Cinema Review: The Golem (1920)

As part of a special screening during Leeds International Film Festival, Jonathon Dabell takes a look at The Golem with live organ accompaniment from Leeds City organist Simon Lindley. The Golem may not be quite as well known as that other silent creature feature of its era – F.W. Murnau’s extraordinary Nosferatu – but is nevertheless a fascinating work of expressionist cinema from German film-maker Paul Wegener. Based on Gustave Meyrick’s... Read More

Film News: Vertigo Tops ‘Greatest’ Poll

Vertigo has replaced Citizen Kane as the greatest movie of all time. A poll conducted every ten years by Sight & Sound Magazine asks film critics for what they consider to be the best film of all time; and for the first time since 1962, Citizen Kane has finally been knocked off the top spot. Vertigo, directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, which initially received mixed reviews on its release, tells the story... Read More