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by / on September 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

CLASSIC COLUMB: VERTIGO (1958)

“Anyone could become obsessed with the past with a background like that!” Introduction Inevitably perhaps, I believe I should argue my support of Vertigo. But I sensibly waited to write about the film after I had rewatched the film at [...]

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by / on September 13, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

CLASSIC COLUMB: ROPE (1948)

“Nobody commits a murder just for the experiment of committing it. Nobody except us” Introduction As the BFI celebrate Alfred Hitchcock with many months of screenings including all his esteemed ‘classics’, I felt it was only right to revisit one [...]

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by / on April 26, 2012 at 3:00 pm / in Classic Reviews, Reviews

CLASSIC COLUMB: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

“The prettiest sight in this fine pretty world is the privileged class enjoying its privileges.” Introduction Every year the BFI have a ‘Birds Eye View’ season whereby they focus on important moments in cinema when women became fundamental in the [...]

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