Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane.
Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai.”
Perhaps no two movies have had more of an impact on cinema than these two masterpieces – “Citizen Kane” and “Seven Samurai.”
These two movies have been consistently featured at our bonus Film Nights. As I've frequently said, if you're serious about film, you better watch these two movies.
Here are the links to the assignments:
• Citizen Kane Assignment
• Seven Samurai Assignment
If you really want to dig in on these films, check out these links:
• IMDB’s entry for “Citizen Kane”
• IMDB’s entry for “Seven Samurai”
• Roger Ebert’s review of “Seven Samurai”
• Roger Ebert’s review of “Citizen Kane”
• Roger Ebert’s “Viewer’s Companion to ‘Citizen Kane’”
• Take the “Seven Samurai” quiz