Catherine Rose (rosepenny246)

I'll start by making a few venomous comments on Schindler's List. First of all, what we watch is not original black and white, because original black and white is too expensive. That brings to mind an old Groucho Marx joke: "That dress is red, but technicolor costs.". And why did mr Spielberg film Schindler's List in black and white -and not even original black and white- and not in colour ? Because black and white is supposed to be "serious"...So, what we have here is more of a Max Factor makeup tribute than a "serious" movie. But there are some good things in this film: screenplay, leading actors and costumes. Everything looks nice, until the moment that the film no more black and white and we get to see Jews visiting Schindler's grave. I'm not so sure about that scene. German's were "the bad guys", Jews are thankful, but don't treat us as if we don't know that mr Spielberg.

Orson Welles can be considered as the man who woke up American cinema artistically. Citizen Kane is the greatest film ever made, because it can still be seen as a unique work of art. It has lasted through time and had a big influence on all the Hollywood films that followed. The only film which can be thought to approach the quality of Kane is The Magnificent Ambersons, another great Welles classic.