Following the recent unveiling of Sight & Sound’s once-a-decade Greatest Films of All Time poll. the British Film Institute is running a season of screenings (details here) of the top ten films at the BFI Southbank throughout September and October.
The editor of Sight & Sound, Nick James, best sums up the poll…
“So here, according to hundreds of critics, historians, curators and programmers from around the world, are the Ten Greatest Films ever made, a programme that covers (or ought to) nearly everything of which the cinema is capable. And somewhere among this selection is the title that these experts have collectively decided is The Greatest Film of All Time (you’ll have to buy the September issue of the magazine to find out exactly where each film has ranked, and which has emerged triumphant). I’m not going to eulogise or describe individual titles here – each is familiar and brilliant in its own way – nor will I mention the near-misses, because this list speaks for itself. What one can say is that these titles are the result of a terrific game, an agony of decision-making that has given sleepless nights to so many passionate cinephiles and made my role feel more like that of a therapist than an editor. We at Sight & Sound are very proud of this ten-yearly task, and we’re confident that – though canons have their detractors and we can (and will) argue to the end of time about what should be in or out of the list – this canon is vital proof that cinema is an art form. Anyone who can take the time to see every one of these films will find a permanent passion for the medium is latent within them.”
Courtesy of the BFI we are running a competition for one of our readers to win a pair of tickets to a screening of their choice. To be in with a chance of winning simply answer the following question…
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Competition Rules:
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* Competition is open to UK residents only
* The winner will be picked at random and contacted by flickfeast.
* The Editor’s decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
* Closing date is 5th September 2012. The winner will be notified by email and must respond within 2 days otherwise the prize will be given to someone else.
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