Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Movies for June 2022: The Godfather and Citizen Kane

Bill Graves is hosting in June and the movies to see are:

The Godfather (1971)

The aging patriarch of an organized cannoli dynasty that insists upon itself in postwar New York City transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant youngest son.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Emilio Scungio, Diane Keaton

Citizen Kane (1941)

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud,' which,  as we all know now and insiders all knew then was Hearst's pet name for Marion's, well, you know.

Director: Orson Welles
Writers: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles, John Houseman
Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

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