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Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #001 on the list,  Alfred Hitchcock‘s Vertigo. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll read more

At long last, a new countdown — a one-shot! Here are the thirty best US (or British) one-sheets for the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Given that Hitch directed more than sixty features I had hoped that this would be at least a fifty-poster countdown. But alas, many of the posters for his early read more

Distributor: Universal Studios Release Date: May 06, 2014 Region: Region Free Length: 2:08:27 Video: 1080P (VC-1) Main Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) DTS English Mono Alternate Audio: DTS French Mono DTS Spanish Mono Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish Ratio: 1.85:1 Bitr read more

Hold on! It's the anniversary of the Vertigo film premiere Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo premiered in San Francisco on May 9, 1958 Alfred Hitchcock Classic Horror Silhouette Tee at the Stage Door Theatre, a historical landmark built in the 1890s. It's now the Ruby Skye nightclub. The movie, read more

Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: With each passing year Vertigo becomes more profound, insightful, intricate and beautiful (hopefully I am not the only one to see and appreciate the graceful aging of this masterwork); all of these facets culminate to cause an obsession for this colorfu read more

Classic Film Aficionados With each passing year Vertigo becomes more profound, insightful, intricate and beautiful (hopefully I am not the only one to see and appreciate the graceful aging of this masterwork); all of these facets culminate to cause an obsession for this colorful Film-Noir, providing read more

Classic Film Aficionados With each passing year Vertigo becomes more profound, insightful, intricate and beautiful (hopefully I am not the only one to see and appreciate the graceful aging of this masterwork); all of these facets culminate to cause an obsession for this colorful Film-Noir, providing read more

With each passing year Vertigo becomes more profound, insightful, intricate and beautiful (hopefully I am not the only one to see and appreciate the graceful aging of this masterwork); all of these facets culminate to cause an obsession for this colorful Film-Noir, providing the viewer another step read more

With each passing year Vertigo becomes more profound, insightful, intricate and beautiful (hopefully I am not the only one to see and appreciate the graceful aging of this masterwork); all of these facets culminate to cause an obsession for this colorful Film-Noir, providing the viewer another step read more

With each passing year Vertigo becomes more profound, insightful, intricate and beautiful (hopefully I am not the only one to see and appreciate the graceful aging of this masterwork); all of these facets culminate to cause an obsession for this colorful Film-Noir, providing the viewer another step read more

exhaustion and defenselessness of these travelers. If we take a look at the images (Frame grab 1), it becomes obvious that they are not conscious of their surroundings whatsoever. Most of the shots are close ups with very little movement aside from the rocking of the boat. The camera catches them at read more

exhaustion and defenselessness of these travelers. If we take a look at the images (Frame grab 1), it becomes obvious that they are not conscious of their surroundings whatsoever. Most of the shots are close ups with very little movement aside from the rocking of the boat. The camera catches them at read more

*May Contain Spoilers! Vertigo is an intriguing Hitchcock thriller, set in San Francisco, that has you cheering for Jimmy Stewart as he falls in love and struggles with his fear of heights. Right away you are met with the haunting opening credits and the dramatic opening sequence where Scottie (Stew read more

*May Contain Spoilers! Vertigo is an intriguing Hitchcock thriller, set in San Francisco, that has you cheering for Jimmy Stewart as he falls in love and struggles with his fear of heights. Right away you are met with the haunting opening credits and the dramatic opening sequence where Scottie (Stew read more

Whenever you’re watching a Steven Soderbergh film, you know you’re in good hands. Whether it’s the crowd-pleasing Ocean’s trilogy, the more experimental Girlfriend Experience, his foray into television with the massively underrated K Street, or even his attempt at exploitative action (Haywire) read more

Alfred Hitchcock's films have been the gateway drugs for many a classic movie addict, and of all of his best-known thrillers, Vertigo (1958) is certainly the trippiest, a mind-blowing overdose of deception, desire, and betrayal. Set against the gorgeously atmospheric background of San Francisco, the read more

Alfred Hitchcock's films have been the gateway drugs for many a classic movie addict, and of all of his best-known thrillers, Vertigo (1958) is certainly the trippiest, a mind-blowing overdose of deception, desire, and betrayal. Set against the gorgeously atmospheric background of San Francisco, the read more

Alfred Hitchcock's films have been the gateway drugs for many a classic movie addict, and of all of his best-known thrillers, Vertigo (1958) is certainly the trippiest, a mind-blowing overdose of deception, desire, and betrayal. Set against the gorgeously atmospheric background of San Francisco, the read more

I really love Vertigo. I wrote a little piece for the Toronto Film Scene about the Vertigo hair spiral. I’m not entirely sure it makes a lot of sense. Did I mention that I really, really love Vertigo? So much that it gives me a headache? Read on – if you dare! Here’s how I think of Vert read more

About the fundraiser, from the Siren herself: This year, we are raising funds for the National Film Preservation Foundation's project, The White Shadow, directed by Graham Cutts and written, assistant-directed, and just generally meddled with in a number of different ways by the one and only Alfred read more