Kane remains on top (and ToE isn't far behind)

[NoFake]

Film critic Jason Fraley of Washington DC’s WTOP Radio has undertaken, and just wrapped up, a daunting (and I suspect equally, if not more, rewarding) enterprise: to assess and rank, by genre (30 of them), in groups of 25 in descending order, what he considers to be the “Best Movies of All Time.”

Much to chew on here. The four of Welles’s films to make the cut are those we would have expected: The Magnificent Ambersons (No. 18, for Family Drama); Touch of Evil (No. 5) and The Lady From Shanghai (No. 20) for Film Noir; and—at the top of this young critic’s list, after more than three-quarters of a century since its release—No. 1, in Politics & Media: Citizen Kane.

Here’s the link to the main page:

https://wtop.com/best-movies-in-every-genre/

And here’s the link to the lists:

https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/pdf/Best_Movies_in_Every_Genre.pdf

[Roger Ryan]

Arguably a pretty decent list, even though there are too few non-Hollywood entries. The only category results I outright disagree with is "Comedy" which has a lot of mediocre choices (although most of what I consider to be the best comedies show up in other categories). Also, "Silent" should not be a separate category...and Tati's Playtime does not qualify as a silent film, especially with its great use of sound effects.

[NoFake]

Roger: Agree, overall. Would love to see your points taken up with him on his [url]interactive blog[/url] (which I'm not sure is posting as a live link here; if not, it's on the main page).

[RKadin]

I just stumbled upon this BBC archive item quite by chance.

Having listened to and read a great deal of Welles's remarks about Kane, I was delighted to encounter these still-fresh observations and insights, which I invite my esteemed Wellesnet colleagues and visitors to enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQYazeJA-Oo