Herman ‘Charlie’ Kane, 74, of Kingston, NY, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at home. He was born on September 4, 1949, in Ellenville, NY, son of the late Herman and Elizabeth (Benjamin) George ...

The screenwriter's grandson, Nick Davis, reveals what really led to his grandfather's no-show at the 1941 Academy Awards — the night he won the statuette for co-writing 'Citizen Kane.' By Nick Davis ...

Mank on Netflix wades right into one of the most conscientious issues among fans of classical Hollywood cinema: Who exactly wrote Citizen Kane? The script for the movie, called by many the greatest ...

Holed up at a dusty ranch in Victorville, California, with a full-leg cast, screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz has been self-medicating as he works his way through a draft of “Citizen Kane.” When his ...

One question lingers about the classic film as Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewicz both received an official credit for the Oscar-winning script, but there was drama behind the scenes: "I don't doubt ...

David Fincher’s “Mank” isn’t a work of history. It’s a film first and foremost. “If you’re talking about the truth, you have to circumnavigate some of the fact,” Fincher tells Variety in this week’s ...