https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/08/10/why-vertigo-beat-citizen-kane-to-become-top-rated-film/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:08:58 -0400<![CDATA[The online dating site Ashley Madison has some 15,200,000 members and a catchy slogan: &#8220;Life is short. Have an affair.&#8221; Don&#8217;t tell that to John &#8220;Scottie&#8221; Ferguson. He&#8217;s the protagonist of Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s Vertigo, which as of last week ranks number one among the Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time, the British Film Institute&#8217;s Sight &amp; Sound critics&#8217; film poll (&#8220;the only one serious movie people take seriously,&#8221; according to Roger Ebert).]]>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:30:26 -0400<![CDATA[Julia Szabo]]>https://pjmedia.com/julia-szabo/2012/08/10/why-vertigo-beat-citizen-kane-to-become-top-rated-film-n142082