Tweetweek: Citizen Kane, Odd Marquees, New Arrivals

I have to begin this week's tweet roundup with this amazing find from Scott Feinberg - a press clipping about Citizen Kane on Oscar night and the room reaction to every mention of the film.

Portion of NYT dispatch from 1942 Oscars ceremony pertaining to CITIZEN KANE's poor showing ("boos and catcalls") pic.twitter.com/tNs3hmREGe

— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) July 7, 2016

Crazy, right? The politics of the moment are always so hard to properly contextualize after the fact when it comes to art that endures.

More entertainment tweets ahead but first a joyous announcement from our friend and podcast mate Katey Rich...

Hi Twitter. This is Charlie. He was worth the wait. pic.twitter.com/RyJpci7K01

— kateyrich (@kateyrich) July 5, 2016

There are days, not all of them but some, yes some days, when I miss Rachel Berry's covers.

— Kyle Stevens (@cinementalist) July 1, 2016

Blake Lively in The Shallows >>>>>> Leo in The Revenant

— Robert MacFarlane (@koook160) June 26, 2016

Quite a feature. pic.twitter.com/CG7EkdCh3K

— Kris Vire (@krisvire) June 28, 2016

@mattzollerseitz How dare you suggest that many filmmakers excel at one thing, and not at others. Art is an ALL OR NOTHING proposition!

— Nick Schager (@nschager) July 6, 2016

France Vs Iceland pic.twitter.com/gms4P0QdHK

— B1jam1 (@Benizonzeweb) July 3, 2016

Blade Runner needed gay stuff pic.twitter.com/DXOPgv8H49

— Jason Adams (@JAMNPP) July 7, 2016

The best things in life are free, but are you really living if you don't try out all of the super expensive stuff too?

— Miss Piggy (@MissPiggy) July 7, 2016

Shelley Duvall in 3 Women is perfect, one of best/most interesting performances of the 1970s pic.twitter.com/YaGzkZ3g35

— Justine A. Smith (@redroomrantings) July 7, 2016

Isn't #frozen about the dangers of trusting a fluffy haired charlatan out to take a kingdom away from a woman? pic.twitter.com/9YWSyQLHfj

— Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) July 7, 2016

It's funny because it's true.

1998:
- Don't get in strangers' cars
- Don't meet ppl from internet

2016:
- Literally summon strangers from internet to get in their car

— Carol (@Carols10cents) July 2, 2016

BEAUTY TO GO -- someone shine that star up, please

@nathanielr pic.twitter.com/16Kxpjf6jx

— Nick Davis (@NicksFlickPicks) July 6, 2016

Comments

[LadyEdith]

That's a sweet picture of Katey, and since 'charlie' is short for Charlene - is it possible Charlize Theron was an influence in some way?

And Nick Davis sending you that picture of Julianne Moore's star just shows what a thoughtful friend he is.
I like to think he stopped and paid some attention to Michelle Pfeiffer's as well

[Craver]

Lea Michele's voice is truly great imo, very powerful and I do miss those covers some days lol
Where is Shelley Duvall now?! She is so dictinctively unique.

[/3rtful]

Kathy Bates is getting a walk of fame star and they're doing it for her TV work? Strange when she dies all everyone will talk about is her filmography!

[catbaskets]

I'm sure it helped HGWMV that it was something bucolic and British---after a couple of very rough years for Britain in WWII (with France Vichy by then). Pearl Harbor and the US's entry into the war was very fresh during the 1942 ceremony--while Citizen Kane was in part about thinking critically about a newspaperman who drove up narrow-minded support for a bogus war. So in that context, the geers are not entirely surprising.

[Ez]

Congratulations Katey :) Charlie looks adorable! I am only marginally upset that you didn't call him Harge.

[DJDeeJay]

I wish I could whole-heartedly agree with Nick's and Matt's tweets but the problem is the films are showing us the human condition which is never one thing. So if you are a director who only excels at one thing your art will be flat and therefore unsuccessful at what it's trying to do.