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Dec 4, 2020 · With Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey. 1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- David Fincher
- 2020-12-04
To pay homage to the films of the 1930s, Mank was shot in black-and-white using RED cameras. Mank had a limited theatrical release on November 13, 2020, and began streaming on Netflix on December 4. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised Fincher's direction, as well as the acting (particularly Oldman and Seyfried ...
Dec 5, 2020 · By the early 1930s, the timeframe of the earliest events in Mank, Mankiewicz had earned a reputation as one of the great personalities in the biz and begun rubbing shoulders with Hollywood...
- Megan Mccluskey
Nov 9, 2020 · Why a Movie About 1930s Hollywood Resonates Today. David Fincher’s new Netflix film, Mank, is about the tortured making of Citizen Kane. But it has plenty to say about the entertainment...
Mar 15, 2021 · The film cuts back and forth between Mank writing Citizen Kane in 1940, and flashbacks to Mank’s career in Hollywood in the 1930s. You get some fun scenes of Mank and his screenwriter...
- Anna Menta
- 2 min
Dec 4, 2020 · Culture. The tangled history behind David Fincher’s Mank — and its link to Citizen Kane — explained. The new Netflix movie is about Hollywood politics and critical arguments that span decades. by...
Dec 5, 2020 · The movie’s story covers moments from Mank’s life from 1930 up through early 1940, and it’s important to know that in 1930 Mank was one of the highest-paid Hollywood screenwriters in the world....
