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Orson Welles in 'Citizen Kane'

Roger Ebert called Orson Welles’ masterpiece “the official answer” to the question “What’s the greatest film of all time?”

Matthew Jackson
















Ahead of the Oscars on March 27, 2022, take a look back at the movies that scored an impressive number of film nominations and wins in years past.

Michele Debczak
20th Century Fox

Though Titanic was plagued with production problems, James Cameron's epic disaster/romance went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

Lilit Marcus






The world is rooting for Brendan Fraser, who is prepping to stage a comeback of sorts with roles in Martin Scorsese and Darren Aronofsky's new movies.

Jake Rossen


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Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong is one of the most important figures to come from Hollywood's Golden Age, but her career was marked by just as many disappointments as triumphs.

Rebecca Pahle