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Herman J. Mankiewicz. Writer: Citizen Kane. Herman J. Mankiewicz, now known primarily as the man who co-wrote Citizen Kane (1941) with Hollywood's greatest wunderkind, Orson Welles, was one of the highest-paid screenwriters in Hollywood and the head of Paramount's screen-writing department in the late 1920s and early '30s.
Dec 4, 2020 · 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.
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Dec 4, 2020 · Mank is the tale of Herman J. Mankiewicz, the man who co-wrote Citizen Kane, which is still widely (and, by my lights, correctly) considered one of the greatest movies of all time. He shares the ...
Nov 9, 2020 · The screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz is an odd sight on a glamorous Old Hollywood movie set. As played by Gary Oldman in David Fincher’s new biographical film, Mank, he’s a disheveled figure ...
Jan 15, 2021 · The “Mank” script shows how Mankiewicz was affected by that turnaround, but director Fincher didn’t want to overexplain. “Upton Sinclair was a big deal,” says Fincher.
Nov 6, 2020 · Mank felt similarly abused by Hearst, claiming the tycoon manipulated him like "an organ grinder's monkey." Because this is a film about a Mankiewicz, no argument is worth having unless the ...
