Fincher goes behind the scenes of Citizen Kane. Long heralded as one of the best movies of all time, if not the best, Kane's influence on cinema is monumental.

As difficult as it is sometimes to choose the best movie of all time, the truth is that the movie that holds that title was released over eight decades ago, and it still hasn’t been topped. The list ...

“Citizen Kane,” long hailed as the greatest movie of all time, just got downgraded. In an upset 80 years in the making, an unearthed archival review has knocked the 1941 cinematic masterpiece from its ...

Did Orson Welles get too much glory for “Citizen Kane”? Absolutely, New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael insists in this novella-length fire-starter about the making of the greatest movie of all time. ...

Rotten Tomatoes has unearthed a 1941 review of Orson Welles' classic that single-handedly took down its decades-long perfect critics' score. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large People will think “what I ...

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The classic picture, which premiered 80 years ago Saturday, is back in the news due to Rotten Tomatoes. By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter Orson Welles did not believe his masterpiece Citizen Kane ...

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