David Thomson

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From the Sight and Sound archive

Sound and the fury: David Thomson on The Long Day Closes

This 2007 feature explores Terence Davies’ The Long Day Closes – its Liverpool of 1956, the Hollywood movies in the picture houses and its evocative soundscape. We republish in tribute to Davies, who has died aged 77.

By David Thomson

Sound and the fury: David Thomson on The Long Day Closes
Obituaries

James Caan obituary: The Godfather and Thief star with a real feeling for the underworld

By David Thomson

James Caan obituary: The Godfather and Thief star with a real feeling for the underworld
Talkies

Poll position: one more film

By David Thomson

Poll position: one more film
Obituaries

Sean Connery’s code-red allure

By David Thomson

Sean Connery’s code-red allure
Features

Who’s afraid of fear? The real-life horrors of Relic

By David Thomson

Who’s afraid of fear? The real-life horrors of Relic
Polls

The best film books, by 51 critics

By Geoff Andrew, Michael Atkinson and others

The best film books, by 51 critics
Features

Journey to the end of the beach: Godard, Karina and Pierrot le fou

By David Thomson

Journey to the end of the beach: Godard, Karina and Pierrot le fou
The Greatest Films of All Time

Is Citizen Kane still the greatest film of all time?

By David Thomson

Is Citizen Kane still the greatest film of all time?
Features

Free Solo: our love affair with the lone hero

By David Thomson

Free Solo: our love affair with the lone hero
Features

Richard Schickel obituary: the critic who knew enough

By David Thomson

Richard Schickel obituary: the critic who knew enough
Features

Out-ward bound: Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 in the Arctic circle

By David Thomson

Out-ward bound: Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 in the Arctic circle
Features

Andrew Sarris, 1928-2012

By David Thomson

Andrew Sarris, 1928-2012
Features

Left-handed cinema

By David Thomson

Left-handed cinema
Features

Howard Hawks: Slim and the silver fox

By David Thomson

Howard Hawks: Slim and the silver fox
Features

Yekaterina Golubeva, 1966-2011

By David Thomson

Yekaterina Golubeva, 1966-2011
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