'Vertigo,' 'The Last Emperor' (in 3D) and Emmanuelle Riva get a fresh look at Cannes

Posted by · 6:50 pm · April 30th, 2013

Festival section, now in its tenth year, focuses on film heritage and restoration.

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TCM's third annual classic film fest is almost ready for its close-up

Posted by · 9:15 am · April 9th, 2012

A grab bag of classic cinema and a wealth of restoration screenings mark the event’s sophomore year.

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'The Artist' and the 'Vertigo' score: separating theft from tribute

Posted by · 5:57 pm · January 9th, 2012

The trumped-up non-controversy is a ritual that many Best Picture frontrunners go through at some point: cue Kim Novak accusing “The Artist” of “raping” the memory of “Vertigo” by sampling Bernard Herrmann’s famous score. But where she sees sees artistic theft, the filmmakers see artistic tribute.

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