The Times on Cinema

'It is up to the Great Film Critic in the Sky to deal with Life of Brian.'Penelope MortimerLETTERS TO THE EDITORIn 1958, The Times referred to Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo as 'not an important film or even major Hitchcock'. In 2012, they reported that it had been declared the best film of all time.Cinematic history is filled with hindsight; filled with tales of the 'underdog' being talked down only to rise triumphantly - nobody thought The Wizard of Oz or Titanic would be remotely successful....