Pikes Pick: Who is Rosebud?
The only time I’ve watched the classic 1941 Orson Welles-directed film “Citizen Kane,” there seemed to be a puzzling goof: Nobody seemed to be within hearing distance of 70-year-old Charles Foster Kane as he uttered his final dying word, “Rosebud.”
And yet, Welles based an entire movie around the premise of that word choice, as he chronicles the fall and rise of Kane, a character inspired by American newspaper publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst. Kane, abandoned by his parents, eventually creates a newspaper empire, dreams of becoming the U.S. president, and loses it all over an ill-fated romance. To celebrate its 85th anniversary, Fathom Entertainment will bring it back to the big screen on July 5 and 8. Tickets are $15.95; fathomentertainment.com. — Jennifer Mulson, The Gazette





