sight & sound
In 1952, the Sight and Sound team had the novel idea of asking critics to name the greatest films of all time. The tradition became decennial, increasing in size and prestige as the decades passed.
The Sight and Sound poll is now a major bellwether of critical opinion on cinema and this year’s edition (its eighth) is the largest ever, with 1,639 participating critics, programmers, curators, archivists and academics each submitting their top ten ballot.
Some Like It Hot
- Sun, May 5
- Wed, May 8
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 122 min. Release Year: 1959
Starring: George Raft, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Pat O’Brien, Tony Curtis
The movie too HOT for words!
Tropical Malady
- Sun, Jun 2
- Wed, Jun 5
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Run Time: 114 min. Release Year: 2004 Language: Thai
Starring: Banlop Lomnoi, Huey Deesom, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Siriwej Jareornchon, Udom Promma
Love is a malady without a cure...
Blade Runner
- Sun, Jul 14
- Wed, Jul 17
Director: Ridley Scott Run Time: 118 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1982
Starring: Edward James Olmos, Harrison Ford, M. Emmet Walsh, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
Man has made his match... now it's his problem.
The Gleaners and I
- Sun, Aug 18
- Wed, Aug 21
Director: Agnès Varda Run Time: 82 min. Release Year: 2000 Language: French
Starring: Agnès Varda, Bodan Litnanski, François Wertheimer
An 1867 painting by Jean-Francois Millet inspired septuagenarian documentarian Agnes Varda to cross the French countryside to videotape...
Get Out
- Sun, Sep 15
- Wed, Sep 18
Director: Jordan Peele Run Time: 104 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2017
Starring: Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Daniel Kaluuya, Stephen Root
Just because you're invited, doesn't mean you're welcome.
A Matter of Life and Death
- Sun, Oct 6
- Wed, Oct 9
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell Run Time: 104 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1946
Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Robert Coote, Roger Livesey
Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!
Close-Up
- Sun, Nov 10
- Wed, Nov 13
Director: Abbas Kiarostami Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 1990 Language: Persian (Farsi)
Starring: Abolfazl Ahankhah, Hossain Sabzian, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Monoochehr Ahankhah
While reading a novel by Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf on the bus, Ali Sabzian strikes up a conversation...
Citizen Kane
- Sun, Dec 8
- Wed, Dec 11
Director: Orson Welles Run Time: 119 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1941
Starring: Dorothy Comingore, George Coulouris, Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Ray Collins
It's terrific!