So, yes, up until a couple weeks ago, I had never seen Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock's most acclaimed piece of work. I don't have a good excuse, I just never got around to it. Truth be told, I never had a nagging desire to see it.
That all changed a few weeks back when Sight and Sound magazine released their latest poll, which ranked Vertigo number one. For those that don't know, Sight and Sound conducts a poll of film critics every ten years to rank the greatest movies of all time. In the last five polls -- that is since 1952 -- the top spot had been taken by Citizen Kane. However, this year, Kane was overtaken by Hitchcock.
Needless to say, this had me intrigued. I immediately decided to make this movie the subject of my inaugural "My Secret Shames" post on this blog. I know what you're thinking...that's an incredible honor.
