

Its moral message is "We create what we behold and when we see the world, evil is us our own evil." This documentary-style film examines the controversial story behind the life and legend of writer/director Orson Welles and the "F" editing by which Citizen Kane was turned into a two hour epic by the studios before the film was publicly presented in 1941. The New York Times calls it "beautifully crafted" and "tough-minded" and New York Post calls it "a sparkling and insightful comedy regarding the hacking of world stock markets."Ī theatrical film exploration of the story behind the creation of the movie CITIZEN KANE, also known as The Shadow Man. Commentaries on business and politics, locally written theatre and movie reviews, advice columns, astrology, cartoons and crosswords are also published in print monthly, and refreshed daily, online.īubble: Hoax or Tragic? A compulsive comedy detective mystery about a real-life discovery. The Reader provides keys to the Quad Cities' culture in print and online with exhaustive event calendars and coverage of arts, music, theatre, festivals, readings, lectures, meetings, exhibits, museums, dance, sports and classes for all ages.


We publish a monthly printed tabloid size magazine, available for free throughout the Quad Cities at over 300 locations. The River Cities' Reader, started in 1993, is independently and locally owned.
