Three ways Robert Downey Jr’s Vertigo might not be Hollywood’s stupidest ever idea
Vertigo: remake of Hitchcock thriller set to star Robert Downey Jr
December 2022
Chantal Akerman first woman to top Sight and Sound’s greatest all-time films poll
Film-maker’s 1976 feature Jeanne Dielman pushes Vertigo into second place and Citizen Kane into third
June 2021
Vertigo the game: could it delete the horrific history of movie tie-ins?
A new French project ‘inspired’ by the Hitchcock classic could point the way to video games that riff off a film-maker’s wider aesthetic
May 2020
Lockdown watch
Claes Bang: 'I've been watching a great Danish show … what was it called?'
The Dracula star talks about filming on Zoom, if he could play Bond and the only Kubrick film he’s never seen
May 2019
Psycho to The 39 Steps: on set with Alfred Hitchcock – in pictures
The innovative director made a string of suspense-filled classics. Here, in images from Alfred Hitchcock: The Complete Films, we see him telling actors how to faint, wear handcuffs – and play an icy blonde
June 2018
Vertigo is not the last word in misogyny, but a feminist deconstruction of it
While some critics see the film, released 60 years ago, as proof of Hitchcock’s sexist creepiness, a closer look reveals strong women and weak men were often at the heart of his work
August 2015
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs about mood-changing music
A rush of joy? Or moved to tears? Suggest songs with lyrics that refer to other songs or music that can bring about a change in state of mind or emotion, says Peter Kimpton
July 2015
Citizen Kane voted greatest-ever American film in BBC poll
An international panel of critics has put Orson Welles’s much-praised debut in first place in a list of great American cinema, with Hitchcock’s Vertigo as runner-up
April 2015
Alfred Hitchcock; The Man Who Knew Too Much reviews – how the master exploited our fears
Two new analyses of Alfred Hitchcock’s macabre imagination are equally compelling
August 2012
My favourite Hitchcock film
My favourite Hitchcock: Vertigo
How Hitchcock's Vertigo eventually topped the Sight & Sound critics' poll
In praise of ...
In praise of … Vertigo
'Best of' lists – what are they good for? Absolutely nothing
Bim Adewunmi
Vertigo's rise up the film critics' top 10 is a fascinating case study in reputation
Peter Bradshaw
Vertigo tops greatest film poll, ending reign of Citizen Kane
October 2010
The 25 best crime films of all time
Vertigo: No 3 best crime film of all time
Alfred Hitchcock, 1958
August 2009
A Perfect Getaway
This rather clumsy device is reminiscent of Vertigo, writes Philip French
June 2009
Film blog
Childhood memories of films resist the restoration process
Ronald Bergan: Dimly remembered snatches of films viewed as a child can keep a powerful charge down the years. But hunting them down can leave you feeling as satisfied as James Stewart in Vertigo
November 2008
Poster service
Poster service: North by Northwest
Poster service: Paul Rennie analyses the poster and title sequence for Alfred Hitchcock's North By Northwest
