Citizen Kane

[Re-watch with Roger Ebert commentary track] I don't usually revisit audio commentary tracks, but it'd been about 15 years since I listened to this one and even though I know and remember nearly all the observations and anecdotes related here, listening to Ebert speak is still a delight. I would have given anything to have attended one of his lecture screenings breaking this down shot by shot. His profound appreciation for the film is noticeable and the way he rushes himself here is very endearing; half excitement half trying to rush through his notes and not skip any anecdotes he's particularly fond of. It's a strange shame that he never collated his thoughts on Kane into a full-length book. "Its surface is as much fun as any movie ever made. Its depths surpass understanding. I have analyzed it a shot at a time with more than 30 groups, and together we have seen, I believe, pretty much everything that is there on the screen. The more clearly I can see its physical manifestation, the more I am stirred by its mystery."