Sight and Sound

Sight and Sound is a British monthly magazine about film. The Independent newspaper has described it as "highbrow but accessible".

Related Topics:
Magazine - Film - The Independent

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Sight and Sound was first published in 1932 and in 1934 management of the magazine was handed to the nascent British Film Institute. The bfi still publishes the magazine today. Sight and Sound was once published quarterly, but in 1991 it merged with another bfi publication - the Monthly Film Bulletin. From 1955 to 1990 it was edited by Penelope Houston.

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1932 - 1934 - British Film Institute - 1991 - Monthly Film Bulletin - 1955 - 1990

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Sight and Sound has a more highbrow focus than other film magazines. It says it reviews all film releases each month, including those with a narrow art house release, as opposed to the more mainstream focus of its competitors. Sight and Sound also currently features a full cast and crew credit list for each reviewed film.

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Every decade, Sight and Sound asks an international group of film professionals to vote for their "Greatest Film" of all time. The Sight and Sound accolade has come to be regarded as one of the most important of the "greatest ever film" lists. The first poll, in 1952, was topped by The Bicycle Thieves. The five subsequent polls (1962-2002) have been won by Citizen Kane.

Related Topics:
1952 - The Bicycle Thieves - 1962 - 2002 - Citizen Kane

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Sight and Sound has in the past been the subject of criticism, notably from Raymond Durgnat, who often accused it of elitism, puritanism and upper-middle-class snobbery. It was the one major English-language film publication which he did not write for.

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