Citizen Kane
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For much of their marriage, the former couple lived inside Gates’ 66,000-square-foot compound in Medina, Wash., which is referred to as “Xanadu 2.0” in a reference to a fictional estate that features in the movie “Citizen Kane.”
From MarketWatch
Microsoft mogul Gates—who is currently the 17th richest man in the world with a net worth of $105 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, has previously opened up about his love for his Xanadu 2.0 estate, which was named for a fictional mansion featured in the movie “Citizen Kane.”
From MarketWatch
The Washington Post in reality is not as good as the fiction of “Citizen Kane,” let alone Bingham’s reality.
From Salon
Discovery owns CNN, HBO and the historic Warner Bros. film and television studios in Burbank, behind such beloved American classics as “Casablanca,” “Citizen Kane” and Bugs Bunny, and blockbuster hits including “Harry Potter,” “Dirty Harry,” “The Matrix” and “Friends.”
From Los Angeles Times
Orson Welles didn’t shun technology in “Citizen Kane”; he pioneered deep-focus cinematography, added ceilings to sets for unprecedented angles, manipulated lighting for psychological texture, and cut time with “lightning mixes” that astonished audiences.
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