Famous Fans

If you’re looking for inspiration then here are recommendations from fans of our Vintage Classics Collection.
Jason Solomons

The film critic for BBC Radio London picks The Fallen Idol, It Always Rains on Sunday, Sparrows Can’t Sing, Pool of London, The Small World of Sammy Lee, Darling and The Elephant Man.

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Anna Bogutskaya

The film programmer, broadcaster, writer, festival director of Underwire Festival and co-founder of the horror film collective The Final Girls picks Sid and Nancy and The Man Who Fell to Earth.

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Edgar Wright

The director, writer and actor known for Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead and The World’s End picks 10 favourites including Pink String and Sealing Wax, The Halfway House, The Small World of Sammy Lee, Went the Day Well?, Darling, Dead of Night and That’ll Be the Day.

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Ian Christie

Film historian, curator and broadcaster picks The Queen Of Spades, Hue And Cry, Peeping Tom, Scott Of The Antarctic, The Tales of Hoffmann and It Always Rains On Sunday.

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Edith Bowman

The TV and radio broadcaster and film podcaster of Soundtracking with Edith Bowman picks The Man Who Fell To Earth, Don’t Look Now, The Elephant Man, Billy Liar and Sid & Nancy.

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James Grady

Author and screenwriter known for his thriller novels picks The Wicker Man, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Elephant Man, Sid and Nancy, The Ladykillers, I’m All Right Jack, The Third Man, Circus Of Horrors, Death On The Nile, The Go-Between, Don’t Look Now, The Mirror Crack’d, Evil Under The Sun and Murder On The Orient Express.

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Roger Deakins

The cinematographer of Blade Runner 2049, 1917 and Fargo picks The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Lion in Winter, Villain, Poor Cow, The Cruel Sea, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Whisky Galore!, The Lavender Hill Mob, The Blue Lamp, Billy Liar, Brighton Rock, Ice Cold in Alex and Cross of Iron.

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Kim Newman

The journalist, film critic and fiction writer picks Quatermass and The Pit, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Dead Of Night, Kind Hearts And Coronets and Peeping Tom.

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Joe Dante

The American film director, producer and editor known for Inner Space, Gremlins and The Howling picks The Man Who Fell To Earth, Peeping Tom, The Wicker Man, The Third Man, The Small World Of Sammy Lee, Payroll, Went The Day Well?, The Railway Children and Circus Of Horrors.

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Jane Crowther

The film journalist and editor of Total Film picks Don’t Look Now, The Elephant Man, Death On The Nile, Evil Under The Sun, Far From The Madding Crowd, Ice Cold In Alex and The Wicker Man.

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Alice Lowe

The actor, writer and comedian known for her roles in Black Mirror, Darkplace and co-writing and starring in Sightseers picks Don’t Look Now, The Elephant Man, Billy Liar, Brighton Rock, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Far From the Madding Crowd.

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